Illinois Institute of Technology: Statistics

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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 14,131 For Intellectual Property and Patent Law
Top 1-3 For 12 other topics
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate

55%

Average SAT

1,310

Average ACT

29

Avg. cost to attend

$24,796 /y

Aid receiving

100%

Undergraduates

3,135

Graduates

5,699

Male:Female Ratio

61:39

Type

Privatenot-for-profit

Highest Degree

Doctor's degree

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Acceptance rate & Admissions

Illinois Institute of Technology has an acceptance rate of 55% and is among the top 1% 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% 55% 55%
Applicants 12,216 7,202 4,488
Admissions 6,710 3,872 2,644
Freshmen enrolled full time 516 333 178

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

â–  White 19%
â–  Nonresident Alien 52%
â–  Asian 7%
â–  Hispanic 11%
â–  Black or African American 3%
â–  Two or more races 2%
â–  Unknown 7%

Tuition

Below is the standard credit pricing for the various degree levels offered at Illinois Institute of Technology.

Degree Level Cost Per Credit
Associate Degree 1,749 CR
Bachelor Program 1,950 CR
Master Program 2,149 CR
Ph.D. / Doctoral 2,850 CR
Final tuition fees may vary based on specific department requirements, residency status, and selected elective courses. Please contact the admissions office for a detailed financial breakdown.

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

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.

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
Optics
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
Metallurgy
3,104 / 90,795
Machine Learning
3,002 / 76,461
History
2,972 / 56,442
Physical
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

Academic rankings

100 Notable alumni

Bernard S. Baker

1. Bernard S. Baker

1936-2004 (aged 68)
businessperson
Bernard S. Baker is an American electrochemist who was a pioneer in the field of electrochemistry. He was a founder and served as president, chief executive officer and chairman of Energy Research Corporation (now called FuelCell Energy, Inc., in Danbury, Connecticut), developer and manufacturer of direct fuel cells (MCFC) used to generate electric power. Power plants based on his concepts...
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John M. Carmody

2. John M. Carmody

1881-1963 (aged 82)
businessperson
John Michael Carmody was an American administrator, noted as editor of Factory and Industrial Management, and as administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration and the Federal Works Agency in the 1930s.
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Howard Paul Savage

3. Howard Paul Savage

1884-1944 (aged 60)
businessperson
Howard Paul Savage was an American businessman who served as the National Commander of The American Legion from 1926 to 1927.
Alice S. Tyler

4. Alice S. Tyler

1859-1944 (aged 85)
librarian
Alice Sarah Tyler was an American librarian and advocate.
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General Info & Contacts

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 staff 1,158
Classification Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Address 10 West 35th Street Chicago, Illinois, 60616 United States
City Population 2,746,000
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