Home Forums US Life ‘ ‘ Name * Password * Email 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 More I agree to the terms of service Comment