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Facts and Figures about MIT

Institutional Research maintains a wide variety of data. Much of this data is related to people and money.

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Population
Finance
Awards
Quick Facts
Common Data Set
Highlights

Population

Below you can view reports that allow you to explore the MIT community from a variety of perspectives.

Diversity Dashboard

The Diversity Dashboard gives you an in-depth look at the demographic trends of the entire MIT community since 2005.

Population Dashboard

The Population Dashboard has data since 1870 and shows the demographics of MIT faculty, students, and postdocs.

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Graduate Education Statistics

Compare the data from selected MIT schools to see graduate student statistics by gender, citizenship, and more.

Postdoctoral Associates And Fellows

View data on postdoctoral associates and fellows by gender, URM, years at MIT, and other factors.

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Faculty and Staff Statistics

Ten year summary of campus faculty and staff statistics.

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Faculty Research Collaboration

Learn how MIT researchers have collaborated with one another using this unique online tool.

Coalition for the next generation of life sciences

Compare the data from selected MIT schools to see Graduate statistics by gender, citizenship, and more.

Finance and Money

In this section, learn about research expenditures, tuition, and other financial data points.

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Research Expenditures

View Research Expenditure by Primary Sponsor. Includes NASA, NSF, and more.

Financial Indicators

These charts display selected financial indicators for FY1980 - 2021.

Tuition

View 10 years of tuition data.

Cost Indices

We maintain information on cost deflators for use in financial analysis.

Awards and Honors

Institutional Research maintains a database of honors and awards.

Student and MIT Community Honors

Learn about the various awards and honors MIT community members receive, from Fulbright Fellowships to Killian Awards.

Honors and Awards Database

A database of awards and honors received by the MIT community.

Quick Facts

In this section you can find information required by the Higher Education Opportunity Act and other general information about MIT. Additionally, you may want to view the MIT Briefing Book, the MIT Facts website, and the Treasurer’s Report.

Student Placement

We asked students questions like, “what is most likely to be your principal activity this fall?” Find out how they responded.

More Student Data

Learn a little more about MIT Degrees Awarded, Retention and Graduation Rates, and Pell Grants.

Common Data Set

The Common Data Set is a collection of standardized data points that allow for comparison between MIT and other colleges and universities.

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Common Data Set 2022-23

View information from the 2022-2023 Common Data Set.

Common Data Set Archive

View recent Common Data Set summaries

Highlights

Here you can find chronological listings of major achievements at MIT over the past decades.

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Research Highlights

View selected research achievements of MIT faculty and staff over the last five decades.

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Education Highlights

The following are some notable MIT teaching milestones since 1968.

Data Browser