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.

Year	Total Applicants	Total Admits	RD Acceptance Rate	EA Acceptance Rate	Overall Acceptance Rate
2023	26,914	1,291	4.7%	-	4.7%
2022	33,767	1,337	3.9%	-	3.9%
2021	33,240	1,365	4.1%	-	4.1%
2020	20,075	1,457	7.3%	-	7.3%
2019	21,312	1,427	6.6%	-	6.6%
2018	21,706	1,464	6.7%	-	6.7%
2017	20,247	1,452	7.1%	-	7.1%
2016	19,020	1,511	7.9%	-	7.9%
2015	18,306	1,519	8.2%	-	8.2%

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