MIT Historical Acceptance Rate

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.