Illinois Institute of Technology is a private research institution in Chicago. ranks in the top 5% USA universities in terms of return on investment.It is considered to be one of the top private universities in Illinois and has been continuously growing as per ranking terms.It offers a range of courses including Mechanical, Electrical, Biomedical Engineering and many more and is ranked #443 and #401 in the world according to the QS World University Rankings and Times Higher Education.University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign is ranked under top 100 universities in the USA and In 2019, it warned the Gold Level honours in the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) for energy and resource raving works.
| Illinois Institute of Technology | University of Illinois | |
|---|---|---|
| Collegedunia Score | 4.1 Out of 10 | 6 Out of 10 |
| ranking (overall) | # 601 QS World University 2025 # 98 US News 2024 # 351 Times Higher Education 2024 | # 69 QS World University 2025 # 35 US News 2024 # 42 Times Higher Education 2024 |
| Subject Strength | # 121 for Engineering by US News 2024 # 99 for Law by US News 2024 | # 11 for Engineering by US News 2024 # 14 for Data Science and Analytics by QS World University 2024 # 163 for Medicine by QS World University 2024 |
| Programs | UG Programs -42 PG Programs -61 Doctorate Programs -4 | UG Programs -163 PG Programs -104 Doctorate Programs -4 |
| Acceptance Rate | 57.1 % | 66.0 % |
| Exam Score | GRE-300 IELTS-6.5 PTE-63 SAT-1230 TOEFL-70 | IELTS-6.5 SAT-1340 TOEFL-92 |
| Cost to Study | Average Tuition Fees 48670 [For UG Program] Average Tuition Fees 53262 [For PG Program] Hostel + Meal - 24382 Per Year | Average Tuition Fees 43996 [For UG Program] Average Tuition Fees 27323.63 [For PG Program] |
| placement (average package) | Average salary 60,000 USD; Top recruiters: Enablon, Prada, Motorola Inc., Ferrovial Agroman, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.; Masters in Science- 108,000 USD; Masters (Others)- 85,000 USD. | 89% of graduates were employed or were working within 6 months of graduation. 5,700+ companies visited for campus recruitment. Average Salaries of The Degree :
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| application requirements | Academic transcripts; 2-3 LORs; Personal Statement; Resume (for Business & Clinical programs); Standardized test scores; Proof of English language proficiency | 4 years of English and 3 to 3.5 years of Maths at high school level is required for UG admission; 300 to 400 words answer to Essay questions given by university; minimum 55% in bachelors for graduate admission |
| CollegeDunia Reviews | 7.4/10 Read 6 reviews | 7.6/10 Read 16 reviews |
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| General Facts | Illinois Institute of Technology | University of Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Type of University | University | University |
| Established | 1890 | 1867 |
| Student:Faculty Ratio | 12:1 | 21:1 |
| Male:Female | 69% Male, 31% Female | 55% Male, 45% Female |
| Location Facts | five campuses in the Chicago area. Miles Campus (main campus) located on Chicago's south side; 15 minutes from downtown and less a mile away from Lake Michigan. | UIUC is located a few hours from Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis in east-central Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. |
| Library | over 1.8 million volumes (including books, journals, newspapers, videos, DVDs, maps, microforms, government documents, etc.); Electronic resources- full-text e-journals & e-books, over 100 online research databases, etc. | UIUC Library is one of the largest public university collections with over 24 million resources. Consists of 14 million volumes in 37 unit libraries. 53,000,000 people visit the online catalog every year. |
| Campus Life | over 150 student clubs; 664+ campus events every year; 17 Varsity Sports Teams; Illinois Tech Esports; Academic Resource Center (ARC); Student Health and Wellness Center; International Center; Sports facilities- Keating Sports Center, Ed Glancy Field, Stuart Field, Chicago Lakefront Trail, Dunbar Park, XS Tennis, etc. | Campus facilities include multipurpose State Farm Center (16,500 seats); Memorial Stadium (70,000 seats), site of Big Ten Conference football games; the Activities & Recreation Center (ARC), Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Krannert Art Museum & Kinkead Pavilion, Spurlock Museum, 4 theatres, 24 residence halls, etc. |
| Hostel | #Room & Board - $10800 #Rooms - $6842 | - |
| Famous Alumni | 80,701 living alumni; Martin Cooper (Inventor of the mobile phone); Sanjay Kirloskar (Chairman & MD at Kirloskar Brothers Ltd.); Rajeev Chandrasekhar (MP, Member of the team which designed the Pentium chip, Founder of BPL Mobile); Jack Steinberger (Physicist); Helmut Jahn (American-German architect); Robert Pritzker (American businessman); Susan Solomon (Chemist); Art Paul (American graphic designer); Nandamuri Kalyan Ram (Indian Actor); Sherwood Anderson (American novelist) | One of the largest alumni networks in the USA with 470,000+ alumni. 30 Nobel laureates, 2 Turing Award winners, 1 Fields medalist, 29 Pulitzer Prizes. John Bardeen (Nobel laureate); Jawed Karim and Steve Chen (Co-founders of YouTube); Jack Welch (former CEO of General Electric); Sushanth (Indian actor) |
| City Life | Chicago- 3rd most populous city, 3rd largest gross metropolitan product and 2nd largest central business district in USA. Located on the shores of Lake Michigan. Home to several Fortune 500 companies (such as Boeing, McDonald's, Walgreens, Kraft Heinz, etc.). Famous landmarks include Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Science and Industry, Navy Pier, etc. | Illinois is located at the industrial belt and fertile agriculture land of USA; its economy is supported by manufacturing, agriculture, mining, transportation, and tourism sector; unemployment rate was 4.2% in March 2020; major attractions are Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Science and Industry, and Field Museum of National History |
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