What is MIT's acceptance rate?

MIT has an official acceptance rate of 4.74%. Based on 799 community-reported outcomes, the crowdsourced acceptance rate is 21%.

What SAT score do you need for MIT?

The average SAT score at MIT is 1553. Community-reported average SAT from real applicants is 1530. MIT is test-flexible but most admitted students score in the top percentiles.

When does MIT release admissions decisions?

MIT releases Early Action decisions in mid-December and Regular Action decisions on Pi Day (March 14). Decisions are posted online at approximately 6:28 PM ET.

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MIT Admissions Data

Real admissions outcomes for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Pi Day Decisions — March 14

MIT releases Regular Decision results on Pi Day (3/14) at 6:28pm ET — "Tau Time" (2π). A beloved tradition since 2012.

Decision Timeline

When MIT releases admissions decisions

Early Actionestimated

Dec 14, 2025

Pi Day for RD

Regular Decisionestimated

Mar 14, 2026

Pi Day (3/14)

Official Data

Source: College Scorecard, US Dept. of Education

Acceptance Rate

4.74%

SAT Average

1553

SAT Range (25th-75th)

1510-1580

ACT Range (25th-75th)

34-36

Undergrad Enrollment

4,571

Community Data

From 799 crowdsourced submissions

Total Submissions

799

Crowdsourced Accept Rate

21%

Avg GPA (UW)

3.93

Avg SAT

1530

Avg ACT

Decision Breakdown

169

Accepted

534

Rejected

Waitlisted

Deferred

Recent Submissions (799)

Latest community-reported outcomes for MIT

MIT

MA · 2025-2026 · RD

WaitlistedAccepted off WL

GPA (UW)

4.00

SAT

1500

Self-Reported

From CA

MIT

MA · 2022-2023 · RD

WaitlistedAccepted off WL

GPA (UW)

4.00

SAT

1580

ACT

Major: Computer Science and Molecular Biology

Self-Reported

From MI

MIT

MA · 2018-2019 · RD

Rejected

GPA (UW)

4.00

GPA (W)

4.80

SAT

1530

6 APs

[Award] 1st place in a big journalism contest in 9th grade[Award] Writing has appeared in local news, state newspaper, and other major newspapers[Award] Winner in three international writing contests[Award] Runner-up/winner in three other prestigious writing contest provider contests at inter/national level[Award] Really big specific science writing contest award

Self-Reported·via Reddit

From XX

MIT

MA · 2024-2025 · RD

Rejected

GPA (UW)

3.94

GPA (W)

4.71

SAT

1510

ACT

Major: Bioengineering / Chemical and Biological Engineering / BME

Public HS13 APs13 Honors

VEX Robotics team builder/designer, made statesResearch at state school lab on niche topicPassion project on braille literacyTaekwondo for 8 years, worked as tutor and studentMember of county government's public health youth advisory council

Self-Reported·via Reddit

From AZ

MIT

MA · 2025-2026 · RD

Rejected

GPA (UW)

3.97

GPA (W)

4.70

Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Civil Engineering

Suburban17 APs

Algoverse AI Research - accepted to ICML workshopGarcia Summer Research Program - published paper and presented at conferenceDance club founder and president - school and community eventsAI research club co-president - hosted school research conferenceRubik's cube club co-president - competed in cubing competitions

Self-Reported·via Reddit

From CA

MIT

MA · 2025-2026 · RD

Accepted

GPA (UW)

4.00

GPA (W)

4.50

SAT

1370

ACT

Major: biomedical engineering or bioengineering

Public HSFirst-Gen13 APs

Society of Women Engineers Founder & Co-PresidentGirls Who Code PresidentScience Olympiad CompetitorResearch Assistant at Local UniversityOnline Small Business Marketing Chair

Self-Reported·via Reddit

From AZ

MIT

MA · 2025-2026 · RD

Rejected

GPA (W)

3.98

SAT

1260

ACT

Major: Psychology

Suburban3 APs13 Honors

Latin Honor Society - Executive boardLatin Club - Executive board/PresidentAnti-Racism Club - Co-Founder & Co-PresidentService Organization - Executive boardDiversity Club - President

Self-Reported·via Reddit

From XX

MIT

MA · 2025-2026 · RD

Rejected

GPA (UW)

3.55

GPA (W)

4.47

SAT

1520

ACT

Major: Biochemistry / Pre-Med

Private HS3 IBs

Bioinformatics research at Houston Methodist (ML + PCA work)Brown Pre-College (Cancer Informatics, ML models)Rice genome engineering courseIndependent STEM projects (cellular automata, DIY builds)3+ years volunteering with special needs children

Self-Reported·via Reddit

From TX

MIT

MA · 2025-2026 · RD

Waitlisted

GPA (UW)

4.00

GPA (W)

4.00

SAT

1540

Major: Biomedical Engineering

Public HSRural17 APs

Built robots and biomedical devices from scrap materials, 2× ISEF Finalist, Grand Award winnerSTS Scholar with 3× conference presentations and 1 publicationPersonal hardware and software projects (maker portfolio)Nationally ranked ice hockey player (Top 65 in U.S., Harvard Combine invite, international tournaments)Advocated for inclusion in hockey on TV

Self-Reported·via Reddit

From NY

MIT

MA · 2024-2025 · RD

Waitlisted

GPA (UW)

4.00

GPA (W)

4.77

SAT

1550

ACT

Major: Computer Science

Public HS15 APs4 Honors

Independent Research - ML model to predict turbulence, presented at statewide undergrad conference and state/local sci fairsASSIP Internship - created visualizations, trained ML models, published abstract in GMU student journalYouTube Channel - aviation explainer videos, 1.7k+ subscribers, 100k+ views on best-performing videoSchoolhouse World Mod & Tutor - hosted onboarding sessions and reviewed tutor applications, tutored 100+ kids in Math & SAT prepFBLA - board member for two years, helped organize RLC, qualified for NLC sophomore year

Self-Reported·via Reddit

From NC

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