Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) or known as Illinois Tech, in 1890 Illinois Institute of Technology was founded by Frank Wakely Gunsaulus in order to lift up people of all backgrounds with education that would help them meet the needs of the age. Rankings based on the United States Department of Education College Scorecard, which offers the public access to years of federal government data on U.S. colleges and universities, show that 130 years on, Illinois Tech is fulfilling its mission.
Illinois Tech was created in 1940 by the merger of Armour Institute and Lewis Institute. Located on the West Side of Chicago, Lewis Institute. Illinois Tech’s mission statement captures explicitly the character of the education paradigm that Illinois Tech’s academic units are contributing in both education and research. The key word is relevant: embracing the faculty’s commitment to providing an education that focuses on preparing our students for fulfilled lives after graduation and for careers that contribute to solving important problems facing humanity.
Embracing a pioneering spirit of invention and discovery. Our community of exceptionally smart students and faculty is driven to rethink the known and bring new ideas into the world—all with the power of technology. As a result, our graduates have changed the course of human history, giving us the cell phone, Linksys, Amazon Alexa, architectural marvels, and many other innovations that have revolutionized the world. At Illinois Tech students will prepare to join our legacy of change makers. They’ll be surround with passionate people who share your quest for discovery. Student will find a one-of-a-kind academic experience — one that offers hands-on learning, expert guidance, and world-class resources — all in the magnificent global city of Chicago.
Illinois Tech’s 60-plus graduate degrees are distinctive by design, with innovation, technology, and interdisciplinary learning woven throughout these programs. Options range from certificates to master’s to Ph.D. degrees. Moreover, with 40-plus undergraduate degrees include pre-health programs and accelerated master’s programs, which allow students to earn a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in as few as five years.
IIT are a supportive and collaborative community where students, faculty, staff, and alumni are valued and respected. We appreciate that our community comes from many backgrounds and many parts of the world. We embrace the contributions that differences offer, as diversity of thought and experience allows excellence to flourish. We are committed to providing a working and learning environment in which all members of our community are able to realize their full potential. Our mission will be carried out within this context.
Location
Chicago, Illinois (USA)
The home of the Italian beef, deep-dish pizza, and the Vienna Beef hot dog (hold the ketchup!) is also the city that gave the skyscraper, open-heart surgery, and reverse-flowing river technology. There’s no place else like Chicago, and we’re proud to call the Windy City our home. Whether students are into art, sports, music, food, improv, shopping, outdoor spaces, museums, architecture, or all of the above and then some, Chicago is a go-anywhere, do-anything city that welcomes them to define their own experience. One thing is for certain: you will never be bored.
Illinois Tech gives the best of both worlds: the excitement of living in an amazing global metropolis, combined with the comfort and small-town feel of attending a private university. With endless options come unlimited opportunities to discover: diversity, inspiration, languages, landscapes, viewpoints, technology, history, future, surprises—and most important, yourself.
Illinois Tech 4 campuses:
- Mies Campus
Illinois Tech’s historic Mies Campus is located in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood, just a few minutes south of downtown.
- Conviser Law Center
Conviser Law Center is located in Chicago’s Loop and within blocks of Union Station and Ogilvie Transportation Center.
- Daniel F. and Ada l. Rice Campus
West suburban Rice Campus is the central location for technology-oriented education and training for working professionals.
- Moffett Campus
Moffett Campus is home of the Institute for Food Safety and Health, a research consortium among Illinois Tech, the FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, and the food industry. It is also the location of the National Center for Food Safety and Technology.
School & Faculty
- Armour College of Engineering
- Chicago-Kent College of Law
- College of Architecture
- College of Science
- Institute of Design
- Lewis College of Human Sciences
- School of Applied Technology
- Stuart School of Business
