Geographic distribution 2017-2018
| Region | Undergraduate Students | Graduate Students | All MIT |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | |||
| Alabama | 16 | 13 | 29 |
| Alaska | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| Arizona | 53 | 36 | 89 |
| Arkansas | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| California | 728 | 555 | 1,283 |
| Colorado | 56 | 50 | 106 |
| Connecticut | 91 | 64 | 155 |
| Delaware | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| District of Columbia | 7 | 75 | 82 |
| Florida | 221 | 144 | 365 |
| Georgia (U.S.) | 92 | 64 | 156 |
| Guam | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Hawaii | 25 | 14 | 39 |
| Idaho | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| Illinois | 153 | 139 | 292 |
| Indiana | 28 | 31 | 59 |
| Iowa | 11 | 38 | 49 |
| Kansas | 21 | 13 | 34 |
| Kentucky | 16 | 17 | 33 |
| Louisiana | 18 | 15 | 33 |
| Maine | 29 | 21 | 50 |
| Maryland | 134 | 108 | 242 |
| Massachusetts | 356 | 675 | 1,031 |
| Michigan | 85 | 97 | 182 |
| Minnesota | 49 | 54 | 103 |
| Mississippi | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Missouri | 29 | 39 | 68 |
| Montana | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| N. Mariana Islands | 1 | - | 1 |
| Nebraska | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| Nevada | 20 | 5 | 25 |
| New Hampshire | 32 | 30 | 62 |
| New Jersey | 190 | 163 | 353 |
| New Mexico | 11 | 20 | 31 |
| New York | 360 | 406 | 766 |
| North Carolina | 60 | 54 | 114 |
| North Dakota | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Ohio | 69 | 67 | 136 |
| Oklahoma | 20 | 16 | 36 |
| Oregon | 25 | 26 | 51 |
| Pennsylvania | 126 | 140 | 266 |
| Puerto Rico | 42 | 31 | 73 |
| Rhode Island | 15 | 28 | 43 |
| South Carolina | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| South Dakota | 6 | - | 6 |
| Tennessee | 21 | 33 | 54 |
| Texas | 277 | 189 | 466 |
| U.S. Citz Foreign Address | 151 | 191 | 342 |
| Utah | 14 | 30 | 44 |
| Vermont | 9 | 16 | 25 |
| Virgin Islands | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Virginia | 132 | 108 | 240 |
| Washington | 90 | 89 | 179 |
| West Virginia | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Wisconsin | 37 | 55 | 92 |
| Wyoming | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Total U.S. | 4,026 | 4,027 | 8,053 |
| NON-U.S. ENROLLMENT | |||
| Afghanistan | 1 | - | 1 |
| Albania | 4 | - | 4 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1 |
| Argentina | 2 | 30 | 32 |
| Armenia | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Australia | 5 | 33 | 38 |
| Austria | - | 10 | 10 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 3 | 3 |
| Bahrain | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| Barbados | 1 | - | 1 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Belgium | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Bosnia-Hercegovina | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1 |
| Brazil | 11 | 63 | 74 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Burma | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1 |
| Canada | 22 | 239 | 261 |
| Chile | 2 | 35 | 37 |
| China | 83 | 711 | 794 |
| Colombia | 3 | 25 | 28 |
| Congo | 1 | - | 1 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Croatia | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Cuba | 1 | - | 1 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Czech Republic | - | 1 | 1 |
| Denmark | - | 8 | 8 |
| Ecuador | - | 3 | 3 |
| Egypt | 2 | 17 | 19 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Estonia | 1 | - | 1 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Finland | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| France | 2 | 104 | 106 |
| Georgia | 4 | - | 4 |
| Germany | 6 | 61 | 67 |
| Ghana | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Greece | 6 | 35 | 41 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| Hungary | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Iceland | - | 3 | 3 |
| India | 29 | 310 | 339 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 16 | 21 |
| Iran | 6 | 34 | 40 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ireland | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Israel | 6 | 60 | 66 |
| Italy | 5 | 35 | 40 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Japan | 5 | 57 | 62 |
| Jordan | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Kenya | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Korea | 21 | 183 | 204 |
| Kuwait | - | 2 | 2 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | - | 1 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 18 | 22 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Mexico | 13 | 41 | 54 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Mongolia | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Montenegro | 1 | - | 1 |
| Morocco | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Nepal | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Norway | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Oman | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 26 | 30 |
| Panama | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Paraguay | 2 | - | 2 |
| Peru | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| Philippines | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Poland | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Portugal | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Qatar | - | 1 | 1 |
| Romania | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| Russia | 1 | 37 | 38 |
| Rwanda | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Saudi Arabia | 7 | 25 | 32 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1 |
| Serbia | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | - | 1 |
| Singapore | 12 | 86 | 98 |
| Slovakia | 1 | - | 1 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1 |
| South Africa | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| South Sudan | 1 | - | 1 |
| Spain | - | 60 | 60 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| St. Lucia | 2 | - | 2 |
| St. Vincent & Grenadines | 1 | - | 1 |
| Stateless | - | 5 | 5 |
| Sudan | 1 | - | 1 |
| Sweden | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Syria | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 59 | 70 |
| Tajikistan | - | 1 | 1 |
| Tanzania | 3 | - | 3 |
| Thailand | 21 | 34 | 55 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Turkey | 10 | 42 | 52 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | - | 1 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 6 | 6 |
| United Kingdom | 18 | 55 | 73 |
| Uruguay | - | 8 | 8 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Vietnam | 8 | 17 | 25 |
| West Bank | 1 | - | 1 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Total Non-U.S. | 521 | 2,892 | 3,413 |
| Grand Total | 4,547 | 6,919 | 11,466 |