Illinois Institute of Technology

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 7,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,508 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (38%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,779
Men / Women 65% / 35%
From State 68%
From Region 3%
Athletes 304 (11.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 30%
Hispanic 28%
Asian 16%
International 14%
Black 6%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Armour College of Engineering 241 75% 41% 17% 2% 18% 14% $99,459 94 -0.20 91 97%
Aerospace Engineering 23 — 83% 57% 9% 0% 13% 13% $99,696 36 -0.38 91 100% — — — —
Architectural Engineering 15 — 40% 40% 20% 7% 13% 7% $90,085 35 -0.32 85 90% — — — —
Biomedical Engineering 24 — 46% 33% 17% 0% 29% 17% $107,028 80 +0.71 95 96% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 10 — 60% 40% 10% 0% 20% 30% $104,085 46 -0.15 93 100% — — — —
Civil Engineering 34 — 79% 24% 15% 0% 35% 18% $85,665 14 -0.95 81 100% — — — —
Computer Engineering 5 — 60% 60% 40% 0% 0% 0% $126,811 77 +0.46 99 92% — — — —
Computer Engineering 22 — 91% 59% 23% 0% 9% 5% $126,811 77 +0.46 99 92% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 23 — 74% 30% 35% 4% 13% 13% $95,086 4 -1.04 89 100% — — — —
Engineering Physics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $100,906 40 -0.25 92 — — — — —
Materials Science and Engineering 5 — 100% 60% 0% 0% 20% 20% $98,150 68 +0.41 90 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 54 — 80% 41% 17% 2% 13% 20% $93,243 20 -0.75 87 96% — — — —
Engineering Management 25 — 92% 48% 12% 12% 20% 4% $102,631 91 +1.30 93 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Architecture 106 44% 33% 8% 2% 28% 21% $54,547 3 -1.55 16 90%
Architecture 106 — 44% 33% 8% 2% 28% 21% $54,547 6 -1.55 16 90% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Computing 176 80% 34% 22% 3% 21% 17% $111,798 98 -0.15 96 97%
Artificial Intelligence 15 — 93% 53% 0% 0% 7% 40% $107,749 9 -1.03 95 94% — — — —
Computer Science 111 — 79% 35% 20% 3% 23% 17% $114,931 43 -0.29 97 98% — — — —
Computer and Information Sciences 4 — 50% 25% 25% 0% 25% 0% $107,749 72 +0.46 95 94% — — — —
Cybersecurity 9 — 100% 56% 33% 11% 0% 0% $98,352 62 +0.25 90 — — — — —
Information Technology and Management 37 — 73% 19% 32% 3% 27% 14% $107,749 72 +0.46 95 94% — — — —
Bioinformatics — — — — — — — — $65,104 20 -0.57 43 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science 50 36% 44% 18% 4% 22% 10% $76,258 62 -0.27 69
Analytical Chemistry — — — — — — — — $69,262 41 -0.22 54 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 5 — 100% 20% 0% 20% 0% 60% $96,289 39 -0.39 89 — — — — —
Astrophysics 7 — 29% 71% 0% 14% 14% 0% $84,055 56 +0.03 79 — — — — —
Chemistry 4 — 0% 50% 25% 0% 25% 0% $68,434 36 -0.30 52 — — — — —
Environmental Chemistry 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,135 40 -0.24 54 — — — — —
Forensic Chemistry 1 — 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $68,784 37 -0.27 53 — — — — —
Mathematics and Statistics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $97,577 40 -0.35 90 — — — — —
Physics 7 — 57% 43% 0% 0% 43% 14% $84,228 56 +0.05 80 — — — — —
Theoretical Chemistry 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,135 40 -0.24 54 — — — — —
Biochemistry 6 — 0% 67% 17% 0% 0% 17% $63,868 17 -0.68 40 — — — — —
Biology 13 — 38% 15% 46% 0% 38% 0% $63,032 33 -0.40 38 — — — — —
Biophysics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $64,839 19 -0.59 43 — — — — —
Food Science 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,095 45 +0.01 41 — — — — —
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $121,784 37 +0.14 98 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Lewis College of Human Sciences 30 57% 43% 30% 10% 7% 10% $63,152 19 +0.28 38
Quantitative Economics — — — — — — — — $90,567 50 -0.28 85 — — — — —
General Education 6 — 33% 50% 0% 17% 0% 33% $61,692 79 +0.42 34 — — — — —
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods 2 — 100% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $63,078 84 +0.55 38 — — — — —
Behavioral Sciences 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $63,643 93 +1.30 40 — — — — —
Clinical Psychology — — — — — — — — $62,617 88 +1.15 37 — — — — —
Communication — — — — — — — — $62,058 54 +0.02 35 — — — — —
Humanities 2 — 100% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% $61,643 77 +0.43 34 — — — — —
International Development 3 — 100% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $65,578 34 -0.37 45 — — — — —
International Studies 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $64,446 30 -0.43 42 — — — — —
Psychology 14 — 43% 43% 36% 7% 7% 7% $63,352 64 +0.22 39 — — — — —
Psychology 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,224 91 +1.24 38 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Stuart School of Business 11 55% 36% 18% 9% 36% 0% $69,108 41 -0.44 54 95%
Business Administration 11 — 55% 36% 18% 9% 36% 0% $69,108 35 -0.44 54 95% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $55,329
ROI Percentile 86th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 34%
6-Year Graduation Rate 75%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Engineering 35.2% 216 73% 41% 18% 1% 18% 15% $99,093 39 -0.37 91 97% —
Computer Science 28.7% 176 80% 34% 22% 3% 21% 17% $111,798 53 -0.15 96 97% —
Arts 17.3% 106 44% 33% 8% 2% 28% 21% $54,547 63 -1.55 16 90% —
Business & Economics 5.9% 36 81% 44% 14% 11% 25% 3% $92,388 77 +0.77 87 98% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.4% 27 44% 52% 7% 7% 19% 15% $82,881 57 -0.14 78 — —
Social Sciences 3.6% 22 59% 41% 36% 9% 9% 5% $63,557 68 +0.22 39 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.3% 20 25% 30% 35% 0% 30% 5% $63,373 29 -0.49 39 — —
Humanities 1.3% 8 50% 50% 12% 12% 0% 25% $62,039 81 +0.45 35 — —
Health Sciences 0.3% 2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $121,784 100 +0.14 98 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.2% 1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,095 67 +0.01 41 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $15.7M #163 75% $1.0M 32 #103 129 —
Life & Natural Sciences $11.5M #151 91% $0.4M 1 #231 10 —
Computer Science $3.9M #151 94% $0 6 #124 74 —
Physical Sciences & Math $3.5M #250 92% $0.0M 10 #167 93 —
Health Sciences $1.7M #209 87% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $1.1M #157 95% $0.0M 1 #115 5 —
Business & Economics $0.1M #333 0% $0.1M 6 #168 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #497 80% $0 17 #193 — —
Education $0.1M #397 100% $0 3 #399 — —
Total $37.7M #218 84% $1.5M 76 #210 311 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 40 $168K $168K $0
Soccer 34 $149K $149K $0
Lacrosse 29 $197K $197K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 26 $37K $37K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 25 $36K $36K $0
Swimming 22 $117K $117K $0
Basketball 17 $147K $147K $0
Volleyball 17 $125K $125K $0
Cross Country 8 $17K $17K $0
Tennis 8 $89K $89K $0
Total 192 $1.1M $1.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 35 $180K $180K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 18 $25K $25K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 17 $24K $24K $0
Basketball 16 $127K $127K $0
Lacrosse 14 $122K $122K $0
Volleyball 14 $164K $164K $0
Swimming 10 $53K $53K $0
Cross Country 9 $19K $19K $0
Tennis 9 $88K $88K $0
Total 112 $807K $807K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 69 $329K $329K $0
Lacrosse 43 $319K $319K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 43 $62K $62K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 43 $62K $62K $0
Baseball 40 $168K $168K $0
Basketball 33 $275K $275K $0
Swimming 32 $171K $171K $0
Volleyball 31 $289K $289K $0
Cross Country 17 $37K $37K $0
Tennis 17 $178K $178K $0
Total 304 $2.4M $2.4M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (non-ED) 7%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 55% 55% 55%
Early Decision 68% 68% 68%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 38%
SAT Range 1180 – 1440
SAT Math Range 590 – 720
SAT RW Range 590 – 720