Lewis Institute of Chicago
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| Motto | Transforming Lives. Inventing the Future. |
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| Type | Private, Space-grant |
| Established | 1890 |
| Endowment | $235.5 million |
| President | Alan W. Cramb |
| Provost | Frances Bronet |
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Academic staff
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659 |
| Students | 7,809 |
| Undergraduates | 2,977 |
| Postgraduates | 3,289 |
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| Location | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Campus | Urban, 120 acres (48.6 ha) |
| Newspaper | TechNews |
| Colors | IIT Scarlet and IIT Gray |
| Athletics |
NCAA Division III (in transition) Formerly NAIA – CACC |
| Nickname | Scarlet Hawks |
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| Sports | 10 varsity teams |
| Mascot | Talon the Hawk |
| Website | web.iit.edu |
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| National | |
| Forbes | 254 |
| U.S. News & World Report | 103 |
| Washington Monthly | 44 |
| Global | |
| QS | 401–410 |
| Times | 301–350 |
Coordinates: 41°50′4.75″N 87°37′42″W / 41.8346528°N 87.62833°W
Illinois Institute of Technology, commonly called Illinois Tech or IIT, is a private Ph.D.-granting research university located in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois, with programs in engineering, science, psychology, architecture, business, communications, industrial technology, information technology, design and law. It traces its history to several 19th century engineering and professional education institutions in the United States.
In 1890, when advanced education was often reserved for society's elite, Chicago minister Frank Wakely Gunsaulus delivered what came to be known as the "Million Dollar Sermon." From the pulpit of his South Side church, near the site Illinois Institute of Technology now occupies, Gunsaulus said that with a million dollars he could build a school where students of all backgrounds could prepare for meaningful roles in a changing industrial society.
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