Geographic distribution 2015-2016
| Region | Undergraduate Students | Graduate Students | All MIT |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | |||
| Alabama | 17 | 14 | 31 |
| Alaska | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Arizona | 57 | 34 | 91 |
| Arkansas | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| California | 702 | 572 | 1,274 |
| Colorado | 47 | 49 | 96 |
| Connecticut | 76 | 87 | 163 |
| Delaware | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | 69 | 75 |
| Florida | 232 | 123 | 355 |
| Georgia (U.S.) | 91 | 60 | 151 |
| Guam | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Hawaii | 27 | 16 | 43 |
| Idaho | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| Illinois | 144 | 136 | 280 |
| Indiana | 36 | 40 | 76 |
| Iowa | 16 | 36 | 52 |
| Kansas | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| Kentucky | 19 | 20 | 39 |
| Louisiana | 19 | 16 | 35 |
| Maine | 25 | 21 | 46 |
| Maryland | 139 | 122 | 261 |
| Massachusetts | 340 | 688 | 1,028 |
| Michigan | 102 | 78 | 180 |
| Minnesota | 37 | 55 | 92 |
| Mississippi | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Missouri | 34 | 35 | 69 |
| Montana | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Nebraska | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| Nevada | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| New Hampshire | 37 | 39 | 76 |
| New Jersey | 202 | 159 | 361 |
| New Mexico | 15 | 22 | 37 |
| New York | 374 | 339 | 713 |
| North Carolina | 64 | 61 | 125 |
| North Dakota | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| Ohio | 65 | 49 | 114 |
| Oklahoma | 20 | 9 | 29 |
| Oregon | 30 | 32 | 62 |
| Pennsylvania | 133 | 116 | 249 |
| Puerto Rico | 51 | 28 | 79 |
| Rhode Island | 14 | 27 | 41 |
| South Carolina | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| South Dakota | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Tennessee | 22 | 25 | 47 |
| Texas | 263 | 164 | 427 |
| Total U.S. | 4,042 | 3,878 | 7,920 |
| U.S. Citz Foreign Address | 178 | 181 | 359 |
| Utah | 16 | 23 | 39 |
| Vermont | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Virgin Islands | 5 | - | 5 |
| Virginia | 134 | 108 | 242 |
| Washington | 80 | 89 | 169 |
| West Virginia | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Wisconsin | 33 | 40 | 73 |
| Wyoming | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Total U.S. | 4,042 | 3,878 | 7,920 |
| NON-U.S. | |||
| Albania | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Argentina | - | 26 | 26 |
| Armenia | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Australia | 7 | 27 | 34 |
| Austria | - | 6 | 6 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1 |
| Bahrain | 2 | - | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Barbados | 1 | - | 1 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Belgium | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Bolivia | 1 | - | 1 |
| Bosnia-Hercegovina | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Brazil | 23 | 69 | 92 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 1 | 1 |
| Burma | - | 1 | 1 |
| Burundi | 1 | - | 1 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Canada | 24 | 234 | 258 |
| Chile | 1 | 34 | 35 |
| China | 53 | 627 | 680 |
| Colombia | 6 | 24 | 30 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Czech Republic | - | 2 | 2 |
| Denmark | - | 6 | 6 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Egypt | 4 | 19 | 23 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Estonia | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Finland | - | 5 | 5 |
| France | 1 | 92 | 93 |
| Georgia | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Germany | 4 | 68 | 72 |
| Ghana | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Greece | 9 | 39 | 48 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1 |
| Haiti | 2 | - | 2 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Hungary | - | 7 | 7 |
| Iceland | 1 | - | 1 |
| India | 32 | 304 | 336 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Iran | 3 | 37 | 40 |
| Iraq | 1 | - | 1 |
| Ireland | - | 9 | 9 |
| Israel | 3 | 65 | 68 |
| Italy | 5 | 44 | 49 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Japan | 5 | 59 | 64 |
| Jordan | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Korea | 24 | 187 | 211 |
| Kuwait | - | 2 | 2 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | 1 |
| Latvia | - | 4 | 4 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 25 | 29 |
| Lithuania | 1 | - | 1 |
| Macedonia | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 20 | 24 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Mexico | 10 | 67 | 77 |
| Moldova | 4 | - | 4 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1 |
| Mongolia | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Morocco | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Nepal | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 19 | 21 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| Norway | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Oman | 1 | - | 1 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 22 | 27 |
| Panama | 2 | - | 2 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Peru | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Philippines | 3 | - | 3 |
| Poland | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| Portugal | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Qatar | - | 1 | 1 |
| Romania | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| Russia | 3 | 70 | 73 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 18 | 28 | 46 |
| Serbia | - | 7 | 7 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1 |
| Singapore | 9 | 87 | 96 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1 |
| Somalia | 1 | - | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Spain | 1 | 52 | 53 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| St. Lucia | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Stateless | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1 |
| Sweden | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 21 | 25 |
| Syria | - | 5 | 5 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 70 | 77 |
| Tajikistan | - | 1 | 1 |
| Thailand | 20 | 44 | 64 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Tunisia | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Turkey | 10 | 59 | 69 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | - | 1 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| United Kingdom | 12 | 52 | 64 |
| Uruguay | - | 3 | 3 |
| Venezuela | - | 7 | 7 |
| Vietnam | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| West Bank | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Zambia | 1 | - | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Total Non-U.S. | 485 | 2,926 | 3,411 |
| Grand Total | 4,527 | 6,804 | 11,331 |