Faculty & Instructional Staff
The MIT faculty instructs undergraduate and graduate students and engages in research. Two-hundred sixty two faculty (24%) identify as a member of a US minority group.
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1,087
Faculty (professors,
all ranks) -
320
Women faculty
US Minority Group Representation among Faculty, October 2025
| Group | Women | Men | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asian | 56 | 118 | 174 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 47 | 58 |
| Black or African American | 16 | 35 | 51 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Native American or other Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Note: Minority group representation is self-identified, and faculty may identify with more than one group.
Distribution of Faculty by School/College, October 2025
| School or college | Number |
|---|---|
| School of Engineering | 391* |
| School of Science | 288 |
| School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences | 191 |
| Schwarzman College of Computing | 159* |
| Sloan School of Management | 117 |
| School of Architecture and Planning | 87 |
| Other | 13 |
* Schwarzman College of Computing faculty are shared between schools and counted in both areas. The shared faculty are in the college and the School of Engineering, 146; School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, 7; School of Science, 3; School of Architecture and Planning, 2; and Sloan School of Management, 1.
Selected awards and honors
- 106 Nobel Laureates
- 85 MacArthur Fellows
- 64 National Medal of Science winners
- 35 National Medal of Technology and Innovation winners
Instructional Staff, October 2025
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Professors | 702 |
| Associate professors | 233 |
| Assistant professors | 152 |
| Senior lecturers, lecturers, and professors emeriti | 839 |
| Instructors (including technical instructors) | 142 |
| Professors of the practice and adjunct faculty | 50 |
| Total | 2,118 |