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MIT is a world-renowned research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Learn about its latest news, innovations, events, and community stories.
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Admissions + Aid. Intensely curious and driven to explore,...
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MIT is pioneering new ways of teaching and learning, on our...
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Founded to accelerate the nation’s industrial revolution,...
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Research flourishes in our 30 departments across five...
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MIT's graduate program has high coexistence with the undergraduate program, and many courses are taken by qualified students at both levels. MIT offers a comprehensive doctoral program with degrees in the humanities, social sciences, and STEM fields as well as professional degrees, including the Master of Business Administration (MBA).
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Incorporated1861Motto“Mens et manus” (“mind and hand”)LocationCambridge, MA USASize168 acres (0.68 km2)Student residences19Playing fields26 acres (0.11 km2)Nobel laureates100National Medal of Science winners60National Medal of Technology and Innovation winners30MacArthur Fellows81At MIT, we revel in a culture of learning by doing. In 30 departments across five schools and one college , our students combine analytical rigor with curiosity, playful imagination, and an appetite for solving the hardest problems in service to society .
Admissions + Aid. Intensely curious and driven to explore, the people of MIT value rigorous analytical thinking, ingenuity, hands-on problem solving, and big new ideas. Stimulating, supportive, and playful, the MIT community becomes, for many students, a second home.
Learn how to apply for first-year or transfer undergraduate admission to MIT, a leading research university in science, technology, and other fields. Find out about testing requirements, application deadlines, and tips for preparing for MIT.