Graduate Students
Graduate Education
MIT’s graduate students and postdocs represent one of the most talented and diverse cohorts of scholars in the world. The Institute not only invests in student academic success but fosters community, well-being, and personal growth.
The Institute’s graduate programs provide collaborative environments and leading-edge facilities, such as MIT.nano, for advanced study. Students work together with faculty to extend the boundaries of knowledge in fields ranging from quantum computing to medicine to political science to the arts. MIT boasts globally prominent master’s and doctoral programs in engineering, mathematics, architecture, management, the social sciences, and the humanities.
The Institute for Medical Engineering and Science; the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society; the Center for Real Estate; and other research units offer interdisciplinary graduate degrees. The Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Program and the MIT-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science and Engineering provide opportunities for graduate students to engage with other local institutions.
Graduate admissions 2025
- 39,985 applications for graduate study
- 3,754 offers of admission (9%)
- 2,275 first-year students registered in advanced degree programs (61%)
MIT graduate students embark on many diverse career pathways, including academia, industry, government, nonprofits, and more. To provide students with support throughout their graduate years, MIT offers programming on a number of scales, ranging from advising through Career Advising and Professional Development to programming suites like the Faculty Job Search Series. Programs such as the Path of Professorship conference feature alumni mentors sharing their advice for graduate students, while Mentoring Circles offer opportunities for group mentoring in a smaller setting. Graduate Career Exploration Grants provide funding for internships with nonprofits or other underfunded initiatives. MIT’s graduate student professional development programming allows graduate students to deepen skills in seven competency areas: career advancement, communication, interpersonal skills, personal development, social responsibility, and teaching.
Housing
More than 3,000 graduate student residents live in MIT’s eight graduate houses and one MIT-affiliated residence conveniently located on campus. Six of these living options are able to accommodate graduate students and their partners; three can accommodate about 450 students with families. Approximately 130 graduate students also live in residential communities to support undergraduate students as graduate resident advisors.