Rankings

MIT has been named to the top spot in Times Higher Education’s inaugural Interdisciplinary Science Rankings, reports Rosa Ellis. Provost Cynthia Barnhart notes that the original design of MIT’s campus was “one large, interconnected building, and the intention was to provide our faculty and our students – all of them – opportunities to bump into one another, to share knowledge and collaborate. Then over the years, other structures, like labs and centers, institutes and, most recently, a college, have been created to enable and facilitate interactions across disciplines.”

MIT has been named the top university on the Times Higher Education 2025 Interdisciplinary Science Rankings, reports Michael T. Nietzel for Forbes. The ranking “benchmarked universities by measuring their performance in three areas: inputs (funding); process (measures of success, facilities, administrative support and promotion); and outputs (publications, research quality and reputation),” writes Nietzel. 

MIT has been named the No. 1 university on the 2025 Global University Employability Rankings, reports Times of Higher Education. “MIT students, faculty members and alumni play key roles in entrepreneurial innovations, including developing advanced computer networks, securing venture capital transactions and advancing biotechnology,” writes Times Higher Education. 

MIT has been ranked the No. 2 university in the world, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025. “In total, 2,092 universities across 115 countries or regions are represented in the ranking, and 30 of these countries have at least one university in the top 200,” explains Times Higher Ed.

MIT has been named the No. 2 university in the world, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, reports Rosa Ellis. “The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is now the US’ highest-ranked university, in second place globally, its best-ever performance,” explains Ellis.

MIT has been named the number 2 university in the nation on U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of the country’s top universities and colleges, reports Ross Cristantiello for Boston.com 

MIT has been named to the second spot in U.S News & World Report’s “Best National University Rankings,” reports Frank O’Laughlin for Boston 25 News.

MIT was named the number 2 university in the nation in U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of the best colleges and universities in the country, reports Travis Andersen for The Boston Globe.

The Wall Street Journal has named MIT one of the overall best colleges in the United States, as well as one of the best colleges at improving the financial futures of its graduates, reports Jeremy Fox for The Boston Globe. 

Forbes has named MIT among the top colleges on their America’s Top Colleges list, reports Beth Treffeisen for Boston.com. “Forbes ranked the schools based on alumni salaries, debt, graduation rates, return on investment, retention rates, academic success, and its own “American Leaders List,” including Forbes 30 Under 30 and Forbes 400,” explains Treffeisen. 

The Wall Street Journal has named MIT the top university in the country for improving the financial future of its graduates, reports Kevin McAllister for The Wall Street Journal. “At MIT, paths to successful careers often stem from in-class experiences,” writes McAllister. “Former MIT students contacted for this story were generally quick to credit influential professors and their classroom methods, such as teaching critical thinking.”

The Princeton Review has named MIT amongst the 10 most studious colleges, reports Kamaron McNair for CNBC. “The publication takes schools from its annual list of Best Colleges and ranks them on different metrics based on student surveys,” explains McNair. “Its ranking of schools where students study the most is based on the results of a survey asking students how many hours outside of class they spend studying each day.” 

MIT ranks high on the Forbes’ America’s Top Colleges list of colleges providing the best ROI, reports Forbes’ Francesca Walton. Walton notes that MIT offers its students “stellar ROIs.” The magazine applied various economic metrics to Forbes’ top 500 colleges list, yielding “25 schools that offer a low-debt education and promise high earnings potential,” Walton explains. 

MIT ranked third in a list of "2025 Best Value Colleges in America" reports Aislinn Murphy for Fox Business. Education data website Niche compiled a list ranking more than 1,000 four-year colleges and universities using various economic metrics. It also named MIT as best in academics.

MIT is the world’s No.1 university for the 13^th year in a row, according to the latest global university rankings from publisher QS Top Universities.