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Percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds enrolled in college in 1999 and 2009, respectively : 36, 41

At MIT, international students comprise 9% of the undergraduate and 38% of the graduate population.

Approximate percentage of entering freshmen in the U.S. who are first-generation college students : 30

Talented first-generation undergraduates nationwide can apply to spend a summer doing research at MIT.

Percentage of first-generation college students in MIT’s class of 2014 : 16

What's it like to be a first-generation college student at MIT?

Percentage of students in MIT Class of 2014 who attended public high school : 65

See high schoolers who, with help from MIT, invent technological solutions to real-world problems.

MIT undergraduate tuition and fees in 2010 : $39,212

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Average amount of an MIT scholarship in 2010 : $31,900

MIT meets the full financial need of every student it admits.

Percentage of MIT families earning less than $75,000 annually : 27

It's easy for MIT parents to connect with each other.

Tuition obligation for MIT students whose families earn less than $75,000 : $0

All MIT undergraduates can enjoy a free pancake breakfast during finals week.

Percentage of MIT undergraduates receiving scholarships and grants in 2010 : 73

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Percentage of all undergraduates receiving scholarships and grants as of 2008 : 52

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Average student loan debt at graduation for MIT undergraduates who borrowed : $15,228

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Amount by which the median debt for MIT graduates fell between 1998 and 2007 : 1/2

The Princeton Review ranked MIT a "best value" in higher education.

Percentage of MIT undergraduates who worked during the 2010 school year : 62

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Their average earnings : $2,992

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Average salary earned by MIT undergraduates entering industry positions : $65,000

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Percentage of MIT’s student population composed of graduate students : 59

What do those students have to say about MIT?

Year graduate students first outnumbered undergraduates at MIT : 1980

Graduate students get grants for community-building ideas.

Respective rank of China, Korea and India as countries of origin for MIT international graduate students : 1, 2, 3

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Percentage of MIT doctoral students supported by federal and corporate research assistantships : 50

MIT is one of the leading research universities in the world.

Percentage of MIT doctoral students supported by fellowships : 30

The Legatum Fellowship supports entrepreneurs who want to have a positive economic impact on low-income countries.

Number of donors who contributed to the MIT Campaign for Students, launched in 2008 : 49,000

Nine MIT students who received financial support talk about their studies and their passions.

Year that the worst economic crisis in the U.S. since the Great Depression began : 2008

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Amount by which the Campaign exceeded its $500 million goal : $55 million

In 1912, a certain "Mr. Smith" financed MIT's move from Boston to Cambridge.

Number of MIT’s 6,267 graduate students supported by fellowships funded by the Campaign : 1,100

Prestigious MIT Presidential Fellowships go to the most outstanding students worldwide.

Increase in the MIT undergraduate student body enabled by Campaign donations : 250

“Our world ... needs more MIT graduates,” said the alumnus who helped enable that increase.

Percentage of MIT students who report having stayed up all night for academic reasons at least occasionally : 70

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Chance that an MIT education will change your life : 100%

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