10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$156,360at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Illinois Institute of Technology
⌖ Chicago, IL · 22 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$156,360 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
6.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
+62%Modeled 10-year ROI
$86,006Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$18,425Average net price / year
$68,164Cost of attendance
$86,006Median earnings · year 5 after completion
75.2%Completion rate
54.9%Admission rate
2,833Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$64,069Year 1
$91,312Year 4
$86,006Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Design and Applied Arts · Master's Degree$144,3242Computer Science · Master's Degree$131,5113Computer and Information Sciences, General · Master's Degree$129,2014Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$120,9535Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$119,0756Psychology, General · Doctoral Degree$115,4827Computer Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$114,9308Law · First Professional Degree$111,515Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in IL
Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Evanston, IL
Northwestern University
- Annual net price
- $29,167
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $95,985
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +72%
University of Chicago
- Annual net price
- $14,860
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $103,328
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +144%
Lewis University
- Annual net price
- $17,028
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $65,878
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -16%
University of St Francis
- Annual net price
- $13,006
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $69,559
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +6%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied Arts | Master's Degree | $144,324 | Not available |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | $131,511 | Not available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Master's Degree | $129,201 | Not available |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $120,953 | $23,250 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $119,075 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Doctoral Degree | $115,482 | Not available |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $114,930 | $26,500 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $111,515 | Not available |
| Chemical Engineering | Master's Degree | $111,149 | Not available |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $110,956 | $27,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $101,412 | Not available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $98,743 | $25,500 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $97,153 | $24,750 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | $96,477 | Not available |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $88,378 | $27,000 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $87,884 | $26,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $87,789 | $27,000 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $84,876 | $26,747 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Bachelor's Degree | $84,305 | Not available |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $68,358 | $31,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $57,960 | $25,197 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $31,343 |
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.