Description
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Features
The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the twenty-first century.
The Institute is committed to generating, disseminating, and preserving knowledge, and to working with others to bring this knowledge to bear on the world's great challenges. MIT is dedicated to providing its students with an education that combines rigorous academic study and the excitement of discovery with the support and intellectual stimulation of a diverse campus community. MIT seeks to develop in each member of the MIT community the ability and passion to work wisely, creatively, and effectively for the betterment of humankind.
The Basics
| Setting | Easy access to Boston |
| School Type | USA University |
| Tuition | US$42,000 – $43,000 |
| Housing | Apartment |
| School Website | http://www.mit.edu/ |
| State | Massachusetts |
| Nearest City | Boston |
| Year Founded | 1861 |
| Admission Requirement | HK F.6 |
| Academic Calendar | Fall, Spring |
| Level Offered | Undergraduate, graduate and professional programs |
| Enrollment | Approximately 10,000 students |
| International Students | 9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 8:1 |
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Academic Programs
Spanning five schools — architecture and planning; engineering; humanities, arts, and social sciences; management; and science — and more than 30 departments and programs, an education at MIT covers more than just science and technology.
http://web.mit.edu/education/
Departments and programs: Anthropology, Architecture, Biological Engineering, Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Business, Chemical Engineering, Comparative Media Studies, Computation for Design and Optimization, Economics, Foreign Languages and Literatures, History, Linguistics and Philosophy, Literature, Management, Materials Science and Engineering, Mathematics, Music and Theater Arts, Physics, Political Science, Urban Studies and Planning, Writing and Humanistic Studies etc.
Campus
MIT Museum, MIT Media Lab, Al ’51 and Barrie Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center, Alumni Pool and Wang Fitness Center, Outdoor Fields, duPont Athletic Center, duPont Tennis Courts and J.B. Carr Tennis Bubble, Harold W. Pierce Boathouse, Johnson Athletic Center, Lincoln Laboratories Lexington, Rockwell Cage, Walter C. Wood Sailing Pavilion, Steinbrenner Stadium etc.
http://www.mitrecsports.com/index.php/about-us/facilities-a-tours
Students Life
Men’s Sports :baseball, basketball, crew, cross country, fencing, football, lacrosse, rifle, sailing, squash, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball and water polo.
Women’s Sports: basketball, crew, cross country, fencing, field hockey, lacrosse, rifle, sailing, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field and volleyball.
Athletics: http://mitathletics.com/landing/index
Clubs and activities: Undergraduate Economics Association, Society of Physics Students, MIT Folk Dance Club, MIT Concert Choir, MIT College Republicans, MIT Libertarians, Christian Science Organization, United Christian Fellowship,MIT Entrepreneurs Club, Japanese Association, Republic of China Student Association, Anime Club, Graduate Student Council etc.
http://stuff.mit.edu/activities/
Other Information
Source:
US News:
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/massachusetts-institute-of-technology-2178
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology School website:
http://web.mit.edu/