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Through teaching, research, and innovation, MIT’s exceptional community pursues its mission of <a href="#mission">service to the nation and the world</a>.</p> <div class="tle-section__resources"> <h5>Mission and Values</h5> <ul class="numbered-link-list"> <li class="numbered-link-list__item"> <a href="/about/mission-statement">Mission Statement</a> </li> <li class="numbered-link-list__item"> <a href="/values">MIT Values</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <figure class="tle-header__video"> <div class="tle-header__video-wrapper"> <video class="pause-video js-pause-video" autoplay loop muted playsinline tabindex="0"> <source src="/files/images/201807/about-MIT-5.mp4" /> Your browser does not support the video tag. </video> <div class="tle-header__video-controls"> <button class="tle-header__video-button js-video-button" type="button" aria-label="Pause"></button> </div> </div> <figcaption class="tle-header__video-caption"> </figcaption> </figure> </header> </div> </section> <section class="tle-section " > <div class="tle-container"> <div class="tle-section__inner tle-padding"> <header id="keyfacts" class="tle-section__header"> <h2 class="tle-section__title">Key Facts</h2> </header> <div class="tle-column-6"> <h4>History</h4> <ul class="data-list"> <li class="data-list__item "> <span class="data-list__label "><span>Incorporated</span></span> <span class="data-list__value "><span>1861</span></span></li> <li class="data-list__item "> <span class="data-list__label "><span>Motto</span></span> <span class="data-list__value "><span>“Mens et manus” (“mind and hand”)</span></span></li> </ul> <h4>Campus</h4> <ul class="data-list"> <li class="data-list__item "> <span class="data-list__label "><span>Location</span></span> <span class="data-list__value "><span>Cambridge, MA USA</span></span></li> <li class="data-list__item "> <span class="data-list__label "><span>Size</span></span> <span class="data-list__value "><span>168 acres (0.68 km2)</span></span></li> <li class="data-list__item "> <span class="data-list__label "><span>Student residences</span></span> <span class="data-list__value "><span>19</span></span></li> <li class="data-list__item "> <span class="data-list__label "><span>Playing fields</span></span> <span class="data-list__value "><span>26 acres (0.11 km2) </span></span></li> <li class="data-list__item "> <span class="data-list__label "><span>Gardens + green spaces</span></span> <span class="data-list__value "><span>40+</span></span></li> <li class="data-list__item "> <span class="data-list__label "><span>Publicly sited works of art</span></span> <span class="data-list__value "><span>60+</span></span></li> </ul> <h4>Admissions (Class of 2027)</h4> <ul class="data-list"> <li class="data-list__item "> <span class="data-list__label "><span>Applicants</span></span> <span class="data-list__value "><span>26,914</span></span></li> <li class="data-list__item "> <span class="data-list__label "><span>Admits</span></span> <span class="data-list__value "><span>1,291</span></span></li> </ul> <h4>Selected Honors</h4> <ul class="data-list"> <li class="data-list__item "> <span class="data-list__label "><span>Nobel laureates</span></span> <span class="data-list__value "><span>101</span></span></li> <li class="data-list__item "> <span class="data-list__label "><span>National Medal of Science  winners</span></span> <span class="data-list__value "><span>61</span></span></li> <li class="data-list__item "> <span class="data-list__label "><span>National Medal of Technology and Innovation winners</span></span> <span class="data-list__value "><span>33</span></span></li> <li class="data-list__item "> <span class="data-list__label "><span>MacArthur Fellows</span></span> <span class="data-list__value "><span>83</span></span></li> <li class="data-list__item "> <span class="data-list__label "><span>A. M. Turing Award winners</span></span> <span class="data-list__value "><span>17</span></span></li> </ul> <h4>More</h4> <p><a href="https://facts.mit.edu">MIT Facts</a><br /><a href="https://mitadmissions.org/discover/about-mit/a-brief-history-of-mit/">A brief history of MIT</a></p> <ul class="data-list"> <li class="data-list__item "> <span class="data-list__label "><span></span></span> <span class="data-list__value "><span></span></span></li> </ul> </div> <figure class="image-grid tle-section__image-grid image-grid--mosaic image-grid--2"> <div class="image-grid__inner"> <div class="image-grid__grid-item"> <div class="image-grid__image"> <img class="lazyloaded" data-src="/files/images/201804/key-facts-1.jpg" src="/files/images/201804/key-facts-1.jpg" alt="Sepia photo of a large building with columns and stairs. Young trees are seen in the foreground."> </div> </div> <div class="image-grid__grid-item"> <div class="image-grid__image"> <img class="lazyloaded" data-src="/files/images/201806/15331998332_edc282f399_b.jpg" src="/files/images/201806/15331998332_edc282f399_b.jpg" alt="A large, red sculpture sits on the grass. MIT buildings and people walking are seen in the background."> </div> </div> <div class="image-grid__grid-item"> <figcaption class="image-grid__captions" aria-hidden="true"> <span class="image-grid__caption">MIT’s first building was in Boston, before the move to Cambridge in 1916. </span> <span class="image-grid__caption">“Aesop’s Fables II,” by Mark di Suvero, is part of MIT’s public art collection. </span> </figcaption> </div> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </section> <section class="tle-section " > <div class="tle-container"> <div class="tle-section__inner tle-padding"> <header id="community" class="tle-section__header"> <h2 class="tle-section__title">Community (as of 10/30/23)</h2> </header> <div class="tle-column-6"> <ul class="data-list"> <li class="data-list__item "> <span class="data-list__label "><span>Employees (including faculty)</span></span> <span class="data-list__value "><span>17,180</span></span></li> <li class="data-list__item "> <span class="data-list__label "><span>Professors (all ranks)</span></span> <span class="data-list__value "><span>1,089</span></span></li> <li class="data-list__item "> <span class="data-list__label subitem"><span>Other teaching staff</span></span> <span class="data-list__value subitem"><span>1,020</span></span></li> <li class="data-list__item "> <span class="data-list__label "><span>Undergraduate student-to-faculty and instructional staff ratio </span></span> <span class="data-list__value "><span>3:1</span></span></li> <li class="data-list__item "> <span class="data-list__label "><span>Students</span></span> <span class="data-list__value "><span>11,920</span></span></li> <li class="data-list__item "> <span class="data-list__label "><span>Undergraduates</span></span> <span class="data-list__value "><span>4,576</span></span></li> <li class="data-list__item "> <span class="data-list__label subitem"><span>Women</span></span> <span class="data-list__value subitem"><span>2,231 (49%)</span></span></li> <li class="data-list__item "> <span class="data-list__label subitem"><span>US minority groups</span></span> <span class="data-list__value subitem"><span>2,650 (58%)</span></span></li> <li class="data-list__item "> <span class="data-list__label "><span>Graduate students</span></span> <span class="data-list__value "><span>7,344</span></span></li> <li class="data-list__item "> <span class="data-list__label subitem"><span>Women</span></span> <span class="data-list__value subitem"><span>2,969 (40%)</span></span></li> <li class="data-list__item "> <span class="data-list__label subitem"><span>US minority groups</span></span> <span class="data-list__value subitem"><span>1,617 (22%) </span></span></li> </ul> </div> <figure class="image-grid tle-section__image-grid image-grid--mosaic image-grid--2"> <div class="image-grid__inner"> <div class="image-grid__grid-item"> <div class="image-grid__image"> <img class="lazyloaded" data-src="/files/images/201806/7256121744_78c2fb74a6_b_2.jpg" src="/files/images/201806/7256121744_78c2fb74a6_b_2.jpg" alt="A professor writes an equation on a chalkboard."> </div> </div> <div class="image-grid__grid-item"> <div class="image-grid__image"> <img class="lazyloaded" data-src="/files/images/201806/DSC4585-Photo%20by%20Christopher%20Harting_preview_0.jpeg" src="/files/images/201806/DSC4585-Photo%20by%20Christopher%20Harting_preview_0.jpeg" alt="Students sit in an auditorium-style classroom. Some are taking notes while others look straight ahead."> </div> </div> <div class="image-grid__grid-item"> <figcaption class="image-grid__captions" aria-hidden="true"> <span class="image-grid__caption">MIT’s low ratio of <a href="https://facts.mit.edu/enrollment-statistics/">student</a>-to-<a href="https://facts.mit.edu/employees/faculty/">faculty and instructional staff</a> promotes intensive teaching. </span> <span class="image-grid__caption">In 2023–24, MIT students came from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, four territories, and 136 foreign countries. </span> </figcaption> </div> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </section> <section class="tle-section " > <div class="tle-container"> <div class="tle-section__inner tle-padding"> <header id="faculty" class="tle-section__header"> <h2 class="tle-section__title">Faculty </h2> </header> <div class="tle-section__content"> <div class="tle-section__description"> <p>For MIT’s faculty — just over 1,000 in number — cutting-edge research and education are inseparable. Each feeds the other. When they’re not busy pioneering the frontiers of their fields, MIT faculty members play a vital role in shaping the Institute’s vibrant campus community — as advisors, coaches, heads of houses, mentors, committee members, and much more.</p> </div> <div class="tle-section__resources"> <h5>Top Resources</h5> <ul class="numbered-link-list"> <li class="numbered-link-list__item"> <a href="http://ir.mit.edu/data-browser/#additional" target="_blank">Awards & Honors</a> </li> <li class="numbered-link-list__item"> <a href="https://facts.mit.edu/employees/faculty/" target="_blank">Faculty by School</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <figure class="image-grid tle-section__image-grid image-grid--mosaic image-grid--2"> <div class="image-grid__inner"> <div class="image-grid__grid-item"> <div class="image-grid__image"> <img class="lazyloaded" data-src="/files/images/201807/7204388944_0c7e35cdfe_b.jpg" src="/files/images/201807/7204388944_0c7e35cdfe_b.jpg" alt="A faculty member and a student look at a model."> </div> </div> <div class="image-grid__grid-item"> <div class="image-grid__image"> <img class="lazyloaded" data-src="/files/images/201807/7204396626_9fedc2cf29_b.jpg" src="/files/images/201807/7204396626_9fedc2cf29_b.jpg" alt="A professor looks at a model under a bright light."> </div> </div> <div class="image-grid__grid-item"> <figcaption class="image-grid__captions" aria-hidden="true"> <span class="image-grid__caption">MIT faculty instruct undergraduate and graduate students, and engage in research. </span> <span class="image-grid__caption">An MIT professor works on an architectural model. </span> </figcaption> </div> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </section> <section class="tle-section " > <div class="tle-container"> <div class="tle-section__inner tle-padding"> <header id="leadership" class="tle-section__header"> <h2 class="tle-section__title">Leadership</h2> </header> <div class="tle-section__content"> <div class="tle-section__description"> <h4>President</h4> <p><strong>Sally Kornbluth</strong><br />  MIT’s 18th president, January 2023 – present</p> <p>The Institute’s board of trustees, known as “the Corporation,” includes 69 distinguished leaders in engineering, science, industry, education, and other professions.</p> </div> <div class="tle-section__resources"> <h5>Top Resources</h5> <ul class="numbered-link-list"> <li class="numbered-link-list__item"> <a href="http://president.mit.edu/" target="_blank">Office of the President</a> </li> <li class="numbered-link-list__item"> <a href="http://orgchart.mit.edu/" target="_blank">Senior Leadership</a> </li> <li class="numbered-link-list__item"> <a href="http://corporation.mit.edu" target="_blank">MIT Corporation</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <figure class="image-grid tle-section__image-grid image-grid--single image-grid--1"> <div class="image-grid__inner"> <div class="image-grid__grid-item"> <div class="image-grid__image"> <img class="lazyloaded" data-src="/files/images/202301/acRy-i6p-2.jpeg" src="/files/images/202301/acRy-i6p-2.jpeg" alt="Sally Kornbluth stands behind a lectern with the MIT logo. An image of the Great Dome is behind her."> </div> <figcaption class="image-grid__captions" aria-hidden="true"> <span class="image-grid__caption">President Sally Kornbluth </span> </figcaption> </div> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </section> <section class="tle-section " > <div class="tle-container"> <div class="tle-section__inner tle-padding"> <header id="cambridge-boston" class="tle-section__header"> <h2 class="tle-section__title">Cambridge & Boston</h2> </header> <div class="tle-section__content"> <div class="tle-section__description"> <p>MIT is an integral part of its host city of Cambridge, a diverse and vibrant community noted for its intellectual life, history, and thriving innovation climate. With a campus nestled between Central and Kendall Squares, and across the Charles River from Boston’s Back Bay, the Institute is optimally positioned to collaborate with its neighbors and to contribute to its community.</p> </div> <div class="tle-section__resources"> <h5>Top Resources</h5> <ul class="numbered-link-list"> <li class="numbered-link-list__item"> <a href="/visitmit">Visit MIT</a> </li> <li class="numbered-link-list__item"> <a href="https://www.kendallsquare.org" target="_blank">Kendall Square</a> </li> <li class="numbered-link-list__item"> <a href="https://www.boston.gov/visiting-boston" target="_blank">Visiting Boston</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <figure class="image-grid tle-section__image-grid image-grid--single image-grid--1"> <div class="image-grid__inner"> <div class="image-grid__grid-item"> <div class="image-grid__image"> <img class="lazyloaded" data-src="/files/images/201807/15656704711_00457bd2c9_b_1.jpg" src="/files/images/201807/15656704711_00457bd2c9_b_1.jpg" alt="The MIT Dome and Killian Court are in the foreground, with the Charles River and Boston skyline in the background."> </div> <figcaption class="image-grid__captions" aria-hidden="true"> <span class="image-grid__caption">Aerial view of the campus, with a glimpse of the Boston skyline </span> </figcaption> </div> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </section> <section class="gallery js-gallery"> <div class="tle-container"> <div class="gallery-content"> <div class="gallery-images js-gallery-images"> <figure class="js-gallery-image gallery-image gallery-image--2x2" tabindex="0"> <div class="gallery-image__crop" tabindex="-1"> <img class="gallery-image__media lazyload" data-flickity-lazyload="/files/images/201806/MIT%20Flickr%20Library_1019-346-Photo%20by%20Jake%20Belcher_preview.jpeg" data-src="/files/images/201806/MIT%20Flickr%20Library_1019-346-Photo%20by%20Jake%20Belcher_preview.jpeg" alt="Two students on the grass in Killian Court. One is stretched out and the other is sitting up."> </div> <figcaption class="gallery-image__caption">Studying on Killian Court</figcaption> </figure> <figure class="js-gallery-image gallery-image gallery-image--1x1" tabindex="0"> <div class="gallery-image__crop" tabindex="-1"> <img class="gallery-image__media lazyload" data-flickity-lazyload="/files/images/201806/34892059462_ed9f614dc6_b.jpg" data-src="/files/images/201806/34892059462_ed9f614dc6_b.jpg" alt="A performer dances in the foreground, with several more in the background. 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