MIT has a thing for data. We just love it.
The details are below, but in broad strokes: The MIT School of Engineering is home to eight academic departments, two institutes — and a HUGE collection of research laboratories, centers, co- and extracurricular programs, professional and interdepartmental education initiatives, and more.
Roughly half of all MIT students are enrolled in an engineering degree program. About a third of the Institute’s faculty are in the School, and their research accounts for 54 percent of MIT’s total annual sponsored projects.
Faculty 2021 |
Full Professors |
270 |
Associate Professors with Tenure |
37 |
Associate Professors without Tenure |
27 |
Assistant Professors |
56 |
Degrees Awarded 2021-22 |
Bachelor of Science |
771 |
Master’s Degree |
762 |
Doctoral Degree |
389 |
Undergraduate Major Enrollment 2021-22 |
Women |
1,209 |
International Students |
214 |
Total Students |
2,510 |
Graduate Enrollment 2021-22 |
Women |
1,109 |
International Students |
1,243 |
Total Students |
3,272 |
Rankings |
The MIT School of Engineering is generally ranked at the top of its field. U.S. News & World Report has given the top spot to MIT’s undergraduate engineering program since 1983. In the 2023 ranking of graduate programs, U.S. News placed aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical engineering, chemical engineering, computer engineering, electrical/ electronic/communications engineering, materials engineering, and mechanical engineering in the number-one spot; also ranked were biomedical engineering/bioengineering (2), civil engineering (7), environmental/environmental health engineering (8), and nuclear engineering (2). Our programs also ranked highly in most international university rankings. |
Financial Support |
The MIT School of Engineering draws on a variety of agencies, foundations, and industries to provide financial support for its academic and research initiatives. The total volume of research expenditures in 2021 was $415,885,399. |