Athletic Division
NCAA Division III (with football)
Athletic Conferences
Football: New England Football Conference
Basketball: New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
School Colors
Cardinal red and steel grey
Men Playing Varsity Sports
391 - 17%
Women Playing Varsity Sports
295 - 15%
Men's Varsity Sports
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross country
- Fencing
- Football
- Lacrosse
- Rifle
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Soccer
- Squash
- Swimming and diving
- Tennis
- Track and field
- Volleyball
- Water polo
Women's Varsity Sports
- Basketball
- Cross country
- Fencing
- Field hockey
- Lacrosse
- Rifle
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Squash
- Swimming and diving
- Tennis
- Track and field
- Volleyball
Club Sports
- Archery
- Badminton
- Cheerleading club
- Crew
- Cycling
- Figure skating
- Ice hockey (women's)
- Isshinryu karate-do
- Jiu Jitsu
- Judo
- Kendo
- Kickboxing
- Kokikai Aikido
- Korean karate
- Kung Fu
- Rugby (men's, women's)
- Shotokan karate
- Table tennis
- Tae Kwon Do Club
- Triathlon
- Ultimate Frisbee (men's and women's)
- Volleyball
- Water polo (women's)
Intramurals
- Basketball
- Billiards
- Bowling
- Foosball
- Ice hockey
- Octathon
- Soccer
- Softball
- Table tennis
- Tennis
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Unihoc (indoor hockey)
- Volleyball
- Water polo
Athletic Fields & Facilities
- DuPont Gymnasium
- Johnson Athletics Center
- Zesiger Center
Most Popular Sports
Crew, track and field
School Spirit
When it comes to school spirit, most students have a love/hate relationship with MIT, and "spirit" is focused more within housing communities, than it is within the overall University structure. Students have a fierce pride in their living groups.
Getting Tickets
All games at MIT are free.
Best Place to Take a Walk
Charles River Esplanade Park has a popular jogging trail that lines several miles of the Charles River. The Hatch Shell and Charles River Community Boating are popular destinations in the summer. Every Fourth of July, a fireworks spectacle featuring the Boston Pops draws in tens of thousands of watchers.