Institution overview
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1861, it initially operated in Boston before moving across the Charles River in 1916. Its educational identity combines scientific understanding with practical work, reflected in its longstanding emphasis on learning through investigation and making. MIT's academic organisation includes five schools and the Schwarzman College of Computing. Its subjects range across engineering, natural sciences, computing, architecture, management, humanities, arts and social sciences. Students pursue undergraduate degrees, graduate study and doctoral research, with substantial connections between teaching departments and interdisciplinary laboratories. Practical learning is a distinctive part of the campus environment. The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program enables students to participate in research, while design courses, makerspaces and other experiential programmes support collaborative projects. Laboratories and specialised facilities serve different technical and scientific disciplines. Residential communities, libraries and student organisations complement academic work. The MIT Bulletin provides a detailed course and degree catalogue, while separate admissions information addresses undergraduate and graduate applicants.
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- Institution type
- Institute of Technology
- Operating status
- Active
- Ownership
- Private
- Founded
- 1861
- Address
- 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
- Teaching languages
- English
- Primary pathway
- Higher Education
- Education pathways
- Higher Education
- Qualification levels
- Bachelor; Master; Doctorate
- Fields of study
- Engineering and Technology; Computer Science; Natural Sciences; Mathematics; Architecture and Built Environment; Business and Management; Arts and Humanities; Social Sciences; Architecture and Related Services; Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs; Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services; Engineering; Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics; English Language and Literature/Letters; Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Mathematics and Statistics; Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies; Philosophy and Religious Studies; Physical Sciences; Visual and Performing Arts; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; History
- Delivery modes
- On-campus