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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |