Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, Illinois · Also known as Illinois Tech · Website
$82,592
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$82,592
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Illinois Institute of Technology is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Chicago, Illinois with 2,833 undergraduates and 5,699 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $18,425 a year (tuition and fees $52,386). It admits 55% of applicants and 75% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $82,592 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$18,425
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$52,386
US median $11,837
Admission rate
55%
US median 78%
Completion rate
75%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$82,592
Rank 164 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $18,425
- Tuition and fees
- $52,386
- Cost of attendance
- $68,164
- Students with a need-based grant
- 30%
- Students with federal loans
- 29%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,964
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,415
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,217
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $21,858
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $29,950
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $43,680 in 2015-16 to $52,386 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1,311
- SAT reading, middle
- 640
- SAT math, middle
- 680
- ACT, middle
- 29
- Undergraduates
- 2,833
- Graduate students
- 5,699
- Part-time students
- 6.3%
- Women
- 34%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 75%
- Retention rate
- 86%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 135
- Endowment
- $263.8M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 164 of 5,094 US colleges and 6 of 189 in Illinois (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $18,425 | $15,156 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $52,386 | $13,291 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 55% | 77% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 75% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 86% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $10,297 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $70,803 | $34,234 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $82,592 | $39,544 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 80% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 85% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
135 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer ScienceOnlineMaster's | Master's | 231 | Withheld | $93,148 | $131,511 | $145,571 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 213 | $97,727 | $73,249 | $111,515 | $107,773 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 126 | Withheld | $85,975 | $129,201 | $124,201 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 103 | $23,750 | $86,005 | $120,953 | $107,009 |
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 89 | $31,000 | $37,948 | Withheld | - |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's | Master's | 78 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $101,000 |
| Mechanical EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 71 | Withheld | $83,195 | $101,412 | $115,974 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 70 | $25,000 | $65,386 | $87,789 | $92,135 |
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyMaster's | Master's | 64 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 55 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $136,736 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 55 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $124,807 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 51 | Withheld | $124,206 | $119,075 | $103,485 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 47 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $133,654 |
| Mathematics and Computer ScienceOnlineMaster's | Master's | 47 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $138,309 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | $21,491 | $61,313 | $97,153 | $92,374 |
| Human Computer InteractionMaster's | Master's | 41 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $115,403 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $24,000 | $71,760 | $87,884 | $86,517 |
| Engineering-Related FieldsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 34 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $125,651 |
| Construction EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 31 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $105,808 |
| Chemical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $25,375 | $64,526 | $84,876 | $98,158 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $25,000 | $69,966 | $98,743 | $100,647 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $26,000 | $81,252 | $114,930 | $109,015 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's | Master's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $121,855 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $27,000 | $63,169 | $110,956 | $98,207 |
| Civil EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 24 | Withheld | $79,898 | $96,477 | $98,323 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Chicago and Illinois on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Illinois Institute of Technology cost?
$18,425 a year is the average net price at Illinois Institute of Technology after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $52,386, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $68,164. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,964 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Illinois Institute of Technology?
55% of applicants are admitted to Illinois Institute of Technology. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,311 and the middle ACT score is 29. The median admission rate of colleges in Illinois is 77%.
How much do Illinois Institute of Technology graduates earn?
$82,592 a year is the median pay of former Illinois Institute of Technology students who work, 10 years after they started ($70,803 after 6 years). That ranks 164 of 5,094 US colleges and 6 of 189 in Illinois. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $124,206.
How much student debt do Illinois Institute of Technology graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Illinois Institute of Technology graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 29% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Illinois Institute of Technology?
75% of first-time, full-time students at Illinois Institute of Technology finish within 6 years. 86% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Illinois Institute of Technology?
Computer Science (231 master's graduates), Law (213 professional graduates), Computer and Information Sciences, General (126 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 135 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.