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Illinois Tech is committed to advancing technology that makes the world a better place for all. We do this by empowering students from diverse backgrounds—the innovators and leaders of the future—with an extraordinary technical education and guaranteed hands-on experiences that enable them to achieve career success and create change.
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Our unique Elevate program guarantees you hands-on experiences, a personalized academic and career plan, and the twenty-first century skills to achieve career success.
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Illinois Tech is your pathway to the corporate, nonprofit, research, and startup community of Chicago and beyond, bolstered by a global network of more than 86,000 alumni.
High-Impact Research
Students and faculty at Illinois Tech are conducting research that harnesses the power of technology and innovation for the betterment of humankind.
Illinois Tech inspired Rohit Prasad to follow his passions. Advice he received from a graduate school adviser allowed him to thrive and make lasting contributions to the future of AI.
Rohit Prasad (M.S. Electrical Engineering ’99)
Lizz Elliott received a United States Department of Energy scholarship to continue her nuclear energy research.
Lizz Elliott (Chemical Engineering 4th Year)
For Andrew Jiang, architecture is the “perfect embodiment” of his life experiences. He hopes to create built environments that improve the quality of life for communities for generations to come.
Andrew Jiang (Architecture 5th Year)
Just five years after earning his undergraduate degree, Jason Tenebaum helped launch a Dragon spacecraft as a mission operations engineer with SpaceX.
Jason Tenenbaum (Aerospace Engineering ’07)
Born and raised in El Salvador, Diana Velasquez decided to pursue a degree in engineering with the goal of helping others obtain improved health care while improving standard processes.
Diana Velasquez (Biomedical Engineering/M.A.S. Chemical Engineering 3rd Year)
An internship with NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation Internship Project helped Kaya Jones prepare for the rigors of college academics.
Kaya Jones (Computer Science 1st Year)Illinois Tech News
News
$20 Million Grant Drives IDEAL Research in Data Science
A Chicago-based research coalition that includes researchers from Illinois Institute of Technology has been awarded a share of a five-year, $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation to...
Mission Driven: Illinois Tech Partners with Comprehensive Scholarship Program Hope Chicago
The first Hope Scholars cohort will join Illinois Institute of Technology this fall thanks to the university’s partnership with Hope Chicago, a two-generation scholarship program that is committed to...
Hands-On, High Value: Illinois Tech Ranks High for Experiential Learning
Illinois Institute of Technology’s emphasis on learning through internships, research, and other hands-on experiences caught the attention of the student work platform Forage, earning Illinois Tech a...
“It’s So Cool!”
Exciting classes, next-level research, and an internship with NASA are just a few of the reasons why Seth Graham (ME/M.Eng. MAE 5th Year) says Illinois Tech is the place to be.
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From its subway to the tops of its skyscrapers, our hometown of Chicago is a friendly, exciting global city with a spirit and style all its own.
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