Illinois Institute of Technology

Times Higher Education has released rankings for the top universities like Illinois Institute of Technology. As per the same, this institution shows a declining trend for this year. The university was ranked at #301 in 2026.

The Illinois Institute of Technology also ranked in categories like -

• Psychology
• PG Computer Science
• Engineering

Illinois Tech is ranked by QS World in the year 2026. According to the World University rankings by QS, this institution is ranked #591, which is a good improvement from what it was in the last year.

Also, the university ranked in various subjects (as of 2026) like -

• Architecture and Built Environment
• Engineering and Technology
• Mechanical Aeronautical
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Physics and Anatomy

Yes, QS is known as one of the best ranking bodies in the world. The important factors considered by Quacquarelli Symonds for the Illinois Institute of Technology are faculty-student ratio, employer reputation, Employer outcomes, academic reputation and more. 

The overall score IIT Chicago has received is 28.5 out of 100 by the QS rankings.

As per the US News and World rankings 2025, Illinois Tech has many popular courses available, some of which are given below. Take a look at these courses and its rankings - 

• Aerospace Engineering PG (#38)
• Best Graduate Law Schools (#105)
• Biomedical Engineering PG (#83)
• Chemical Engineering PG (#91)
• Computer Engineering PG (#85)
• Mechanical Engineering PG (#70)

Yes, Illinois Institute of Technology is ranked by some of the top ranking bodies around the world in the year 2026 like Times Higher Education and QS World. As per the Times Higher Education rankings, the IIT Chicago ranked at #301. 

This is an improved ranking by almost 50 places from the last year.

The UG graduates of IIT Chicago got employed by start up organizations as well as early stage omopanies and Fortune 500 companies. In 2025 these were the top employers of UG students-

IIT Tech provides a range of career services to students mentioned below-

• Co-ops and internships (full-time and part-time)
• Resume and cover letter writing
• Full-time positions
• Networking advice 
• Mock interviews
• Dinner / business etiquette workshops

The uni's career services office also works with employers and coordinates two career fairs each year during the spring and fall semesters. The fairs and other on-campus events attract many employers to come and recruit qualified students.

For the UG course at Illinois Tech, this institution is not too fussy about the SAT scores. But international students can submit these scores if they want to under the code 1318 for SAT and 1040 for ACT scores submission. 

The institution evaluates an application based on the holistic application, considering the pointers given below for admissions - 

• High GPA 
• Good coursework in high school 
• Essays on the basis of the quality of response, being able to show the academic interest and why they are the perfect fit for IIT Chicago. 

If an international student has successfully submitted their Illinois Tech applications, this place tries to review them as soon as possible. 

Generally, the decisions are sent out in about two weeks. Look at the pointers given below -

• Your registered email ID will be used to send the response. 
• The application status can also be checked from the admission portal

The Illinois Institute of Technology per credit fees is USD 1,851 or INR 1.67 Lakhs. The MS in CS program at the IIT Chicago has around 30 credits. This means the overall cost of the programme is USD 55,530 or INR 50.22 Lakhs. 

Students also need to keep a budget in place for the cost of living in Chicago.

1 USD = INR 90.45