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Aerospace engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology

Illinois Institute of Technology graduates about 28 aerospace engineering majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 26th of 69 schools we score for aerospace engineering, a solid program at 60 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $111,000 four years out, 1.16× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

60/100Solid#26 of 69 for aerospace engineering →
Graduates a year285% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$111,0001.16× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate55%whole school
SAT middle 50%1220–1410whole school

Around Illinois Institute of Technology

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This fountain, on IIT's campus, has been a landmark at the NW corner of 33rd &am
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Where aerospace engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: John T. Rettaliata Engineering Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 44 · Dorm 14 · Arts 2 · Fraternity or sorority house 2 · Library 1 · Athletics 1.

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Nearby in the aerospace engineering ranking

  1. Auburn University 65
  2. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University–Daytona Beach 63
  3. San Diego State University 62
  4. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 61
  5. University of Miami 60
  6. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 60
  7. University of Alabama in Huntsville 59
  8. University of California, Los Angeles 58

Other strong majors at Illinois Institute of Technology

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Illinois Institute of Technology with every school we score in aerospace engineering. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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