Undergraduate Admissions

The selection process at MIT is student centered: each application is evaluated within its unique context. No school, state, or regional quotas are applied, and we do not consider legacy/alumni relations in our process. Selection is based on outstanding academic achievement as well as a strong match between the applicant and the Institute, including:

• Alignment with MIT’s mission
• Collaborative and cooperative spirit
• Initiative
• Risk taking
• Hands-on creativity
• Intensity, curiosity, and excitement
• Balancing hard work with downtime

Forty-nine percent of students who enrolled are men, 48% are women, 4% are another gender identity, and 2% did not disclose their gender identity (students can select more than one).

For more information, visit mitadmissions.org.