Illinois Institute of Technologyis a private institution that was founded in the year 1890. It has undergraduate enrollment of around 2,602, its setting is urban, and the campus area is 120 acres. The University has a semester-based academic calendar. Illinois Institute of Technology is ranked 111 in the 2012 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities.
IIT offers a variery of engineering degree programs, including biomedical imaging and signals, telecommunications and software engineering, and food process engineering, as well as a number of degrees in architecture and sciences. The school also runs the Chicago-Kent College of Law, an Institute of Design; which is especially known for its trial advocacy program; the Stuart School of Business; and the other graduate student programs.
The students can also show their school spirit at IIT Scarlet Hawks athletic events, but the school does not have any football or basketball team. The famous alumni include Victor Tsao, founder of the network hardware firm Linksys, and James Roche, the former Secretary of the Air Force.
Campus Location
3300 S. Federal Street
Chicago, IL 60616-3793
General Information
School type-private, coed college
Year founded-1890
Religious affiliation-N/A
Academic calendar-semester
Setting-urban