MIT CDS VERIFIED

Cambridge, Massachusetts (Northeast) · 4,600 undergrads · ~8 avg class size · 3:1 student-faculty · $60,000/yr sticker

private Tier 1

The world's leading STEM-focused university. Ruthlessly quantitative culture; strongest in CS, physics, mechanical/electrical engineering, and economics.

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Stats below are CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site before making application decisions.

Acceptance rate

4.5%

most recent reported cycle

By application round

Early Action5.3%

Regular Decision3.9%

GPA range

3.95–4.0

middle 50% of admitted students (unweighted)

SAT mid-50%

1520–1570

middle 50% admitted SAT score

ACT mid-50%

34–36

middle 50% admitted ACT score

Median earnings (10-yr)

$143K

Federal data — 10 yrs after college entry, all majors combined

≈ 2.3 years of post-grad earnings cover 4 yrs of attendance

Career outcomes · 14 sources

$131K

Entry

$143K

10-year

$196K

Mid-career

Median graduate earnings · 2.3 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $2144K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 14 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).

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Where this leads

Real career pipelines from this school, based on alumni outcomes and recruiting patterns.

Tech / SWE at frontier AI labs (OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepMind)
Quant trading (Jane Street, Citadel, Two Sigma)
Hardware engineering + robotics
Startup founding in deep tech

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