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Key Facts
History
Incorporated
1861
Motto
“Mens et manus” (“mind and hand”)
Campus
Location
Cambridge, MA USA
Size
168 acres (0.68 km2)
Student residences
19
Playing fields
26 acres (0.11 km2)
Gardens + green spaces
40+
Publicly sited works of art
60+
Admissions (Class of 2027)
Applicants
26,914
Admits
1,291
Selected Honors
Nobel laureates
101
National Medal of Science
 winners
61
National Medal of Technology and Innovation winners
33
MacArthur Fellows
83
A. M. Turing Award winners
17
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