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✨ Every admitted student receives as much financial aid as they need to study at MIT. Students whose families make under $200,000 typically attend MIT tuition-free. If your family makes under $100,000 a year, they typically won’t have to contribute anything toward your MIT education.
🎓 At MIT, you can earn a degree in 57 different majors. All students take a common core of math, science, and liberal arts classes called the General Institute Requirements (or GIRs). After that, you choose your own adventure, picking classes that interest you from thousands of options every semester.
🏠 We guarantee housing for all MIT students in 11 residence halls, which have different amenities and traditions. Most students live in residence halls, but some choose to move into a Fraternity, Sorority, or Independent Living Group after their first year.
🧪 The minimum wage at MIT is $15/hour, with paying jobs in labs doing real-world research, at internships around the world, or supporting the MIT community—like giving tours at the MIT Welcome Center, or staffing makerspaces on campus.
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Community & support systems on campus
Office of Minority Education (OME)
Through programs and grants designed for academic excellence, professional development, and networking and mentorship, the OME supports the wellbeing and success of underrepresented students throughout their time at MIT.
First Generation and/or Low Income Program (FLI@MIT)
The MIT First Generation and/or Low Income Program provides undergraduates with community, resources, and support as they navigate MIT. They support students through advising and programming grounded in four pillars of student success: academics, community, professional development, and advocacy.
LBGTQ+ Services
From community building and policy advocacy to trans resources and a physical Rainbow Lounge on campus, LBGTQ+ Services fosters a sense of wellness, community, and belonging at MIT. They also offer intersectional programs, social events, educational workshops, and more that are open to all members of the MIT community.
Office of Religious, Spiritual, and Ethical Life (ORSEL)
The ORSEL connects students with community and spiritual mentors, ensuring access to religious practices for students of all backgrounds, including an interfaith dialogue program. They promote a sense of belonging on campus and help students express and connect with their cultural identities.
MIT Quest Scholars Network (QSN)
The MIT Quest Scholars Network is affiliated with QuestBridge, a national non-profit organization that connects high-achieving, low-income high school students with admission and full scholarships to the nation’s best colleges. MIT’s QSN Chapter strives to create a supportive, engaging, and welcoming community for our 230+ QuestBridge Scholars! Throughout the year, they arrange social events, foster friendships, and provide on-campus resources and mentorship.
Small Town & Rural Students @ MIT (STARS@MIT)
At MIT, we recognize the unique perspectives that rural and small-town students bring to whatever challenges they tackle. Through the STARS College Network and STARS@MIT, we are committed to helping these students navigate the path to and through college.
Intercultural Engagement
As community builders, Intercultural Engagement provides support, advocacy and education to MIT’s diverse student populations. They offer educational and social opportunities for students and 70+ cultural and identity-based student organizations.
Advice from our student bloggers
A List of Free Opportunities and Tools for Students
“I’ve put together this blog that details a non-exhaustive list of 100% free opportunities that students can take advantage of as we start the new year. Feel free to make a note of tools and opportunities…you don’t know anything about but seem exciting to you. Definitely don’t, however, use this as a checklist of things you have to do to get into a college because then you’ve got the wrong idea.” – Richard O. ’28
Misconceptions: Initial Thoughts from a First-Gen College Student
“I went into MIT without a concrete idea of what exactly I was getting into. I had a few ideas about how I thought college would go—in some ways, I was right, but in a lot, lot, lot more ways, I was wrong about college life, particularly here at MIT… here are a few of my misconceptions (and some truths!) that I’ve learned so far.” – Jessica Z. ’27
Tunes of Interphase: How to Leave Home and Look Cool Doing It
“I slowly let it sink in that collaboration was necessary at thrive at MIT, a realization that was easy to have once I started noticing all the things people around me achieved by simply putting aside their pride and leaning on each other.” – Angie F. ’28
Taking the L: On “Failure” at a Place Like MIT
“I think all MIT students fear failure to some capacity. I’m scared of trying new things because I’m afraid of being bad at it. Which yeah, sounds dumb on paper but it’s true…I think that when you learn to tune out distractions and forget about comparing yourself to others, you can start to actually thrive. Comparison is the thief of joy, after all.” – Kayode D. ’27
