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Elevate Your Excellence
Opportunity + Outcomes
Dynamic experiential opportunities plus high starting salaries add up to significant outcomes for Illinois Tech graduates.
In Illinois for High Earnings and Economic Mobility
—New York Times Rankings Tool, 2024
In Illinois
—Wall Street Journal, Best Colleges in the U.S. 2024
Best Value School
—U.S. News & World Report 2024
Elevate Your Future
Illinois Tech empowers students with a world-class education and guaranteed access to hands-on experiences that prepare them with the innovation skills necessary to thrive in the careers of the future. Our rankings are among the best in the country, and so are our outcomes: Illinois Tech graduates have high employment rates and earn starting salaries well above the national average.
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Elevate Your Excellence
Our one-of-a-kind Elevate program guarantees you access to hands-on experiences, a personalized academic and career plan, and the twenty-first century skills to achieve career success.
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Chicago and the World
Illinois Tech is your pathway to the corporate, nonprofit, research, and startup community of Chicago and beyond, bolstered by a global network of more than 86,000 alumni.
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High-Impact Research
Students and faculty at Illinois Tech are conducting research that harnesses the power of technology and innovation for the betterment of humankind.
Illinois Tech News
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Illinois Tech Ranked Among Nation’s Top 100 Universities
Illinois Institute of Technology is ranked #98 in the United States according to the latest iteration of U.S. News & World Report’s Best National University Rankings, released on September 18, 2023...
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Illinois Tech Climbs to #23 in the Nation in The Wall Street Journal’s 2024 Best Colleges List
This week The Wall Street Journal released its “ WSJ/College Pulse 2024 Best Colleges in the U.S.” list with Illinois Institute of Technology ranking #23 in the United States out of the 400 top...
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$10 Million Center Tackles Future Transportation Safety
The Center for Assured and Resilient Navigation in Advanced Transportation Systems (CARNATIONS) at Illinois Institute of Technology was named a new Tier 1 University Transportation Center (UTC) by the...
“It’s So Cool!”
Exciting classes, next-level research, and an internship with NASA are just a few of the reasons why Seth Graham (ME/M.Eng. MAE 5th Year) says Illinois Tech is the place to be.
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Elevate Your College Prep
Ready to boost your college readiness and have fun while learning something new?
You can do just that through Illinois Tech’s Elevate College Prep program, which sets young learners on a successful pathway to college and careers in dynamic fields.
Elevate College Prep offers summer programs, dual-enrollment courses, paid apprenticeships, special events, and a three-year, STEM-focused immersive program for high school and middle school students.
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Explore Our Campus
Less than a mile from beautiful Lake Michigan, our historic Mies Campus was voted as one of the country's “most beautiful college campuses.” Find out why on a campus tour. You can also attend a virtual information session or check out our virtual tour.
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Beautiful Chicago, Amazing Chicago
From its subway to the tops of its skyscrapers, our hometown of Chicago is a friendly, exciting global city with a spirit and style all its own.
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