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Employees

  • 16,327

    Employees
    (including Lincoln Lab)

  • 6,668

    Women

 

Employees by Category, October 2022

Category Number %
Administrative staff 4,560 28%
Research staff 3,940 24%
Other academic staff 2,026 12%
Support staff 1,730 11%
Postdoctoral scholars 1,427 9%
Service staff 1,423 9%
Faculty 1,080 7%
Clinical/Medical staff 141 1%
Total 16,327 100%

In 2022, almost 3,700 staff members had worked at MIT from between 10 and 25 years; another 1,459 had worked from between 25 and 50 years, and almost 50 employees had been at MIT for over 50 years.

International Scholars

International scholars come to MIT from around the world to teach, conduct research, collaborate, and for other purposes. This diverse group of professionals includes visiting scientists, professors, artists, and scholars, as well as postdoctoral fellows and associates, research associates and scientists, faculty, and other instructional staff. During academic year 2021–2022, MIT hosted 1,805 international scholars from 93 countries in 66 departments, laboratories, and centers. Seventy-five percent were men and 25% were women.

  • 1,805

    International scholars

  • 93

    Countries represented

 

International Scholars by Region, October 2022

Region Number %
Asia 847 47%
Europe 624 35%
North America 108 6%
Mexico, Latin America, and the Caribbean 82 4%
Middle East 73 4%
Africa 46 3%
Oceania 25 1%
Total 1,805 100%