D-Schools 2007

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Mass.

1,937 graduate students
Engineering and Business

Partnerships
Academic: RISD, Tsinghua (China)
Business: MIT has sponsored internships with Dell, Intel, and Alcoa and sponsored course work with Nokia.
Top Employers: Dell, Intel

Claim to Fame: John Reed, ex-Citicorp CEO, is an alumnus.

Signature Programs: Setting an industry standard in collaborative classes, MIT offers a product development course joining MBA students and engineers with designers from RISD. In addition, MIT students take interdisciplinary courses in leadership and manufacturing, and can take advantage of research labs in media, global entrepreneurship, and, as of this year, sustainability.