Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at MIT is slightly skewed towards men students, with 51.9% of undergraduate students being men and 48.1% being women. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 4,638, with 2,231 women and 2,407 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at MIT is largely skewed towards men students, with 62.0% of undergraduate students being men and 38.0% being women. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 7,296, with 2,772 women and 4,524 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 51.9% 2,407 students
- women 48.1% 2,231 students
Graduate Students
- men 62.0% 4,524 students
- women 38.0% 2,772 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is Asian, comprising 33.2% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,536 students.
Following closely behind are White students, constituting 24.1% of the student body, with 1,116 students. Hispanic students represent 15.2% of the population, with 702 students, while Mixed race students account for 7.9%, with 365 students. African American students account for 7.3% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 336 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 4 students.
International students make up 10.4% of the undergraduate population, totaling 481 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.0% of the population, totaling 92 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within MIT.
Undergraduate Students
- Asian 33.2% 1,536 students
- White 24.1% 1,116 students
- Hispanic 15.2% 702 students
- International students 10.4% 481 students
- Mixed race 7.9% 365 students
- African American 7.3% 336 students
- Unknown race 2.0% 92 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 4 students
Graduate Students
- International students 41.3% 3,008 students
- White 29.3% 2,140 students
- Asian 12.0% 874 students
- Hispanic 6.4% 468 students
- Unknown race 5.1% 369 students
- Mixed race 3.3% 240 students
- African American 2.6% 192 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 1 students
Transfer Students
- International students 90.0% 18 students
- White 10.0% 2 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- African American 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Hispanic 0.0% 0 students
- Mixed race 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 45% 2,082 students
- 20-21 44% 2,055 students
- 22-24 7% 329 students
- 25-29 1% 34 students
- 30-34 0% 7 students
- 40-49 0% 2 students
- 35-39 0% 1 students
- 50-64 0% 1 students
- 25-29 49% 3,540 students
- 22-24 28% 2,048 students
- 30-34 13% 966 students
- 35-39 4% 296 students
- 40-49 3% 245 students
- 20-21 2% 157 students
- 50-64 1% 39 students
- 18-19 0% 3 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 168 | 18.05% | |
| Texas | 108 | 11.60% | |
| New York | 105 | 11.28% | |
| Florida | 58 | 6.23% | |
| New Jersey | 54 | 5.80% | |
| Illinois | 41 | 4.40% | |
| Pennsylvania | 36 | 3.87% | |
| Georgia | 32 | 3.44% | |
| Maryland | 31 | 3.33% | |
| Virginia | 28 | 3.01% | |
| Washington | 27 | 2.90% | |
| North Carolina | 21 | 2.26% | |
| Michigan | 17 | 1.83% | |
| Connecticut | 16 | 1.72% | |
| Colorado | 15 | 1.61% | |
| Arizona | 14 | 1.50% | |
| Puerto Rico | 14 | 1.50% | |
| Ohio | 11 | 1.18% | |
| Minnesota | 10 | 1.07% | |
| Wisconsin | 10 | 1.07% | |
| Missouri | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 6 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 5 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 5 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 3 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 3 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Dakota | 1 | less than 1% |
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