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Chicago, IL, United States
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Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) is a private university in Chicago, Illinois, and the only technology-focused university in the city. It offers degrees in engineering, science, architecture, business, design, human sciences, applied technology and law. Its mission is to provide distinctive and relevant education in an environment of scientific, technological and professional knowledge creation and innovation.
The historic Mies (Main) Campus at 10 West 35th Street lies in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood, a few minutes south of downtown and less than a mile from Lake Michigan. It is regarded as one of the country's most beautiful college campuses, and the American Institute of Architects names it among the 200 most important works of architecture in the United States. S. R. Crown Hall is a National Historic Landmark. Other sites are the Conviser Law Center in the Loop, the Rice Campus in Wheaton and the Moffett Campus in Bedford Park.
Academic units are the Chicago-Kent College of Law, School of Architecture, School of Computing, School of Design and Society, School of Engineering, Applied Science, and Health, Stuart School of Business and General Studies. The university offers more than 50 undergraduate majors and special degree programmes and more than 100 graduate programmes, including accelerated master's and dual degrees, with many STEM-designated programmes.
Experiential learning runs through the Elevate initiative, which guarantees undergraduates access to hands-on experiences. Students live in residence halls on Mies Campus, including Jeanne and John Rowe Village and George J. Kacek Hall, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, with dining and 24/7 security. The campus holds the Alphawood Arboretum with 1,800 trees of 68 species.
Students come from more than 115 countries. International applicants show English proficiency by TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo, and conditional admission with English language courses is available through English Language Services. Institutional scholarships for international undergraduates range from $40,000 to $100,000 over four years.
Illinois Tech was founded in 1890 and created in its present form in 1940 by the merger of Armour Institute and Lewis Institute. It is led by President Raj Echambadi, the tenth president.
Tuition $53,198; fees $1,850; housing and food $18,548 (estimated cost of attendance; actual billing varies). More than 98 percent of students receive some form of financial aid.
All domestic first-year students are considered for the Heald scholarship ($80,000 to $120,000 over four years). Full-tuition awards include the Camras, Crown, Duchossois Leadership and M. A. and Lila Self Leadership Academy scholarships (November 15 deadline via Early Decision or Early Action). Illinois Tech Purpose covers tuition and mandatory fees for qualifying Illinois students with family income of $75,000 or less. Transfer students are considered for scholarships of $14,000 to $25,000 per year.
International first-year and transfer students receive automatic review for institutional scholarships of $40,000 to $100,000 over four years. International students must demonstrate financing through a Financial Affidavit of Support.
Students submit the FAFSA to code 001691. Federal Pell Grant, SEOG, Illinois MAP grant, loans and work study are available to eligible students.
Approximately 30-40% of graduate students receive scholarships; departmental assistantships are competitive.
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View scholarships for Illinois Institute of Technology →Applications are made through the Common App. There is no application fee for undergraduate admission. Early Decision (binding) closes November 1, Early Action (non-binding) November 15 and Regular Decision February 1 for fall entry; spring entry Regular Decision closes October 15. Review is holistic, covering course rigor, GPA, essays and choice of major. SAT and ACT scores are optional (test-optional policy, SAT code 1318, ACT code 1040, superscored if submitted). Recommended coursework: for the STEM track four years of mathematics (pre-calculus or above), four of science and English and three of social science; recommended unweighted GPA 3.3 or higher for STEM and 3.0 or higher for other tracks. AP, IB, honors and dual-enrollment courses are encouraged.
Transfer applicants must be in good standing with a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale and submit transcripts from all colleges attended. Fall deadlines: priority March 15 and June 15, regular July 15; spring October 15. Applicants with fewer than 30 transferable semester hours also submit a high school transcript.
International students are those who are neither U.S. citizens nor permanent residents. English proficiency minimums for undergraduates: TOEFL iBT 80, IELTS 6.5 or Duolingo 115. Waivers apply for certain SAT, ACT, AP, IB, GCE/GCSE, Indian Standard XII and Gaokao scores and for degrees from exempt countries including Ghana and Nigeria. Applicants must submit financial documentation before an I-20 is issued. Fall I-20 request date is June 15.
Regular admission requires a four-year bachelor's degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. The GRE is optional for all master's programmes and required for most Ph.D. programmes; the Institute of Design and Stuart School of Business also accept the GMAT. Applications are submitted through the online application portal with transcripts, resume, personal statement and letters of recommendation as the programme requires. Graduate English minimums: TOEFL iBT 80, IELTS 6.5 overall (6.0 each subsection), Duolingo 115. Master's fall deadlines are January 31 and April 15 (priority) and July 15 (regular); doctoral fall deadline January 31.
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