MIT vs. Princeton

Compare two graduate schools with tuition, enrollment, programs, and more academic characteristics. MIT ranked 1st and Princeton ranked 3rd in college ranking.

MITvs.Princeton

Both MIT and Princeton are private. MIT is located in Cambridge, MA and Princeton is located in Princeton, NJ.
  • MIT Graduate School has more expensive graduate school tuition of $63,393 than Princeton Graduate School ($62,860).
  • MIT Graduate School is larger with 7,201 graduate students than Princeton Graduate School (3,238 students).
  • Princeton Graduate School is more graduate programs of 127 programs than MIT Graduate School (117 programs).
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#3 in National Universities
#1 in Massachusetts
Rankings#4 in National Universities
#1 in New Jersey
Private, 4 yearsSchool TypePrivate, 4 years
Cambridge, MALocationPrinceton, NJ
Academic
$75Graduate School Application Fee$75
Research University (very high research activity)Carnegie ClassificationResearch University (very high research activity)
Master's
Doctorate (Research)
Offered Graduate DegreesMaster's
Doctorate (Research)
117 ProgramsNumber of Graduate Programs127 Programs
Number of Online Graduate Programs
Tuition & Fees
$63,393Average Graduate Programs$62,860
Student Population
11,858Total Students8,842
7,201Graduate Enrollment3,238
61Online Graduate Enrollment
Special Learning Opportunities and Student Services
Online Course (may not Degree Program) Offered for GraduateDistance Learning (Online Classes)Not Offered
ROTC
Study Abroad
Teacher Certifiate
Special OpportunitiesROTC
Study Abroad
Teacher Certifiate
✔ (Dormitory Capacity: 8,000)
$11,980 average annual costs
On-Campus Living✔ (Dormitory Capacity: 5,594)
$10,960 average annual costs
Not offered or not ReportedMeal PlanNot offered or not Reported
Faculties and Staffs
3 to 1Students to Faculty Ratio5 to 1
1,375 Full-time
306 Part-time
Number of Faculties997 Full-time
208 Part-time
12,790 Full-time
1,242 Part-time
Number of Staffs6,350 Full-time
756 Part-time
$185,855 for Faculties
$103,906 Part-time
Average Salary$195,056 for Faculties
$91,629 Part-time
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