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[update]).
# | Term(s) | Name | Term Years(s) |
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1 | 1, 3 | William Barton Rogers | (1862–1870, 1879–1881) |
2 | 2 | John Daniel Runkle | (1870–1878) |
3 | 4 | Francis Amasa Walker | (1881–1897) |
4 | 5 | James Crafts | (1897–1900) |
5 | 6 | Henry Smith Pritchett | (1900–1907) |
6 | Arthur Amos Noyes | (acting 1907–1909) | |
7 | 7 | Richard Cockburn Maclaurin | (1909–1920) |
8 | 9 | Elihu Thomson | (acting 1920–1921, 1922–1923) |
9 | 8 | Ernest Fox Nichols | (1921–1922) |
10 | 10 | Samuel Wesley Stratton | (1923–1930) |
11 | 11 | Karl Taylor Compton | (1930–1948) |
12 | 12 | James Rhyne Killian | (1948–1959) |
13 | 13 | Julius Adams Stratton | (1959–1966) |
14 | 14 | Howard Wesley Johnson | (1966–1971) |
15 | 15 | Jerome Wiesner | (1971–1980) |
16 | 16 | Paul Edward Gray | (1980–1990) |
17 | 17 | Charles Marstiller Vest | (1990–2004) |
18 | 18 | Susan Hockfield | (2004–2012) |
19 | 19 | L. Rafael Reif | (2012–2022) |
20 | 20 | Sally Kornbluth | (Jan. 1, 2023 – Present) |
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Presidents of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- William Barton Rogers (1862)
- John Daniel Runkle (1870)
- William Barton Rogers (1879)
- Francis Amasa Walker (1881)
- James Crafts (1897)
- Henry Smith Pritchett (1900)
- Arthur Amos Noyes # (1907)
- Richard Cockburn Maclaurin (1909)
- Elihu Thomson # (1920)
- Ernest Fox Nichols (1921)
- Elihu Thomson # (1922)
- Samuel Wesley Stratton (1923)
- Karl Taylor Compton (1930)
- James Rhyne Killian (1948)
- Julius Adams Stratton (1959)
- Howard Wesley Johnson (1966)
- Jerome Wiesner (1971)
- Paul E. Gray (1980)
- Charles M. Vest (1990)
- Susan Hockfield (2004)
- L. Rafael Reif (2012)
- Sally Kornbluth (2023)
Key: # denotes acting president