MIT Department of Mathematics

What MIT Department of Mathematics does

MIT Department of Mathematics is an academic department within the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, operating from the Simons Building (Building 2) at 77 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It conducts research across pure mathematics (algebraic geometry, algebraic topology, analysis and PDEs, geometry and topology, mathematical logic, number theory, probability and statistics, representation theory) and applied mathematics (combinatorics, computational biology, physical applied mathematics, computational science and numerical analysis, theoretical computer science, and mathematics of data). The department delivers educational programs at three levels: undergraduate (Course 18 major and Course 18C computational science major, plus a minor), graduate (PhD and SM programs in pure and applied mathematics with eight pure and six applied specializations), and K-12 outreach through the PRIMES family of programs (MIT PRIMES, PRIMES-USA, PRIMES Circle, Yulia's Dream, MathROOTS, PRIMES STEP, PRIMES-Switzerland, RSI) and undergraduate research vehicles (SPUR, UROP/UROP+, DRP). It also operates an extensive seminar program including the MIT Symplectic Seminar, the Richard P. Stanley Seminar in Combinatorics (cross-listed with Harvard), and student-run series such as PUMA GRASS and SPAMS, and publishes open-source computational code (SymPy-based tools for symplectic topology, p-adic quantum connections, and mirror symmetry verification).

Name

MIT Department of Mathematics

Legal name

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mathematics

Website

https://math.mit.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1861

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The MIT Department of Mathematics is an academic department at MIT that conducts research across pure and applied mathematics, offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs, runs K-12 talent-pipeline programs (PRIMES and variants), and operates an extensive seminar and open-source research-software ecosystem for the global mathematics community.

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Higher Education Mathematics

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691), All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction (611699)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

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Math Research, Projects & Modeling Programs (EDAMAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Problem-Solving & Enrichment Classes (Non-competition) (EDAMAEAB), Olympiad-Style Proof & Advanced Topics Programs (Number Theory/Combinatorics/Geometry) (EDAMAEAD)

Keywords

• Mathematics education
• Mathematical research
• Graduate programs
• Undergraduate programs
• High school outreach

Headquarters

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Cambridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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B2C

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Core offering

The MIT Department of Mathematics delivers higher-education instruction and original research in pure and applied mathematics. It awards undergraduate (Course 18, 18C) and graduate (PhD, SM) degrees, runs research-immersion programs for undergraduates and high school students (PRIMES, RSI, SPUR, UROP, UROP+, DRP), and maintains an active seminar and colloquium series across algebraic geometry, topology, combinatorics, number theory, analysis, computational biology, and theoretical computer science. Faculty publish open-source computational code tied to active research areas such as symplectic topology and mirror symmetry.

Product overview

MIT Department of Mathematics offers a comprehensive academic portfolio comprising graduate programs (PhD and SM) in pure and applied mathematics, undergraduate major/minor programs (Course 18, 18C), and specialized research programs. The department runs extensive seminar programming including the MIT Symplectic Seminar, Richard P. Stanley Seminar in Combinatorics, PUMA GRASS, and SPAMS. For younger students, programs include PRIMES (with MIT PRIMES, PRIMES-USA, PRIMES Circle, Yulia's Dream variants), RSI, SPUR undergraduate research, UROP/UROP+, and DRP. Online educational resources are available through the Online Classes platform. Faculty publish open-source mathematical research code and software.

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Products and services

• Undergraduate Program (Course 18, 18C) Undergraduate major and minor programs in mathematics for MIT students, including applied and pure tracks, with first-year calculus and advanced placement offerings.
• Pure Mathematics Graduate Programs (PhD, SM) PhD and SM programs in pure mathematics for graduate students, with research areas spanning algebra, topology, geometry, number theory, analysis, logic, probability, and representation theory.
• Applied Mathematics Graduate Programs Graduate programs (PhD, SM) in applied mathematics covering combinatorics, computational biology, physical applied mathematics, computational science and numerical analysis, theoretical computer science, and mathematics of data.
• PRIMES (MIT PRIMES, PRIMES-USA, PRIMES Circle, Yulia's Dream) Year-round research program for high school students offering hands-on mathematics research under faculty mentorship, including MIT PRIMES, PRIMES-USA, PRIMES Circle, and Yulia's Dream variants with annual conferences.
• RSI (Research Science Institute) Summer research program for high school students at MIT focused on mathematics research.
• SPUR (Summer Program in Undergraduate Research) Undergraduate summer research program offering original mathematics research under faculty mentorship, with a lecture series and Rogers Prize.
• UROP and UROP+ (Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program) MIT undergraduate research program enabling students to participate in mathematics research projects, with UROP+ providing enhanced opportunities including paper publication.
• DRP (Directed Reading Program) Undergraduate research program pairing MIT students with graduate student mentors for reading and research projects in mathematics.
• Online Mathematics Classes Online mathematics courses and educational resources offered through the department's academics section.
• MIT Mathematics Seminars and Colloquia Recurring departmental seminars and colloquia across pure and applied mathematics, featuring external speakers and MIT researchers.

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Others

• American Mathematical Society (AMS): AMS is the professional society that publishes the journals where MIT Math faculty publish, runs many of the conferences faculty attend, and administers several of the prizes (e.g., recognition pathways) referenced in the department's awards list — an enabling ecosystem participant rather than a competitor.

Direct peers

• Stanford Department of Mathematics: Stanford's math department runs parallel PhD, undergraduate, and high school outreach programs (e.g., Stanford Math Circle, SUMO) and is a direct competitor in applied math, statistics, and theoretical computer science adjacent fields.
• Columbia Department of Mathematics: Columbia's math department is a peer PhD-granting department with comparable research areas in pure and applied math, and a competing presence for faculty hires and graduate admissions in the Northeast.
• UC Berkeley Department of Mathematics: Berkeley's math department is one of the largest and highest-ranked in the US, with overlapping pure and applied research areas (number theory, topology, PDEs, probability) and similar undergraduate and graduate program structures.
• Harvard Department of Mathematics: Harvard's mathematics department is the closest peer: co-located in Cambridge, MA, jointly runs the Harvard-MIT Mathematics Seminar, and competes directly for the same PhD applicants, faculty hires, and research prizes.
• Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences (NYU): NYU Courant is a leading peer in applied mathematics, PDEs, and numerical analysis, and a primary competitor for PhD applicants interested in applied math rather than pure mathematics.
• Caltech Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy: Caltech's mathematics program is a small, elite peer that competes with MIT Math for the very top tier of undergraduate and graduate mathematics talent, with particularly strong overlap in pure mathematics and mathematical physics.
• University of Chicago Department of Mathematics: Chicago's math department is a top-ranked peer with comparable PhD program structure, strong pure mathematics research across algebra, geometry, topology, and analysis, and a similar model of running intensive undergraduate programs.
• Princeton Department of Mathematics: Princeton's math department is a top-tier peer offering PhD and undergraduate programs across pure and applied mathematics and competes with MIT Math for Fields Medal-track faculty, prize-winning research output, and elite graduate admissions.

Broad incumbents

• Institute for Advanced Study (School of Mathematics): IAS is a broader research institution (not a degree-granting department) that hosts many of the same visiting researchers and postdocs, and competes for the same elite mathematical talent pool even though it does not run a degree program.

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