Summit Chicago Competitors

UIC is Chicago's largest university with more than 33,000 students, 12,000 employees, 16 colleges and a major public medical center.

DePaul University is the nation's largest Catholic university, with more than 20,000 students and about 300 degree programs. Its partnerships throughout Chicago enable DePaul to provide an exceptional educational experience that is vibrant, pragmatic and socially engaged. Classes are small and taught by knowledgeable and experienced faculty members who take full advantage of Chicago’s corporate, cultural and community resources. DePaul is nationally recognized for incorporating service learning throughout its curriculum and for the academic rigor and prominence of its programs. Founded in 1898 by the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians), DePaul’s tradition of providing a quality education to students from a broad range of backgrounds, with particular attention to first-generation students, has resulted in one of the nation’s most diverse student bodies. With 10 colleges and schools, DePaul has campuses in Chicago’s Loop and Lincoln Park neighborhoods. It is a member of the BIG EAST Conference in Division I sports.

Founded in 1890, Illinois Tech is a Ph.D.-granting research university with more than 7,800 students in engineering, science, architecture, design, applied technology, human sciences, business, and law programs. Illinois Tech's interprofessional, technology-focused curriculum is designed to advance knowledge through research and scholarship, to cultivate invention improving the human condition, and to prepare students from throughout the world for a life of professional achievement, service to society, and individual fulfillment. Visit www.iit.edu.