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?

• Students at Illinois Tech may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 10 to 1.
• The student loan default rate at Illinois Tech is 3%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Illinois Tech.
• In 2017-2018, 59% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Illinois Tech with a bachelor's degree make about $69,100 a year. That's 69% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Illinois Institute of Technology Rankings

Out of the 102 colleges in Illinois, Illinois Tech is ranked at #21.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Illinois Tech.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#33	Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#44	Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#70	Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#173	Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Illinois Tech has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Analytical Chemistry Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Materials Chemistry Schools	College Factual
#2	Best Other Design & Applied Arts Schools	College Factual
#9	Best Design & Applied Arts Schools	College Factual
#35	Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools	College Factual
#173	Best Psychology Schools	College Factual

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
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/IITScarletHawks
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/illinoistech

How Do I Get Into Illinois Tech?

You can apply to Illinois Tech online at: admissions.iit.edu/undergraduate/apply/

Admission Requirements for Illinois Tech

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

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 68% of accepted students are men and 32% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 59%, and the acceptance rate for women is 64%.

Average Test Scores

About 71% 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 570 and 670. Math scores were between 630 and 720.

Illinois Tech received ACT scores from 34% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 33. Math scores were between 27 and 32. Composite scores were between 26 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 49% of students took out student loans averaging $7,225 a year. That adds up to $28,900 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Illinois Tech is 2.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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.

Online Learning at Illinois Institute of Technology

In 2019-2020, 2,316 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Illinois Tech has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 23rd most popular in Illinois for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Illinois Tech

The following table shows how Illinois Tech is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	#1	#1
Mathematics & Computer Science	#1	#1
Materials Sciences	#1	#1
General Sales & Marketing	#4	#4
Chemistry	#7	#7
Food Science Technology	#13	#13
General Biology	#22	#22
Chemical Engineering	#22	#19
Environmental Engineering	#22	#22
Manufacturing Engineering	#22	#19
Computer Systems Networking	#22	#22
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	#40	#40
Computer Science	#49	#49
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	#58	#58

Online Growth Rankings of Illinois Tech

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Illinois Institute of Technology was 50.2%. This is the #667 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Illinois Tech regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Illinois Tech majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Chemical Engineering	18%
Chemistry	17%
Computer Engineering	9%
Physical Sciences	4%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Illinois Tech ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Illinois Tech.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Materials Sciences	#1
Chemical Engineering	#1
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	#4
Management Information Systems	#6
Food Science Technology	#7
General Sales & Marketing	#7
General Biology	#10
Chemistry	#12
Manufacturing Engineering	#13
Computer Engineering	#22
Physical Sciences	#25
Computer Science	#26
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	#31
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	#31
Computer Systems Networking	#32
Engineering-Related Fields	#37
Engineering	#61
Public Health	#74
Computer Information Systems	#87
Engineering Technologies	#92
Computer & Information Sciences	#225

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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	71	183	9	263
Law	0	0	223	223
Computer Information Systems	59	131	0	190
Mechanical Engineering	91	72	3	166
Electrical Engineering	37	72	7	116
Legal Research	0	109	0	109
Architectural Sciences & Technology	62	28	2	92
Chemical Engineering	42	45	5	92
Civil Engineering	37	38	5	80
Engineering-Related Fields	14	58	0	72
Computer Engineering	31	13	2	46
Biomedical Engineering	37	3	5	45
Business Administration & Management	24	19	0	43
Finance & Financial Management	0	38	0	38
Mathematics & Computer Science	0	38	0	38
Food Science Technology	0	35	0	35
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	28	7	35
Human Computer Interaction	0	34	0	34
Public Administration	0	34	0	34
Chemistry	5	18	6	29
Construction Engineering	0	28	0	28
Applied Mathematics	13	13	2	28
General Psychology	7	9	12	28
General Biology	10	16	1	27
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	26	0	0	26
Physics	11	4	4	19
Information Technology	0	18	0	18
Architectural Engineering	9	8	0	17
Environmental Engineering	0	10	3	13
Other Engineering	0	11	0	11
General Architecture	3	6	1	10
Materials Engineering	5	4	1	10
Design & Applied Arts	0	8	2	10
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	6	2	1	9
Mental & Social Health Services	0	9	0	9
Public Health	0	9	0	9
Child Development & Psychology	4	5	0	9
Sustainability Science	0	7	0	7
Manufacturing Engineering	0	6	0	6
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	5	5
Communication & Journalism (Other)	4	0	0	4
Operations Research	0	4	0	4
Astronomy & Astrophysics	4	0	0	4
General Social Sciences	4	0	0	4
Liberal Arts General Studies	3	0	0	3
Engineering Physics	2	0	0	2
Management Information Systems	0	1	0	1
Computer Software & Applications	0	1	0	1
Computer Systems Networking	0	1	0	1
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	0	1	0	1
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	0	1	0	1
International Studies	1	0	0	1
Materials Sciences	0	1	0	1
Economics	1	0	0	1
Landscape Architecture	0	0	0	0
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	0	0	0	0
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0	0
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0
General Sales & Marketing	0	0	0	0
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	0
Student Counseling	0	0	0	0
Industrial Production Technology	0	0	0	0
General Engineering	0	0	0	0
Statistics	0	0	0	0
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	0
Other Psychology	0	0	0	0
Political Science & Government	0	0	0	0
Sociology	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	623	1,179	306	2,108

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.