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PhD Chemistry at Illinois Institute of Technology

Illinois Institute of Technology, United States

Programme overview

Doctoral programme spanning physical, polymer, organic, inorganic, analytical and biological chemistry, with computational chemistry facilities and the International Center for Sensor Science and Engineering. STEM designated.

Faculty: School of Engineering, Applied Science, and Health  |  Department: Chemistry  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Chicago, IL, United States

What you will study

Research with facilities including NMR, FTIR, Raman and fluorescence spectrometers, atomic force microscopy, HPLC/GC-MS and a quantum chemistry computing cluster.

Career pathways

Analytical chemist, chemical engineer, health care scientist, forensic scientist, nanotechnologist, pharmacologist, research scientist.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Degree applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited educational institution, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Submission of GRE scores is required. You may be granted provisional admission with a GPA less than 3.0. GRE: 310 (quantitative + verbal), 3.0 (analytical writing) TOEFL: 80 -or- IELTS: 5.5, for international applicants

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall and Spring.

Fall term: regular deadline January 31. Spring term: October 1, extended to October 15. GRE is required for PhD applicants.

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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