Massachusetts Institute of Technology Parent Guide
MIT Enrollment Facts
2011-2012
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 4,384 | |
|---|---|---|
| First-Year* | 1,128 | |
| Undeclared Second-Year* | 13 | |
| Special Undergraduate Students | 21 |
|
| Major | 2nd Major | |
| Architecture and Planning | 59 |
5 |
| Engineering | 2,019 |
53 |
| Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences | 120 | 46 |
| Management | 106 | 20 |
| Science | 918 |
94 |
* MIT students do not enroll in an academic department until the start of their sophomore year, and may defer decision on a course of study until the end of that year.
| Graduate Enrollment | 6,510 | |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Master’s | Doctoral | Special | |
| Architecture and Planning | 409 | 192 | 0 |
| Engineering | 1,071 |
1,747 | 110 |
| Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences | 22 |
269 | 15 |
| Management | 1,108 | 125 |
9 |
| Science | 7 | 1,076 | 15 |
| Whitaker College | 9 | 323* | 3 |
*This number includes 185 students working on Harvard degrees only.
Women have attended MIT since 1871. In fall 2011, 1,963 women were enrolled as undergraduates (45 percent) and 2,056 as graduate students (32 percent). US minority groups were represented by 2,178 undergraduates (50 percent) and 1,317 graduate students (20 percent).
| Minority Enrollment | Undergraduate | Graduate |
|---|---|---|
| African American | 376 | 162 |
| Asian American | 1,129 | 823 |
| Hispanic | 613 | 265 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 52 | 59 |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 8 | 8 |
In 2011–2012, MIT students come from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, three territories, and 115 foreign countries.
| International Students and Scholars by Region | ||
|---|---|---|
| Students* | Scholars* | |
| Africa | 3% | 2% |
| Asia | 51% | 45.5% |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 8% | 3.5% |
| Europe | 24% | 37% |
| Middle East | 5% | 5% |
| Canada | 8% | 6% |
| Oceania | 1% | 1% |
