Students
Who's on campus
A small campus of 4,535 undergrads, where 19% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.79
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
1,098 first-time students
80% came from other states and 12% from abroad; 8.4% are from Massachusetts. More from other states than at 96% of colleges.
- In-state (Massachusetts)8.4%
- Other states80%
- Abroad12%
Top home states
- California13% 146
- New York9.3% 102
- Massachusetts(home state)8.4% 92
- Texas7.6% 83
- Florida5.6% 61
From 51 states (counting DC) and 9 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
28
new transfer students, 2.5% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 4% of colleges.
28 full-time, 0 part-time.
Going on to another college
0.7%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 8 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
Almost everyone studies full-time.
48% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 7,610 students.
Housing
Beds
7,610
Room for every undergrad (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division III · New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference comparesROTC
Army, Navy, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
4-1-4 (two terms and a January term)
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- On-campus child care for students' children
- 9% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Faith communities · 4
- Jewish 1
- Catholic 1
- Christian 1
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Nonreligious and secular
Secular Society at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Among first-years: 48% of men, 33% of women.
- Fraternity and sorority housing
Councils and chapters
3listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
3listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 1998
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
- Student health plan covers transition-related care
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
Gender unknown: 0
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
997 applied · 36 admitted · 34 enrolled
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)