Private nonprofit · Institute

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois · Large city

54.9%
Admit rate
$18,425
Avg net price
75%
Graduation rate
$82,592
Median earnings

Illinois Institute of Technology is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Chicago, Illinois (large city setting), enrolling 2,833 undergraduates.

Private nonprofitMidsize · 2,833 undergradsLarge citySelective · 55% admitNCAA Division III without footballCold wintersSnowy

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Illinois Institute of Technology's admitted students.

Admit rate
54.9%
SAT (mid 50%)
1180–1440
Avg GPA (est.)
3.69

Enter a test score to see where you land against Illinois Institute of Technology's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Illinois Institute of Technology's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Chicago, Illinois

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. The first known permanent settler in Chicago was a trader, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable. Du Sable was of African descent, perhaps born in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (Haiti), and he established the settlement in the 1780s. He is commonly known as the "Founder of Chicago". Chicago has the third-largest gross metropolitan product in the United States—about $670.5 billion according to September 2017 estimates. The city has also been rated as having the most balanced economy in the United States, due to its high level of diversification. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
3 miles to Chicago, IL
To Great Lakes shore
1 mile
Nearest airport
7 miles to Chicago Midway (MDW) · major hub

How Illinois Institute of Technology compares

Selectivity54.9%

More selective than 81% · #11 most selective of 58 in Illinois

SAT average1311

Higher than 81%

Graduation rate75%

Higher than 85% · #7 of 58 in Illinois

First-year retention86%

Higher than 78%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$82,592

Higher than 92% · #6 of 66 in Illinois

Average net price$18,425

Cheaper than 58% · #24 cheapest of 57 in Illinois

Median debt at graduation$25,000

Lower than 34%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 42%

Undergraduate enrollment2,833

Larger than 67%

Percentiles compare Illinois Institute of Technology with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Illinois.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

8,532students
  • Undergraduate2,83333%
  • Graduate5,69967%

Undergraduates by gender

2,833undergrads
  • Women85030%
  • Men1,98370%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White31%
  • Black5.9%
  • Hispanic28%
  • Asian16%
  • Other or multiracial19%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,833
Graduate enrollment
5,699
Student–faculty ratio
14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
30%
First-generation students
32%
Students over 25
10%
Median family income
$39,719
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$114,390
Endowment
$263,803,000

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
54.9%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1180–1440
SAT average
1311
SAT reading
590–720
SAT math
590–720
ACT composite
26–32
Average GPA (estimated)
3.69

Cost

In-state tuition
$52,386
Room & board
$17,356
Books & supplies
$1,240
Total cost of attendance
$68,164
Average net price
$18,425

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
75%
Graduated on time (4 years)
34%
First-year retention
86%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$70,803
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$82,592
Median debt at graduation
$25,000
Students with federal loans
29%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
76%

About 41% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
34%
Low-income (Pell)
60%
First-generation
61%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
1,722
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
61%
Housing charge (year)
$8,950
Meal plan (year)
$7,578
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division III without football
Varsity athletes
368 (226 men · 142 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (10)

Soccer69
Lacrosse43
Track and Field (Indoor)43
Track and Field (Outdoor)43
Baseball40
Basketball33
Swimming32
Volleyball31
Tennis17
Cross Country17

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
11
Property offenses (2022–2024)
23

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 4 campuses (8,834 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

11reported offenses a year
3.7 violent a year7.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
6.3
Rape
2.3
Burglary
1.3
Robbery
0.7
Murder
0.3
Aggravated assault
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$12,964
$30–48k
$13,415
$48–75k
$17,217
$75–110k
$21,858
$110k+
$29,950

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$83,001

$17,217/year × about 4.8 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

100%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$38,325
average award, among those who get one

Illinois Institute of Technology discounts heavily: 100% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $38,325. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 603 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$82,592
Typical debt at graduation
$25,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
30%
Out-earn a HS grad
84%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$68,959
Men
$86,291

Men out-earn women by $17,332 (25%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
81°F
Winter low
20°F
Annual rain
34.4″
Annual snow
38.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
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Average precipitation (inches)

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NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chicago Northerly IS, IL US station (1.9 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.