Headcounts and Directory Information
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private (not-for-profit), four-years institute located in Cambridge, MA. It has a total enrollment of 11,858 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 3 to 1. It is a Research University (very high research activity) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.
A total of 1,681 faculties (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculties, are working at MIT. The average faculty salary is $196,757 for the academic year 2022-2023. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 14,032 employees work at MIT. The average non-instructional staff salary is $109,039. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA |
| Phone Number | 617-253-1000 |
| Web | web.mit.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 3 to 1 |
| Number of Faculties | 1,375 Full-time / 306 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 12,790 Full-time / 1,242 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $196,757 |
| Staff Average Salary | $109,039 |
| Student Population | 11,858 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Massachusetts Institute of Technology, there are 14,284 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 13,127 full-time and 1,157 part-time staffs work at MIT. By gender there are 8,264 male and 6,020 female employees.
Among them, 1,681 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculties - 5,934 full-time and 664 part-time faculties. By gender there are 4,685 male and 1,913 female faculties teaching at MIT.
The following table summarizes the number of faculties and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 14,284 | 8,264 | 6,020 | 13,127 | 7,605 | 5,522 | 1,157 | 659 | 498 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 6,598 | 4,685 | 1,913 | 5,934 | 4,233 | 1,701 | 664 | 452 | 212 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 158 | 44 | 114 | 143 | 41 | 102 | 15 | 3 | 12 |
| Management | 158 | 91 | 67 | 153 | 90 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 1,727 | 580 | 1,147 | 1,652 | 565 | 1,087 | 75 | 15 | 60 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 1,209 | 894 | 315 | 1,180 | 880 | 300 | 29 | 14 | 15 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 1,007 | 316 | 691 | 941 | 294 | 647 | 66 | 22 | 44 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 331 | 107 | 224 | 301 | 99 | 202 | 30 | 8 | 22 |
| Service | 543 | 370 | 173 | 526 | 362 | 164 | 17 | 8 | 9 |
| Sales and related | 46 | 18 | 28 | 44 | 18 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 1,705 | 490 | 1,215 | 1,464 | 364 | 1,100 | 241 | 126 | 115 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 767 | 637 | 130 | 754 | 627 | 127 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 35 | 32 | 3 | 35 | 32 | 3 | - | - | - |