Cambridge, MA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
https://web.mit.edu/student/Repayment outcome
97.5%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$55,600–$140,300
middle 50% · median $91,600
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$21,816
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$13,000
Sticker price
before any aid
$57,010
Default rate
1.7%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Computer Science$127,993
- Math & Statistics$117,572
- Science Tech$110,878
- Social Sciences$110,878
- Interdisciplinary$109,338
- Business$94,408
- Liberal Arts$85,273
- Engineering$83,177
- Physical Sciences$65,238
- Biology$35,772
Academics
Acceptance
8.2%
Avg SAT
1,503
Enrollment
4,510
What students study
9 fields offered
Engineering
44% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Computer Science17.8%
- 03Physical Sciences10.0%
- 04Biology8.9%
- 05Math & Statistics6.1%
- 06Business3.5%
- 07Interdisciplinary3.5%
- 08Social Sciences2.9%
- 09Architecture1.8%