In 1890 Illinois Institute of Technology was founded in order to lift up people of all backgrounds with education that would help them meet the needs of the age. Rankings based on the United States Department of Education College Scorecard, which offers the public access to years of federal government data on U.S. colleges and universities, show that more than 130 years on, Illinois Tech is fulfilling its mission.
#1 IN ILLINOIS
#32 IN THE NATION
FOR LIFTING STUDENTS FROM FAMILIES IN THE BOTTOM 20% OF INCOME TO THE TOP 20%
– Opportunity Insights
29–32
First-Year Student Middle 50% ACT Score, 2019
#22
IN THE UNITED STATES
FOR FINANCE
– TFE Times (2020) on Stuart School of Business
$4,482
AVERAGE ANNUAL OUT-OF-POCKET tuition after scholarships and grants paid by Illinois Tech undergraduates from households earning $45,000 or less
AN EDUCATIONAL BEST VALUE
– The Princeton Review, Forbes, Time, Money Magazine
#32 IN THE NATION
FOR LEGAL WRITING
– U.S. News & World Report on Chicago-Kent College of Law
31%
of undergraduates are
FEDERAL PELL GRANT RECIPIENTS
with serious financial need
#1 IN ILLINOIS
#39 IN THE NATION
PRIVATE COLLEGE 20-YEAR NET ROI AFTER FINANCIAL AID
– PayScale
S. R. CROWN HALL
designated a NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK by the United States Secretary of the Interior
91
GREAT COLLEGES THAT GIVE
EVERY FRESHMAN A SCHOLARSHIP
– Money Magazine
TOP RANKED
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
#42 Best Value National Universities
– U.S. News & World Report
“National Universities” includes all institutions ranked by U.S. News & World Report that, in addition to bachelor’s and master’s degrees, offer a range of doctoral degrees and have a commitment to producing groundbreaking research.
#2 IN ILLINOIS
#83 IN THE NATION
20-YEAR NET ROI AFTER FINANCIAL AID
– PayScale
#3 IN THE NATION
FOR UPWARD MOBILITY**
Among Highly Selective Private Colleges
– Opportunity Insights
4–4.36
Middle 50% Weighted H.S. GPA, 2019
1.9%
STUDENT LOAN DEFAULT RATE
Compared to the National Default Average of 7.3%
Top 25
STEM COLLEGES 2018
– Forbes
#2
IN ILLINOIS
10-YEAR POST-COLLEGE EARNINGS
– Crain’s Chicago Business, PayScale, The Equality of Opportunity Project, and The New York Times
#1
IN THE CHICAGO REGION
Occupational Earnings Power*
– The Brookings Institution
#16 IN THE NATION
MOST ADMIRED ARCHITECTURE SCHOOLS (UNDERGRADUATE)
– DesignIntelligence
#32
IN THE NATION
FOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
– Forage
AMONG THE TOP 65
NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES WITH THE HIGHEST CAMPUS ETHNIC DIVERSITY
– U.S. News & World Report
#5
IN THE NATION
FOR TRIAL ADVOCACY
– U.S. News & World Report
on Chicago-Kent College of Law
One of the
“200 MOST IMPORTANT WORKS OF ARCHITECTURE in the United States”
– The American Institute of Architects on the Illinois Tech Mies Campus
One of the FIRST AREA COLLEGES
to participate in the
CHICAGO STAR
SCHOLARSHIP
program for community college students
* Occupational earnings power looks at the mid-career salaries of alumni in each occupation that they go into, regardless of whether that occupation is a high-paying field. According to Brookings, Illinois Tech alumni out-earn graduates in the same fields from every other Chicago-region university, including University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and University of Notre Dame.
** A measure of access and outcomes showing likelihood that a student at Illinois Tech moved up two or more income quintiles.