Check out why the Massachusetts Institute of Technology received a C+ grade in our Report Card below.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It has more than 450 official student clubs and organizations. Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology can attend live performances at the Kresge Auditorium, navigate the Charles River, or tour the MIT museum. The university is best known for its engineering, philosophy, and political and physical sciences programs. Their official mascot is Tim the Beaver. Members of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology community refer to themselves as &#8220;the Engineers.&#8221;
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers 39 distinct undergraduate degrees concentrated into 36 majors. Notable alumni include American former astronaut and engineer Buzz Aldrin, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, American actor James Woods, and former governor of Pennsylvania Tom Wolf.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology receives an &#8220;A+&#8221; grade for the Average Salary of Recent Graduates. As of 2021, alumni with 0-5 years of experience after graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree make $93,700 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Recent Graduates

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology receives an &#8220;A+&#8221; grade for the Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career. As of 2021, alumni with 10+ years of experience after graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree make $167,200 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology receives an &#8220;A+&#8221; grade for the Percent of Graduates with Debt (Federal and Private). In 2020, 21% of graduates accumulated student debt from federal and/or private sources according to <a href="https://ticas.org/interactive-map/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Institute for College Access &amp; Success</a>.
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Percent of Graduates with Debt (Federal and Private)

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology receives a &#8220;B&#8221; grade for the Average Debt of Graduates (Federal and Private).  In 2020, graduates accumulated $22,735 of debt on average from federal and/or private sources according to <a href="https://ticas.org/interactive-map/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Institute for College Access &amp; Success</a>.
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Average Debt of Graduates (Federal and Private)

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology receives an &#8220;F&#8221; grade for Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff. According to the <a href="http://idhr.mit.edu/education/pshtraining" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university&#8217;s</a> &#8220;Preventing Sexual Harassment Training Initiative,&#8221; employees are required to complete at least one diversity-focused training. The training session options are:
<ul>
<li>&#8220;LGBTQ+ 101: Education, Allyship, and Self-Advocacy &#8211; This entry-level course on gender and sexual orientation is for everyone, whether you&#8217;re part of the LGBTQ+ community or an ally&#8230;&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Responding to Disclosures at MIT &#8211; This module explores the behaviors that constitute sexual harassment, how to support someone who discloses to you, and what constitutes the responsible employee obligation and how to fulfill it&#8230;&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Power Dynamics &#8211; [This] module explores the topic of power in relation to our identities, experiences, and roles at MIT [and] the ways in which power manifests in our relationships&#8230;&#8221;</li>
</ul>
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Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology receives an &#8220;F&#8221; grade for having a Bias Response Team. Bias Reporting Systems and Response Teams are systems or teams of faculty, staff, and sometimes law enforcement.
According to <a href="https://speechfirst.org/bias-reporting-systems/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SpeechFirst</a>, students are “encouraged to report ‘bias incidents’ to these boards (or teams) in the name of inclusion and tolerance, but it’s often unclear what the school considers ‘bias’ in the first place. Overly broad or vague definitions of bias put all kinds of speech at risk of being reported – even unpopular speech which is protected by the First Amendment.”
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Bias Reporting System or Bias Response Team

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade for the Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs. Out of a list of 20 clubs (10 from each side), <a href="https://engage.mit.edu/club_signup?group_type=80758&amp;category_tags=" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the university</a> has one right-leaning club compared to zero left-leaning clubs. ProLife Student Organization is the one right-leaning club.
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Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade due to having no active Turning Point USA chapter. The university has not denied a Turning Point USA chapter on campus.
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Denied Turning Point USA Chapter

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology receives an &#8220;F&#8221; grade for the Amount of Foreign Funding Received. According to <a href="https://sites.ed.gov/foreigngifts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">College Foreign Gift Reporting</a>, the total amount of foreign funding the university has received is $382,713.67 per current undergraduate student. Oftentimes, foreign parties will convey their influence by funding certain courses, activities, professors, and organizations on campus. In certain cases, universities must abide by restrictions dictated by foreign parties to receive funding. In addition, there have been <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-universities-took-billions-in-unreported-foreign-funds-u-s-finds-11603226953" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a> that claim that universities underreport foreign funding. The figure above only takes into account reported foreign funding.
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Amount of Foreign Funding Received

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade for Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students. The <a href="https://catalog.mit.edu/mit/undergraduate-education/general-institute-requirements/#text" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> requires students to take certain courses within the &#8220;Science,&#8221; &#8220;Communications,&#8221; &#8220;Humanities,&#8221; and &#8220;Technology&#8221; categories. However, none of the classes appear to have an equity, diversity, or inclusion bias.
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Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology receives a &#8220;B&#8221; grade for Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes. The university has three segregated convocations (<a href="https://www.blackhistory.mit.edu/archive/black-graduate-celebration-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Black Graduate</a> Celebration, <a href="https://alumnxpride.alumgroup.mit.edu/s/1314/bp19/interior.aspx?sid=1314&amp;gid=178&amp;pgid=63241&amp;cid=103539&amp;ecid=103539&amp;crid=0&amp;calpgid=49730&amp;calcid=78850" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lavender</a> Graduation, and the <a href="https://studentlife.mit.edu/news/first-inaugural-latinx-graduation-celebration-held" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Inaugural Latinx</a> Graduation).
The university has no segregated classes or dormitories.
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Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade for Protests and Canceling Speakers. Since 2021, no instances of protests, speech cancelations, or violence/attempted violence against speakers have occurred.
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Protests and Canceling Speakers

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for Mask and Vaccine Mandates. According to the <a href="https://now.mit.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university&#8217;s</a> COVID-19 Policies and Information page:
&#8220;MIT no longer requires COVID vaccinations for students or employees, but will strongly recommend following <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/about-vaccines/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CDC guidelines</a> for these vaccinations.&#8221;
&#8220;While masking remains optional on campus, MIT will continue to stock its vending machines with high-quality masks. If individuals are more comfortable being masked, they should feel supported if they decide to wear one.&#8221;
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Mask and Vaccine Mandates

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology receives an &#8220;A+&#8221; grade for the Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees. According to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Center (<a href="https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPEDS</a>), as of 2020, 24.56% of the current undergraduate student population graduate with a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) degree. Across the United States, students who graduate with STEM degrees tend to earn more on average than their other student counterparts.
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Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology receives a &#8220;B&#8221; grade for Crime Rates in University City or Town. According to the <a href="https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a>, the Cambridge, Massachusets violent crime rate was 295.09 per 100,000 people in 2018, lower than the 2018 national average of 380.56 per 100,000 people. While campus safety is of utmost importance, it is also pertinent to consider the crime rates of the surrounding town or city as students often tend to venture off campus, especially after their freshman year.
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Crime Rates in University City or Town

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for Required Western Civilization Courses for Students. The university does not require students to take Western Civilization courses or categories of courses. Although Western Civilization classes are offered, students are able to bypass them for other courses. The Western Civilization <a href="https://catalog.mit.edu/search/?search=western" target="_blank" rel="noopener">courses</a> include but are not limited to:
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Foundations of Western Literature: Homer to Dante&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Foundations of Western Literature: From Shakespeare to the Present&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Classics of Western Philosophy&#8221;</li>
</ul>
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Required Western Civilization Courses for Students

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Check out why the Massachusetts Institute of Technology received a C+ grade in our Report Card below.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It has more than 450 official student clubs and organizations. Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology can attend live performances at the Kresge Auditorium, navigate the Charles River, or tour the MIT museum. The university is best known for its engineering, philosophy, and political and physical sciences programs. Their official mascot is Tim the Beaver. Members of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology community refer to themselves as "the Engineers."

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers 39 distinct undergraduate degrees concentrated into 36 majors. Notable alumni include American former astronaut and engineer Buzz Aldrin, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, American actor James Woods, and former governor of Pennsylvania Tom Wolf.

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