Admission

For complete details, please access the online application, which is available mid-September to December 1st.

There is an application fee of $90. If you would like to request a fee waiver, this may be done in the application itself.

***Fee waiver applications are due two weeks before the application deadline: November 20, 2026***

Submitting GRE scores is entirely optional: We will accept scores if submitted (and are most interested in the Math Subject test result, if any), but it will not hurt your application if not included.

To apply, fill out the online application by 23:59, EST, on December 1st.

You Will Be Submitting

• Personal Information
• Statement of Purpose
• References (contact information only, no formal letters)
• CV or Professional Background
• Undergraduate Coursework, Grades, GPA
• Past research experience or UROP

More specific details regarding each category above are available in the application.

Questions

Please direct all questions about our Master’s application to Charlotte Rubel in the Math Academic Services Office (2-110): crubel@mit.edu.