Study at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The main campus of MIT is in Cambridge, MA (a medium-sized city). The school is a private, not-for-profit school. MIT offers degrees up to the Doctoral degree.

Course Topics

The school students most commonly major in a field related to science, engineering, mathematics, computer science and engineering, and architecture and planning.

MIT Selectivity

MIT does not accept everyone who applies. In 2007, 12% of people who applied to the school were accepted. In 2007, SAT verbal scores of half of students were 660 to 760. Three-fourths of students accepted in 2007 had SAT math scores of 720 or more.

Faculty

The school's faculty/student ratio compares favorably with most colleges. MIT offers tenure to reward and retain some professors. Salaries for full-time faculty at the school are higher than most, allowing the school to afford quality teaching.

Student Enrollment

In 2007, MIT had 10,220 enrolled students. The school has a larger minority student population than most schools. Males make up the lion's share of the Student Enrollment at MIT.

Student Life

The school is generally not a school for part-time students. MIT makes available a lot of student housing. Student athletes at the school belong to the New England Football Conference and New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference for major sports.