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The real 4-year cost of Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Over the 18 years from 2008 to 2026, published tuition and required fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology went from $37,960 to $67,126, an average of 3.4% a year. The 2026–27 figure is the school's own announced rate.

202627 rate announced: $67,126Full-year regular undergraduate tuition.source

Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition drop or reset, so a smooth projection may not hold.

20082030: history and projection

Published tuition + feesProjected at recent growth rate

If you pay full sticker

Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.

Year 1$67,126
Year 2$69,376
Year 3$71,702
Year 4$74,106
4-year total$282,311

Two aid scenarios

4-year out-of-pocket total.

$10,000/yr flat scholarship
$242,311
Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
50%-of-tuition scholarship
$142,009
Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.

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