By Citizenship and Degree Level
| Citizenship | UG | G | Special – UG | Special – G | Exchange/ Visiting | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Albania | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Algeria | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Argentina | 17 | 2 | 19 | |||
| Armenia | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||
| Australia | 8 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 49 | |
| Austria | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 5 | 11 | |||
| Bahrain | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Bangladesh | 7 | 12 | 1 | 20 | ||
| Barbados | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Belarus | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Belgium | 1 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 23 | |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Bolivia | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Botswana | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Brazil | 12 | 65 | 2 | 8 | 87 | |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | ||
| Burma (Myanmar) | 9 | 1 | 10 | |||
| Burundi | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cameroon | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Canada | 20 | 178 | 1 | 24 | 223 | |
| Chile | 1 | 47 | 48 | |||
| China (People’s Republic Of) | 61 | 692 | 3 | 195 | 951 | |
| Colombia | 26 | 5 | 31 | |||
| Congo, Democratic Rep of | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Costa Rica | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||
| Croatia | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Cuba | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cyprus | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Czech Republic | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Denmark | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | ||
| Dominican Republic | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Ecuador | 1 | 7 | 8 | |||
| Egypt | 3 | 15 | 3 | 21 | ||
| El Salvador | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Eritrea | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Estonia | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Ethiopia | 7 | 2 | 9 | |||
| Fiji | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Finland | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
| France | 80 | 2 | 16 | 98 | ||
| Gaza Strip | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Georgia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | ||
| Germany | 2 | 73 | 2 | 40 | 117 | |
| Ghana | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Greece | 3 | 31 | 4 | 38 | ||
| Guatemala | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||
| Guyana | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Honduras | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Hong Kong | 3 | 22 | 6 | 31 | ||
| Hungary | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | ||
| Iceland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| India | 19 | 233 | 4 | 34 | 290 | |
| Indonesia | 5 | 27 | 3 | 35 | ||
| Iran | 4 | 22 | 1 | 27 | ||
| Iraq | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Ireland | 7 | 1 | 8 | |||
| Israel | 9 | 47 | 5 | 61 | ||
| Italy | 54 | 1 | 37 | 92 | ||
| Jamaica | 6 | 3 | 9 | |||
| Japan | 5 | 60 | 11 | 76 | ||
| Jordan | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 5 | 2 | 16 | ||
| Kenya | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Korea, South | 10 | 210 | 1 | 56 | 277 | |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Latvia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Lebanon | 8 | 2 | 10 | |||
| Libya | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Lithuania | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Macau | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Macedonia, North | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Malawi | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Malaysia | 4 | 13 | 3 | 20 | ||
| Mexico | 13 | 85 | 3 | 4 | 105 | |
| Moldova | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Mongolia | 9 | 2 | 11 | |||
| Montenegro | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Morocco | 1 | 9 | 2 | 12 | ||
| Nepal | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | ||
| Netherlands | 9 | 2 | 4 | 15 | ||
| New Zealand | 3 | 9 | 2 | 14 | ||
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Nigeria | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 22 | |
| Norway | 7 | 11 | 2 | 20 | ||
| Oman | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Pakistan | 4 | 12 | 1 | 17 | ||
| Panama | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Paraguay | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Peru | 7 | 18 | 25 | |||
| Philippines | 5 | 10 | 2 | 17 | ||
| Poland | 3 | 12 | 2 | 17 | ||
| Portugal | 10 | 7 | 17 | |||
| Romania | 9 | 11 | 2 | 22 | ||
| Russia | 4 | 29 | 5 | 38 | ||
| Rwanda | 8 | 2 | 10 | |||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Saudi Arabia | 20 | 28 | 1 | 49 | ||
| Senegal | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Serbia | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Singapore | 12 | 78 | 2 | 7 | 99 | |
| Slovakia | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||
| Slovenia | 1 | 1 | ||||
| South Africa | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||
| Spain | 2 | 51 | 18 | 71 | ||
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||
| St. Vincent & The Grenadines | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Sudan | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Sweden | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | ||
| Switzerland | 22 | 1 | 13 | 36 | ||
| Syria | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | ||
| Taiwan | 9 | 71 | 7 | 87 | ||
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Tanzania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Thailand | 18 | 37 | 1 | 56 | ||
| Trinidad & Tobago | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Tunisia | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Turkey | 6 | 46 | 7 | 59 | ||
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Uganda | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Ukraine | 21 | 15 | 2 | 38 | ||
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| United Kingdom | 2 | 66 | 12 | 80 | ||
| Unknown | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Uruguay | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| Venezuela | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | ||
| Vietnam | 5 | 15 | 3 | 23 | ||
| West Bank | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Yemen | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Zambia | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1 |
Total Countries Represented at MIT (Fall 2025): 135 plus the United States
Note: These statistics were compiled on October 22, 2026 for the academic year 2026-2027. The Registrar Office’s “Y Report” and international enrollment statistics include all special students, but no early thesis, exchange/visiting, or study abroad students unless otherwise noted: 10 early thesis students are included in the “graduate” and 2 study abroad students are included in the “undergraduate” categories above, but not in the Registrar Office’s Y Report.
