Student Population at MIT

Total Enrollment

11,858

Undergraduate

4,657

Graduate

7,201

Online Enrollment

Men Students

6,784

Women Students

5,074

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 11,858 students have enrolled at Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 4,657 undergraduate and 7,201 graduate.

By gender, 6,784 male and 5,074 female students are attending Massachusetts Institute of Technology. By attendance status, there are 11,625 full-time students and 233 part-time students.

The number of students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Stanford University and Princeton University, its population is small (average population is 19,364).

Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers online degree/certificate programs and 61 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Massachusetts Institute of Technology and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 6,784 male and 5,074 female students attending MIT. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.34 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at MIT.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at MIT
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	4,657	4,601	56
Men	2,413	2,378	35
Women	2,244	2,223	21

Population by Gender/Attending Status at MIT
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	7,201	7,024	177
Men	4,371	4,244	127
Women	2,830	2,780	50

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,023 White students (25.49%) and 2,474 Asian students (20.86%) at Massachusetts Institute of Technology(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	8	5	3
Asian	1,581	640	941
Black or African American	362	236	126
Hispanic	687	448	239
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	2	0
White	1,024	523	501
Two or More Races	345	195	150
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	118	40	78
Total	4,657	2,413	2,244

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	3	0
Asian	893	476	417
Black or African American	212	111	101
Hispanic	501	323	178
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	1,999	1,190	809
Two or More Races	265	126	139
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	344	195	149
Total	7,201	4,371	2,830

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 6,860 students whose age under twenty five and 1,479 students whose age is over thirty years old at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Especially, 133 students are younger than eighteen and 2 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Population by Student Age at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
	Total	Men	Women
Total	4,657	2,413	2,244
Under 18	133	53	80
18-19	2,115	1,057	1,058
20-21	2,007	1,059	948
22-24	355	214	141
25-29	40	24	16
30-34	6	6	0
50-64	1	0	1
Total	4,657	2,413	2,244

Population by Student Age at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
	Total	Men	Women
Total	7,201	4,371	2,830
18-19	1	1	0
20-21	149	78	71
22-24	2,100	1,218	882
25-29	3,479	2,077	1,402
30-34	942	630	312
35-39	274	180	94
40-49	216	156	60
50-64	38	29	9
65 and over	2	2	0
Total	7,201	4,371	2,830

Online Student Population

At Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 61 students (0.51% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 61 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 4 students live in Massachusetts where Massachusetts Institute of Technology is located in and 46 students have enrolled from other states.