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Enrollment Statistics

  • 11,858

    All students,
    October 2022

  • 4,657

    Undergraduate students (39%)

  • 7,201

    Graduate students (61%)

  • 3,465

    International students

In 2022–2023, MIT students come from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, four territories, and 135 foreign countries. Women accounted for 48% of undergraduates (2,244) and 39% of graduate students (2,830). Fifty-seven percent of undergraduates (2,640) and 22% of graduate students (1,610) self-identified as members of one or more US minority groups.

 

Undergraduates by School/College, 2022–2023

School/college Majors 2nd majors
Architecture and Planning 62 7
Engineering* 2,501
(1,503)		 113
(103)
Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences 60 48
Management 132 45
Science 732 135
Computing* (1,530) (103)

Note: Excludes 1,140 first-year students, 11 undesignated sophomores, and 19 special students. MIT students do not enroll in an academic department until the start of their sophomore year, and may defer decision on a course of study until the end of that year.
* Students in interdisciplinary programs are included in the totals of the school or college that administers the program. Students in joint programs with the College of Computing are included in the totals for Engineering, with the number of shared students in parentheses. See the Registrar’s enrollment reports for details.

Graduate Students by School/College, 2022–2023

School Master’s Doctoral Special
Architecture & Planning 338 182 0
Engineering* 962
(264)		 2,220**
(800)		 97
Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences 12 162 0
Management 1,528
(13)		 162
(78)		 18
Science* 8 1,223
(5)		 0
Computing 83
(277)		 37
(946)		 0
Total 2,981 4,105 115

* Students in interdisciplinary programs are included in the totals of the school or college that administers the program.Students in joint programs with the College of Computing are included in the totals for Engineering and Management (with the number of shared students in parentheses), but not in the Computing totals. See the Registrar’s enrollment reports for details.
**Includes 186 students working on Harvard degrees only through the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Program.

US Minority Group Representation among Students, 2022–2023

Minority group Undergraduate Graduate
Asian American 1,581 893
Hispanic 687 501
African American 362 212
American Indian or Alaska Native 8 3
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 2 1
Total 2,640 1,610

International Students

There are 3,465 international students enrolled in degree programs at MIT—513 undergraduates (11%) and 2,952 graduate students (42%)—in 2022–2023. Additionally, 643 exchange, visiting, and special students participated in MIT programs.

International Students, by Region, 2022–2023

Region %
Asia 53%
Europe 20%
Latin America and the Caribbean 9%
North America 6%
Middle East 6%
Africa 4%
Oceania 2%
Total 100%