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Degrees, graduation rates, and Pell Grants

Degrees Awarded at MIT

Degrees Awarded from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022:

Ethnicity Bachelor’s Master’s Doctorate Total
International (Not US Citizen or Perm. Resident) 86 842 336 1,264
Hispanic or Latino 179 106 45 330
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1 1 0 2
Asian 346 267 71 684
Black or African American 60 65 8 133
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0 0 2
White 324 593 211 1,128
Two or more races 82 61 20 163
Race/Ethnicity Unknown 20 55 44 119
Total 1,100 1,990 735 3,825

 

Degrees Awarded from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021:

Ethnicity Bachelor’s Master’s Doctorate Total
International (Not US Citizen or Perm. Resident) 116 727 259 1,102
Hispanic or Latino 148 100 28 276
American Indian or Alaskan Native 3 6 9
Asian 306 240 52 598
Black or African American 68 44 3 115
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0
White 306 571 169 1,046
Two or more races 65 41 16 122
Race/Ethnicity Unknown 15 74 41 130
Total 1,027 1,803 568 3,398

Degrees Awarded from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020:

Ethnicity Bachelor’s Master’s Doctorate Total
International (Not US Citizen or Perm. Resident) 111 777 264 1,152
Hispanic or Latino 161 100 21 282
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1 3 1 5
Asian 309 257 62 628
Black or African American 65 63 1 129
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0
White 356 517 187 1,060
Two or more races 83 37 13 133
Race/Ethnicity Unknown 16 74 35 125
Total 1,102 1,828 584 3,514

Retention and Graduation Rates

Full-time, first-time bachelor’s cohort retention rate:

Undefined Pct.
2015 98%
2016 98%
2017 99%
2018 99%
2019 99%
2020 98%
2021 99%
2022 99%

6 year graduation rates (completers within 150%) by cohort year:

Gender Men Women Total
2007 91% 95% 93%
2008 90% 92% 91%
2009 90% 95% 92%
2010 92% 94% 93%
2011 92% 96% 94%
2012 94% 95% 94%
2013 94% 97% 95%
2014 94% 97% 96%
2015 95% 97% 96%
2016 94% 96% 95%

Ethnicity US Nonresident Hispanic/
Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White Two or more races Race and ethnicity unknown Overall
2007 96% 87% 100% 98% 80% N/A 95% 93% 88% 93%
2008 89% 87% 67% 95% 82% N/A 92% 100% 97% 91%
2009 96% 81% 63% 97% 87% 0% 93% 92% 97% 92%
2010 94% 89% 25% 95% 88% N/A 93% 96% 100% 93%
2011 94% 90% 100% 94% 85% N/A 96% 93% 100% 94%
2012 97% 90% N/A 96% 89% N/A 95% 89% 100% 94%
2013 98% 92% 75% 97% 98% N/A 95% 100% 100% 95%
2014 92% 93% 100% 97% 90% N/A 98% 95% 92% 96%
2015 96% 92% 0% 98% 93% N/A 98% 94% 96% 96%
2016 91% 94% N/A 98% 93% N/A 96% 91% 81% 95%

Financial Aid Group (within entering year) Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant Recipients of a subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
2009 87% 94% 94%
2010 86% 93% 94%
2011 87% 93% 95%
2012 92% 92% 95%
2013 91% 94% 96%
2014 94% 98% 96%
2015 93% 93% 97%
2016 90% 95% 96%

Percentage of undergraduate students receiving Pell grants

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22
Pct. 18% 18% 18% 18% 17% 18% 18% 19% 20% 19%

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