Q: Who is eligible to download MIT MATLAB?
Answer
MIT MATLAB is available to all currently registered MIT students (graduate and undergraduate), faculty and staff. There is no fee to download MIT MATLAB.
To verify your current MIT status, you may log into Athena and run the following command:
stanley $USER
It should produce output similar to the following:
Login name: joeuser Full name: User, Joe A User id: 17261 Login shell: /bin/athena/bash Class: G Windows Console Shell: cmd Sponsor: NONE Expiration date: Account is: Active (1) MIT ID number: xxxxxxxxx Windows Home Directory: [DFS] Windows Profile Directory: [DFS]
If the "Class" listed above is "G" or a year (e.g. "2012"), Affiliation listed as "Staff" or "Faculty" of some kind, you are eligible. If not, you are not eligible to download MATLAB. If you have questions about your account class or eligibility, please contact the IS&T Service Desk at for assistance.