College · Private nonprofit · Fort Wayne, IN · City
Indiana Institute of Technology
Fort Wayne, IN
Admit rate70%
6-yr median pay$30k
Net price / yr$23k
Undergrad size1,441
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $23k/yr for a shot at a $30k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 70% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.
If you get in
1,441 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $46k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $23k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$184k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$93k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$91k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback3.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $31.4k
- Room & board
- $13.7k
- Books & supplies
- $0
How students pay for it.
Pell grants35%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans69%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention63%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr48%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$30k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$47k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 1,441
- Location
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Region
- Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · primarily residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Also known as
- Indiana Tech, IIT
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White45%
- Unknown15%
- Black14%
- International11%
- Hispanic8%
- Two or more races4%
- Asian2%
First-gen students53%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$14k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 35
What you can study.
- Industrial Engineering$88k · 5-yr
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other$75k · 5-yr
- Business Administration and Management$59k · 5-yr
- Accounting$56k · 5-yr
- Security Science and Technology$50k · 5-yr
- Criminal Justice and Corrections, General$44k · 5-yr
- Human Services, General$43k · 5-yr
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineeringearnings not reported
- Computer Engineeringearnings not reported
- Electrical and Electronics Engineeringearnings not reported
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineeringearnings not reported
- Mechanical Engineeringearnings not reported
- Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineeringearnings not reported
- Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technicianearnings not reported
- Human Development and Family Studiesearnings not reported
- Apparel and Textilesearnings not reported
- Pre-Law Studiesearnings not reported
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studiesearnings not reported
- Biology/Biological Sciencesearnings not reported
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studiesearnings not reported
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Managementearnings not reported
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitnessearnings not reported
- Psychologyearnings not reported
- Homeland Securityearnings not reported
- Health and Wellnessearnings not reported
- Health/Health Care Administration/Managementearnings not reported
- Art Therapy/Therapistearnings not reported
- Computer Scienceearnings not reported
- Marketing/Marketing Managementearnings not reported
- Speech Communication and Rhetoricearnings not reported
- Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Designearnings not reported
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunicationsearnings not reported
- Network and System Administration/Administratorearnings not reported
- Adult and Continuing Education and Teachingearnings not reported
- Agricultural Teacher Educationearnings not reported