Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Incorporated in the year 1861, Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research institute located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1865, four years after the approval of its founding charter, the Institute admitted its first student and shortly thereafter in 1871, admitted its first woman student. MIT’s opening marked the foundation of a new kind of independent educational institution by coupling teaching and research with a primary focus on solving real-world problems. There are 30 departments across 5 schools in MIT, pioneering new ways of learning on the campus.

With more than 1,000 Faculty members, MIT continues to play a vital role in shaping the future of undergraduate and graduate students as advisors, mentors, coaches, committee members and much more. In addition, the Institute’s board of trustees include 78 eminent leaders in science, engineering, education, industry, and other professions. Additionally, the faculty members continue to thrive the global standard of excellence in their disciplines.

MIT is set in a campus of 166 acres, situated between Central and Kendall Squares, and across the Charles River from Boston’s Back Bay; comprising of 26 acres of playing fields, more than 20 gardens and green spaces, 18 student residences and around 50 publicly cited works of art.

• MIT is ranked no. 1 in the world according to QS world university rankings 2019
• The University is ranked 3rd in National Universities category and 2nd in the Global Universities category by U.S News 2018. It was also ranked 1st in Best Engineering Schools category and 5th in the Best Business Schools category.
• Student-faculty ratio: 3:1 (undergraduates only)
• 91% of undergraduate students receive some type of financial aid including scholarships, loans and jobs
• In 2017, 24% of bachelor’s degree graduates received full-time jobs offer through internships
• In the year 2017, 54% of MIT undergraduates took jobs after graduation and 37% opted to pursue higher studies at graduate school
• In 2017, 81% master’s students graduating from MIT entered the work sector and 11% opted for higher studies
• Some of the top employers are Google, Microsoft, General Motors, Accenture, Facebook, Amazon, MIT, Northrop Grumman, Goldman Sachs, US Navy, Apple, Bain & Company, Boeing, McKinsey, and Oracle