Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Architectural Engineering that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 28 degrees to qualified ’s architectural engineering students in 2020-2021.
Illinois Tech also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 6,325 students enrolled at Illinois Tech, 83 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 52 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,905. On top of their other funding sources, 14 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Illinois Tech]](/colleges/illinois-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)