Bragging rights

MIT Reports to the President 2000-2001

In the past academic year, the number of National Science Foundation Fellows enrolled at MIT increased dramatically, from 202 in AY2000 to 291 in AY2001. This represents the largest number of NSF Fellows ever enrolled at MIT and maintains the Institute's status as one of the most sought after graduate schools for winners of these competitive awards.

During the past year, MIT also saw an increase from six to 12 in the number of students holding the Jacob Javits Fellowship.

A major highlight of the year was the increase in National Defense Science and Engineering Education Grant (NDSEG) Fellows, nearly doubling, from 24 to 46.

So that's why Stanford was so persistent in trying to recruit me...