Massachusetts Institute of Technology
麻省理工 · MIT
#1
Consensus rank
across four world rankings
across four world rankings
99.9 / 100
Key facts
Figures as published by the institution or the ranking publishers.
- Location
- Cambridge, United States
- Founded
- 1861
- Total students
- ≈ 11,858
- International students
- ≈ 30%
- Official site
- www.mit.edu
Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the four world rankings
Each figure is the institution's position in that publisher's latest released edition.
ARWU indicator breakdown
The six indicators ShanghaiRanking uses to build its overall score, each out of 100.
Alumni 73
Award 84.4
HiCi 57.4
N&S 73.6
PUB 56.9
PCP 73.9
Subject rankings
QS subject positions, best first.
Linguistics #1
Engineering & Technology #1
Computer Science & Information Systems #1
Data Science & Artificial Intelligence #1
Engineering - Chemical #1
Engineering - Civil & Structural #1
Engineering - Electrical & Electronic #1
Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing #1
Chemistry #1
Materials Science #1
Mathematics #1
Physics & Astronomy #1
Architecture & Built Environment #2
History of Art #2
Biological Sciences #2
Natural Sciences #2
Economics & Econometrics #2
Marketing #2
Statistics & Operational Research #2
Accounting & Finance #3
Business & Management Studies #3
Art & Design #6
Geology #6
Social Sciences & Management #6
Earth & Marine Sciences #7
Geophysics #7
Psychology #10
Environmental Sciences #10
Social Policy & Administration #12
Arts & Humanities #13
Medicine #16
Politics & International Studies #17
Modern Languages #18
Philosophy #18
Communication & Media Studies #32
English Language & Literature #35
Sociology #40
History —
Performing Arts —
Anthropology —
Sports-related Subjects —
Archaeology —
Sources & verification
Every figure on this page is reproduced from the publisher's own release. Nothing is estimated.
- QS World University Rankings · 2027 edition · Published 2026-06-18
- Times Higher Education · 2026 edition · Published 2025-10-09
- ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) · 2025 edition · Published 2025-08-15
- U.S. News Best Global Universities · 2026 edition · Published 2025-06-25