Career orientation
highTechnical programs and Chicago employers create pathways.
COLLEGE FIT GUIDE
Evidence checked · 2026-10-06
Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Tech is a technology-centered university in Chicago with strengths in engineering, computing, architecture, design, business, and science. The Interprofessional Projects program and city access create an applied, collaborative model within a focused technical environment.
- Interprofessional projects in Chicago
- Academic choices and structure
- Separate institutional opportunity from individual access
QUICK READ
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois · Urban setting
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 2,833
- Aggregate admission rate
- 54.9%
- Average net price
- $18,425
FIT SNAPSHOT
How this environment may feel
These are directional interpretations of the college environment, not a score or universal verdict.
Learning by doing
highInterprofessional projects connect learning with external problems.
Urban access
highChicago institutions and employers are accessible.
Collaboration
highRequired project teams emphasize cross-disciplinary work.
WHY IT MAY FIT
Consider Illinois Institute of Technology if…
- You want engineering, computing, architecture, or design.
- You want Chicago career access.
- You want required team projects.
- You want a focused technical university.
POSSIBLE TENSIONS
It may not fit if…
- You do not want broad liberal-arts majors.
- You do not want a rural campus.
- You do not want minimal collaborative work.
- You do not want a less career-oriented culture.
WHAT STANDS OUT
The environment behind the name
Interprofessional projects in Chicago
Student teams address real problems for organizations through a required project-based program.
Academic choices and structure
Technical and design programs are supported by business, humanities, and social science study.
Source: Academics
A setting that shapes the experience
Chicago, Illinois gives students a distinct context for campus life, work, community, and recreation.
LOOK CLOSER
Questions worth asking before you decide
Use these prompts during a visit, an information session, or a conversation with a current student.
- 1
Separate institutional opportunity from individual access
Illinois Tech documents substantial opportunities, but availability can differ by program, timing, prerequisites, capacity, and student initiative.
- 2
Interpret scale and selectivity carefully
Federal data report 2,833 undergraduates and an aggregate admission rate of 54.9%. These figures describe the institution, not an individual applicant’s probability or a particular program’s experience.
- 3
Use the current price for your circumstances
Federal data report an average net price of $18,425. This historical average is not a quote; residency, income, housing, aid eligibility, and program costs can materially change what a family pays.
FEDERAL CLERY DATA
Campus safety statistics, with context
Federal Clery records describe reported incidents within defined campus geography. They are not a measure of crime prevalence or an overall safety rating.
2024 reported on-campus offenses:9
Per 1,000 enrolled:1.0
Reporting campuses:4
COMPARE THE TRADEOFFS
Schools that sharpen the question
A useful comparison for students evaluating Illinois Tech across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
A useful comparison for students evaluating Illinois Tech across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
A useful comparison for students evaluating Illinois Tech across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
EVIDENCE
Sources and method
View the reviewed sources
- Interprofessional Projects Program - Illinois Institute of Technology (official, retrieved 2026-10-06)
- Academics - Illinois Institute of Technology (official, retrieved 2026-10-06)
- Illinois Institute of Technology institutional data - U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (federal, retrieved 2026-10-06)
Navastra interprets Illinois Tech’s documented academic environment, setting, opportunities, and federal reference fields through preference dimensions. The page describes documented structures, not every student’s experience. It does not calculate an individual fit score, predict admission, or estimate a financial-aid award. Read the methodology →
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PERSONALIZE THE QUESTION