At a glance
- Address
- 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- City
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Country
- United States — process, visa & costs
- Website
- mit.edu
- Type
- Private
- Founded
- 1861
- Students
- 11,836 (2021)
- Map
- Open the campus on a map ↗
Where it ranks
#3 in the world — ShanghaiRanking ARWU 2025.
Strongest subjects (GRAS 2025)
| Physics | #1 |
| Automation & Control | #1 |
| Computer Science & Engineering | #1 |
| Robotic Science & Engineering | #1 |
| Management | #2 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #3 |
How to get in
read on the university's own pages, 28 September 2026Bachelor's (after Class 12)
- Apply via
- MIT's own application portal (not Common App) — application page ↗
- Cycle
- Fall 2027 entry
- Tests
- SAT or ACT required; not test-optional
- English
- IELTS 7.5 (recommended, minimum 7.0) · TOEFL 5.5 (new TOEFL scale effective from Jan 21, 2026; recommended, minimum 5.0) · Duolingo 125 (recommended, minimum 120)
Strongly recommended (not strictly required) for non-native speakers with under 5 years of English use; also accepts PTE Academic and Cambridge C1/C2 - Tuition
- USD 66,720 / year (2026-27) · about ₹63.9 lakh
- Financial aid
- Need-blind and full-need for both domestic and international applicants; ability to pay does not affect admission decision or how/when one applies
Deadlines
| Round | Apply by | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| Early Action | 1 November 2026 | mid-December |
| Regular Action | 4 January 2027 | mid-March |
What you send
- essays, activities & academics section
- school transcripts
- letters of recommendation
- optional interview
- optional creative portfolio
Master's / PhD (after graduation)
- Apply
- Application page ↗
- Deadlines
- Admissions are decentralized; applicants apply directly to each department/program and deadlines vary by program
- English
- Accepts IELTS Academic, TOEFL iBT, Duolingo, or Cambridge C1/C2; exact minimum scores vary by department
- Tuition
- USD 66,720 / year (2026-27) · about ₹63.9 lakh
- Funding
- Funding varies by department: some programs are fully-funded (tuition + stipend for all in good standing), others partially-funded or self-funded
In numbers
US Department of Education, College Scorecard- Admission rate
- 4.6% of applicants admitted
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1520–1580
- Tuition (non-resident)
- USD 62,396 / year · about ₹59.8 lakh
- Undergraduates
- 4,535
- International undergrads
- 11.7%
- Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
- USD 143,372 / year (all graduates)
Source: College Scorecard — Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Tuition excludes housing, food, insurance and fees.
Studying in United States
The US offers the widest range of degree programmes and research universities in the world, with flexible majors and strong graduate schools. Indian students go for choice of subject, name-brand universities, and post-study work through OPT, though costs and visa steps are the highest of any major destination.
- Visa
- F-1 student visa
- Work while studying
- Pre-completion OPT/on-campus work: up to 20 hours/week while school is in session, full-time when school is not in session (USCIS).
- After graduating
- Optional Practical Training (OPT): up to 12 months post-completion (pre-completion OPT time is deducted from it); STEM-degree graduates working for an E-Verify employer may add a 24-month STEM OPT extension (USCIS).
Every subject ranking
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Admission facts on this page were read from: sfs.mit.edu/undergraduate-students/the-cost-of-attendance/coa/ · oge.mit.edu/graduate-admissions/ · oge.mit.edu/graduate-admissions/costs-funding/ · oge.mit.edu/graduate-admissions/applications/international-applicants/ · mitadmissions.org/apply/ · mitadmissions.org/afford/ · mitadmissions.org/afford/cost-aid-basics/access-affordability/ · mitadmissions.org/afford/cost-aid-basics/how-to-apply-for-aid/ · mitadmissions.org/apply/firstyear/ · mitadmissions.org/apply/firstyear/deadlines-requirements/ · mitadmissions.org/apply/firstyear/international/ · mitadmissions.org/apply/firstyear/tests-scores/ · sfs.mit.edu/graduate-students/cost-of-attendance/ — checked 28 September 2026.