MIT Admits 11 Per Cent of Early Applicants

MIT's Early Action applicant pool grew by about 13 per cent this year, contributing to a slightly lower acceptance rate than was seen last year.

MIT accepted 11 per cent of this year's EA applicants. An equal number of EA applicants were denied. The remaining applications were deferred to the regular admissions round.

MIT's non-binding Early Action program usually has an admit rate close to that for the same year's overall applicant pool. MIT limits the number of students admitted through Early Action to 30 per cent of the incoming class, and typically defers the majority of EA applicants to the regular pool.

Last year, 295 of the 2,370 EA applicants deferred to the regular pool were ultimately admitted to MIT, making for an acceptance rate of 12.4 per cent for deferred candidates. The overall acceptance rate for the year was 13 per cent.

Sources:

"MIT Early Applications Up 13%," by Emily Sachar, Bloomberg, December 13, 2006.

"Admissions Statistics," posted to the MIT Admissions webpage