Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts · Private · 4,535 undergraduates · web.mit.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test required
Send an SAT or ACT score
Admit rate
4.6%
of 29,281 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1520 to 1570
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$96,480Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
4.6% of applicants admitted
Reach
It admits only 4.6% of applicants, so it's a reach for everyone.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$96,480
a year in 2027-28, from a $96,480 sticker price
What to do with your 1550
Send your score
This college requires an SAT or ACT score.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test required
You must send an SAT or ACT score.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: First-year applicants: Tests & scores | MIT Admissions · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan4Regular Decision · January 4, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
4.6%
of applicants were admitted: 1,334 of 29,281 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 12/20.
Wait list
561 students were offered a spot; 10 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 83% of them sent SAT scores and 31% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1520 to 1570
Reading and Writing 740 to 780
Math 780 to 800
ACT composite 34 to 35
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160099%
- 1200 to 13990.8%
- 1000 to 11990%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$96,480
a year
- Tuition$69,390
- Fees$440
- Food and housing$23,080
- Books and supplies$970
- Transportation and other$2,600
Massachusetts Institute of Technology published $92,760 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000Not reported
- $30,001 to $48,000Not reported
- $48,001 to $75,000$4,283
- $75,001 to $110,000$8,020
- Over $110,000$50,747
Financial aid
100%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$73,398
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
0%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
- Aid priority date: 2/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Also asks for
- Parents' complete federal income tax returns and W2s from two years ago; CSS Business/Farm Supplement when requested by Financial Aid Office
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
26 of 27
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $6,940Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 5 | 9 | |
| 3-D Art and Design | 5 | 9 | |
| Art History | 5 | 9 | |
| Calculus AB | 5 | ||
| Calculus BC | 5 | 18.01 | |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 5 | 9 | |
| Drawing | 5 | 9 | |
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 9 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 9 | |
| European History | 5 | 9 | |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | |
| Human Geography | 5 | 9 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | |
| Latin | 5 | 9 | |
| Music Theory | 5 | 9 | |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 5 | 8.01 | |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 5 | 8.01 | |
| Research | 5 | 9 | |
| Seminar | 5 | 9 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 9 | |
| United States Government and Politics | 5 | 9 | |
| United States History | 5 | 9 | |
| World History: Modern | 5 | 9 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
96%
Come back for a second year
99%
Typical earnings
$152,553
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology$203,879
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 9 majors here have earnings data.
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