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Summary
Illinois Institute of Technology is a private institution that was founded in 1890. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,602, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 120 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Illinois Institute of Technology's ranking in the 2012 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 111. Its tuition and fees are $34,354 (2011-12).
The Illinois Institute of Technology, a private university in Chicago, provides a variety of options for students interested in the sciences. IIT offers a wide range of engineering degree programs, including telecommunications and software engineering, biomedical imaging and signals, and food process engineering, as well as a range of degrees in architecture and the sciences. (For liberal arts-minded students, the school awards degrees for majors including journalism of technology, science, and business and political science.) The school also runs an Institute of Design; the Chicago-Kent College of Law, which is particularly well known for its trial advocacy program; the Stuart School of Business; and other graduate student programs.
For undergrads, there are about 100 clubs and organizations to join, including TechNews, the student newspaper. Freshmen do not have to live on campus, though undergraduate and graduate housing is available through the university. Each year, the campus comes together for events including Pumpkin Launch, a day in which students, faculty, and alumni showcase homemade launching devices as they try to catapult pumpkins the furthest, and a spring formal in downtown Chicago. Students can also show their school spirit at IIT Scarlet Hawks athletic events, though the school does not have a football or basketball team. Notable alumni include Victor Tsao, founder of network hardware firm Linksys, and James Roche, former Secretary of the Air Force.
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Founded in 1890, Illinois Institute of Technology is a private, Ph.D.-granting university with more than 7,700 students in engineering, sciences, architecture, psychology, design, humanities, business, and law. IIT's interprofessional, technology-focused curriculum provides students with a distinctive and relevant education in an environment of scientific, technological, and professional knowledge creation and innovation. IIT students have the resources of a major urban center along with the intimacy of a 120-acre green campus. IIT's Main Campus is located just three miles from the downtown business district of Chicago and across the street from U.S. Cellular Field, home of the Chicago White Sox. The American Institute of Architects named IIT Main Campus one of the 200 most significant works of architecture in the United States, with 19 buildings designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and two buildings by architects Helmut Jahn and Rem Koolhaas. IIT recognizes the importance of moving our world toward a more sustainable path and created the Office of Campus Energy and Sustainability, whose mission is to make IIT the most sustainable urban university campus in the United States. As part of the initiative, IIT has launched a Perfect Power System that consists of 'smart' microgrids. It will offer IIT the opportunity to eliminate costly outages, minimize power disturbances, moderate an ever-growing demand, and curb greenhouse gas emissions. Students experience IIT's Interprofessional Projects (IPRO) Program in the new Idea Shop at University Technology Park on Main Campus. The Idea Shop is a 13,000-square-foot facility with several projectors, 3-D rapid-prototyping equipment, information technology for iPad and app development, a laser cutter, and other equipment that provides students enhanced productivity. Each semester-long IPRO project course is a team-based learning environment in which students from various concentrations and disciplines work together to study a real-world problem. Student IPRO projects have included such challenges as developing a system for clean drinking water for the world's rural poor and an artificial pancreas. Every student is required to participate in two projects during their undergraduate study. A new IPRO initiative, IPRO 2.0, features projects that encourage greater cross-disciplinary collaboration. Every admitted student is automatically considered for the Heald and University Scholarships, up to $10,000 each annually. The top 1% of IIT applicants is invited to apply and interview for the Camras Scholars Program, a full-tuition scholarship. IIT is a member of the NAIA conference, with varsity men's and women's teams in baseball, volleyball, swimming, cross country, soccer, and track and field. IIT also offers a variety of intramural sports and more than 100 diverse organizations, including several through the Student Center for Diversity and Inclusion. IIT is home to 34 research centers, including the Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering and the Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research. Undergraduate students have the opportunity to participate in research at IIT. Government, foundation, and industry-funded research projects are happening in all areas of science, engineering, technology, and mathematics. These research experiences offer students the opportunity to be involved in cutting-edge research, applying their knowledge and skills outside the classroom. Research opportunities are promoted through the Office of Undergraduate Research. |
General Information
| School type | private, coed college |
| Year founded | 1890 |
| Religious affiliation | N/A |
| Academic calendar | semester |
| Setting | urban |
| 2010 Endowment | $180,039,000 |
Applying
When applying to Illinois Institute of Technology, it's important to note the application deadline is rolling, and the early action deadline and the early decision deadline are February 1 and November 1, respectively. Scores for either the ACT or SAT test are due July 1. It is more selective, with an acceptance rate of 64.5 percent and an early acceptance rate of 79.7 percent.
For more information about the tests, essays, interviews, and admissions process, visit the Applying to College knowledge center.
| Selectivity | more selective |
| Fall 2010 acceptance rate | 64% |
| Application deadline | rolling |
| SAT/ACT scores must be received by | July 1 |
Academic Life
The student-faculty ratio at Illinois Institute of Technology is 10:1, and the school has 59.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Illinois Institute of Technology include: Architecture; Mechanical Engineering; Electrical and Electronics Engineering; Computer Science; and Civil Engineering, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 88.8 percent.
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Student Life
Illinois Institute of Technology has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,602, with a gender distribution of 69.8 percent male students and 30.2 percent female students. 27.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 73.0 percent of students live off campus. Illinois Institute of Technology is part of the NAIA athletic conference.
| Total enrollment | 7,774 |
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| Collegiate athletic association | NAIA |
Campus Info & Services
Illinois Institute of Technology offers a number of student services including nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, and health insurance. Illinois Institute of Technology also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, and controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc). Of the students at Illinois Institute of Technology, 13 percent have cars on campus. Alcohol is permitted for students of legal age at Illinois Institute of Technology.
| Students who have cars on campus | 13% - Low |
| Health insurance offered | Yes |
| Students required to own/lease a computer | No |
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Paying for School
At Illinois Institute of Technology, 61.0 percent of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid and the average need-based scholarship or grant award is $22,054.
Paying for college doesn't have to be difficult or devastating. Go to the Paying for College knowledge center to get advice on raising cash and reducing costs.
| Tuition and fees | $34,354 (2011-12) |
| Room and board | $10,464 (2011-12) - High |
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