Massachusetts Institute of Technology Graduate Programs

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Massachusetts Institute of Technology?

Contact details for MIT are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
Phone:	617-253-1000
Website:	web.mit.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/MITnews
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/mit

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Graduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,296 graduate students at MIT, 62% are male and 38% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	874
Black or African American	192
Hispanic or Latino	468
White	2,140
International Students	3,008
Other Races/Ethnicities	614

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. At this time, 49 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 134 countries are represented at MIT. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Canada.

Online Learning at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

In 2020-2021, 155 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at MIT has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of MIT

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology was 3,988.2%. This is the #44 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at MIT regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By InSapphoWeTrust under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.