Study Abroad

Yes, it is possible for students to change their majors at MIT. Students can declare their major by the end of the first year.

To change your major, contact your new department's undergraduate academic officer, to gain information about how to transfer your completed work, from your previous department.

Further, students must also submit a Change of Major form, which takes immediate effect if submitted during the summer or week 8 of a term.

Form submitted after that comes into effect at the start of next term.

Notable alumni of Stanford Law School include David L. Anderson, Warren Christopher,  and David J. Hayes. Stanford Law School is known for its large network of over 12,000 alumni scattered in 79 countries.

The MIT Athletics team: MIT Engineers, is part of the NCAA Division III.

The institute's sports team has won 20+ Team National Championships & 40+ Individual National Championships over its history.

The team competes across 33 varsity sports against other universities in the USA, which includes: Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Fencing, Hockey, Football, Lacrosse, Open Sailing, Softball, Squash & Tennis.

Yes, MIT is the #1 university in the world, per the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World Rankings 2026.

The institute has retained its throne, which it also held over the last 3 years, beating the likes of Imperial College London (#2) & Stanford University (#3) to the top spot.

Mentioned below are the details of the fees (investment) and salary (return) of an MBA at Massachusetts Institute of Technology:

For 2024-25 MBA graduates,  MIT USA the highest package was recorded to be USD 273,420 (INR 2.37 Cr).

Conversion Rate: 1 USD = INR 86.78

Yes, Silicon Valley based tech giant, Apple, is one of the top companies known to hire MIT graduates.

Apart from Apple, the likes of Amazon, Google, Samsung, Deloitte, JP Morgan Chase & Co, Microsoft & Morgan Stanley are some other top companies known to hire graduates from the institute.

While applying to the MIT USA, all international students are required to pay the application fee. Students must note that the MIT application fee is the same for UG & PG programs, except for the MBA program:

Conversion Rate: 1 USD = INR 86.79

International UG students must follow the below admission process to get into MIT:

Create a (MyMIT) account
Fill the online application
Upload documents such as transcripts, test scores
Submit a personal statement, and essay on the topic
Pay theapplicaton fee
Submit the application

Given below are the steps to apply for MIT scholarships for international students:

CSS Profile: CSS Profile is a tool provided by the MIT College Board and is used to determine if the candidate qualifies for a need-based MIT Scholarship. Documents required for the same include:

• Candidate's parents' income tax returns or wage statements
• Any other records of money earned
• Current bank account balances
• Records of investment
• Records of untaxed income

The other method is to demonstrate financial need by submitting the Income or Parental Tax return document to the IDOC platform managed by the College board.