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Acceptance Rate 4.55%
Yield 85.83%
SAT Score 1,560
ACT Score 35
Applicants 28,232

MIT Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 4.55% at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Total 28,232 students applied and 1,284 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,560 and the average ACT score is 35.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$75
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationhttps://mitadmissions.org/
Online Applicationmy.mit.edu/
Acceptance Rate4.55%
Average Test Scores1,560 SAT / 35 ACT
Credits AcceptedAdvanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 4.55%. A total of 28,232 students (17,210 men and 8,975 women) have applied to and 1,284 (606 men and 612 women) students admitted to Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Among them, 542 male and 497 female students have enrolled into MIT and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 85.83%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at MIT
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants28,23217,2108,9759971,050
Admitted1,2846066123630
Enrolled1,1025424973429
Acceptance Rate 4.55% 3.52% 6.82% 3.61% 2.86%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 85.83% 89.44% 81.21% 94.44% 96.67%
[Chart] Massachusetts Institute of Technology Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At MIT, 911 applicants (83% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 322 applicants (29%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,560 at MIT. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,580 and 25th percentile score is 1,520.
The average ACT score is 35 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 36 and the 25th percentile score is 34.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at MIT. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of MIT with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at MIT
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total152015601580
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing740760780
Math780800800
ACT Composite343536
Math353536
English353536
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Massachusetts Institute of Technology, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School Record, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School GPA, High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, Work experience.
Application Requirements for MIT
High School GPA✓
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✔
English Proficiency Test✓
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at MIT

The calendar system at Massachusetts Institute of Technology is Four-one-four plan. Massachusetts Institute of Technology accepts Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Massachusetts Institute of Technology accepts.
Calendar SystemFour-one-four plan
Dual Credits✗
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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