Geographic distribution 2016-2017
| Region | Undergraduate Students | Graduate Students | All MIT |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | |||
| Alabama | 20 | 11 | 31 |
| Alaska | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Arizona | 60 | 33 | 93 |
| Arkansas | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| California | 722 | 544 | 1,266 |
| Colorado | 49 | 51 | 100 |
| Connecticut | 92 | 72 | 164 |
| Delaware | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | 71 | 77 |
| Florida | 237 | 142 | 379 |
| Georgia (U.S.) | 93 | 67 | 160 |
| Guam | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Hawaii | 26 | 17 | 43 |
| Idaho | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Illinois | 148 | 129 | 277 |
| Indiana | 30 | 37 | 67 |
| Iowa | 13 | 38 | 51 |
| Kansas | 18 | 12 | 30 |
| Kentucky | 21 | 15 | 36 |
| Louisiana | 16 | 15 | 31 |
| Maine | 30 | 23 | 53 |
| Maryland | 138 | 103 | 241 |
| Massachusetts | 357 | 686 | 1,043 |
| Michigan | 93 | 80 | 173 |
| Minnesota | 43 | 54 | 97 |
| Mississippi | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Missouri | 27 | 32 | 59 |
| Montana | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| N. Mariana Islands | 1 | - | 1 |
| Nebraska | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| Nevada | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| New Hampshire | 32 | 38 | 70 |
| New Jersey | 198 | 159 | 357 |
| New Mexico | 13 | 26 | 39 |
| New York | 363 | 379 | 742 |
| North Carolina | 61 | 58 | 119 |
| North Dakota | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Ohio | 66 | 65 | 131 |
| Oklahoma | 21 | 14 | 35 |
| Oregon | 28 | 28 | 56 |
| Pennsylvania | 136 | 129 | 265 |
| Puerto Rico | 51 | 29 | 80 |
| Rhode Island | 17 | 25 | 42 |
| South Carolina | 12 | 18 | 30 |
| South Dakota | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Tennessee | 21 | 31 | 52 |
| Texas | 267 | 182 | 449 |
| U.S. Citz Foreign Address | 155 | 187 | 342 |
| Utah | 14 | 29 | 43 |
| Vermont | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| Virgin Islands | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Virginia | 140 | 109 | 249 |
| Washington | 85 | 85 | 170 |
| West Virginia | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Wisconsin | 35 | 44 | 79 |
| Wyoming | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Total U.S. | 4,067 | 3,944 | 8,011 |
| NON-U.S. | |||
| Afghanistan | 1 | - | 1 |
| Albania | 3 | - | 3 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1 |
| Argentina | 1 | 28 | 29 |
| Armenia | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Australia | 4 | 31 | 35 |
| Austria | - | 9 | 9 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 2 | 2 |
| Bahrain | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bangladesh | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| Barbados | 1 | - | 1 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Belgium | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Bolivia | 1 | - | 1 |
| Bosnia-Hercegovina | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Brazil | 8 | 67 | 75 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Burma | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Burundi | 1 | - | 1 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Canada | 26 | 238 | 264 |
| Chile | 1 | 29 | 30 |
| China | 70 | 695 | 765 |
| Colombia | 4 | 24 | 28 |
| Congo | 1 | - | 1 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 1 | - | 1 |
| Croatia | 1 | - | 1 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Czech Republic | - | 1 | 1 |
| Denmark | - | 8 | 8 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Egypt | 4 | 17 | 21 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Finland | - | 3 | 3 |
| France | 1 | 106 | 107 |
| Gambia | - | 1 | 1 |
| Georgia | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Germany | 4 | 63 | 67 |
| Ghana | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Greece | 6 | 45 | 51 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Hungary | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Iceland | 1 | - | 1 |
| India | 22 | 306 | 328 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Iran | 5 | 33 | 38 |
| Iraq | 1 | - | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| Israel | 6 | 60 | 66 |
| Italy | 5 | 39 | 44 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Japan | 7 | 54 | 61 |
| Jordan | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| Kenya | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Korea | 23 | 189 | 212 |
| Kuwait | - | 2 | 2 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | - | 1 |
| Latvia | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 19 | 23 |
| Lithuania | 1 | - | 1 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 22 | 25 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Mexico | 10 | 52 | 62 |
| Moldova | 2 | - | 2 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Morocco | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Nepal | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 17 | 19 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Norway | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| Oman | 1 | - | 1 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 26 | 30 |
| Panama | 3 | - | 3 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Peru | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Philippines | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Poland | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Portugal | - | 3 | 3 |
| Qatar | - | 1 | 1 |
| Romania | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| Russia | 2 | 29 | 31 |
| Rwanda | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5 | 26 | 31 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1 |
| Serbia | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Singapore | 8 | 88 | 96 |
| Slovakia | 1 | - | 1 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1 |
| Somalia | 1 | - | 1 |
| South Africa | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| South Sudan | 1 | - | 1 |
| Spain | 1 | 55 | 56 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| St. Lucia | 1 | - | 1 |
| St. Vincent & Grenadines | 1 | - | 1 |
| Stateless | - | 5 | 5 |
| Sudan | - | 2 | 2 |
| Sweden | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 17 | 19 |
| Syria | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 67 | 76 |
| Tajikistan | - | 2 | 2 |
| Tanzania | 1 | - | 1 |
| Thailand | 16 | 43 | 59 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 5 | - | 5 |
| Tunisia | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Turkey | 11 | 46 | 57 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | - | 1 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| United Kingdom | 14 | 55 | 69 |
| Uruguay | - | 5 | 5 |
| Venezuela | - | 7 | 7 |
| Vietnam | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| West Bank | 1 | - | 1 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | - | 4 |
| Total Non-U.S. | 457 | 2,908 | 3,365 |
| Grand Total | 4,524 | 6,852 | 11,376 |