Massachusetts Institute of Technology Student Population and Demographics

MIT Student Population

There are 11,254 students including 4,361 undergraduate and 6,893 graduate students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology for academic year 2020-2021. By attending status, there are 11,000 full-time and 254 part-time students with gender distribution of 6,597 male and 4,657 female students. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 7,386 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

Massachusetts Institute of Technology has a total enrollment of 11,254 with a gender distribution of 58.62% male (6,597 students) and 41.38% female (4,657 students). There are 2,282 male and 2,079 female students in undergraduate school and 4,315 male and 2,578 female students are attending graduate school at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Student Population By Gender
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
	Total	Men	Women
Total	11,254	6,597	4,657
Undergraduate	4,361	2,282	2,079
Graduate	6,893	4,315	2,578
Full-time	11,000	6,433	4,567
Part-time	254	164	90

[Chart] Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2021 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

Massachusetts Institute of Technology has 11,000 full-time and 254 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 4,234 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 127 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 6,766 students are full-time and 127 are part-time students.

Student Population By Attendance Status
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	11,254	11,000	254
Undergraduate	4,361	4,234	127
Graduate	6,893	6,766	127
Men	6,597	6,433	164
Women	4,657	4,567	90

[Chart] Massachusetts Institute of Technology Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 7,386 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,868 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 11,254 students.

2021 Distance Learning Enrollment
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	11,254	4,361	6,893
Online Exclusively	7,386	3,570	3,816
In Some Online Classes	3,868	791	3,077
Not In Online Classes	0	0	0

[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 13 American Indian/Native American, 3,230 White, 442 Black/African American, 2,218 Asian, 1,100 Hispanic, 3 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 525 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
	Total	Men	Women
Total	11,254	6,597	4,657
American Indian/Native American	13	7	6
Asian	2,218	994	1,224
Black/African American	442	279	163
Hispanic	1,100	713	387
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	3	0
White	3,230	1,884	1,346
Two More	534	287	247
Race Un-Known	440	238	202

[Chart] Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

Next 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	11,254	4,361	6,893
Under 18	138	138	0
Age 18-19	2,010	2,003	7
Age 20-21	2,029	1,901	128
Age 22-24	2,257	277	1,980
Age 25-29	3,405	33	3,372
Age 30-34	929	9	920
Age 35-39	274	0	274
Age 40-49	179	0	179
Age 50-64	33	0	33
Over 64	0	0	0
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

[Chart] Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2021 Age Distribution of Enrollment

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