MIT Acceptance Rate & Chances CDS VERIFIED
Cambridge, Massachusetts (Northeast) · 4,600 undergrads · ~8 avg class size · 3:1 student-faculty · $60,000/yr sticker
private Tier 1
Median earnings (10yr)
$143K
CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site.
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Acceptance by round
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By application round
Early Action5.3%
Regular Decision3.9%
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Career outcomes · 14 sources
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).
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
About MIT
The world's leading STEM-focused university. Ruthlessly quantitative culture; strongest in CS, physics, mechanical/electrical engineering, and economics.
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