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Chicago, IL · Private · 2,833 undergraduates · urban

Illinois Institute of Technology

Moderately selective

Illinois Tech requires multidisciplinary project work across majors, placing engineers, designers, scientists, and business students on shared real-world problems.

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Institutional profile

Highly regarded Strong in career outcomes, and strong in mobility.
Academic Solid Affordability Solid Career Strong Mobility Strong Experience Steady
Academic standing Solid
Affordability Solid
Career outcomes Strong
Mobility Strong
Student experience Steady
Admission
55.4% admitted

8,912 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

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Completion
75.5%

$82,592 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Illinois Institute of Technology apart

Academic design

The undergraduate Core includes Interprofessional Projects, where multidisciplinary teams address applied problems involving technical, economic, social, ethical, and communication dimensions.

Campus pattern

The Bronzeville campus is organized around Mies van der Rohe's modernist plan and sits directly on Chicago's Green Line south of downtown.

A signature opportunity

Required Interprofessional Projects bring students from different majors together around externally grounded design and problem-solving work.

Can I get in?

55.4% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

8,912

About 55 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 55.4%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1180–1410
10401560
ACT middle 50%25–31
2135

Of admitted students, 45% submitted an SAT, and 11% submitted an ACT. Because ACT scores came from few admitted students, the range describes that self-selected group rather than the full class.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA64%

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Illinois Institute of Technology, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What Illinois Institute of Technology weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

The undergraduate Core includes Interprofessional Projects, where multidisciplinary teams address applied problems involving technical, economic, social, ethical, and communication dimensions.

02

Make institutional fit specific

Illinois Tech requires multidisciplinary project work across majors, placing engineers, designers, scientists, and business students on shared real-world problems.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Early DecisionNov 1
Early ActionNov 15
Regular DecisionFeb 1
Fee and waiverNo application fee

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Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

ArchitectureAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Computer scienceAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

EngineeringAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$79,760
Average annual cost after aid$18,000
Affordability profileSolid

College funding

Scholarships and financial aid

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In the season card

Average annual cost by household income at Illinois Institute of Technology

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years75.5%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one86.5%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$82,592

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Computer Science

Recent graduates103
Median earnings$120,953

Admits separately

What is campus life like?

Illinois Institute of Technology beyond the classroom

The Bronzeville campus is organized around Mies van der Rohe's modernist plan and sits directly on Chicago's Green Line south of downtown.

Academics

A defining academic feature

The undergraduate Core includes Interprofessional Projects, where multidisciplinary teams address applied problems involving technical, economic, social, ethical, and communication dimensions.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The Bronzeville campus is organized around Mies van der Rohe's modernist plan and sits directly on Chicago's Green Line south of downtown.

Signature opportunity

A reason to look closer

Required Interprofessional Projects bring students from different majors together around externally grounded design and problem-solving work.

2,833 undergraduatesMidwesturban setting64% of first-year students live on campus