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Illinois Institute of Technology

Basic Information

Type Private

Geographical Reach National

Location Chicago, IL

Population 7,500,000

Website http://www.iit.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,812

Men / Women 66% / 34%

White 28%

Hispanic 20%

International 13%

Asian 10%

Black 5%

Mixed 2%

Native American 0%

From State 68%

From Region 3%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Engineering 41%

Computer Science 27%

Arts 15%

Business & Economics 6%

Physical Sciences & Math 4%

Humanities & Social Sciences 3%

Life & Natural Sciences 3%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $52,386

Est. Cost of Attendance $68,164

10-Year ROI $267,000

ROI Percentile 95th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%

4-Year Graduation Rate 34%

6-Year Graduation Rate 75%

Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)

Sunshine Hours 2,508 (33%)

Days Without Precipitation 241 (38%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 66%

Yield (Unbound) 7%

Early Decision 1 Nov 1

Early Action Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2

Expenditure

Engineering, Computing & Math	$20M	#166
Life & Natural Sciences	$17M	#211
Humanities & Social Sciences	$0M	#441

Graduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences	253	#97
Engineering, Computing & Math	43	#110
Life & Natural Sciences	9	#476

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 38%

SAT Range 1220 – 1390

SAT Math Range 590 – 720

SAT RW Range 590 – 720

ACT Range 26 – 32

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Armour College of Engineering	264	75% / 25%	12%	$89,057		95%
Aerospace Engineering	21 —	86% / 14%	5%	$75,993	77	96%
Architectural Engineering	14 —	57% / 43%	14%	$91,045	90	90%
Biomedical Engineering	30 —	43% / 57%	10%	$72,853	72	92%
Chemical Engineering	22 —	73% / 27%	5%	$94,955	93	92%
Civil Engineering	28 —	82% / 18%	11%	$84,660	86	100%
Computer Engineering	42 —	79% / 21%	29%	$103,105	96	96%
Computer Engineering	— —	—	—	$97,030	94	—
Electrical Engineering	19 —	79% / 21%	11%	$102,309	96	100%
Engineering Physics	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$102,068	96	—
Materials Science and Engineering	5 —	20% / 80%	20%	$89,158	89	—
Mechanical Engineering	61 —	90% / 10%	10%	$88,837	89	93%
Engineering Management	20 —	75% / 25%	0%	$82,619	84	96%

⇅	Trends	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Architecture		88	56% / 44%	23%	$55,025		90%
Architecture		88 —	56% / 44%	23%	$55,025	27	90%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Computing	164	83% / 17%	20%	$109,693		93%
Artificial Intelligence	6 —	83% / 17%	17%	$101,049	95	95%
Computer Science	115 —	83% / 17%	24%	$113,931	98	92%
Computer and Information Sciences	3 —	67% / 33%	33%	$101,049	95	95%
Cybersecurity	8 —	88% / 12%	0%	$96,655	93	—
Information Technology and Management	31 —	81% / 19%	10%	$101,049	95	95%
Bioinformatics	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$72,491	71	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Science	45	58% / 42%	7%	$75,006
Analytical Chemistry	— —	—	—	$69,232	65	—
Applied Mathematics	13 —	77% / 23%	8%	$84,764	86	—
Astrophysics	4 —	75% / 25%	0%	$74,815	75	—
Chemistry	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$69,169	65	—
Forensic Chemistry	— —	—	—	$69,230	65	—
Mathematics and Statistics	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$82,365	84	—
Physics	7 —	71% / 29%	14%	$76,349	77	—
Biochemistry	5 —	40% / 60%	0%	$67,301	61	—
Biology	11 —	36% / 64%	0%	$64,899	56	—
Biophysics	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$67,656	62	—
Food Science	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$60,653	44	—
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry	1 —	0% / 100%	100%	$109,410	98	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Lewis College of Human Sciences	19	21% / 79%	21%	$57,922
Quantitative Economics	1 —	0% / 100%	100%	$78,309	80	—
Clinical Psychology	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$55,863	30	—
Communication	1 —	0% / 100%	100%	$57,593	35	—
Humanities	2 —	0% / 100%	50%	$56,548	32	—
International Development	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$61,670	47	—
Psychology	13 —	31% / 69%	8%	$56,461	31	—
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods	— —	—	—	$56,718	32	—

⇅	Trends	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Stuart School of Business		13	62% / 38%	15%	$69,682		95%
Business Administration		13 —	62% / 38%	15%	$69,682	66	95%

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