77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1861
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: 4-1-4
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 4,066
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $6,712,400,000
Admissions
Application Fee: $65
Application Deadline: January 1
Selectivity: Most selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $33,600
Room/Board: $9,950
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious, other
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 63%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: McKinsey, MIT, Google, Microsoft, Raytheon, Bain, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, General Electric, Susquehanna
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 1,359,885
Number of current serial subscriptions: 22,991
Number of microforms: 2,391,503
Number of audiovisuals: 33,005
Number of ebooks: 14,754
Other library facilities: The MIT Libraries support the Institute’s programs of study and research. Five major subject libraries, for Architecture and Planning, Engineering, Humanities, Science, Management and Social Science, as well as four specialized libraries and the Institute Archives, offer access to a wide range of materials, both print and electronic, and services.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Dedicated undergraduate teaching laboratories in many departments are complemented by the facilities of numerous interdisciplinary research laboratories and centers-list available at http://web.mit.edu/research/; arts facilities include not only the List Visual Arts Center, The MIT Museum, and the Jerome B. Wiesner Student Art Gallery, but also the Berenice Abbott Photography Laboratory, the Lewis Music Library, and performance and practice spaces.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 1,100
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 50
Classrooms: 1,200
Labs: 100
Other areas: 7,000
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all school buildings and on all school property
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 20,000
Recommended operating system: N/A
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 94%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 55%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 26%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: N/A
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 94%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (71%), women’s dorms (6%), sorority housing (3%), fraternity housing (16%), apartments for married students (0%), apartment for single students (2%), special housing for disabled students, cooperative housing (1%), other housing options (1%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: N/A
Doubles: N/A
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: N/A
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 69
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 81%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 168 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Boston (5)
Nearest train station: Boston (3)
Nearest bus station: Boston (3)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 7%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 51%
Average undergraduate wage: 2,177
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Offered on campus
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Spring Weekend