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Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, IL · Private · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · IIT · Illinois Tech

Private institution in Chicago, IL · 2,812 undergraduates · 55% acceptance rate · $82,592 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$19,3531,022nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$51,7631,837th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$51,7631,835th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$67,7201,786th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$82,592121st highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$70,803104th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
72.4%346th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
86.9%349th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
55.4%331st most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1296202nd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
29132nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,812728th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
29.1%1,251st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 7 mi (MDW)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 39 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,379$68,499
Computer Sciencebachelors$67,660$78,971
Engineering-Related FieldsEngineering Technologybachelors$67,660$63,005
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,791$62,111
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,997$61,268
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,600$62,012
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$61,064$63,749
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$57,995$61,516
Architecturebachelors$50,648$48,988
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$47,729$42,774
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$46,087$54,661
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$37,208$35,594

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Illinois Institute of Technology’s 2,812 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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