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.
Institutional profile
Highly regarded Strong in career outcomes, and strong in mobility.- Admission
- 55.4% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 75.5%
8,912 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$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
8,912About 55 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
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.
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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
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
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.
Make institutional fit specific
Illinois Tech requires multidisciplinary project work across majors, placing engineers, designers, scientists, and business students on shared real-world problems.
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.
Check eligibility for a fee waiver
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.
College funding
Scholarships and financial aid
Review available aid, application requirements, and renewal terms.
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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+
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.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
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
Admits separately
Architectural Sciences and Technology
Admits separately
Mechanical Engineering
Admits separately
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Admits separately
Civil Engineering
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.
A defining academic feature
The undergraduate Core includes Interprofessional Projects, where multidisciplinary teams address applied problems involving technical, economic, social, ethical, and communication dimensions.
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.
A reason to look closer
Required Interprofessional Projects bring students from different majors together around externally grounded design and problem-solving work.