MIT's Early Action acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 5.3%, with 661 applicants accepted out of 12,563. This rate shows a slight decline from 5.7% in the previous year (2023) when 685 of 11,924 applicants were admitted. Historically, acceptance rates have steadily decreased, ranging from 9.6% for the application year 2015 to 4.7% in 2022. The increasing competitiveness is evident, as seen in the trend of falling acceptance rates over the years, indicating a growing number of applicants each cycle.