Illinois Institute Of Technology

The Illinois Institute of Technology was created in 1890 as the Armour Institute of Technology. In 1940, the institute merged with Lewis Institute and formed IIT. The main campus of IIT sits upon more than 100 acres in Chicago, Illinois. Apart from its main campus, the institute also has a downtown campus in Chicago, the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Campus in Wheaton and the Moffett Campus in Summit-Argo. IIT is organized into the following academic divisions:

• Armour College of Engineering
• Center for Professional Development
• Chicago-Kent College of Law
• College of Architecture
• College of Science and Letters
• Institute of Design
• Institute of Psychology
• School of Public Administration
• Stuart School of Business

Greek organizations play a very active role at IIT. Some of the active on-campus chapters are Phi Kappa Sigma, Alpha Sigma Phi, Delta Tau Delta, Omega Delta, Kappa Phi Delta, Pi Kappa Phi, Zeta Pi Omega and Triangle.

Some of the notable alumni of IIT are Valdas Adamkus, the President of the Republic of Lithuania; Jamshyd Godrej, the Indian Industrialist; James G. Roche, the former U.S. Secretary of the Air Force; and Jack Steinberger, the Nobel Laureate physicist.

Illinois Institute Of Technology Highlights

Where Illinois Institute Of Technology stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Many students concentrating in engineering, law, computer science and engineering, and architecture and planning.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• High male/female ratio.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Racially diverse student body.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Student meal (board) plan
• Study abroad option
• Distance learning available
• Weekend study option
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Students

The student enrollment at Illinois Institute Of Technology was 7,277 in 2007 (6,175 full-time equivalent).

About 69% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 31% of the class.

Undergrads are 33% of enrolled students, graduate students are 53%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 14%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Financial Aid: Illinois Institute Of Technology participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Housing and Meals

Illinois Institute Of Technology provides on-campus housing for 1,184 of its 6,175 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Illinois Institute Of Technology Athletics

Illinois Institute Of Technology is in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Illinois Institute Of Technology offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 65 male students received the aid (men were 59% of those receiving aid) and 45 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 41% of students receiving such aid) .

Illinois Institute Of Technology Admissions (2007)

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