What are my chances of getting into Massachusetts Institute of Technology?
Your Data-Driven Chances 
Official Admissions Statistics 2008 - 2009
Admission Overview
| Applicants | 13,396 |
| Admitted | 1,589 |
| Acceptance rate | 11.9% |
| Yield rate | 66.0% |
Acceptance Rate by Gender
25th to 75th Percentile of Admitted Students
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile SAT scores of admitted students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology's average SAT scores fall between:
- Verbal: 660 and 760
- Math: 720 and 800
- Writing: 660 and 750
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile ACT scores of admitted students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology's average composite ACT score falls between 31 and 34.
Degree Completions
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This table shows the number of students who graduated with a degree in the following fields:
| Major | Men | Women | Total |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering | 44 | 15 | 59 |
| Anthropology | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bioinformatics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 20 | 23 | 43 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services, | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 338 | 133 | 471 |
| Chemical Engineering | 27 | 17 | 44 |
| Chemistry, General | 31 | 8 | 39 |
| City/Urban, Community & Regional Planning | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| Computer & Information Sciences, General | 17 | 5 | 22 |
| Computer Science | 34 | 6 | 40 |
| Creative Writing | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Digital Communications & Media/Multimedia | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| Economics, General | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| Electrical, Electronics & Communications Engineering | 53 | 11 | 64 |
| Engineering, Other | 19 | 15 | 34 |
| English Language & Literature, General | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Foreign Languages/Modern Languages, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Geophysics & Seismology | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Health Professions & Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| History, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Journalism, Other | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Liberal Arts & Sciences/Liberal Studies | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Linguistics | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Mass Communications/Media Studies | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Materials Engineering | 23 | 14 | 37 |
| Mathematics & Computer Science | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| Mathematics, General | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 92 | 25 | 117 |
| Meteorology | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Music, General | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Neuroscience | 4 | 28 | 32 |
| Nuclear Engineering | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Oceanography, Chemical & Physical | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Operations Research | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Philosophy | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Physics, General | 31 | 6 | 37 |
| Planetary Astronomy & Science | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Political Science & Government, General | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Science, Technology & Society | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Systems Engineering | 57 | 9 | 66 |
| Transportation & Highway Engineering | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 918 | 418 | 1336 |
Parchment Member Admissions Statistics
Parchment Members' Admissions Results
| Applied | 8298 |
| Reported Results | 1132 |
| Accepted | 250 (22%) 22,78 |
| Rejected | 882 |
| Attending | 72 |
| Yield Rate | 29% |
Admitted Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 3.85 | 3.98 | 4.00 |
| SAT I | 2190 | 2280 | 2361 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 845 | 927 | 979 |
Rejected Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 3.70 | 3.90 | 4.00 |
| SAT I | 2070 | 2229 | 2331 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 756 | 884 | 960 |
Stats last calculated: Tuesday 15th of May 2012 05:00:10 PM
Newest applicant: 0 days, 10 hours, and 23 minutes ago.
All the above data except for Parchment Member Statistics is 'official' -- meaning that it was reported directly by this college -- and comes from the 2008 - 2009 academic year.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology discussion
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http://web.mit.edu/fnl/volume/235/freshmen.html'317 days ago -
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