Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ranking Badges
MIT earned 140 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 31 in the top 1%, 50 in the top 5%, 38 in the top 10% and 21 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 329 in Highest Paid Graduates for Mathematics, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 140 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 31 / 50
Highest placement: #1 of 329, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 11
Placements this edition: 264
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Massachusetts Institute of Technology Earned?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology holds 140 ranking badges across 11 fields of study, 81 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s online-program rankings. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. The current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
31
Top 5%
50
Top 10%
38
Top 15%
21
Total
140
What Is Massachusetts Institute of Technology Known For?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is best known for Engineering: 25 of its 97 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Urban & Regional Planning, Aeronautical Engineering and Systems Engineering.
How Does Massachusetts Institute of Technology Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Massachusetts Institute of Technology earned 41 badges across 25 sports, 14 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 23 in Crew (D3).
How Does Massachusetts Institute of Technology Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Massachusetts Institute of Technology earned 2 badges, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 1 in Top Ranked Veterans for Economics and Computer Science..
Each ranking here is built on federal education data, 2027 edition. Massachusetts Institute of Technology appears in 264 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team