MIT Admissions Statistics 2008

MIT Admissions Statistics 2008 Trivia: This years admit rate was 11.9%. What was the admit rate for my class, the MIT Class of 2000, when we were admitted in 1996? [answer at the end of the entry] Probably the most popular questions asked at any information session are statistical. What is the average SAT score? How many students were admitted Early Action? Luckily, I can refer most folks to our website, where we offer a plethora of numbers for any statistical junkie. Recently, we updated the admissions statistics page for this years application cycle. Heres a quick summary of what youll find Freshman Applications 13,396 Freshman Admits 1,589 Early action Applicants 3,925 Admitted 522 Deferred to regular action 2,903 Deferred applicants admitted during regular action 279 Regular action Applicants 9,471 Total considered during regular action (including deferred students) 12,375 Admitted (including deferred students) 1,032 Waitlisted 741 International students Applied 3,052 Admitted 119 Middle 50% score range of admitted students: SAT Reasoning Test Critical Reading [670, 770] SAT Reasoning Test Math [730, 800] ACT Composite [31, 35] SAT Subject Test Math [740, 800] SAT Subject Test Science [710, 800] There are lots more statistics available on mitadmissions.org on the freshman class profile and the admissions statistics pages. Trivia answer: The MIT Class of 2000 admit rate was 24.3% more than 2x this years rate. That could mean that if my admissions colleague McGreggor Crowley 00 and I had applied this year, perhaps only one of us might have been admitted!