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#521 of 14,131 In the World
#187 of 2,597 In North America
#163 of 2,496 In the United States
#6 of 100 In Illinois
#4 of 38 In Chicago
#44 of 1,041 For Intellectual Property and Patent Law
Top50% For 172 other topics
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Acceptance rate
55%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Avg. cost to attend
$24,796 /y
Aid receiving
100%
Undergraduates
3,135
Graduates
5,699
Male:Female Ratio
61:39
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
www.iit.edu

Illinois Institute of Technology Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Illinois Institute of Technology has an acceptance rate of 55% and is among the top 18% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 55% 54% 59%
Applicants 12,216 7,202 4,488
Admissions 6,710 3,872 2,644
Freshmen enrolled full time 516 333 178
Freshmen enrolled part time 3 2 1

2,108 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

1,765 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
158 or 30%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1180
or below

75% of them
had 1440
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in Illinois Institute of Technology are 1180-1440 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
44 or 8%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 26
or below

75% of them
had 32
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in Illinois Institute of Technology are 26-32 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
Formal demonstration of competencies Considered but not required
Other Tests Considered but not required
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Secondary school GPA Considered but not required
Secondary school rank Considered but not required

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

Nonresident Alien 4622 (52%)
White 1665 (19%)
Hispanic 942 (11%)
Asian 604 (7%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 579 (7%)
Black or African American 270 (3%)
Two or more races 143 (2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 (0%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 3 (0%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The average net cost to attend Illinois Institute of Technology is $24,796 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Net average cost to attend
$24,796/year
Average aid awarded
$44,547
Students receiving aid
100%

Average costs by household income

<$30K $12,964
$30-48K $13,415
$48-75K $17,217
$75-110K $21,858
$110K+ $29,950

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $50,636$33,637
Tuition in-state $50,636$33,637
Tuition out-of-state $50,636$33,637
Fee in-district $1,750$1,585
Fee in-state $1,750$1,585
Fee out-of-state $1,750$1,585

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 1,798
Combined charge for room and board $17,706
Room charge $9,400
Meal charge $8,306

Illinois Institute of Technology majors

Illinois Institute of Technology has granted 593 bachelor's degrees across 36 programs, 1,492 master's across 59 programs, and 311 doctorate degrees across 24 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Illinois Institute of Technology.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Computer Science 115 383 6
Law 238
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology 88 83 2
Information Technology 31 121
Mechanical Engineering 61 38 11
Artificial Intelligence 6 68
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 19 44 7
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 30 25 2
Engineering & Industrial Management 20 37
Mathematics and Computer Science 54
Computer Engineering, Other 15 36
Human Computer Interaction 51
Business Administration and Management, General 13 36
Programs for Foreign Lawyers 45
Management Science 38 6
Computer Engineering, General 27 15 1
Computer Software Engineering 42
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 8 31
Chemical Engineering 22 14 1
Food Science 1 33 1
Civil Engineering, General 28 1 3
Construction Engineering 32
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 30
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 11 12 1
Applied Mathematics, General 13 7 3
Architectural Engineering 14 7 1
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 21
American & U.S. Law & Legal Studies & Jurisprudence 18
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law 15
Engineering, Other 15
Physics, General 7 4 4
Sustainability Studies 15
Health & Medical Physics 14
Materials Engineering 5 3 5
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 13
Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General 12
Public Administration 11
Design and Applied Arts, Other 7 2
Manufacturing Engineering 9
Mental Health Counseling & Counselor 9
Psychology, General 2 7
Analytical Chemistry 8
Intellectual Property Law 8
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 7
Transportation and Highway Engineering 7
Chemistry, General 1 2 3
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering 6
Operations Research 6
Structural Engineering 6
Biochemistry 5
Biomedical Sciences, General 5
Astrophysics 4
Computer Hardware Engineering 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General 3
Engineering Physics & Applied Physics 2 1
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 2 1
Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology 3
Biophysics 1 1
Business Analytics 2
Humanities & Humanistic Studies 1 1
Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 2
Materials Chemistry 2
Mathematics Teacher Education 2
Pharmaceutical Sciences 2
Bioinformatics 1
Civil Engineering, Other 1
Clinical Psychology 1
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other 1
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 1
Development Economics and International Development 1
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 1
Manufacturing Engineering Technology & Technician 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 1
Web Page, Digital & Multimedia and Information Resources Design 1
Grand Total 593 1,492 311

Illinois Institute of Technology has a graduation rate of 75%, which is among the 15% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 75% 73% 81%
  • Full-time retention rate - 86%
  • Part-time retention rate - 33%

Publications & Citations

Illinois Institute of Technology is a world-class research university with 33,019 scientific papers published and 818,488 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Chemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Environmental Science, Biology, Materials Science, and Mathematics.

Publications
33,019
Citations
818,488

Publication / Citation count by topic

Engineering
21,107 / 565,774
Physics
19,165 / 527,876
Computer Science
15,603 / 379,532
Quantum and Particle physics
14,635 / 428,605
Chemistry
14,254 / 397,147
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
12,614 / 267,761
Environmental Science
11,954 / 341,378
Biology
11,790 / 350,883
Materials Science
9,457 / 259,531
Mathematics
8,375 / 228,184
Organic Chemistry
7,570 / 229,425
Medicine
7,380 / 207,622
Business
7,235 / 184,764
Political Science
7,125 / 149,542
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
7,045 / 159,854
Law
6,744 / 145,363
Electrical Engineering
6,568 / 189,461
Geology
6,080 / 186,517
Philosophy
5,877 / 122,512
Geography and Cartography
5,866 / 157,242
Psychology
5,483 / 168,072
Statistics
5,481 / 141,234
Optical Engineering
5,183 / 124,120
Biochemistry
5,027 / 155,005
Telecommunications
4,490 / 107,639
Genetics
4,299 / 120,658
Sociology
4,154 / 82,115
Management
4,046 / 115,655
Ecology
4,036 / 134,665
Economics
3,893 / 90,454
Mechanical Engineering
3,631 / 95,238
Computer Networking
3,554 / 94,361
Paleontology
3,273 / 105,192
Metallurgical Engineering
3,104 / 90,795
Machine Learning
3,002 / 76,461
History
2,972 / 56,442
Physical chemistry
2,931 / 103,224
Linguistics
2,904 / 67,199
Aerospace Engineering
2,753 / 71,069
Computer Vision
2,709 / 48,483

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 245 3298
1994 222 3360
1995 228 3464
1996 306 3502
1997 270 3509
1998 289 3912
1999 309 3965
2000 387 4846
2001 370 4979
2002 756 7887
2003 787 8325
2004 726 8655
2005 752 11122
2006 886 12141
2007 854 12849
2008 904 14739
2009 940 16585
2010 975 19575
2011 1030 22414
2012 900 25968
2013 1028 29317
2014 1102 32964
2015 1145 33467
2016 1022 35474
2017 1040 37420
2018 1091 40928
2019 1054 45443
2020 1290 51702
2021 1150 56119
2022 1069 55029
2023 1063 56775
2024 881 54146
2025 654 45832
Academic rankings

Illinois Institute of Technology alumni

  1. Virgil Abloh

    Virgil Abloh
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1980-2021 (aged 41)
    Occupations
    civil engineerdesignercomposerrecord producerdisc jockey
    Biography

    Virgil Abloh was an American fashion designer and entrepreneur. A trained architect, Abloh founded his own line of luxury streetwear clothing under the moniker Pyrex Vision in 2012, which he transformed into the Milan based fashion label Off-White in 2013. Abloh was appointed artistic director of Louis Vuitton's menswear collection beginning in 2018 and was given increased creative responsibilities across the LVMH brand in early 2021. Abloh worked in Chicago street fashion before he entered the world of international fashion with an internship at Fendi in 2009, alongside American rapper Kanye West. Abloh assumed the role of creative director at Donda, West's creative agency in 2010.

  2. Martin Cooper

    Martin Cooper
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1928-.. (age 98)
    Occupations
    electrical engineerinventorentrepreneur
    Biography

    Martin Cooper is an American engineer. He is a pioneer in the wireless communications industry, especially in radio spectrum management, with eleven patents in the field.

  3. Nandamuri Kalyan Ram

    Nandamuri Kalyan Ram
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1978-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    actorfilm producer
    Biography

    Nandamuri Kalyan Ram is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Telugu cinema. He is the son of actor-politician Nandamuri Harikrishna. Ram is best known for his roles in action films such as Athanokkade (2005), Hare Ram (2008), 118 (2019), and Bimbisara (2022). Ram is the chairperson of the production company N. T. R. Arts, named after his paternal grandfather N. T. Rama Rao.

  4. Roger Bruce Chaffee

    Roger Bruce Chaffee
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1935-1967 (aged 32)
    Occupations
    military flight engineerastronautmilitary officeraircraft pilot
    Biography

    Roger Bruce Chaffee was an American naval officer, aviator and aeronautical engineer who was a NASA astronaut in the Apollo program.

All 100 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names IIT
Founded 1890
Motto Transforming Lives. Inventing the Future.
Colors scarlet, gray
Academic calendar August to August (August - December; January-May; June-August)
Total FTE staff 1,158
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 10 West 35th Street
Chicago, Illinois, 60616
United States
City population 2,746,000
Phone 3125673000

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