Can I get a copy of MATLAB for my own computer?
MIT makes MATLAB available in a variety of ways. How you can obtain MATLAB depends on what kind of MATLAB license you need, and whether you are MIT faculty, staff, or a student. MATLAB distribution outside of the Athena Computing Environment is handled by MIT's Software group.
For more information, see: http://ist.mit.edu/services/software/vsls/matlab-license