Founded in 1861 and located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, it is a world-renowned private research university known for its top engineering and computer science

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, is a world-renowned private research university. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology was founded in 1861, and after World War II, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology rose rapidly to meet the needs of defense science and technology research in the United States. During World War II and the Cold War, MIT researchers made important contributions to the development of computers, radar, and inertial navigation systems.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is known for its top engineering and computer science, with the MIT Lincoln Lab and the MIT Media Lab, ranked first in the world for engineering and second in computer science in the 2016-17 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), and is known as an academic leader in engineering and technology along with Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley. As of 2017, MIT alumni and researchers have produced 88 Nobel laureates (6th in the world), 6 Fields Medalists (10th in the world) and 21 Turing Award winners (2nd in the world).

In 2017-18, MIT was ranked No. 1 in the world by QS World University Rankings, No. 2 in the world by US News, No. 4 in the world by the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), and No. 5 in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. In June 2017, Times Higher Education released the World University Reputation Rankings, and MIT ranked second in the world, behind Harvard University.