Motto | Mens et Manus (Latin) |
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Motto in English | "Mind and Hand"[1] |
Type | Private land-grant research university |
Established | April 10, 1861 |
Founder | William Barton Rogers |
Accreditation | NECHE |
Academic affiliations | |
Endowment | $24.6 billion (2024)[3] |
President | Sally Kornbluth |
Provost | Cynthia Barnhart |
Academic staff | 1,069[4] |
Students | 11,920 (2023–24)[5] |
Undergraduates | 4,576 (2023–24)[5] |
Postgraduates | 7,344 (2023–24)[5] |
Location | , , United States 42°21′35″N 71°5′31″W / 42.35972°N 71.09194°W |
Campus | Midsize city[7], 166 acres (67.2 ha)[6] |
Newspaper | The Tech |
Colors | Cardinal red and steel gray[8] |
Nickname | Engineers |
Sporting affiliations | |
Mascot | Tim the Beaver[9] |
Website | mit |
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of modern technology and science.
Founded in response to the increasing industrialization of the United States, MIT adopted a European polytechnic university model and stressed laboratory instruction in applied science and engineering. MIT is one of three private land-grant universities in the United States, the others being Cornell University and Tuskegee University. The institute has an urban campus that extends more than a mile (1.6 km) alongside the Charles River, and operates off-campus facilities including the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, the Bates Center, and the Haystack Observatory, as well as affiliated laboratories such as the Broad and Whitehead Institutes.
As of October 2024[update], 105 Nobel laureates,[10] 26 Turing Award winners, and 8 Fields Medalists have been affiliated with MIT as alumni, faculty members, or researchers.[11] In addition, 58 National Medal of Science recipients, 29 National Medals of Technology and Innovation recipients, 50 MacArthur Fellows,[12] 83 Marshall Scholars,[13] 41 astronauts,[14] 16 Chief Scientists of the US Air Force, and 1 foreign head of state have been affiliated with MIT. The institute also has a strong entrepreneurial culture and MIT alumni have founded or co-founded many notable companies.[15][16] MIT is a member of the Association of American Universities.[17]
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