Test-optionalED + EA

Illinois Institute of Technology

IL · Private · Midwest · National university · 2,831 undergraduates (small)

Admission rates

Latest admit rates

Overall admit rate55.4%
ED rate68.1%47 of 69
Regular round (est.)†55.3%includes Early Action

† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants). It also includes Early Action, because the Common Data Set does not report Early Action counts.

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2023

Admission rates

OverallEarly Decision
0%35%70%'19'20'21'22'2360.2%60.7%66.1%61.4%55.4%68.1%

Early plans

Fall 2027 applicants

Early Decision (binding) + Early Action (non-binding) · School admissions page ↗What this means:

Testing

Testing policy

Fall 2027
Test-optionalSchool testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Fall 2028
Fall 2028 policy not yet announced.School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026

Superscoring

What this means:

SAT
Superscores
ACT
Superscores

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Test-optional for fall 2027 entry.

How to send scores

Not stated on the school’s site

Illinois Tech superscores "official scores"; its pages do not say whether self-reported scores are accepted.

checked Nov 3, 2026

Students submitting scores

Est. % submitting scores‡56%SAT 45% + ACT 11%

‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.

Submitted SAT45%
239 students
Submitted ACT11%
57 students

Score ranges (middle 50%)

Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2023. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.

SAT composite
1190–1400 median 1300
10001600
SAT Reading & Writing
570–690 median 640
500800
SAT Math
610–720 median 650
500800
ACT composite
25–31 median 28
2036

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2023

Share of enrolled students submitting scores

SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
0%50%100%'19'20'21'22'23100%100%59.0%55.0%56.0%78.0%70.0%39.0%41.0%45.0%39.0%34.0%20.0%14.0%11.0%

SAT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
160014001200'19'20'21'22'23no data1200–1380138012001230–1400140012301230–1390139012301190–140014001190

ACT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
36322824'19'20'21'22'2326–32322626–32322626–32322628–32322825–313125

Waitlist admit rate

Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.

Test policy in each Common Data Set

History only. The current policy is under Testing above.

  1. No CDS found CDS not available2025-26 CDS
  2. No CDS found CDS not available2024-25 CDS
  3. Fall 2025 Test-optional2023-24 CDS
  4. Fall 2024 Recommended2022-23 CDS
  5. Fall 2023 Recommended2021-22 CDS
  6. Fall 2022 Recommended2020-21 CDS
  7. Fall 2021 Required2019-20 CDS

Sources