Illinois Institute Of Technology

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

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.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

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

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Intensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 7,453 in 2009-2010 (5,044 full-time equivalent).

About 72% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 28% of the class.

Undergrads are 33% of enrolled students, graduate students are 55%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 12%.

Students under 25 years old represent 56% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Illinois Institute Of Technology provides on-campus housing for 1,225 of its 5,044 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school 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) .

Graduate School Focus

Illinois Institute Of Technology offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is STEM Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

(2 awarded)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (12 awarded)

• Food Technology and Processing

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (185 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
• Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (243 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Finance and Financial Management Services
• Finance
• General Merchandising/Sales/Related Marketing Operations
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems and Services
• Management Science
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (392 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Technology
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (21 awarded)

• Natural Resources Management and Policy

DESIGN (63 awarded)

• Design and Applied Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (17 awarded)

• Computer Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (612 awarded)

• Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
• Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering
• Architectural Engineering
• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering
• Engineering/Industrial Management
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Transportation and Highway Engineering
• Water Resources Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (35 awarded)

• Biomedical Technology/Technician
• Industrial Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (110 awarded)

• Public Administration

LAW (392 awarded)

• American/US Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence (LLM, MCJ, JSD/SJD)
• Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law (LLM, JSD/SJD)
• Law (LLB, JD)
• Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
• Legal Studies
• Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LLM, MCL)
• Tax Law/Taxation (LLM, JSD/SJD)

LIBERAL ARTS (18 awarded)

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government

MATHEMATICS (26 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics

MEDIA (9 awarded)

• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
• Journalism

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICINE (13 awarded)

• Health/Medical Physics

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (15 awarded)

• Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor

SCIENCE (111 awarded)

• Analytical Chemistry
• Biochemistry
• Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (1 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (36 awarded)

• Psychology