Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Details

  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 4.74%
    • Average SAT Scores 1553
    • Four Year Completion Rate 82.33% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 96.08% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 96.93% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    82.3%
    6 Year
    96.1%
    8 Year
    96.9%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $79,850 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $60,156 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $60,156 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $12,462 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $14,768 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $6,490 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 -$4,129 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 -$2,483 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $4,621 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $13,696 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $46,627 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $131,633 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $118,516 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $135,278 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $125,770 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $143,372 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Architecture Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $72,563
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $46,651
Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $80,203
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $43,562
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data $62,305 $118,191
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree $70,540 No data $104,229
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $46,373
Science, Technology and Society Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
History Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Nuclear Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Cognitive Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree $64,348 No data No data
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $81,524
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $51,429 $80,396
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree No data $77,106 $85,273
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $82,796
Mathematics and Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data $109,338
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data