Rankings

MIT named No. 2 university by U.S. News for 2022

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

September 13, 2021

QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2021-22

Ranked at the top for the 10th straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 subject areas.

June 8, 2021

MIT graduate engineering, business, economics programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2022

Graduate engineering and economics programs are No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 5.

March 30, 2021

aerial view of MIT campus, Charles River, Boston skyline

QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 12 subjects for 2021

The Institute ranks second in four subject areas.

March 3, 2021

MIT named No. 4 university by U.S. News for 2021

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

September 14, 2020

QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2020-21

Ranked at the top for the ninth straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 subject areas.

June 9, 2020

MIT’s graduate program in engineering has again earned a No. 1 spot in U.S. News and World Report’s annual rankings, a place it has held since 1990, when the magazine first ranked such programs.

MIT graduate engineering, business programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2021

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

March 17, 2020

Afternoon light streams into MIT’s Lobby 7.

QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 12 subjects for 2020

Institute ranks second in five subject areas.

March 3, 2020

"The work of both MIT SHASS and MIT Sloan continues to advance the highest areas of scholarship and practical application," says SHASS Dean Melissa Nobles. "From poverty alleviation to the future of work, the combined knowledge and experience of MIT’s experts helps shape economic policy, drive business growth, and prepare future leaders."

Times Higher Education ranks MIT No. 1 university worldwide for economics and business for 2020

Top honors awarded to fields in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences and in the MIT Sloan School of Management for a second year in a row.

November 14, 2019

MIT named No. 3 university by US News for 2020

Undergraduate engineering program is No. 1; undergraduate business program is No. 2.

September 9, 2019

QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2019-20

Ranked at the top for the eighth straight year, the Institute also places first in 11 of 48 disciplines.

June 18, 2019

MIT graduate engineering, business programs earn top rankings from U.S. News for 2020

Graduate engineering program is No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 3.

March 12, 2019

Photo of MIT Building 10 lit up at night

QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 11 subjects for 2019

Institute ranks within the top 2 in 17 of 48 subject areas.

February 26, 2019

“At MIT, we know that solving challenging problems requires the combined knowledge and insight from many fields. The world’s complex issues are not only scientific and technological problems; they are as much human and ethical problems,” says Melissa Nobles, the Kenan Sahin Dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.

Times Higher Education ranks MIT No.1 in business and economics, No.2 in arts and humanities

Worldwide honors for 2019 span three MIT schools.

November 15, 2018

MIT named No. 3 university by US News for 2019