Illinois Institute of Technology Student Population

How many students at IIT?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Illinois Institute of Technology has a total enrollment of 8,834 students, including 3,135 undergraduate and 5,699 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 5,473 male students (62%) and 3,361 female students (38%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,665 White students (18.8%) and 942 Hispanic students (10.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 3,135 undergraduate students (35.5%) and 5,699 graduate students (64.5%).
• Class Delivery: 1,765 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,108 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Research University (high research activity) - which average 10,607 - IIT's body is relatively small.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 5,473 male (61.95%) and 3,361 female (38.05%) students are attending Illinois Institute of Technology. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 162.84.

By class level, 3,135 (35.49%) are undergraduate students and 5,699 (64.51%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 66.32% are male and 33.68% are female, while among graduate students, 59.55% are male and 40.45% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,665 White, 270 Black, and 604 Asian students out of a total of 8,834 are attending at Illinois Institute of Technology. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Illinois Institute of Technology is highly diverse with a diversity index of 94.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, IIT has 210 students under 18 years old and 7 students over 65 years old. There are 5,247 students under 25 years old, and 3,316 students over 25 years old out of 8,563 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 209 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. IIT has 3,001 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 315 students aged 25 and over.

In graduate schools at IIT, 1 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. It has 2,246 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,001 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Illinois Institute of Technology, 1,765 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,108 students are enrolled in some online courses.

270 students who live in Illinois or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,495 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,135 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 168 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.36%.158 students have transferred in as full-time status and 10 students transferred in as part-time status.