Massachusetts Institute of Technology Student Population and Demographics

MIT Student Population

There are 11,886 students including 4,535 undergraduate and 7,351 graduate students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the academic year 2024-2025. By attending status, there are 11,683 full-time and 203 part-time students with gender distribution of 6,650 male and 5,236 female students.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 46 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

Massachusetts Institute of Technology has a total enrollment of 11,886 with a gender distribution of 55.95% male (6,650 students) and 44.05% female (5,236 students). There are 2,351 male and 2,184 female students in undergraduate school and 4,299 male and 3,052 female students are attending graduate school at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Student Population By Gender
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
	Total	Men	Women
Total	11,886	6,650	5,236
Undergraduate	4,535	2,351	2,184
Graduate	7,351	4,299	3,052
Full-time	11,683	6,516	5,167
Part-time	203	134	69

[Chart] Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2025 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

Massachusetts Institute of Technology has 11,683 full-time and 203 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 4,489 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 46 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 7,194 students are full-time and 157 are part-time students.

Student Population By Attendance Status
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	11,886	11,683	203
Undergraduate	4,535	4,489	46
Graduate	7,351	7,194	157
Men	6,650	6,516	134
Women	5,236	5,167	69

[Chart] Massachusetts Institute of Technology Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 46 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 0 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 11,886 students.

2025 Distance Learning Enrollment
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	11,886	4,535	7,351
Online Exclusively	46	0	46
In Some Online Classes	0	0	0
Not In Online Classes	11,840	4,535	7,305

[Chart] Massachusetts Institute of Technology Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. There are 14 American Indian/Native American, 2,647 White, 528 Black/African American, 2,550 Asian, 1,041 Hispanic, 5 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 893 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
	Total	Men	Women
Total	11,886	6,650	5,236
American Indian/Native American	14	10	4
Asian	2,550	1,165	1,385
Black/African American	528	313	215
Hispanic	1,041	676	365
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	4	1
White	2,647	1,449	1,198
Two More	584	306	278
Race Un-Known	1,062	587	475

[Chart] Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

The following table and chart show the student enrollment by age distribution at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Age Distribution
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	11,886	4,535	7,351
Under 18	95	94	1
Age 18-19	2,077	2,077	0
Age 20-21	2,190	1,997	193
Age 22-24	2,562	330	2,232
Age 25-29	3,541	27	3,514
Age 30-34	909	9	900
Age 35-39	262	1	261
Age 40-49	211	0	211
Age 50-64	35	0	35
Over 64	4	0	4
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

[Chart] Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2025 Age Distribution of Enrollment

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