The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has had 20 presidents (18 inaugurated, 1 acting then inaugurated, 1 acting) in its 163-year history .
| Term(s) | Name | Term Years(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 3 | (1862–1870, 1879–1881) | ||
| 2 | 2 | (1870–1878) | ||
| 3 | 4 | (1881–1897) | ||
| 4 | 5 | (1897–1900) | ||
| 5 | 6 | (1900–1907) | ||
| 6 | (acting 1907–1909) | |||
| 7 | 7 | (1909–1920) | ||
| 8 | 9 | (acting 1920–1921, 1922–1923) | ||
| 9 | 8 | (1921–1922) | ||
| 10 | 10 | (1923–1930) | ||
| 11 | 11 | (1930–1948) | ||
| 12 | 12 | (1948–1959) | ||
| 13 | 13 | (1959–1966) | ||
| 14 | 14 | (1966–1971) | ||
| 15 | 15 | (1971–1980) | ||
| 16 | 16 | (1980–1990) | ||
| 17 | 17 | (1990–2004) | ||
| 18 | 18 | (2004–2012) | ||
| 19 | 19 | (2012–2022) | ||
| 20 | 20 | (Jan. 1, 2023 – Present) |