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- General Address :
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77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
USA
Phone: (617) 253-1000
- Institution Type :
- Private , 4-year
- Student Population:
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10,000 - 20,000 students
- Awards Offered:
- Certificate
Bachelor's
Masters
Doctorate
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- About the School:
- The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.
The Institute is committed to generating, disseminating, and preserving knowledge, and to working with others to bring this knowledge to bear on the world's great challenges. MIT is dedicated to providing its students with an education that combines rigorous academic study and the excitement of discovery with the support and intellectual stimulation of a diverse campus community. We seek to develop in each member of the MIT community the ability and passion to work wisely, creatively, and effectively for the betterment of humankind.
The Institute admitted its first students in 1865, four years after the approval of its founding charter. The opening marked the culmination of an extended effort by William Barton Rogers, a distinguished natural scientist, to establish a new kind of independent educational institution relevant to an increasingly industrialized America. Rogers stressed the pragmatic and practicable. He believed that professional competence is best fostered by coupling teaching and research and by focusing attention on real-world problems. Toward this end, he pioneered the development of the teaching laboratory.
Today MIT is a world-class educational institution. Teaching and research—with relevance to the practical world as a guiding principle—continue to be its primary purpose. MIT is independent, coeducational, and privately endowed. Its five schools and one college encompass numerous academic departments, divisions, and degree-granting programs, as well as interdisciplinary centers, laboratories, and programs whose work cuts across traditional departmental boundaries. - Admission information :
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Undergraduate Admissions Fall 2013Undergraduate application fee (2013-2014): $75 Total Male Female Number of applicants 18,989 13,380 5,609 Percent admitted 8% 6% 13% Percent admitted who enrolled 72% 75% 68%
Test Scores: Fall 2013 (enrolled first-time students)Admissions Considerations Required Recommended Secondary school GPA X Secondary school record X Completion of college-preparatory program X Recommendations X Admission test scores (SAT/ACT) X TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign language) X Students submitting scores Number Percent SAT 953 85% ACT 447 40% Test Scores 25th Percentile* 75th Percentile** NOTES:
* 25% of students scored at or below
** 25% of students scored above- Data apply to first-time degree/certificate-seeking students.
- Institutions are asked to report test scores only if they are required for admission.
SAT Critical Reading 680 770 SAT Math 750 800 SAT Writing 690 780 ACT Composite 33 35 ACT English 33 35 ACT Math 34 36 ACT Writing 8 10 - Tuition and Fees :
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Estimated expenses for academic year 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 % change 2012-2013 to 2013-2014 Tuition and fees $39,212 $40,732 $42,050 $43,498 3.4% Books and supplies $1,050 $1,050 $1,000 $1,000 0.0% Living arrangement On Campus Room and board $11,234 $11,775 $12,188 $12,744 4.6% Other $1,714 $1,713 $1,772 $1,778 0.3% Off Campus with Family Other $1,714 $1,713 $1,772 $1,778 0.3% Total Expenses 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 % change 2012-2013 to 2013-2014 On Campus $53,210 $55,270 $57,010 $59,020 3.5% Off Campus with Family $41,976 $43,495 $44,822 $46,276 3.2% - Financial Aid Information:
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Financial Aid Office Phone: (617) 253-4971
Type of Aid Number receiving aid Percent receiving aid Total amount of aid received Average amount of aid received Any student financial aid1 990 87% —— —— Grant or scholarship aid 637 56% $23,112,595 $36,284 Federal grants 199 18% $2,045,181 $10,277 Pell grants 184 16% $796,581 $4,329 Other federal grants 174 15% $1,248,600 $7,176 State/local government grant or scholarships 25 2% $49,936 $1,997 Institutional grants or scholarships 622 55% $21,017,478 $33,790 Student loan aid 212 19% $1,785,161 $8,421 Federal student loans 192 17% $1,190,894 $6,203 Other student loans 35 3% $594,267 $16,979 Type of Aid Number receiving aid Percent receiving aid Total amount of aid received Average amount of aid received Grant or scholarship aid1 3,203 71% $105,796,241 $33,030 Pell grants 822 18% $3,435,785 $4,180 Federal student loans 897 20% $6,602,027 $7,360
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