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MIT’s relative position in World University Rankings:
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012-13 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
MIT’s Global Rank in World University Rankings by Broad Subject:
| Broad Subject | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts * Humanities | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Social Sciences & Management | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Engineering & Technology | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Natural Sciences | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
MIT’s Global Rank in World University Rankings by Specific Subject:
| Arts & Humanities | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture / Built Environment | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Art and Design | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | ||||
| English Language & Literature | 26 | 29 | 40 | 51-100 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 35 | 29 |
| History | 26 | 34 | 51-100 | 51-100 | 51-100 | 51-100 | 44 | 49 | 51-100 | 51-100 | – | 51-100 | 51-100 |
| Linguistics | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Modern Languages | 9 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 10 |
| Performing Arts | 51-100 | 36 | 29 | 30 | 51-100 | ||||||||
| Philosophy | 14 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 46 | 49 | 41 | 20 | 18 |
| Engineering & Technology | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science & Information Systems | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Engineering – Chemical | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Engineering – Civil & Structural | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Engineering – Electrical & Electronic | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Engineering – Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Natural Sciences | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physics & Astronomy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Mathematics | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Materials Science | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Environmental Sciences | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Earth & Marine Sciences | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Social Sciences & Management | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting & Finance | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Anthropology | 32 | 50 | 51-100 | 51-100 | 51-100 | 41 | 42 | 50 | |||||
| Materials Science Business & Management Studies | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Communication & Media Studies | 5 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 30 | 24 | 13 | 18 | 14 | |
| Economics & Econometrics | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Politics & International Studies | 13 | 16 | 37 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 25 | 25 |
| Social Policy and Administration | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |||||
| Sociology | 19 | 17 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 39 | 50 | 43 | 45 | 34 |
| Sports-related Subjects | 20 | 9 | 22 | 27 | – | 36 | 50 | ||||||
| Statistics & Operational Research | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Subject are ranked individually from 1–50, and then grouped into three bands of 51 through 200.
MIT’s relative position in Graduate Employability Rankings:
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |