IIT Stuart School of Business

What IIT Stuart School of Business does

Stuart School of Business is the business school of Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech), a private research university in Chicago. Founded in 1969 and located at 565 West Adams Street in Chicago's Loop, Stuart operates as a constituent academic unit of the parent university rather than an independent legal entity. The school holds AACSB accreditation — a credential held by approximately 6% of business schools globally — and markets itself as the only business school within Chicago's only tech-focused university, a positioning it uses to bridge business and technology education.

Stuart's academic portfolio spans undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and professional certificate programs. The undergraduate offering centers on the B.S. in Business and Information Technology (BUIT), while the master's portfolio includes M.B.A. Business Analytics, M.S. Business Analytics, M.S. Finance, M.S. Management Science and Analytics (#17 nationally per TFE Times 2026), M.S. Marketing Analytics (#23), M.S. Project Management, and M.S. Technology Entrepreneurship (TENT). Doctoral research programs and shorter-format certificate and skills courses extend the portfolio to working professionals. The school supplements classroom instruction with the Elevate initiative, which guarantees experiential learning — internships, group projects, research, and mentorship — supported by a Career Management Center and a Bloomberg Lab for applied analytics work.

Stuart generates revenue primarily through tuition charged to students across its degree and certificate programs. It does not publicly disclose tuition rates, enrollment, or financial figures. Recruitment is conducted through Illinois Tech's centralized undergraduate admissions and a dedicated Stuart graduate admissions team, employing virtual information sessions, individual video calls, on-campus visits, and a multi-channel social media presence. A documented employer network — including CME Group, Amazon, Deloitte, Caterpillar, Exelon, Northern Trust, and Nielsen — actively hires Stuart graduates, supporting placement outcomes that feed back into the recruitment funnel. As a private nonprofit academic unit, Stuart is governed entirely by Illinois Institute of Technology, with no external investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity.

Name

IIT Stuart School of Business

Legal name

Stuart School of Business at Illinois Institute of Technology

Website

https://stuart.iit.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Stuart School of Business is the AACSB-accredited business school of Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, offering undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and certificate programs with an analytics- and tech-focused curriculum, serving degree-seeking students and working professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education / Business School

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Undergraduate Business Schools (BBA/BSBA Programs) (EDAHAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Entrepreneurship Foundations & Startup Basics (EDAMAHAA), Marketing, Branding & Sales Skills (EDAMAHAG)

Keywords

• Business education
• Graduate programs
• Business analytics
• Finance degrees
• Technology entrepreneurship

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Educational Services: Stuart generates revenue primarily through tuition fees charged to undergraduate, master's, doctoral, certificate, and skills course students. The school is part of the private Illinois Institute of Technology and offers financial aid packages.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Stuart School of Business is the academic business unit of Illinois Institute of Technology and sells undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and certificate programs in analytics, finance, management, marketing analytics, project management, and technology entrepreneurship. Programs are delivered on the Chicago campus and emphasize the integration of business and technology, supported by Bloomberg Lab access and the Elevate experiential learning initiative. The school sells these programs directly to prospective students through Illinois Tech's centralized admissions and Stuart's dedicated graduate admissions team.

Product overview

Stuart School of Business offers a portfolio of business education programs as part of Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago's only tech-focused university. The portfolio includes undergraduate programs (B.S. Business and Information Technology), multiple master's programs (M.B.A. Business Analytics, M.S. Business Analytics, M.S. Finance, M.S. Management Science and Analytics, M.S. Marketing Analytics, M.S. Project Management, M.S. Technology Entrepreneurship), doctoral programs, and certificate/skills courses. Programs emphasize the intersection of business and technology, with several programs nationally ranked by TFE Times. The school also supports students through the Elevate initiative providing mentorship and experiential learning opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• B.S. Business and Information Technology (BUIT)
• M.B.A. Business Analytics
• M.S. Business Analytics
• M.S. Finance
• M.S. Management Science and Analytics
• M.S. Marketing Analytics
• M.S. Project Management
• M.S. Technology Entrepreneurship (TENT)
• Doctoral Programs in Business
• Certificate and Skills Courses

Quantifiable outcome

• Nationally ranked master's programs by TFE Times 2026

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• CME GroupminorOthersCME Group is listed as a top employer hiring Stuart graduates. The partnership represents recruitment of graduates but no formal partnership structure is described.
• Exelon Corp.minorOthersExelon Corp. is listed as a top employer hiring Stuart graduates. The partnership represents recruitment of graduates but no formal partnership structure is described.
• AmazonminorOthersAmazon is listed as a top employer hiring Stuart graduates. The partnership represents recruitment of graduates but no formal partnership structure is described.
• DeloitteminorOthersDeloitte is listed as a top employer hiring Stuart graduates. The partnership represents recruitment of graduates but no formal partnership structure is described.
• Caterpillar Inc.minorOthersCaterpillar Inc. is listed as a top employer hiring Stuart graduates. The partnership represents recruitment of graduates but no formal partnership structure is described.
• Northern TrustminorOthersNorthern Trust is listed as a top employer hiring Stuart graduates. The partnership represents recruitment of graduates but no formal partnership structure is described.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• University of Chicago Booth School of Business: Premier Chicago-based business school offering MBA, specialized master's, and doctoral programs in analytics, finance, and management. Competes with Stuart for the same Chicago graduate student and employer pool but at a much larger scale and brand.
• Northwestern Kellogg School of Management: Top-tier Chicago-area business school offering MBA and specialized master's programs. Direct competitor for graduate business talent in the Chicago market and for the same corporate recruiter relationships.

Direct peers

• Indiana University Kelley School of Business: Large Midwest business school with strong online and residential graduate programs in business analytics, finance, and marketing. Comparable in program breadth and Midwest employer pipeline.
• Marquette University College of Business Administration: Private Midwest business school offering undergraduate, MBA, and specialized master's programs. Comparable in scale, private-university setting, and Midwest employer footprint.
• Stevens Institute of Technology School of Business: Business school at a technology-focused private university offering analytics, finance, and technology management programs. Comparable niche positioning as a business school within a STEM-oriented university.
• Loyola University Chicago Quinlan School of Business: Chicago-based private university business school offering undergraduate, MBA, and specialized master's programs in business analytics, finance, and management. Comparable in scale, geography, and program mix.
• DePaul Driehaus College of Business: Chicago-based business school offering undergraduate, graduate, and certificate business programs with strong analytics and finance offerings. Comparable to Stuart in market, program mix, and tuition positioning within Chicago.
• Purdue University Daniels School of Business: Indiana-based business school within a technology-oriented university, offering undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs in analytics, finance, and supply chain. Most similar to Stuart as a business school inside a tech-focused university in the Midwest.
• Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business: Business school within a tech-focused university emphasizing analytics, quantitative finance, and technology management. Most directly comparable to Stuart given the parallel 'only business school at a tech university' positioning and analytics-heavy curriculum.
• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Gies College of Business: Illinois-based business school with strong online and on-campus graduate programs in business analytics, finance, and management. Comparable in program mix, geography, and ranking tier to Stuart.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IITStuart
• Facebookfacebook.com/iitstuart
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/illinois-institute-of-technology
• Instagraminstagram.com/iitstuartschoolofbusiness

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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