Illinois Institute of Technology Overview

Illinois Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Chicago, Illinois. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Illinois Institute of Technology Known For?

• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Illinois Tech.
• In a recent academic period57% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Illinois Tech makes roughly $82,592 a year. This is 102% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Illinois Institute of Technology?

Contact details for Illinois Tech are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	10 West 35Th Street, Chicago, IL 60616
Phone:	312-567-3000
Website:	www.iit.edu

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How Do I Get Into Illinois Tech?

You can apply to Illinois Tech online at: https://www.iit.edu/admissions-aid/apply

Admission Requirements for Illinois Tech

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Illinois Tech?

Illinois Tech has an acceptance rate of 61%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 61% of accepted students are men and 39% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 58%, and the acceptance rate for women is 68%.

Average Test Scores

About 42% of students accepted to Illinois Tech submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 610 and 680. Math scores were between 610 and 730.

Illinois Tech received ACT scores from 15% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 26 and 34. Math scores were between 27 and 0. Composite scores were between 28 and 32.

Can I Afford Illinois Institute of Technology?

The overall average net price of Illinois Tech is $39,934. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Illinois Tech, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $7,227 a year. That adds up to $28,908 over four years for those students.

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Illinois Institute of Technology Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,122 undergraduate students at Illinois Tech, with 2,816 being full-time and 306 being part-time.

There are also 3,203 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,816 full-time undergraduates at Illinois Tech, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Illinois Institute of Technology students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	482
Black or African American	132
Hispanic or Latino	528
White	1,080
International Students	421
Other Races/Ethnicities	173

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Illinois Institute of Technology. At this time, 38 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 112 countries are represented at Illinois Tech. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Spain.

Illinois Institute of Technology Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Computer Science	103	231	12	346
Law	0	0	215	215
Computer Information Systems	46	126	0	172
Architectural Sciences & Technology	89	64	4	157
Mechanical Engineering	70	71	6	147
Computer Engineering	29	55	2	86
Electrical Engineering	30	47	5	82
Legal Research	0	78	0	78
Civil Engineering	37	24	3	64
Business Administration & Management	12	51	0	63
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	55	7	62
Engineering-Related Fields	18	34	0	52
Chemical Engineering	30	18	2	50
Mathematics & Computer Science	0	47	0	47
Biomedical Engineering	23	18	3	44
Human Computer Interaction	0	41	0	41
Architectural Engineering	22	9	1	32
Information Technology	3	28	0	31
Construction Engineering	0	31	0	31
Applied Mathematics	14	9	6	29
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	28	0	0	28
General Biology	12	11	3	26
Chemistry	5	16	1	22
Food Science Technology	0	21	0	21
Child Development & Psychology	15	6	0	21
General Psychology	0	7	12	19
Other Engineering	0	17	0	17
Materials Engineering	4	8	4	16
Public Health	0	16	0	16
Physics	11	4	0	15
Mental & Social Health Services	0	12	0	12
Manufacturing Engineering	0	9	0	9
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	3	6	0	9
Sustainability Science	0	9	0	9
Astronomy & Astrophysics	9	0	0	9
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	6	0	1	7
Environmental Engineering	0	7	0	7
Finance & Financial Management	0	6	0	6
Public Administration	0	6	0	6
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	5	0	5
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	5	0	0	5
Design & Applied Arts	0	3	2	5
Engineering Physics	0	3	0	3
Robotics Engineering	0	3	0	3
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	1	2	3
Industrial Production Technology	0	2	0	2
Operations Research	0	2	0	2
Economics	2	0	0	2
General Social Sciences	2	0	0	2
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	1	0	0	1
Student Counseling	0	0	1	1
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	1	1
Statistics	1	0	0	1
Materials Sciences	0	1	0	1
General Architecture	0	0	0	0
Landscape Architecture	0	0	0	0
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0
General Sales & Marketing	0	0	0	0
Taxation	0	0	0	0
Communication & Journalism (Other)	0	0	0	0
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	0	0
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	0	0
Computer Systems Networking	0	0	0	0
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0
General Engineering	0	0	0	0
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	0	0	0	0
Behavioral Science	0	0	0	0
Economics and Computer Science	0	0	0	0
International Studies	0	0	0	0
Other Psychology	0	0	0	0
Political Science & Government	0	0	0	0
Sociology	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	630	1,218	293	2,141

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Thomas Knapp under License

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