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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of modern technology and science.
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Incorporated1861Motto“Mens et manus” (“mind and hand”)LocationCambridge, MA USASize168 acres (0.68 km2)Student residences19Playing fields26 acres (0.11 km2)Nobel laureates100National Medal of Science winners60National Medal of Technology and Innovation winners30MacArthur Fellows81Multimedia artist Jackson 2bears, an artist in residence at the MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology, has created a new immersive experience reimagining the Haudenosaunee creation story. “It really was a project made in community,” he says.
Learn about the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a leading research university that advances knowledge and educates students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship. Discover its history, achievements, and alumni network that drive progress in the world.
Admissions + Aid. Intensely curious and driven to explore, the people of MIT value rigorous analytical thinking, ingenuity, hands-on problem solving, and big new ideas. Stimulating, supportive, and playful, the MIT community becomes, for many students, a second home.
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Locally, we engage students, teachers, and families with a range of hands-on K-12 offerings, from structured field trips to MIT’s Edgerton Center to programs designed to encourage girls in their love of technology and science.