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MIT’s relative position in World Rankings through the years:
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
MIT’s relative position, by Subject:
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Humanities | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Business and economics | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Computer science | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Engineering and Technology | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Life Sciences | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Physical Sciences | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Social Sciences | NR | NR | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
NR stands for Not Ranked
MIT’s relative position in World Reputation Rankings:
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
MIT’s relative position in US College Rankings:
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |