University · Cambridge, United States
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, founded 1861
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About
instance of inception founder official name Massachusetts Institute of Technology native label Massachusetts Institute of Technology short name MIT Boston Tech · 1861–1916 motto text mens et manus (la) · literal translation: mind and hand industry language used color mascot
Location and contact
country located in the administrative territorial entity headquarters location Cambridge · country: United States · postal code: MA, 02139-4307 · coordinate location: 42.3598, -71.0921 · street address: 77 Massachusetts Avenue location street address 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139-4307 postal code coordinate location area official website phone number
People and numbers
count of students 11,574 · 2018 11,836 · full-time equivalent · 1 September 2021 employees admission rate admission yield rate Earlier figures (1) chairperson 3 more
Rankings and recognition
ranking 1 · QS World University Rankings · 2026 2 · Times Higher Education World University Rankings · 2026 3 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2025 Earlier figures (34) 1 · QS World University Rankings · 2025 1 · QS World University Rankings · 2024 1 · QS World University Rankings · 2023 1 · QS World University Rankings · 2022 1 · QS World University Rankings · 2021 1 · QS World University Rankings · 2020 1 · QS World University Rankings · 2019 1 · QS World University Rankings · 2018 1 · QS World University Rankings · 2017 1 · QS World University Rankings · 2016 1 · QS World University Rankings · 2015 1 · QS World University Rankings · 2014 1 · QS World University Rankings · 2012 3 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2024 3 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2023 3 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2022 4 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2021 4 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2020 4 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2019 4 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2018 4 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2017 5 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2016 3 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2015 3 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2014 4 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2013 3 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2012 3 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2011 4 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2010 5 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2008 5 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2007 5 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2006 5 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2005 5 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2004 6 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2003 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
Finances
endowment $27,366,200,000 · 30 June 2025 Earlier figures (4) $24,572,700,000 · 30 June 2024 $24,739,862,000 · 30 June 2022 $27,527,204,000 · 30 June 2021 $18,381,518,000 · 30 June 2020 total revenue $980,000,000 · military · 2018 total assets $30,505,530,000 · 30 June 2020
Structure and memberships
child organization or unit 17 more has part(s) affiliation member of 12 more partnership with owner of athletics program league or competition
Images and media on Wikimedia Commons (2)
Wikimedia and technical details (14)
Commons category Massachusetts Institute of Technology topic's main category category for alumni of educational institution category for employees of the organization on focus list of Wikimedia project described by source IPv4 routing prefix 18.0.0.0/8 · has characteristic: legacy IPv4 address block topic has template Template:MIT · object of statement has role: Wikimedia navigational template has works in the collection ACM Classification Code (2012) social media followers 1,273,153 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 15460048 · 7 February 2023 908,000 · YouTube channel ID: UCFe-pfe0a9bDvWy74Jd7vFg · 22 March 2025 Earlier figures (5) 1,194,666 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 15460048 · 27 February 2022 1,119,658 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 15460048 · 3 January 2021 860,000 · YouTube channel ID: UCFe-pfe0a9bDvWy74Jd7vFg · 9 March 2024 800,000 · YouTube channel ID: UCFe-pfe0a9bDvWy74Jd7vFg · 17 February 2023 715,000 · YouTube channel ID: UCFe-pfe0a9bDvWy74Jd7vFg · 2 July 2021 website account on Authorea · website username or ID: inst/3852 · URL: https://www.authorea.com/inst/3852 Mastodon instance URL has characteristic
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At a glance
Kind University · Private
Location Cambridge, United States
Founded 1861
Students 11,574 (2018)
Also known as MIT, M.I.T., Mass Tech
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