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Postdoctoral Scholars

Postdoctoral scholars pursue a program of research and training under the direction of an MIT faculty member. As of October 2024, there were 1,534 postdoctoral scholars at MIT: 1,047 men and 487 women.

Distribution of Postdoctoral Scholars by Area, October 2024

  • 33% School of Engineering (505)
  • 32% School of Science (489)
  • 16% Vice President for Research (245)
  • 7% Schwarzman College of Computing (114)
  • 5% Provost and other areas (82)
  • 3% School of Architecture and Planning (43)
  • 2% School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (29)
  • 2% Sloan School of Management (27)

Note: Figures are rounded.