Illinois Institute of Technology
Former names | Armour Institute (1890–1940) Lewis Institute (1895–1940) |
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| Motto | Transforming Lives. Inventing the Future. |
| Type | Private research university |
| Established | 1890 (first predecessor) April 23, 1940 (merged school) |
| Accreditation | HLC |
Academic affiliations | |
| Endowment | $304 million (2021) |
| President | Raj Echambadi |
| Provost | Jamshid Mohammadi (interim) |
Academic staff | 659 |
| Students | 6,943 (fall 2022) |
| Undergraduates | 3,125 (fall 2022) |
| Postgraduates | 3,818 (fall 2022) |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois , United States 41°50′6″N 87°37′39″W / 41.83500°N 87.62750°W |
| Campus | Large city, 120 acres (48.6 ha) |
| Newspaper | TechNews |
| Colors | Red, gray, and black |
| Nickname | Scarlet Hawks |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division III — NACC |
| Mascot | Talon the Hawk |
| Website | iit.edu |
The Illinois Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Illinois Tech and IIT, is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Tracing its history to 1890, the present name was adopted upon the merger of the Armour Institute and Lewis Institute in 1940. The university has programs in architecture, business, communications, design, engineering, industrial technology, information technology, law, psychology, and science. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".
The university's historic roots are in several 19th-century engineering and professional education institutions in the United States. In the mid 20th century, it became closely associated with trends in modernist architecture through the work of its Dean of Architecture Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, who designed its campus. The Institute of Design, Chicago-Kent College of Law, and Midwest College of Engineering were also merged into Illinois Tech.