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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private, comprehensive university with a focus on science and technology located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and is a global leader in high-tech research. It is a global leader in high-tech research, with a global reputation for excellence in the natural and engineering sciences, as well as in management, economics, philosophy, political science, and linguistics. To date, MIT has produced 61 Nobel Prize winners. MIT is tied for 7th in the 2014 ranking of comprehensive universities in the U.S.