The real 4-year cost of Illinois Institute of Technology in Illinois
Over the 18 years from 2008 to 2026, published tuition and required fees at Illinois Institute of Technology went from $27,513 to $55,048, an average of 2.3% a year. The 2026–27 figure is the school's own announced rate.
2026–27 rate announced: $55,0482026-27 Mies-campus undergraduate tuition $26,599/sem plus activity and student-service fees, times two.source
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition drop or reset, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2030: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $27,513 | – | – |
| 2009 | $29,364 | – | – |
| 2010 | $31,595 | – | – |
| 2011 | $34,260 | – | – |
| 2012 | $36,413 | – | – |
| 2013 | $38,583 | – | – |
| 2014 | $40,052 | – | – |
| 2015 | $42,962 | – | – |
| 2016 | $44,373 | – | – |
| 2017 | $45,253 | – | – |
| 2018 | $47,171 | – | – |
| 2019 | $48,749 | – | – |
| 2020 | $50,230 | – | – |
| 2021 | $50,375 | – | – |
| 2022 | $50,279 | – | – |
| 2023 | $50,917 | – | – |
| 2026 | $55,048 | $55,048 | – |
| 2027 | – | $56,303 | $54,884–$57,721 |
| 2028 | – | $57,586 | $54,721–$60,524 |
| 2029 | – | $58,898 | $54,558–$63,462 |
| 2030 | – | $60,240 | $54,396–$66,544 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $55,048 |
| Year 2 | $56,303 |
| Year 3 | $57,586 |
| Year 4 | $58,898 |
| 4-year total | $227,834 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $187,834
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $116,847
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $16,528/ yr
- rising 4.7% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $81,568
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here is rising faster than tuition.
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- Knox College$55,587
- Lake Forest College$54,202
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago$52,604
- Loyola University Chicago$58,376
- Augustana College$49,834
- Wheaton College$49,266
- DePaul University$48,975
- Illinois Wesleyan University$61,208
Use this data
Published figures for Illinois Institute of Technology from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.