r/mit is a subreddit with 42k members. The community frequently discusses mit, housing, research, phd, and student, and the most common flair used is community, academics, research, and meta.
PLEASE, NO ADMISSIONS QUESTIONS! This sub is a community for students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to discuss all aspects of MIT. There is a separate sub for admissions questions: r/MITAdmissions.
Popular Topics in r/mit
#1
Mit
126 posts
#2
Housing
11 posts
#3
Research
10 posts
#4
Phd
7 posts
#5
Student
6 posts
#6
Music
6 posts
#7
Classes
5 posts
#8
Students
5 posts
#9
Ai
4 posts
#10
Engineering
4 posts
Flair Used in r/mit
#1
community
: "MIT opencourseware appreciation 😊"
46 posts
#2
academics
: "Whatever happened to people studying CS at MIT?"
34 posts
#3
research
: "MIT URTC 2026 registration open?"
13 posts
#4
meta
: "MIT OCW GOT HACKED!!"
3 posts
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+6k members(17.3%)
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Last updated: August 9, 2026