Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology students is 96.2%. Female students graduated at a rate of 97.5%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 95.1%.

96.2%

asian 98.0% 292 students
African American 93.3% 56 students
white 97.7% 379 students
unknown 95.6% 22 students
hispanic 92.4% 145 students
International Students 96.0% 96 students
Mixed Race 93.7% 74 students

Drop Out

Massachusetts Institute of Technology has an overall drop-out rate of 3.0% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 3.9% and 1.9% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

3.0%

asian 2.0% 6 students
African American 6.7% 4 students
white 2.1% 8 students
hispanic 5.1% 8 students
International Students 2.0% 2 students
Mixed Race 3.8% 3 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.8%

hispanic 2.6% 4 students
International Students 2.0% 2 students
Mixed Race 2.5% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Science	$118,191	$127,993	$163,496
Mathematics	$82,796	$117,572	$155,540
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$104,229	$121,226	$139,548
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$72,563	$83,177	$98,421
Business/Commerce, General	NA	$94,408	$97,186
Chemical Engineering	$81,524	$80,964	$92,657
Mechanical Engineering	$80,396	$79,647	$88,614
Physics	NA	$84,653	$83,335
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$46,651	NA	$80,834
Materials Engineering	$80,203	$65,238	$73,026
Biology, General	$46,373	$35,772	$56,051
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$85,273	NA	NA
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	NA	$94,408	NA
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$43,562	NA	NA
Mathematics and Computer Science	$109,338	NA	NA
Economics	NA	$110,878	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$144,716	$150,045	$183,153
Business/Commerce, General	$170,089	$165,236	$182,183
Systems Engineering	$133,685	$137,214	$155,079
Mechanical Engineering	$135,266	$111,435	$112,404
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$109,955	$104,749	$109,672
Civil Engineering	$80,199	$75,204	$84,256
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$69,345	$69,732	$79,597
Architecture	$59,989	$65,238	$67,989
Real Estate Development	NA	$110,878	NA
Architectural Sciences and Technology	$62,524	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$141,603	$126,504	$132,987
Mechanical Engineering	NA	$112,885	$124,425
Chemistry	NA	$64,493	$86,892
Biology, General	$97,595	$61,516	$63,854
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	NA	$126,504	NA
Nuclear Engineering	NA	$112,923	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$106,710	$91,744	NA

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