Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Admissions Deadlines & Class of '26 Stats

Founded in 1861, MIT is a technological university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school is one of the most well known schools for applied sciences and engineering in the world. 

Early Decision Deadline: November 1
Regular Decision Deadline: January 1

Class of 2026 Statistics

Early Decision Applicants: 14,781
Early Decision Acceptances: 697
Early Decision Acceptance Rate: 4.72%

Regular Decision Applicants: 19,195
Regular Decision Acceptances: 640
Regular Decision Acceptance Rate: 3.33%

Overall Applicants: 33,976
Overall Acceptances: 1,337
Overall Acceptance Rate: 3.94%