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, one institute, a HUGE collection of research laboratories, centers, co- and extracurricular programs, professional and interdepartmental education initiatives, and more.
Roughly half (55%) of all students are enrolled in an engineering degree program. About a third (37%) of the Institute’s faculty are in the School, and their research accounts for 53% of MIT’s total annual sponsored projects.
Faculty 2025 |
Full Professors |
265 |
Associate Professors with Tenure |
46 |
Associate Professors without Tenure |
33 |
Assistant Professors |
47 |
Degrees Awarded 2023-24 |
Bachelor of Science |
802 |
Master’s Degree |
850 |
Doctoral Degree |
381 |
Undergraduate Major Enrollment 2024-25 |
Women |
1,199 |
International Students |
254 |
Total Students |
2,467 |
Graduate Enrollment 2023-24 |
Women |
1,298 |
International Students |
1,167 |
Total Students |
3,435 |
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 2025 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 (8), environmental/environmental health engineering (9), 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 2024 was $468M. |