Quality index #2 · private
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Small, intensely technical and heavily funded: engineering, computing and the physical sciences with one of the largest research budgets per student in the country.
Address & contacts
Campus address
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139Fields of study
MIT awards bachelor's degree (4 years), master's degree (1–2 years), doctorate / phd.
- Computer & Data Science
- Engineering
- Business & Management
- Natural Sciences
- Architecture & Design
- Environmental Science
Known for
Artificial IntelligenceRoboticsAerospace
STEMResearch ICambridge
Reading the numbers
MIT sits at #2 in the Campus Atlas index with a score of 97. The index weighs academic reputation, research capacity, selectivity and student outcomes; rounded planning value compiled 2025/26, not official reporting.
Enrolment, tuition and acceptance figures are rounded planning values compiled in 2025/26 for orientation. Verify exact numbers with each university's official fact sheet before you apply.
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