How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology admits about 4.5% of applicants, making it among the most selective institutions in the Azimuth coverage set. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,520 and 1,580 on the SAT and between 34 and 36 on the ACT (interquartile range). 19.3% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants and 25.9% are first-generation college students — a relatively narrow access footprint that reflects the institution's highly selective admissions funnel. Transfer enrollment is limited, at 2.5% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Massachusetts Institute of Technology #271 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking captures the structural constraint that defines MIT's position: at an admit rate of 4.5%, the number of Pell-eligible and first-generation students who benefit from the institution's outcomes is limited relative to institutions that open their doors more broadly. As Azimuth's analysis of access versus mobility frames it, high outcomes and high mobility are not the same thing — access reflects who gets in, and at MIT, that funnel is narrow by design. For the students who do enroll, outcomes are among the strongest in the country. Low-income graduates earn a median of $132,300 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 99.8 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The six-year graduation rate is 96.4%, with freshman retention at 99.1%. Azimuth ranks Massachusetts Institute of Technology #429 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The pattern is clear: low-income students who gain admission complete at high rates and earn among the strongest post-graduation outcomes in the country — but the institution's admission scale limits how many students benefit from that pathway.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology admits about 4.5% of applicants, making it among the most selective institutions in the Azimuth coverage set. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,520 and 1,580 on the SAT and between 34 and 36 on the ACT (interquartile range). 19.3% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants and 25.9% are first-generation college students — a relatively narrow access footprint that reflects the institution's highly selective admissions funnel. Transfer enrollment is limited, at 2.5% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Massachusetts Institute of Technology #271 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking captures the structural constraint that defines MIT's position: at an admit rate of 4.5%, the number of Pell-eligible and first-generation students who benefit from the institution's outcomes is limited relative to institutions that open their doors more broadly. As Azimuth's analysis of access versus mobility frames it, high outcomes and high mobility are not the same thing — access reflects who gets in, and at MIT, that funnel is narrow by design. For the students who do enroll, outcomes are among the strongest in the country. Low-income graduates earn a median of $132,300 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 99.8 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The six-year graduation rate is 96.4%, with freshman retention at 99.1%. Azimuth ranks Massachusetts Institute of Technology #429 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The pattern is clear: low-income students who gain admission complete at high rates and earn among the strongest post-graduation outcomes in the country — but the institution's admission scale limits how many students benefit from that pathway.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology admits about 4.5% of applicants, making it among the most selective institutions in the Azimuth coverage set. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,520 and 1,580 on the SAT and between 34 and 36 on the ACT (interquartile range). 19.3% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants and 25.9% are first-generation college students — a relatively narrow access footprint that reflects the institution's highly selective admissions funnel. Transfer enrollment is limited, at 2.5% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Massachusetts Institute of Technology #271 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking captures the structural constraint that defines MIT's position: at an admit rate of 4.5%, the number of Pell-eligible and first-generation students who benefit from the institution's outcomes is limited relative to institutions that open their doors more broadly. As Azimuth's analysis of access versus mobility frames it, high outcomes and high mobility are not the same thing — access reflects who gets in, and at MIT, that funnel is narrow by design. For the students who do enroll, outcomes are among the strongest in the country. Low-income graduates earn a median of $132,300 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 99.8 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The six-year graduation rate is 96.4%, with freshman retention at 99.1%. Azimuth ranks Massachusetts Institute of Technology #429 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The pattern is clear: low-income students who gain admission complete at high rates and earn among the strongest post-graduation outcomes in the country — but the institution's admission scale limits how many students benefit from that pathway.
