MIT Historical Acceptance Rate

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MIT Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

MIT's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 4.5%, with 28,232 applicants and 1,275 admissions. The Early Action acceptance rate is 5.3%, slightly above the Regular Decision rate of 3.9%. In historical context, the acceptance rates have seen a downward trend from 8.0% in 2015 to just 4.5% in 2024, indicating increasing competitiveness. Notably, the acceptance rate for Early Action has also declined from 9.6% in 2015 to the current 5.3%, reflecting a narrowing gap between the two admissions rounds.

Year	Total Applicants	Total Admits	RD Acceptance Rate	EA Acceptance Rate	Overall Acceptance Rate
2024	28,232	1,275	3.9%	5.3%	4.5%
2023	26,914	1,259	3.8%	5.7%	4.7%
2022	33,767	1,337	3.3%	4.7%	3.9%
2021	33,240	1,340	3.4%	4.8%	4%
2020	20,075	1,457	7.1%	7.4%	7.3%
2019	21,312	1,410	6%	7.4%	6.6%
2018	21,706	1,464	6.6%	7%	6.7%
2017	20,247	1,438	6.6%	7.8%	7.1%
2016	19,020	1,485	7.4%	8.5%	7.8%
2015	18,306	1,467	7.1%	9.6%	8%

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