by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Illinois Institute of Technology was awarded 148 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is chemistry.
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Illinois Tech landed the #246 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.
Illinois Tech also holds the #9 spot on the Best Colleges in Illinois ranking.
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If you're applying to Illinois Institute of Technology you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 66%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 39% of students accepted to Illinois Tech submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 600 and 680. Math scores were between 630 and 730.
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The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Illinois Tech it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Illinois Institute of Technology is 61%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Illinois Institute of Technology has a freshmen retention rate of 87%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Illinois Tech for first-time, full-time students is 40%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,122 undergraduates at Illinois Tech with 2,816 being full-time and 306 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $18,515 | $21,101 | $22,339 | $24,673 | $29,783 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Illinois Tech, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Illinois Tech, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $6,578 a year. That adds up to $26,312 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Illinois Tech is 1.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Illinois Tech are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 10 West 35Th Street, Chicago, IL 60616 |
| Phone: | 312-567-3000 |
| Website: | https://www.iit.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 98 | $65,905 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 87 | $63,252 |
| Architectural Sciences & Technology | 76 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 58 | $53,779 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 37 | $45,550 |
| Chemical Engineering | 33 | $63,314 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 31 | $59,921 |
| Computer Engineering | 29 | $72,753 |
| Electrical Engineering | 26 | $58,164 |
| Civil Engineering | 25 | $60,700 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 2,636 students took at least one online class at Illinois Institute of Technology. This is an increase from the 2,316 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,636 | 884 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,316 | 926 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,019 | 287 |
| 2017-2018 | 970 | 274 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,169 | 337 |
Learn more about online learning at Illinois Institute of Technology.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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