Motto | Mens et Manus (Laitin) |
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Motto in Scots | Mynd an Haund[1] |
Teep | Private Laund grant Space-grant |
Established | 10 Apryle 1861 |
Academic affiliations | AAU AICUM AITU APLU COFHE NAICU[2] URA 568 Group |
Endowment | $13.182 billion (2016)[3] |
Chancellor | Cynthia Barnhart |
Preses | L. Rafael Reif |
Provost | Martin A. Schmidt |
Academic staff | 1,021[4] |
Students | 11,319[5] |
Unnergraduates | 4,512[5] |
Postgraduates | 6,807 |
Location | Cambridge, Massachusetts, Unitit States |
Campus | Urban, 168 acre (68.0 ha)[6] |
Newspaper | The Tech |
Colours | Cardinal Red & Steel Gray[7] |
Nickname | Engineers[8] |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division III – NEWMAC, NEFC, Pilgrim League Division I – EARC & EAWRC (rowing) |
Mascot | Tim the Beaver[9] |
Wabsteid | www |
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Inglis: Massachusetts Institute o Technology MIT) is a private research varsity in Cambridge, Massachusetts, eften citit as ane o the warld's maist prestigious varsities.[10][11][12][13]
"The rankings suggest that the top six - Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Cambridge, University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University and the University of Oxford - form a group of globally recognised "super brands".
It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, economics, and finance.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), privately controlled coeducational institution of higher learning famous for its scientific and technological training and research.
Coordinates: 42°21′35″N 71°05′32″W / 42.35982°N 71.09211°W