Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares IIT's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Illinois.
IIT has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 9,812 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Illinois average (2,545 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Illinois Institute of Technology8,8343,1355,699
Similarly Ranked Schools9,8126,9272,885
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Illinois2,5452,0671,276
The below chart compares the student population between Illinois Institute of Technology and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 5,473 male and 3,361 female students attending IIT. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.63 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at IIT.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at IIT
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total3,1352,675460
Men2,0791,731348
Women1,056944112
Population by Gender/Attending Status at IIT
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total5,6993,8321,867
Men3,3942,2521,142
Women2,3051,580725

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,665 White students (18.85%) and 942 Hispanic students (10.66%) at Illinois Institute of Technology(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Illinois Institute of Technology.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Illinois Institute of Technology
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native211
Asian455290165
Black or African American17811761
Hispanic809511298
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White905625280
Two or More Races1127438
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1187741
Total 3,1352,0791,056
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Illinois Institute of Technology
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native431
Asian1497277
Black or African American924052
Hispanic1336370
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander312
White760378382
Two or More Races311516
Race/Ethnicity Unknown461266195
Total 5,6993,3942,305

Online Student Population

At Illinois Institute of Technology, 3,873 students (43.84% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,765 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 270 students live in Illinois where Illinois Institute of Technology is located in and 410 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total8,8343,1355,699
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,7653521,413
Enrolled Some in Online Classes2,1088321,276
Not Enrolled in Online Classes4,9611,9513,010
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,7653521,413
Illinois Residents270122148
Other State in U.S.41036374
Outside of U.S.1,063181882
Unknown22139