New York Institute of Technology

Private · Moderately Selective · NY

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School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationNY · Northeast

SettingRural

Undergrads3,440

Student:faculty12:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate40.8%

6-yr grad rate58.8%

Drop-out rate22%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$47k

Out-of-state tuition$47k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity80.4%

Gender diversity38.6%

International8.4%

Identity—

Overview

New York Institute of Technology is a private university with campuses in Old Westbury on Long Island and in midtown Manhattan, built around technology, design, and health professions rather than a traditional liberal-arts core. It runs its own college of osteopathic medicine, an unusual asset for a university of its size and profile.

Academics

Architecture, engineering, and computer science are NYIT's strongest programs, taught with a career- and portfolio-oriented emphasis rather than a heavily theoretical approach. The osteopathic medicine college gives pre-health undergraduates a direct in-house pipeline that few similarly sized universities can offer.

Campus & student life

The two-campus structure, suburban Long Island and Manhattan, gives students a real choice of setting, and a large share of the student body commutes rather than living in campus housing full time, which shapes a less traditionally residential social culture than a typical four-year college.

Getting in

NYIT's review emphasizes portfolio work for design and architecture applicants specifically, alongside general academic readiness, and its career-oriented mission is reflected in an admissions process that looks for practical, applied interest in the chosen field.

Worth knowing

The large commuter population means campus social life is less centralized than at a fully residential university, so a student weighing NYIT should have a clear sense of which campus, Long Island or Manhattan, fits the experience they want.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate81%

Enrolled mid-50%SAT 1190–1420 · ACT 24–32

Test policyoptional

Rec letters2

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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