List of presidents of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has had 20 presidents (18 inaugurated, 1 acting then inaugurated, 1 acting) in its 163-year history (as of 2024).
| No. | Image | Name | Term starts | Term ends | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ![]()  | 
William Barton Rogers | 1862 | 1870 | |
| 2 | ![]()  | 
John Daniel Runkle | 1870 | 1878 | |
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William Barton Rogers | 1879 | 1881 | |
| 3 | ![]()  | 
Francis Amasa Walker | 1881 | 1897 | |
| 4 | ![]()  | 
James Crafts | 1897 | 1900 | |
| 5 | ![]()  | 
Henry Smith Pritchett | 1900 | 1907 | |
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Arthur Amos Noyes | 1907 | 1909 | |
| 6 | ![]()  | 
Richard Cockburn Maclaurin | 1909 | 1920 | |
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Elihu Thomson | 1920 | 1921 | |
| 7 | ![]()  | 
Ernest Fox Nichols | 1921 | 1922 | |
| acting |  
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Elihu Thomson | 1922 | 1923 | |
| 8 | ![]()  | 
Samuel Wesley Stratton | 1923 | 1930 | |
| 9 | ![]()  | 
Karl Taylor Compton | 1930 | 1948 | |
| 10 | ![]()  | 
James Rhyne Killian | 1948 | 1959 | |
| 11 | ![]()  | 
Julius Adams Stratton | 1959 | 1966 | |
| 12 | ![]()  | 
Howard Wesley Johnson | 1966 | 1971 | |
| 13 | ![]()  | 
Jerome Wiesner | 1971 | 1980 | |
| 14 | ![]()  | 
Paul Edward Gray | 1980 | 1990 | |
| 15 | ![]()  | 
Charles Marstiller Vest | 1990 | 2004 | |
| 16 | ![]()  | 
Susan Hockfield | December 6, 2004 | July 1, 2012 | [1][2] | 
| 17 | L. Rafael Reif | July 2, 2012 | December 31, 2022 | [3][4] | |
| 18 | ![]()  | 
Sally Kornbluth | January 1, 2023 | Incumbent | [5] | 
source[6]
References
- ^ "Dr. Susan Hockfield". MIT News. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. August 26, 2004.
 - ^ Nickerson, Nate (February 16, 2012). "Susan Hockfield to step down". MIT News. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
 - ^ Bradt, Steve (May 16, 2012). "L. Rafael Reif selected as MIT's 17th president". MIT News. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
 - ^ Bradt, Steve (February 10, 2022). "L. Rafael Reif to step down as MIT president". MIT News. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
 - ^ Bradt, Steve (October 20, 2022). "Sally Kornbluth is named as MIT's 18th president". MIT News. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
 - ^ "Leadership". Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
 

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