Rankings

QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2025-26

Ranking at the top for the 14th year in a row, the Institute also places first in 11 subject areas.

June 18, 2025

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MIT graduate engineering and business programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2025-26

Graduate engineering program is No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 5.

April 8, 2025

QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 11 subjects for 2025

The Institute also ranks second in seven subject areas.

March 12, 2025

Aerial photo of MIT building 10 and Killian Court with snow on the ground

Times Higher Education ranks MIT No. 1 in arts and humanities, business and economics, and social sciences

Worldwide honors for 2025 span disciplines across three schools.

March 3, 2025

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MIT Global SCALE Network named No. 1 supply chain and logistics master’s program for 2024-25

Eighth consecutive top spot reflects global excellence in education and research.

January 16, 2025

The Great Dome with trees and hedge in front.

MIT named No. 2 university by U.S. News for 2024-25

Undergraduate engineering is No. 1; undergraduate business and computer science programs are No. 2.

September 24, 2024

MIT graduate engineering and business programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2024-25

Graduate engineering program is No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 5.

June 18, 2024

An MIT Sailboat bearing the number 1 on its sail on the Charles River

QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2024-25

Ranking at the top for the 13th year in a row, the Institute also places first in 11 subject areas.

June 4, 2024

A few people walk through MIT’s Lobby 7, an atrium with three floors

MIT Supply Chain Management Program earns top honors in three 2024 rankings

MIT has been a world leader in supply chain management education and research for more than five decades.

May 9, 2024

Closeup of someone’s hands holding a stack of U.S. patents. The top page reads “United States of America “ and “Patent” in gold lettering, among other smaller text. They are next to a window that looks down on a city street.

MIT tops among single-campus universities in US patents granted

For 10th consecutive year, the Institute ranks No. 2 among all colleges and No. 1 among colleges with one main campus, underlying the impact of innovation and critical role of technology transfer.

April 11, 2024

The columns of Building 7 are visible through green foliage on a sunny Spring day.

QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 11 subjects for 2024

The Institute also ranks second in five subject areas.

April 10, 2024

Aerial view of Killian Court, with green trees.

MIT named No. 2 university by U.S. News for 2023-24

Undergraduate engineering and computer science programs are No. 1; undergraduate business program is No. 2.

September 18, 2023

People cross Mass. Ave intersection, with a view of the steps and columns of Lobby 7, on a sunny day.

QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2023-24

Ranking at the top for the 12th year in a row, the Institute also places first in 11 subject areas.

June 27, 2023

Aerial view of the MIT campus shows the roofs of several buildings, including the Great Dome, with a glimpse of Mass Ave, the Charles River, and the Boston skyline in the background.

MIT graduate engineering, business, science programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2023-24

Graduate engineering program is No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 4.

April 25, 2023

MIT columns and blue skies, as seen from below in MIT’s Killian Court.

QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 11 subjects for 2023