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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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Natural Sciences & Mathematics (17)

B.Sc. Applied Analytics
B.Sc. Applied Mathematics
B.Sc. Applied Physics
B.Sc. Astrophysics
B.Sc. Bioanalytical Chemistry
B.Sc. Biochemistry
B.Sc. Bioinformatics
B.Sc. Biology
B.Sc. Biology and Psychology Dual Degree
B.Sc. Chemistry
B.Sc. Computational Chemistry and Biochemistry
B.Sc. Consumer Research, Analytics, and Communication
B.Sc. Environmental Chemistry
B.Sc. Forensic Chemistry
B.Sc. Medicinal Chemistry
B.Sc. Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics
B.Sc. Physics

Engineering & Technology (12)

B.Sc. Aerospace Engineering
B.Sc. Architectural Engineering
B.Sc. Biomedical Engineering (Cell and Tissue Engineering)
B.Sc. Biomedical Engineering (Medical Imaging)
B.Sc. Biomedical Engineering (Neural Engineering)
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering
B.Sc. Civil Engineering
B.Sc. Computer Engineering
B.Sc. Electrical Engineering
B.Sc. Engineering Management
B.Sc. Materials Science and Engineering
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering

Social Sciences (7)

B.Sc. Biology and Psychology Dual Degree
B.Sc. Communication
B.Sc. Consumer Research, Analytics, and Communication
B.Sc. Global Studies
B.Sc. Humanities
B.Sc. Psychological Science
B.Sc. Social and Economic Development Policy

Computer Science & IT (6)

B.Sc. Bioinformatics
B.Sc. Computational Chemistry and Biochemistry
B.Sc. Computer Engineering
B.Sc. Computer Information Systems
B.Sc. Computer Science
B.Sc. Digital Humanities

Business & Management (5)

B.Sc. Business Administration
B.Sc. Engineering Management
B.Sc. Global Studies
Bachelor Industrial Technology and Management
Bachelor Information Technology and Management

Medicine & Health (3)

B.Sc. Behavioral Health and Wellness
B.Sc. Biomedical Engineering (Cell and Tissue Engineering)
B.Sc. Medicinal Chemistry

Applied Sciences & Professions (2)

B.Sc. Consumer Research, Analytics, and Communication
B.Sc. Forensic Chemistry

Arts, Design & Architecture (2)

B.Sc. Architectural Engineering
Bachelor Architecture

Humanities (2)

B.Sc. Digital Humanities
B.Sc. Humanities

Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences (1)

B.Sc. Environmental Chemistry

Hospitality, Leisure & Sports (1)

B.Sc. Behavioral Health and Wellness

About

Inspired by Gunsaulus' vision, Philip Danforth Armour, Sr. (1832-1901) gave $1 million to found the Armour Institute—and Armour, his wife, Malvina Belle Ogden Armour (1842-1927) and their son J. (Jonathan) Ogden Armour (1863-1927) continued to support the university in its early years. When Armour Institute opened in 1893, it offered professional courses in engineering, chemistry, architecture and library science.

Illinois Tech was created in 1940 by the merger of Armour Institute and Lewis Institute. Located on the west side of Chicago, Lewis Institute, established in 1895 by the estate of hardware merchant and investor Allen C. Lewis, offered liberal arts as well as science and engineering courses for both men and women. At separate meetings held by their respective boards on Oct. 26, 1939, the trustees of Armour and Lewis voted to merge the two colleges. A Cook County circuit court decision on April 23, 1940 solidified the merger.

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Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report

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