Geographic distribution 2014-2015
| Region | Undergraduate Students | Graduate Students | All MIT |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | |||
| Alabama | 18 | 14 | 32 |
| Alaska | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Arizona | 52 | 39 | 91 |
| Arkansas | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| California | 694 | 577 | 1,271 |
| Colorado | 55 | 44 | 99 |
| Connecticut | 85 | 83 | 168 |
| Delaware | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| District of Columbia | 7 | 61 | 68 |
| Florida | 232 | 110 | 342 |
| Georgia (U.S.) | 86 | 69 | 155 |
| Guam | 3 | - | 3 |
| Hawaii | 25 | 21 | 46 |
| Idaho | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Illinois | 148 | 156 | 304 |
| Indiana | 34 | 39 | 73 |
| Iowa | 16 | 36 | 52 |
| Kansas | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| Kentucky | 21 | 17 | 38 |
| Louisiana | 20 | 17 | 37 |
| Maine | 26 | 18 | 44 |
| Maryland | 142 | 133 | 275 |
| Massachusetts | 336 | 666 | 1,002 |
| Michigan | 104 | 90 | 194 |
| Minnesota | 40 | 56 | 96 |
| Mississippi | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Missouri | 33 | 33 | 66 |
| Montana | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Nebraska | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| Nevada | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| New Hampshire | 36 | 45 | 81 |
| New Jersey | 191 | 160 | 351 |
| New Mexico | 16 | 23 | 39 |
| New York | 384 | 336 | 720 |
| North Carolina | 70 | 66 | 136 |
| North Dakota | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Ohio | 73 | 60 | 133 |
| Oklahoma | 17 | 9 | 26 |
| Oregon | 32 | 45 | 77 |
| Pennsylvania | 127 | 138 | 265 |
| Puerto Rico | 50 | 34 | 84 |
| Rhode Island | 11 | 26 | 37 |
| South Carolina | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Tennessee | 26 | 26 | 52 |
| Texas | 267 | 165 | 432 |
| U.S. Citz Foreign Address | 198 | 200 | 398 |
| Utah | 11 | 28 | 39 |
| Vermont | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Virgin Islands | 5 | - | 5 |
| Virginia | 126 | 96 | 222 |
| Washington | 76 | 101 | 177 |
| West Virginia | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Wisconsin | 34 | 39 | 73 |
| Wyoming | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Total U.S. | 4,046 | 3,971 | 8,017 |
| NON-U.S. | |||
| Albania | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1 |
| Argentina | - | 27 | 27 |
| Armenia | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Australia | 7 | 25 | 32 |
| Austria | - | 9 | 9 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Belarus | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Belgium | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bosnia-Hercegovina | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Brazil | 19 | 57 | 76 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 1 | 1 |
| Burundi | 1 | - | 1 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Canada | 23 | 239 | 262 |
| Chile | 1 | 42 | 43 |
| China | 57 | 607 | 664 |
| Colombia | 6 | 25 | 31 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Croatia | - | 1 | 1 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Denmark | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Egypt | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| El Salvador | 1 | - | 1 |
| Estonia | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Finland | - | 2 | 2 |
| France | 1 | 89 | 90 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Germany | 2 | 67 | 69 |
| Ghana | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Greece | 8 | 36 | 44 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1 |
| Haiti | 1 | - | 1 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| Hungary | - | 6 | 6 |
| Iceland | 1 | - | 1 |
| India | 21 | 283 | 304 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Iran | 1 | 38 | 39 |
| Iraq | 1 | - | 1 |
| Ireland | - | 11 | 11 |
| Israel | 3 | 67 | 70 |
| Italy | 3 | 41 | 44 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Japan | 5 | 62 | 67 |
| Jordan | 3 | - | 3 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Kenya | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Korea | 28 | 204 | 232 |
| Kuwait | - | 3 | 3 |
| Latvia | - | 3 | 3 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 20 | 22 |
| Lithuania | 1 | - | 1 |
| Macedonia | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 21 | 26 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Mexico | 12 | 67 | 79 |
| Moldova | 3 | - | 3 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Morocco | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Nepal | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| Norway | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| Panama | 1 | - | 1 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Peru | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Philippines | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Poland | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Portugal | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Romania | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| Russia | 4 | 59 | 63 |
| Rwanda | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 14 | 24 | 38 |
| Serbia | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1 |
| Singapore | 9 | 84 | 93 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1 |
| Somalia | 1 | - | 1 |
| South Africa | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| Spain | 1 | 54 | 55 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 6 | 6 |
| St. Lucia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| St. Vincent & Grenadines | 1 | - | 1 |
| Stateless | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1 |
| Sweden | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 17 | 20 |
| Syria | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 67 | 76 |
| Tanzania | 2 | - | 2 |
| Thailand | 20 | 44 | 64 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Turkey | 7 | 58 | 65 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | - | 1 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| United Kingdom | 9 | 44 | 53 |
| Uruguay | - | 5 | 5 |
| Venezuela | - | 9 | 9 |
| Vietnam | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| West Bank | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Zambia | 3 | - | 3 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total Non-U.S. | 466 | 2,836 | 3,302 |
| Grand Total | 4,512 | 6,807 | 11,319 |