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15 schools closest to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Trajecta Score 89) — neighbors in Massachusetts first, then the closest schools nationally by Trajecta Score, a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology's full data page| # | College | Location | Admit rate | SAT range | Avg net price | Earnings (10yr) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (this school) | Cambridge, MA | 5% | 1520–1580 | $20,111 | $143k | 89 |
| 1 | Harvard University Elite | Cambridge, MA | 4% | 1510–1580 | $19,066 | $102k | 88 |
| 2 | Williams College Elite | Williamstown, MA | 8% | 1490–1570 | $17,716 | $89k | 85 |
| 3 | Amherst College Elite | Amherst, MA | 9% | 1490–1580 | $23,367 | $78k | 82 |
| 4 | Wellesley College Highly Selective | Wellesley, MA | 14% | 1460–1560 | $25,496 | $85k | 81 |
| 5 | Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Selective | Needham, MA | 25% | 1493–1558 | $25,171 | $129k | 80 |
| 6 | Northeastern University Elite | Boston, MA | 5% | 1440–1540 | $30,915 | $93k | 78 |
| 7 | Stanford University Elite | Stanford, CA | 4% | 1510–1580 | $13,807 | $124k | 90 |
| 8 | California Institute of Technology Elite | Pasadena, CA | 3% | — | $16,075 | $129k | 88 |
| 9 | Princeton University Elite | Princeton, NJ | 5% | 1510–1580 | $6,128 | $110k | 91 |
| 10 | University of Chicago Elite | Chicago, IL | 4% | 1510–1580 | $14,860 | $92k | 87 |
| 11 | Rice University Elite | Houston, TX | 8% | 1510–1570 | $13,370 | $90k | 87 |
| 12 | Yale University Elite | New Haven, CT | 4% | 1470–1570 | $23,777 | $101k | 87 |
| 13 | Johns Hopkins University Elite | Baltimore, MD | 6% | 1520–1570 | $18,809 | $88k | 86 |
| 14 | Vanderbilt University Elite | Nashville, TN | 6% | 1500–1570 | $15,846 | $92k | 86 |
| 15 | University of Pennsylvania Elite | Philadelphia, PA | 5% | 1510–1570 | $28,699 | $111k | 86 |
How these are picked: schools in Massachusetts with the closest Trajecta Score come first, then the closest schools nationally — deterministic, from College Scorecard / IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. SAT ranges are 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled students; net price is the average across aid recipients. How the ranking works →