General Information About IIT
Illinois Institute of Technology is a national, technological, Ph.D.-granting research university, with world-renowned programs in engineering, architecture, the sciences, humanities, psychology, business, law, and design. Founded in 1940 and tracing its roots back to the 1890s with the foundings of Armour Institute of Technology and Lewis Institute, IIT brings a focused, interdisciplinary approach to education, including the Interprofessional Projects Program. With five campuses throughout the Chicagoland area and alumni around the world, IIT pairs the educational and cultural experiences of America's Second City with the small feel of an undergraduate population of just over 2300 and total population of just over 6000.
Find out more about Illinois Institute of Technology from the university's main website.
Accreditation
Illinois Institute of Technology is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, the regional accrediting body for all colleges and universities in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Additional program-specific accreditations
Most undergraduate degrees offered in the Armour College of Engineering and in Computer Science are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
The College of Architecture's five-year Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Architecture programs are accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB).
Math and Science Education Teaching Certificates are accredited by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
Master of Science in Rehabiliation Counseling in the Institute of Psychology is accredited by the Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE). The Ph.D. program in Clinical Psychology is accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA).
Graduate degrees in the Stuart School of Business are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
Juris Doctors at Chicago-Kent College of Law are accredited by the American Bar Association.
