Getting in
For Fall 2025, 29,281 first-year students applied to MIT, 1,334 were admitted and 1,152 enrolled: an acceptance rate of 4.6%.
Source: MIT Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C1. Read Sep 30, 2026.
By school or major. MIT's Common Data Set reports one first-year acceptance rate for the whole institute, with no rate by school or major.
Source: MIT Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
Early action. MIT has no early decision plan, and the Common Data Set does not report how many applied or were admitted in early action, so it gives no early acceptance rate.
Source: MIT Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), sections C21 and C22. Read Sep 30, 2026.
Majors
55 majors across 6 schools. Every undergraduate Course (MIT's word for a major) in the official MIT Course Catalog's degree charts, grouped by the school that offers it; each leads to the SB. Minors and graduate programs are left out.
School of Architecture and Planning3
- Architecture (Course 4) (SB)
- Art and Design (Course 4-B) (SB)
- Planning (Course 11) (SB)
Source: MIT Course Catalog, Undergraduate Degree Charts (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
School of Engineering19
- Aerospace Engineering (Course 16) (SB)
- Archaeology and Materials as Recommended by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Course 3-C) (SB)
- Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making (Course 6-4) (SB)
- Biological Engineering (Course 20) (SB)
- Chemical-Biological Engineering (Course 10-B) (SB)
- Chemical Engineering (Course 10) (SB)
- Chemical Engineering as Recommended by the Department of Chemical Engineering (Course 10-C) (SB)
- Computer Science and Engineering (Course 6-3) (SB)
- Electrical Engineering with Computing (Course 6-5) (SB)
- Engineering (Course 1-ENG) (SB)
- Engineering (Course 2-A) (SB)
- Engineering (Course 10-ENG) (SB)
- Engineering (Course 16-ENG) (SB)
- Engineering (Course 22-ENG) (SB)
- Materials Science and Engineering (Course 3) (SB)
- Materials Science and Engineering (Course 3-A) (SB)
- Mechanical and Ocean Engineering (Course 2-OE) (SB)
- Mechanical Engineering (Course 2) (SB)
- Nuclear Science and Engineering (Course 22) (SB)
Source: MIT Course Catalog, Undergraduate Degree Charts (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences17
- Anthropology (Course 21A) (SB)
- Comparative Media Studies (CMS) (SB)
- Economics (Course 14-1) (SB)
- Global Studies and Languages (Course 21G) (SB)
- History (Course 21H) (SB)
- Humanities (Course 21) (SB)
- Humanities and Engineering (Course 21E) (SB)
- Humanities and Science (Course 21S) (SB)
- Linguistics and Philosophy (Course 24-2) (SB)
- Literature (Course 21L) (SB)
- Mathematical Economics (Course 14-2) (SB)
- Music (Course 21M) (SB)
- Philosophy (Course 24-1) (SB)
- Political Science (Course 17) (SB)
- Science, Technology, and Society/Second Major (STS) (SB)Taken only as a second major.
- Theater Arts (Course 21T) (SB)
- Writing (Course 21W) (SB)
Source: MIT Course Catalog, Undergraduate Degree Charts (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
Sloan School of Management3
- Business Analytics (Course 15-2) (SB)
- Finance (Course 15-3) (SB)
- Management (Course 15-1) (SB)
Source: MIT Course Catalog, Undergraduate Degree Charts (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
School of Science7
- Biology (Course 7) (SB)
- Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Course 9) (SB)
- Chemistry (Course 5) (SB)
- Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Course 12) (SB)
- Mathematics (Course 18) (SB)
- Mathematics with Computer Science (Course 18-C) (SB)
- Physics (Course 8) (SB)
Source: MIT Course Catalog, Undergraduate Degree Charts (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
Interdisciplinary Programs6
- Chemistry and Biology (Course 5-7) (SB)
- Climate System Science and Engineering (Course 1-12) (SB)
- Computation and Cognition (Course 6-9) (SB)
- Computer Science and Molecular Biology (Course 6-7) (SB)
- Computer Science, Economics, and Data Science (Course 6-14) (SB)
- Urban Science and Planning with Computer Science (Course 11-6) (SB)
Source: MIT Course Catalog, Undergraduate Degree Charts (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
Deadlines for Fall 2027
For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027
| Plan | Apply by | Decision | Binding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Action | November 1 | Mid-December | No |
| Regular Action | January 4 | Mid-March | No |
The financial aid application is due separately: November 30 for Early Action and February 15 for Regular Action.
Source: MIT Admissions, Deadlines and Requirements (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
MIT's Early Action is not single-choice or binding: MIT places no limits on where else you apply, and you do not have to attend if admitted. If you also apply early to a school with its own restriction, MIT asks you to follow that school's rules. You can apply only once per entry year, so if you are denied in Early Action you cannot apply in Regular Action.
Source: MIT Admissions, Early vs Regular (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
Testing
For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027
MIT requires the SAT or the ACT. You self-report your scores on the application, and MIT verifies them if you enroll. Take the tests before November 30 for Early Action, or before December 31 for Regular Action.
Source: MIT Admissions, Tests and Scores (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
The Common Data Set marks the SAT or ACT as required to be considered for fall 2027 admission.
Source: MIT Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C8. Read Sep 30, 2026.
Applying next year?
For students applying in fall 2027, entering fall 2028
Not announced yet. When we checked MIT's admission pages on September 30, 2026, we found no announced changes for fall 2028 entry. The deadlines and rules above are for fall 2027 entry.
Source: MIT Admissions, Deadlines and Requirements (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
Cost, and what families paid after aid
The published cost of a year at MIT, 2026-2027:
| Tuition | $66,720 |
|---|---|
| Student life fee | $420 |
| Housing | $14,090 |
| Food | $8,104 |
| Books, course materials, supplies and equipment | $930 |
| Personal expenses | $2,496 |
| Travel | not published |
| Total | $92,760 |
MIT adds a travel allowance based on where you live, so travel is not in the $92,760 total.
Source: MIT Student Financial Services, Cost of Attendance (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
Average net price per year, by family income, 2023-24:
| Family income | Paid after grants |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | -$2,533 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $93 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $1,480 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $11,555 |
| Over $110,000 | $48,479 |
| All incomes | $20,111 |
What first-year, full-time students who received federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, by family income, in 2023-24, the latest year the Department of Education publishes. A negative figure means grants and scholarships came to more than the listed cost. Your own price comes from MIT's aid offer.
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
Similar schools
Chosen for how close each is to Massachusetts Institute of Technology on acceptance rate, public or private, location and majors offered.
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA · Private4.2% admitted$19,066 average net price
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT · Private4.7% admitted$23,777 average net price
University of ChicagoChicago, IL · Private4.5% admitted$14,860 average net price
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ · Private4.4% admitted$6,128 average net price
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH · Private6% admitted$29,519 average net price
Admitted: each school's latest first-year acceptance rate, so the year can differ from school to school; each school's page names its year and source. Average net price: what federal aid recipients paid per year after grants, 2023-24, and the in-state figure for a public university.