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[update]).
The followings have served as president of MIT:
| No. | Image | Name | Term starts | Term ends | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Barton Rogers | 1862 | 1870 | ||
| 2 | John Daniel Runkle | 1870 | 1878 | ||
| – | William Barton Rogers | 1879 | 1881 | ||
| 3 | Francis Amasa Walker | 1881 | 1897 | ||
| 4 | James Crafts | 1897 | 1900 | ||
| 5 | Henry Smith Pritchett | 1900 | 1907 | ||
| acting | Arthur Amos Noyes | 1907 | 1909 | ||
| 6 | Richard Cockburn Maclaurin | 1909 | January 15, 1920 | ||
| acting | Elihu Thomson | 1920 | 1921 | ||
| 7 | Ernest Fox Nichols | 1921 | 1922 | ||
| acting | 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 | October 7, 1971 | September 25, 1980 | ||
| 14 | Paul Edward Gray | September 26, 1980 | October 14, 1990 | ||
| 15 | Charles Marstiller Vest | October 15, 1990 | December 5, 2004 | ||
| 16 | Susan Hockfield | December 6, 2004 | July 1, 2012 | ||
| 17 | L. Rafael Reif | July 2, 2012 | December 31, 2022 | ||
| 18 | Sally Kornbluth | January 1, 2023 | Incumbent |
Notes
- Died in office.
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