MIT: Admissions statistics for the Class of 2026

 

General

First-year applications	33,767
First-year admits	1,337
Percentage admitted	3.96%

Early Action

Early Action applicants	14,781
Early Action admits	697
Deferred to Regular Action	9,488
Deferred applicants admitted during Regular Action	176

Regular Action

Regular Action applicants	18,986
Total considered during Regular Action (including deferred students)	28,474
Regular Action admits (including deferred students)	640
Offered a place on the wait list	763

Wait list

Applicants offered a place on the wait list	763
Number admitted from the wait list	0

U.S. citizens/permanent residents

Applied	24,165
Admitted	1,201

International students

Applied	9,602
Admitted	136

Middle 50% score range of admitted students (25th and 75th percentiles)

TEST	RANGE
SAT Math	[790, 800]
SAT ERW	[730, 780]
ACT Math	[35, 36]
ACT Reading	[35, 36]
ACT English	[35, 36]
ACT Science	[34, 36]
ACT Composite	[35, 36]

Distribution of ACT scores (Composite)

SCORE	APPLICANTS	ADMITS	ADMIT RATE
34-36	5,000	400	8%
31-33	1,508	36	2%
28-30	514	1	0%
25-27	285	0	0%
<25	214	0	0%

Distribution of ACT scores (Math)

SCORE	APPLICANTS	ADMITS	ADMIT RATE
34-36	4,921	410	8%
31-33	1,235	24	2%
28-30	688	2	0%
25-27	409	0	0%
<25	255	0	0%

Distribution of ACT scores (Reading)

SCORE	APPLICANTS	ADMITS	ADMIT RATE
34-36	5,256	376	7%
31-33	1,357	46	3%
28-30	404	13	3%
25-27	190	1	1%
<25	300	0	0%

Distribution of ACT scores (English)

SCORE	APPLICANTS	ADMITS	ADMIT RATE
34-36	5,489	396	7%
31-33	912	34	4%
28-30	469	6	1%
25-27	282	0	0%
<25	355	0	0%

 

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