BS Statistics at Illinois Institute of Technology

Programme overview

Open career paths as a statistician, analyst, or data scientist in the fields of business, government, and academia with Illinois Tech’s technically intensive and mathematically rigorous Bachelor of Science in Statistics .

Faculty: School of Computing | Department: Applied Mathematics | Study mode: full-time | Location: Chicago, IL, United States

Career pathways

A statistics degree opens career opportunities in a wide variety of industries and the public sector. Prepare for gainful employment in public policy, finance, software, advertising, sports, or the pharmaceutical industry, and many other fields. The ability to analyze and extract actionable knowledge from data is crucial to all human endeavors and can be applied diverse range of interests: Statistician; Analyst (Business, Data, Risk, etc); Data Scientist; Machine learning engineer; Economist; Environmental Scientist; Biostatistician; Operational Researcher.

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Entry requirements

University-level admission (applies to all undergraduate majors, not programme-specific): Admission to Illinois Tech is required to enroll in the B.S. in statistics program. Consult your academic advisor to transfer into the program.

USD 53,198 a year (2026-27). Undergraduate tuition for new undergraduate students in 2026-27, a single rate stated for all undergraduate students (Mies Campus, 12-18 credit hours per semester; the student accounting page lists $26,599 per semester). Excludes fees ($1,850 stated separ Source

First-year entry terms: Fall and Spring. Transfer entry: Fall and Spring. Joint and non-degree programmes: Fall (August to December), Spring (late January to mid-May) and Summer (end of May to mid-August).

First-year Fall entry: Early Decision (binding) November 1; Early Action (non-binding) November 15; Regular Decision February 1 (June 1 for international students living in the U.S.). First-year Spring entry: Regular Decision October 15. Applications go through the Common App. There is no undergraduate application fee. Standardized tests (SAT/ACT) are optional.

Transfer Fall entry: priority deadlines March 15 and June 15, regular deadline July 15 (international living abroad: June 1). Transfer Spring entry: October 15.

Chicago-Kent J.D.: no application fee for 2026 J.D. applicants; first-year entry is Fall, with transfer entry in Fall or Spring.

Apply through the official page: https://www.iit.edu/admissions-aid/apply

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