Cambridge, MA · CDS 2024–2025 · City: Midsize · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
| Total all undergraduates | 4,535 | |
| Total all graduate | 7,351 | |
| Grand total all students | 11,886 |
| Total applicants | 28,232 | |
| Total admitted | 1,284 | |
| Total enrolled | 1,106 | |
| Overall admit rate | 4.5% | |
| Admit rate — women | 6.8% | |
| Admit rate — men | 3.5% | |
| Yield rate | 86.1% |
| Offers Early Decision plan? | — | — |
| ED closing date | — | — |
| ED notification date | — | — |
| # admitted under ED plan | — | — |
| Offers Early Action plan? | Yes | |
| EA closing date | Nov. 1 | |
| EA notification date | Dec. 20 | |
| Restrictive Early Action? | No |
| % submitting SAT | 83.0% | |
| % submitting ACT | 29.0% | |
| SAT EBRW 25th %ile | 740 | |
| SAT EBRW 75th %ile | 780 | |
| SAT Math 25th %ile | 780 | |
| SAT Math 75th %ile | 800 | |
| ACT Comp 25th %ile | 34 | |
| ACT Comp 75th %ile | 36 | |
| % in top 10% of HS class | 96.0% | |
| % in top 25% of HS class | 99.0% |
| Tuition — in-state | $64,310 | |
| Tuition — out-of-state | $64,310 | |
| Required fees | $420 | |
| Room and board | $21,264 | |
| Total cost — in-state | $85,994 | |
| Total cost — out-of-state | $85,994 |
| Avg need-based grant | $66,931 | |
| Avg % of need met | 100.0% | |
| % with 100% of need met | 100.0% | |
| Avg merit grant (no need) | — | — |
| Avg loan debt at graduation | $14,419 |
| # offered place on waitlist | 590 | |
| # admitted from waitlist | 9 | |
| Waitlist admit rate | 1.8% | |
| Transfer applicants (total) | 1,346 | |
| Transfer admit rate | 2.4% |
| Student-faculty ratio | 3:1 | |
| % faculty full-time | 80.4% |
Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.
| Admit rate (Scorecard) | 4.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (public) | — | — |
| Average net price (private) | $20,111 | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Completion rate (200% of expected time) | 96.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200) |
| Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time) | 92.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS) |
| First-year retention rate | 99.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT) |
| Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing | $161,961 | Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars |
| % receiving a Pell Grant | 19.2% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| % receiving a federal loan | 6.7% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| Paid in full | 44.2% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Making progress | 34.2% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Not making progress | 9.5% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Discharged | — | — |
| Defaulted | — | — |
| % part-time | 1.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 21.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 7.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 14.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 35.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 6.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 11.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 3.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % women | 29.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % men | 70.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 54.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 1.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 4.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 11.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 1.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 20.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 5.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.
| Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services | 35.2% |
| Engineering | 27.3% |
| Mathematics And Statistics | 10.1% |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 9.8% |
| Physical Sciences | 6.7% |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences | 4.1% |
| Architecture And Related Services | 2.3% |
| Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services | 2.3% |