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What MIT costs

Cambridge, Massachusetts · Private · 4,535 undergrads

MIT's sticker price was $85,960 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $14,815 on average after grants.

What does MIT cost?

$14,815 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $85,960.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000Not reported
$30,000–$48,000Not reported
$48,000–$75,000$4,283
$75,000–$110,000$8,020
over $110,000$50,747

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000Not reported
$30,000–$48,000Not reported
$48,000–$75,000$4,283
$75,000–$110,000$8,020
Over $110,000$50,747

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, MIT cost less than Amherst but more than Williams.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
MIT$4,283$14,815
Harvard$4,126$19,148
Williams$722$15,157
Amherst$13,814$19,536

The sticker price

$64,730
Tuition, 2025-26
$85,960
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
24%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$61,734
average grant for students who got aid.
6.8%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$14,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Massachusetts Institute of Technology cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $4,283 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $85,960. Your own price depends on your family's finances; MIT's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Massachusetts Institute of Technology cost for a family earning $90,000?
Families earning $75,000–$110,000 paid $8,020 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $85,960. Your own price depends on your family's finances; MIT's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Massachusetts Institute of Technology cost for a family earning $150,000?
Families earning over $110,000 paid $50,747 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $85,960. Your own price depends on your family's finances; MIT's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from

Updated Nov 5, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers