Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, Illinois
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 2,833 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 55%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $22,443per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 73%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $90,80410 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
All undergraduate students are required to take two multidisciplinary Interprofessional Projects (IPRO) courses addressing industry and community challenges.
Source: Inter-Professional Projects Program (IPRO) - Illinois Tech | Elevate
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 55%About 5 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1180–1440Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 26–32Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From Illinois Institute of Technology's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2024–25, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
- Admit rate in this report
- 55%6,710 admitted of 12,216 first-year applicants
- Early decision admit rate
- 36%52 admitted of 146. Early decision is binding: you commit to attend if admitted.
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1190–1390First-years who sent scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 26–32First-years who sent scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 45%77% were in the top quarter.
Early applicants often include recruited athletes and students who knew this was their first choice, so a higher early rate doesn't mean applying early raises any one student's odds by that much.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
Considered
- Class rank
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
Not considered
- Interview
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Religious affiliation
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: Illinois Institute of Technology Common Data Set 2024–25. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $22,443full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $69,234sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $53,398Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 73%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 86%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $90,80410 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,833Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 38%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 32%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL — admits 77%
- Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL — admits 74%
- Bradley University Peoria, IL — admits 77%
- North Central College Naperville, IL — admits 77%
Also worth a look
- Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL — admits 56%
- Augustana College Rock Island, IL — admits 63%
- Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL — admits 57%
- Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL — admits 74%
- Anderson University Anderson, SC — admits 55%
- North Central College Naperville, IL — admits 77%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Illinois Institute of Technology, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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