Friday, August 25, 2006

Basic Stats for MIT's Class of 2010

The following, preliminary figures for students entering MIT this fall were posted to an MIT website:

Applications received for fall 2006: 11,373
Acceptance rate – 13%
Yield – 67%

Male – 52%
Female – 48%
Underrepresented minorities – 16%
International students – 8%

Median SAT scores – Verbal, 740; Math, 780