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Acceptance Rates & Admissions Statistics
MIT Acceptance Rate & Admissions Statistics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology admitted 1,299 students to its Class of 2030 from 28,349 applications. Below is a full picture of MIT’s admissions data, what the numbers actually indicate, and what the school looks for in an applicant.
Class of 2030
At a Glance
- Overall acceptance rate
- 4.58%
- Early Action acceptance rate
- 5.51%
- Regular Decision acceptance rate
- 3.91%
- Estimated class size
- 1,150
Class of 2030
Acceptance Rates
For the Class of 2030, MIT admitted 1,299 students from 28,349 total applications — an overall acceptance rate of 4.58%. Across the last four cycles the overall rate has held between 4.5% and 4.7%, with class size and application volume shown below.
| Class | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 28,349 | 1,299 | 4.58% |
| 2029 | 29,282 | 1,324 | 4.52% |
| 2028 | 28,232 | 1,284 | 4.55% |
| 2027 | 26,914 | 1,259 | 4.68% |
| 2026 | 33,767 | 1,337 | 3.96% |
View historical data
| Class | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33,240 | 1,340 | 4.03% |
| 2024 | 20,075 | 1,457 | 7.26% |
| 2023 | 21,312 | 1,410 | 6.62% |
| 2022 | 21,706 | 1,464 | 6.74% |
| 2021 | 20,247 | 1,438 | 7.1% |
| 2020 | 19,020 | 1,485 | 7.81% |
| Class | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 11,883 | 655 | 5.51% |
| Class | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 16,466 | 644 | 3.91% |
Class of 2030
Test Scores & Academic Profile
- SAT middle 50%
- 1520–1580
- ACT middle 50%
- 35–36
- Testing policy
- Required — MIT requires the SAT or ACT for applicants.
- GPA
- MIT does not publish a minimum; admitted students are typically at the top of their class.
Good to Know
- MIT uses its own application rather than the Common Application.
- Early Action is non-restrictive and non-binding.
- MIT does not consider legacy status.
- Interviews may be conducted by an MIT Educational Counselor when one is available; not having one does not disadvantage an applicant.
Application Deadlines
| Date | Deadline | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | Early Action deadline | Early Action |
| Jan 4 | Regular Decision deadline | Regular Decision |
