Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech ) is a private, independent, not for profit, Ph.D. - granting research university with programs in Engineering, Science, Architecture, Business, Law, Design, Human Sciences, and Applied Technology. Click here to Visit our University Portal. Illinois Institute of Technology is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. All engineering undergraduate degree programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET).