New England Institute of Technology Overview

Located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, New England Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution. East Greenwich is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is New England Institute of Technology Known For?

• New England Tech has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 10 to 1.
• The student loan default rate at New England Tech is 2%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at New England Tech.
• For the 2019-2020 academic year, 38% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, New England Tech bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $45,100 a year. That's about 11% more than their peers at other schools.

New England Institute of Technology Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

New England Tech has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#47	Best Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#109	Best Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at New England Tech.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Communications Technology/Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Electronics Engineering Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#33	Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#43	Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#64	Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#73	Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#114	Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#146	Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards New England Tech has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Best Audiovisual Communications Schools	College Factual
#4	Best Communications Technologies & Support Schools	College Factual
#5	Best Computer Systems Networking Schools	College Factual
#6	Best Electronics Engineering Technology Schools	College Factual
#15	Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools	College Factual
#37	Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Nursing Degree Search

Where Is New England Institute of Technology?

Contact details for New England Tech are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	One New England Tech Boulevard, East Greenwich, RI 02818-1205
Phone:	401-739-5000
Website:	www.neit.edu

How Do I Get Into New England Tech?

You can apply to New England Tech online at: https://www.neit.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for New England Tech

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	considered but not required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	considered but not required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into New England Tech?

With an acceptance rate of 69%, New England Tech does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 73% of accepted students are men and 27% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 78%, and the acceptance rate for women is 52%.

Can I Afford New England Institute of Technology?

The overall average net price of New England Tech is $45,064. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At New England Tech, approximately 78% of students took out student loans averaging $10,084 a year. That adds up to $40,336 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at New England Tech is 2.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

New England Institute of Technology Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,843 undergraduate students at New England Tech, with 1,579 being full-time and 264 being part-time.

There are also 188 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,579 full-time undergraduates at New England Tech, 63% are male and 37% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of New England Institute of Technology students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	168
White	92
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,295

Geographic Diversity

Rhode Island students aren't the only ones who study at New England Institute of Technology. At this time, 10 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 34 countries are represented at New England Tech. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Bermuda, Bahamas, and India.

Online Learning at New England Institute of Technology

In 2019-2020, 803 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at New England Tech has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 5th most popular in Rhode Island for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of New England Tech

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at New England Institute of Technology was $31,827 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how New England Tech is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Construction Management	#25	#25

Online Growth Rankings of New England Tech

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at New England Institute of Technology was 11.0%. This is the #1,354 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at New England Tech regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of New England Tech majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Health Professions	14%
Nursing	17%
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	13%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at New England Tech ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at New England Tech.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	#74
Public Health	#184

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

New England Institute of Technology Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	156	37	0	0	193
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	100	0	0	0	100
Design & Applied Arts	51	22	0	0	73
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	71	0	0	0	71
Audiovisual Communications	29	31	0	0	60
Computer Programming	30	20	0	0	50
Business Administration & Management	10	39	0	0	49
Allied Health Professions	49	0	0	0	49
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	41	4	45
Criminal Justice & Corrections	30	15	0	0	45
Computer Systems Networking	43	0	0	0	43
Mechanical Engineering Technology	25	18	0	0	43
Information Technology	0	24	6	0	30
Electronics Maintenance & Repair	30	0	0	0	30
Plumbing & Water Supply	26	0	0	0	26
Architectural Engineering Technology	17	8	0	0	25
Fine & Studio Arts	0	20	0	0	20
Electronics Engineering Technology	1	15	0	0	16
Building Management & Inspection	14	0	0	0	14
Environmental Control Technology	13	0	0	0	13
Computer Software & Applications	0	12	0	0	12
Health & Medical Administrative Services	12	0	0	0	12
Construction Management	0	0	11	0	11
Industrial Production Technology	9	0	0	0	9
Other Computer & Information Sciences	0	0	8	0	8
Civil Engineering Technology	7	1	0	0	8
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	8	0	0	0	8
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	5	0	0	0	5
Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	2	0	2
Public Health	0	0	2	0	2
TOTAL	736	262	70	4	1,072

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.