The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a world-class educational institution. Teaching and research—with relevance to the practical world as a guiding principle—continue to be its primary purpose. MIT is independent, coeducational, and privately endowed. Its five schools and one college encompass numerous academic departments, divisions, and degree-granting programs, as well as interdisciplinary centers, laboratories, and programs whose work cuts across traditional departmental boundaries.

MIT is located on 168 acres that extend more than a mile along the Cambridge Massachusetts (USA) on the side of the Charles River Basin. The central group of interconnecting buildings to permit easy communication among schools and departments.

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program

UROP supports undergraduate and faculty collaborations in areas such as cancer treatment, service learning, functional MRI analysis, solar-powered vehicles, language processing, wearable computing, literature, history, nanotechnology, stock market analysis, and molecular biology. The possibilities are endless. Students usually join a faculty member’s project, but they may also design their own and recruit faculty to advise them. They can earn academic credit or pay, or work as volunteers. The program is open to all MIT and Wellesley undergraduates and supports research in any department. Founded in 1969, UROP has been used as a model for undergraduate research programs in academic institutions around the country.

School of Architecture and Planning

Architecture (Course 4)

Media Arts and Sciences (MAS)

Urban Studies and Planning (Course 11)

School of Engineering

Aeronautics and Astronautics (Course 16)

Biological Engineering Division (BE)

Chemical Engineering (Course 10)

Civil and Environmental Engineering (Course 1)

Computational and Systems Biology (CSB)

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Course 6)

Engineering Systems Division (ESD)

Materials Science and Engineering (Course 3)

Mechanical Engineering (Course 2)

Nuclear Science and Engineering (Course 22)

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Anthropology (Course 21A)

Comparative Media Studies (CMS)

Economics (Course 14)

Foreign Languages and Literatures (Course 21F)

History (Course 21H)

Humanities (Course 21)

Linguistics and Philosophy (Course 24)

Literature (Course 21L)

Music and Theatre Arts (Course 21M)

Political Science (Course 17)

Science, Technology, and Society (STS)

Writing and Humanistic Studies (Course 21W)

Sloan School of Management

Management (Course 15)

School of Science

Biology (Course 7)

Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Course 9)

Chemistry (Course 5)

Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Course 12)

Mathematics (Course 18)

Physics (Course 8)

Whitaker College of Health Sciences and Technology

Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST)

MIT-WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography and Applied Ocean Science and Engineering

Degrees Awarded

Bachelor of Science (SB)

Master of Architecture (MArch)

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Master in City Planning (MCP)

Master of Engineering (MEng)

Master of Science (SM)

Engineer (each degree designates the field in which it is awarded)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Doctor of Science (ScD)

Cool Facts:

How many students attend MIT?

4,127 undergraduates and 6,126 graduate students in fall 2006.

How difficult is it to get into MIT?

In 2006, 13 percent of first-year applicants were offered admission to MIT.

How much does it cost to attend MIT?

Tuition for the 2006–2007 academic year is $33,400. Tuition and fees are the same for undergraduates and graduate students. Sixty-four percent of all undergraduates receive some type of need-based financial aid.

How many international students attend MIT?

381 undergraduates and 2,408 graduate students from 112 countries.

What is the size of the faculty?

998 professors of all ranks.

How many people work at MIT?

About 10,000.

How many Nobel Prize winners are at MIT?

Seven, currently.