Greetings from Illinois Institute of Technology. The university is
on the threshold of one of its most exciting times of year, the
beginning of the fall academic semester. Students will be arriving to a
campus that is being energized by its new strategic plan, Many Voices,
One Vision. Unveiled this May, the plan aims to position IIT as a
leader in professional and technology-oriented education.
Students
will also have the opportunity to meet Natacha DePaola, new dean of
Armour College of Engineering, who came on board this August. Her role
as chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute and her experience with strategic development are
perfectly suited for IIT.
Like our students, many of our faculty are continuing their efforts
to position the university as a leader in charting the course toward a
cleaner and greener future. The Perfect Power System is one of IIT's
top projects for 2009 and the coming years. Based on a smart microgrid,
the system will redefine the concept of electricity distribution and
management, serving as a laboratory for helping to solve the widespread
and costly problem of power outages. Perfect Power will also serve as a
model resource for lawmakers, increase the energy efficiency of the IIT
campus, and allow for exploration of other renewable electricity
generation.
As one of the Midwest's top Ph.D.-granting universities, with
several nationally ranked programs, IIT is committed to the advancement
of the human condition through quality teaching and research. Through
our schools of engineering, the sciences and humanities, design,
architecture, law, business, and psychology, we are educating students
to excel in a complex global society.
One of the ways that we prepare our students is through
participation in unique, team-based interprofessional projects that
allow them to pursue challenging issues with students from a variety of
majors and backgrounds. Our faculty research initiatives also are
addressing some of the most complex topics of our time, from energy and
sustainability to biomedicine to cancer research. And through
University Technology Park, the university is helping to build the
South Side of Chicago into a thriving hub for science entrepreneurs.
Basics Applicants offered admission: 60.17% Students who return for Soph year: 88% Avg GPA of frosh after completion of 1 year:2.91 Student to Faculty ratio: 12:1 Average high school GPA of frosh:3.9 Year school was established: 1890 Mascot: Scarlet Hawks School Colors: Scarlet/Gray
Campus setting Campus Size: 120 acres Location: In a major city (pop. 300,000 or more) Population: 2900000 Location description: 128-acre, urban campus in Chicago (population: 2,896,016); branch campuses in downtown Chicago and in Wheaton. Served by air, bus, and train. School operates transportation to downtown Chicago. Public transportation serves campus.
Test Scores 25th - 75th Percentile SAT Combined 1220 - 1388 SAT Math 620 - 720 SAT Critical Reading 560 - 660 ACT Composite 25 - 30 ACT Math 27 - 27 ACT English 24 - 30
The students 64% In-state students 36% Out-of-state students 1% American Indian/Alaskan Native 16% Asian/Pacific Islander 4% Black/Non-Hispanic 7% Hispanic 46% White/Non-Hispanic 16% Non-Resident Alien 53% in top 10th of graduating high school class 86% in top quarter of graduating high school class 98% in top half of graduating high school class
Men Undergrads: 1891 Women Undergrads: 748
Social Life Groups with strong presence Greek organizations, the Union Board, and the Women's Center are influential on campus. Most popular events Popular events include the International Fest and Orientation Week. Popular places on/off campus Students gather at the Bog, Huck's, and downtown Chicago.
Prominent Alumni/ae Marty Cooper: cell phone inventor; Ed Kaplan: inventor of bar coding technology; Ted Erikson: swam across English Channel
School type Private Four-Year Graduate Coeducational College Calendar: Semester system
