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IIT

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Chicago, Illinois, Illinois Institute of Technology is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 8,834 students in fall 2024, including 3,135 undergraduates and 5,699 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity.

Illinois Institute of Technology offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 104 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Computer Science, Information Technology, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 3,446 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

86% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Mission

To provide distinctive and relevant education in an environment of scientific, technological, and professional knowledge creation and innovation.

Mission statement as reported by Illinois Institute of Technology

Key figures

8,834
Students enrolled
86%
First-year retention
3,446
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
104
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

BachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 104

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Computer and Information Sciences 10
Engineering 24
Legal Professions and Studies 7
Business, Management and Marketing 7
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 9
Architecture 1
Engineering Technologies 2
Physical Sciences 8
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Psychology 6
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 5
Health Professions 5
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Mathematics and Statistics 3
Liberal Arts and General Studies 4
Social Sciences 3
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Education 3
Communication and Journalism 3
Family and Consumer Sciences 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
86%
First-year retention, part-time students
33%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
614
Master's degrees
2,543
Doctoral degrees (research)
60
Professional doctorates
229

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
8,834
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,135
Graduate students, fall 2024
5,699
Full-time, fall 2024
74%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
10,533
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,735
Graduate students, 2024-25
6,798
Full-time, 2024-25
66%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
38%
Men
62%
White
17%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
7%
Two or more races
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
51%
Race or ethnicity unknown
10%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
16
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
28%
Students taking some online courses
40%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference; Northern Athletics Conference
President
Raj Echambadi
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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