Geographic distribution 2010-2011
| Region | Undergraduate Students | Graduate Students | All MIT |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | |||
| Alabama | 19 | 14 | 33 |
| Alaska | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Arizona | 49 | 48 | 97 |
| Arkansas | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| California | 573 | 588 | 1,161 |
| Colorado | 42 | 44 | 86 |
| Connecticut | 80 | 86 | 166 |
| Delaware | 19 | 13 | 32 |
| District of Columbia | 8 | 48 | 56 |
| Florida | 214 | 111 | 325 |
| Georgia (U.S.) | 68 | 66 | 134 |
| Guam | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Hawaii | 22 | 19 | 41 |
| Idaho | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Illinois | 128 | 115 | 243 |
| Indiana | 32 | 36 | 68 |
| Iowa | 15 | 33 | 48 |
| Kansas | 24 | 19 | 43 |
| Kentucky | 24 | 14 | 38 |
| Louisiana | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| Maine | 20 | 15 | 35 |
| Maryland | 167 | 123 | 290 |
| Massachusetts | 374 | 541 | 915 |
| Michigan | 91 | 73 | 164 |
| Minnesota | 54 | 62 | 116 |
| Mississippi | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Missouri | 38 | 45 | 83 |
| Montana | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Nebraska | 16 | 10 | 26 |
| Nevada | 17 | 4 | 21 |
| New Hampshire | 42 | 42 | 84 |
| New Jersey | 183 | 158 | 341 |
| New Mexico | 14 | 20 | 34 |
| New York | 352 | 372 | 724 |
| North Carolina | 56 | 73 | 129 |
| North Dakota | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Ohio | 79 | 88 | 167 |
| Oklahoma | 21 | 11 | 32 |
| Oregon | 27 | 48 | 75 |
| Pennsylvania | 128 | 160 | 288 |
| Puerto Rico | 39 | 28 | 67 |
| Rhode Island | 12 | 26 | 38 |
| South Carolina | 17 | 17 | 34 |
| South Dakota | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Tennessee | 35 | 22 | 57 |
| Texas | 301 | 149 | 450 |
| U.S. Citz Foreign Address | 139 | 184 | 323 |
| Utah | 17 | 30 | 47 |
| Vermont | 17 | 11 | 28 |
| Virgin Islands | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Virginia | 133 | 114 | 247 |
| Washington | 61 | 104 | 165 |
| West Virginia | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Wisconsin | 41 | 57 | 98 |
| Wyoming | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Total U.S. | 3,889 | 3,911 | 7,800 |
| NON-U.S. | |||
| Albania | 2 | - | 2 |
| Argentina | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Australia | 4 | 28 | 32 |
| Austria | - | 6 | 6 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Belarus | - | 2 | 2 |
| Belgium | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Bolivia | - | 2 | 2 |
| Bosnia-Hercegovina | 1 | - | 1 |
| Botswana | 1 | - | 1 |
| Brazil | 11 | 34 | 45 |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| Burma | 1 | - | 1 |
| Cambodia | 2 | - | 2 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Canada | 20 | 213 | 233 |
| Chile | 1 | 38 | 39 |
| China | 34 | 358 | 392 |
| Colombia | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | - | 1 | 1 |
| Croatia | - | 4 | 4 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Czech Republic | - | 1 | 1 |
| Denmark | - | 6 | 6 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Egypt | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| El Salvador | 3 | - | 3 |
| Estonia | 1 | - | 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Finland | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| France | - | 66 | 66 |
| Gaza Strip | 1 | - | 1 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1 |
| Germany | 3 | 55 | 58 |
| Ghana | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Greece | 1 | 42 | 43 |
| Guatemala | - | 4 | 4 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 22 | 26 |
| Hungary | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Iceland | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| India | 29 | 238 | 267 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| Iran | 2 | 38 | 40 |
| Ireland | - | 13 | 13 |
| Israel | 4 | 43 | 47 |
| Italy | 3 | 42 | 45 |
| Jamaica | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Japan | 2 | 65 | 67 |
| Jordan | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Kenya | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| Korea | 15 | 257 | 272 |
| Kuwait | 3 | - | 3 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Libya | - | 2 | 2 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Macau | 1 | - | 1 |
| Macedonia | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Madagascar | 1 | - | 1 |
| Malawi | 1 | - | 1 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 17 | 25 |
| Mauritania | - | 1 | 1 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Mexico | 9 | 48 | 57 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Mongolia | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Morocco | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Nepal | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Niger | - | 1 | 1 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Norway | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 21 | 31 |
| Peru | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Philippines | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Poland | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Portugal | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Romania | 8 | 17 | 25 |
| Russia | 5 | 26 | 31 |
| Rwanda | 1 | - | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1 |
| Serbia | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1 |
| Singapore | 8 | 74 | 82 |
| Slovenia | - | 2 | 2 |
| South Africa | - | 7 | 7 |
| Spain | 4 | 53 | 57 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| St. Lucia | - | 2 | 2 |
| Stateless | 1 | - | 1 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Switzerland | - | 13 | 13 |
| Syria | 1 | - | 1 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 84 | 91 |
| Tanzania | 3 | - | 3 |
| Thailand | 13 | 39 | 52 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Turkey | 10 | 44 | 54 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | - | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 7 | 50 | 57 |
| Uruguay | - | 7 | 7 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | - | 1 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Vietnam | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| West Bank | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Total Non-U.S. | 410 | 2,356 | 2,766 |
| Grand Total | 4,299 | 6,267 | 10,566 |