Overview

Department of Mathematics / Department of Mathematics is located in Cambridge, MA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Doctoral Degrees	26

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

481

Applied

48

Accepted

26

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL:
IELTS: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	May 1
Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

128

Total Graduate Students

48%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.91%
Black or African American	0.78%
White or Caucasian	27%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	10.94%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.56%
Unknown	7.03%

Gender

Male (81%)

Female (18%)

Faculty

48

Total faculty

Full-time - 47

Part-time - 1

Male (44)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Analysis, geometry and topology; algebra and number theory; representation theory; combinatorics, theoretical computer science and computational biology; physical applied mathematics and computational science
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	9,252,000

Location & Contact

Address 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 2-106
Cambridge, MA  02139
United States

Contact Prof. Tomasz Mrowka
Department Head
Email: math@mit.edu
Phone: 617-253-4381
Fax: 617-253-4358

Larger Map