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MIT Acceptance Rate
For the application year 2023, MIT's overall acceptance rate is 4.7%, with 26,914 applicants and 1,291 admissions. The Regular Decision (RD) acceptance rate mirrors the overall rate at 4.7%. Transfer students face much steeper competition, with only a 1.9% acceptance rate for 1,223 applicants resulting in just 23 admissions. The waitlist process has shown variability, with 619 being offered a spot in 2023 but only 32 gaining admission, yielding a 5.1% acceptance rate. Additionally, the 25th and 75th percentile SAT scores are 1520 and 1570, respectively, while ACT scores range from 34 to 36.
Overall Acceptance Rate
Total Applicants: 26,914
Accepted Applicants: 1,291
Regular Decision vs Early Action Acceptance Rates
Historical Acceptance Rates
MIT's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2023 is 4.7%, having received 26,914 applications and accepting 1,291 students. This reflects a slight increase from 3.9% in 2022, which had 33,767 applicants and 1,337 acceptances. In the years leading up to this, the acceptance rate has generally trended downward, showing a decline from 8.2% in 2015 to 4.1% in 2021, highlighting the growing selectivity over time. Additionally, the overall applicant pool has expanded, reaching a peak of 33,767 in 2022, illustrating increasing interest in MIT.
Wait List Acceptance Rate
MIT's wait list acceptance rates have shown significant variation in recent years. For the application year 2023, 619 applicants were offered a spot on the wait list, with 32 ultimately accepted, resulting in a 5.1% acceptance rate. This contrasts sharply with the application year 2022, where none of the 763 wait listed students were admitted, resulting in a 0% acceptance rate. In the application year 2021, 25 out of 632 wait listed applicants were accepted, yielding a 4.0% acceptance rate. These trends illustrate the unpredictable nature of MIT's wait list outcomes and the changing dynamics of admissions each year.
Transfer Acceptance Rate
MIT's transfer acceptance rate for the Class of 2028 has plummeted to an extremely low 1.9%, with only 23 students admitted out of 1,223 applicants. This trend reflects a significant decline from 2022's acceptance rate of 1.3% with 21 out of 1,514 applicants admitted, and a slight increase to 1.6% in 2021, when 24 students were accepted from 1,437 applicants. The ongoing reduction in transfer admissions highlights the increasing competitiveness and selectivity within MIT’s transfer process.
Scores
GPA
-
SAT
1520-1570
Math: 780-800
Reading: 730-780
ACT
34-36
Math: 34-36
English: 34-36
Reading: -
Science: -
Acceptances by Race
| Race | Applicants |
|---|---|
| Asian American | 0.18% |
| White | 19.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 15.67% |
| Black/African American | 8.98% |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 0.18% |
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