Computer Science and Engineering

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Foreign:$ 63 / Year(s) Deadline: Oct 20, 2025
StudyQA ranking:8538 Duration:4 years

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Computer Science majors concentrate on how to make computers faster, more efficient, and more intelligent. Students begin by learning to deal with complexity through modeling and abstraction, and proceed to study computer system design and artificial intelligence.

Application Process

  • Creating a MyMIT account
  • Part 1: Personal Information
  • Part 2: Essays, Academics, and Activities
  • Secondary School Report
  • Letters of Recommendation
  • Transcript
  • Interviewing
  • February Updates & Notes Form
  • Submitting Supplements

Exams

International students - or domestic students who do not speak English natively - have two options for testing. We have no preference between these options. It is your choice, and you should take the set of tests with which you feel the most comfortable (All November testing is allowed for EA consideration and January testing is allowed for RA consideration.):

  • Option 1: The SAT or the ACT, as well as two SAT Subject Tests: one in math (level 1 or 2), and one in science (physics, chemistry, or biology e/m).
  • Option 2: The TOEFL (we do not accept IELTS) as well as two SAT Subject Tests: one in math (level 1 or 2) and one in science (physics, chemistry, or biology e/m). This option is especially recommended for students who do not speak English at home or in school, or who have been speaking English for fewer than five years.

Internet Based Test (iBT) min 90, recommended 100+

 


Want to improve your English level for admission?

Prepare for the program requirements with English Online by the British Council.

  • ✔️ Flexible study schedule
  • ✔️ Experienced teachers
  • ✔️ Certificate upon completion

📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.

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MIT Financial Aid Deadlines & Required Documents for international students

Deadline Required document Notes Submit Via
February 15 CSS Profile Designate MIT as one of your recipients by using our CSS code 3514 and answer all supplemental questions specific to MIT. CSS Profile
February 15 Non-Custodial Parent's Profile If your parents are separated or divorced, your non-custodial parent must file this form. Once you complete the CSS PROFILE, CSS will e-mail you application instructions, including a link to the Noncustodial Parent's PROFILE website and login instructions, to send to your noncustodial parent. CSS Profile
February 15 Parents' 2015 Income Tax Returns or wage statement After you submit the CSS PROFILE, you will receive an email (beginning in early February) informing you how to submit your parents' 2015 tax returns and forms to Institutional Documentation Service (IDOC) for processing. If your country does not have an annual income tax form, send a letter from each parent's employer stating the 2015 salary earned in local currency. It can take up to two weeks for the tax returns to be received by MIT. IDOC

 

Dates & Deadlines

Dates and deadlines for Early Action/Regular Action are as follows: 

  • September-October of application year: create a MyMIT account, begin the application
  • October 20: deadline to contact your interviewer (if available) for EA
  • November 1: EA deadline 
  • November 30: deadline to complete all testing requirements for EA
  • December 10th: deadline to contact your interviewer (if available) for RA
  • Mid-December: EA decisions released
  • January 1st: RA deadline
  • January 31: deadline to complete all testing requriements for RA
  • January/February: complete the February Updates & Notes Form as soon as it is available
  • February 15th: deadline to submit all Financial Aid materials
  • Mid-March: RA decisions released 
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