General Statistics 2022-2023

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Student Body Composition

Degree LevelInternational  US Citizen  US Perm
Resident  
 Total  % of Total
Undergraduate5133980162465511.02%
Graduate29523943211710641.54%
Special – UG190019100.00%
Special – G4071411534.78%
Exchange/Visiting584160521221026.43%
Total410895993981410529.12%

Post-Completion Students with ISO work authorization

Type of Work AuthorizationVisa TypeInternational
Optional Practical TrainingF-1656
STEM Extention for Optional Practical TrainingF-1715
Academic TrainingJ-146
Total1407

Note: These statistics include the total number of post-completion work authorization applications between October 2021 and October 2022.

Countries with Largest Representation

Rank  Country     UG   G  Special (UG)  Special (G)  Exchange/ Visiting Total   % of Intl    Students
1China, P.R.C.69776198161103325.15%
2India2329607363628.81%
3Canada1321100192435.92%
4Korea, South1119300282325.65%
5France08800261142.78%
6Germany16101471102.68%
7Brazil1964026912.22%
8Taiwan6660015872.12%
9Japan570018842.04%
10Spain2600022842.04%

Total Countries Represented at MIT (Fall 2022): 137 plus the United States

Note: These statistics were compiled on October 14, 2022 for the academic year 2022-2023. 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: 9 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.