Illinois Tech vs DeVry-Illinois

When it comes to higher education, Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and DeVry University-Illinois (DUI) stand out as two distinct institutions with unique offerings. IIT, a private research university, boasts a highly selective admissions process with an acceptance rate of 58%, while DUI, a private for-profit university, offers a more open admissions policy with an acceptance rate of 100%. IIT's student body is predominantly male (63%) and international (30%), while DUI's student body is more evenly distributed between genders (51% male, 49% female) and primarily domestic (96%). Both universities offer a range of undergraduate and graduate programs, with IIT excelling in engineering, computer science, and architecture, and DUI specializing in business, technology, and healthcare. While IIT boasts a higher graduation rate (68%) compared to DUI's 34%, it also comes with a higher price tag. To help you make an

	DeVry University-Illinois	Illinois Institute of Technology
Overview
Location	Naperville, Illinois	Chicago, Illinois
Campus setting	City: Midsize	City: Large
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (For Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	62.0%	87.0%
Common app member	No	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	45.5%	66.1%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $30 Graduate: $30	$75
SAT range	N/A	1230 - 1410
ACT range	N/A	26 - 32
Students submitting SAT score		39.0%
Students submitting ACT score		20.0%
Total number of applicants	5,661	6,521
Total number of admissions given out	2,577	4,311
Admitted students who chose to enroll	1,971	505
Yield rate	76.5%	11.7%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Not required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$38,444	$67,790
Average net price	$29,115	$26,789
Tuition	$16,448	$48,670
Room & board		Room/dormitory: $6,842 Meal plan: $7,204
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	98.0% Average amount $6,866	100.0% Average amount $40,370
Students receiving federal student loan	85.0% Average amount $7,897	46.0% Average amount $5,078
Students taking out private loans	0.0% Average amount $0	4.0% Average amount $16,758

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	19,866 Men 34.4% Women 65.6%	2,998 Men 67.5% Women 32.5%
Graduate students	3,128 Men 38.2% Women 61.8%	3,488 Men 59.8% Women 40.2%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Moderate
Out-of-state students	93.6%	N/A
International students	0.4%	37.5%
Campus local/setting	City: Midsize	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	N/A	1,722
First year students are required to live on campus?	N/A	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Texas Illinois Pennsylvania New York Ohio	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Business Health Professions Computer and Information Science Engineering Technologies Law Enforcement and Firefighting	Engineering Computer and Information Science Legal Profession Business Architecture
Students to faculty ratio	39:1	12:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	41.9%	71.4%
Dropout rate	37.4%	26.0%
Transferred out	20.1%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Management Information Systems and Services (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $78,577 Management Information Systems and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $65,756 Year 2: $66,885 Year 3: $73,133 Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $68,726 Year 2: $66,592 Year 3: $72,885 Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,951 Year 2: $61,702 Year 3: $67,529 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $61,144 Year 2: $64,686 Year 3: $66,091 Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,308 Year 2: $58,673 Year 3: $66,013 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $67,937 Year 2: $59,350 Year 3: $63,661 Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,602 Year 2: $54,192 Year 3: $63,401 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $59,102 Year 2: $58,714 Year 3: $62,826 Accounting and Related Services (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $58,051 Year 2: $54,696 Year 3: $61,220	Design and Applied Arts (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $116,573 Year 2: $90,856 Year 3: $122,231 Computer Science (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $84,214 Year 2: $90,412 Year 3: $98,163 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,905 Year 2: $78,971 Year 3: $92,129 Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $64,681 Year 2: $65,131 Year 3: $79,844 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $58,164 Year 2: $68,499 Year 3: $79,429 Mechanical Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $77,411 Year 2: $70,680 Year 3: $78,363 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $72,589 Year 2: $73,949 Year 3: $77,051 Civil Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $66,945 Year 2: $66,169 Year 3: $76,694 Architectural Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: $74,733 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,314 Year 2: $62,012 Year 3: $71,785

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