Undergraduate Admissions and Degree Requirements

Undergraduate Applications

The application process is the same for domestic and international students with some additional documents required for international students. Domestic students are Indian citizens, and international students are non-Indian citizens. If you have any questions, please contact us at mumbai-admissions@illinoistech.edu.

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Step 1: Submit your application

Create an account and submit your application on the Illinois Tech online applications portal.

Application fee for undergraduate is ₹5,000.

View scholarship and admissions deadlines on the Tuition and Aid page.

Application deadline: June 15

Step 2: Submit your official high school / secondary school transcript

Please have your school submit official transcripts sent through its electronic transcript service to Illinois Tech. If this service is not available, you may mail your sealed official transcripts to the university.

Step 3: Determine if you’re submitting optional materials

You may choose to submit a letter of recommendation or standardized test scores for consideration, but these items are not required. All students will be considered for institutional scholarships regardless of whether they submit a letter of recommendation or standardized test scores.

Letter of recommendation (optional)

Up to three are accepted. Please have your counselor email them directly to the university, or you can request the letter of recommendation to be sent through the Illinois Tech application.

Who should submit a letter of recommendation?

There are certain cases when you may want to consider submitting a letter of recommendation. These cases include instances where your recommender can share insight beyond what is already shown in your application or transcript.

Standardized test scores (optional)

Illinois Tech does not require standardized tests for undergraduate applicants. This policy applies to all applicants and all institutional scholarship considerations.

For students who want to submit standardized test scores, Illinois Tech’s SAT code is 1318; the ACT code is 1040. Illinois Tech will super score any official scores that are submitted.

How does Illinois Tech make decisions without a test score?

Illinois Tech evaluates all applications holistically. The admissions committee considers the level of coursework (including math for more selective majors), academic performance in honors/AP/IB courses, your personal statement, involvement in extracurricular activities, and other aspects of your application when evaluating students for admission.

Degree Requirements

Illinois Tech takes a holistic approach to reviewing applications, taking various factors into account
such as high school performance, essays, choice of major, and test scores (optional) to make an
admission decision and determine your optimal pathway to achieving your goals. Here is what we will
consider when reviewing your application:

High School Performance

• Course selection and rigor (see recommended coursework below)
• Grade-point average (see admitted student profile below)

Essays

• Quality of response
• Demonstration and understanding of academic interest
• Explanation of any circumstances that contributed to your high school performance

Tip: Some of the Illinois Tech essay questions are optional. Our admission counselors encourage you to
provide as much information as possible in order to help us understand your interests, needs, and goals
for your college experience, and to best support you in finding your pathway to success. However,
opting out of these questions will not negatively impact your application or admission decision.

Choice of Major

Each academic program at Illinois Tech has its own criteria for admission. Many of our STEM-related
programs such as engineering, computing, hard sciences, and math may have different requirements
than Illinois Tech’s architecture, business, and humanities programs. Please see the recommended
coursework below to plan your high school academic schedule.

Test Scores (optional)

ACT or SAT scores are optional for admission. Admission counselors will review your scores if provided.
Opting out of providing test scores will not negatively impact your application for admission.

Recommended Coursework for Competitive High School Applicants 

Additional Recommendations  

• Take advantage of AP, IB, honors, and/or dual enrollment courses offered at your high school.
  Strong performance in rigorous courses demonstrates your ability to be successful at the
  college level. When reviewing course rigor, admission counselors will consider the coursework
  available at your high school.
• Submit letters of recommendation from teachers in subject areas aligned with your first choice major.
• Students from Commerce stream/group are also eligible to apply, provided that the meet the specific academic and subject prerequisites.

Admitted Student Profile

_{*STEM track includes all programs in Armour College of Engineering (except Industrial Technology and Management), all College of Computing Programs (except Information Technology and Management/Computer Information Systems), Finance, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Food Science and Nutrition.}

_{**Innovation and Society track includes Behavioral Health and Wellness, Business Administration, Communication, Digital Humanities, Humanities, Game Design and Experiential Media, Marketing Analytics, Information Technology and Management, Industrial Technology and Management, or Psychological Science.}

_{English Language Proficiency Requirements}

Applicants must demonstrate proficiency in English. This can be met through one of the following: 

TOEFL iBT: 80 or above 

IELTS: 6.5 or above 

Duolingo: 115 or above

Undergraduate English Language Waivers

The English proficiency requirement may be waived if you have received the following minimum score on any of these exams:

• SAT: 550 EBRW
• ACT English: 25 
• AP Eng: 4 or 5 
• IB: 5, 6 or 7 on SL/HL English A Literature or English A Language & Literature
• GCE/GCSE/IGCSE: English Grade of A or B
• Standard XII English: Minimum B average (60%+) from CBSE, CISCE, or state boards
• Gaokao English score of 120
• English as Second Language (ESL) Service Providers:
  • Illinois Tech - IEP Level 4 
  • Kaplan Advanced Level 
  • ELS Level 112 
  • The Language Company Level 9 

Exempt Countries

The English requirement may be waived if your degree was obtained from India or any of the following countries:

Antigua, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Canada(except Quebec), Dominica, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Malta, New Zealand, Nigeria, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Tobago, Trinidad, United Kingdom, United States, U.S. Virgin Islands