New York Institute of Technology Overview
Located in Old Westbury, New York, New York Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution. NYIT is located in a safe and convenient suburb.
What Is New York Institute of Technology Known For?
- Students at NYIT have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 3%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
- Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at NYIT.
- For the 2019-2020 academic year, 33% of the faculty were full-time.
- Students who graduate from NYIT with a bachelor's degree make about $58,013 a year. That's 42% more than those who graduate from other schools.
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New York 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.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at NYIT.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards NYIT has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#1 | Best Other Environmental Control Technologies Graduate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#1 | Best Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician Graduate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#3 | Best Communications Technologies & Support Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
#4 | Best Audiovisual Communications Schools | College Factual |
#7 | Best Communications Technologies & Support Schools | College Factual |
#166 | Best Healthcare Schools | Healthcare Degree Search |
Where Is New York Institute of Technology?

Contact details for NYIT are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | Northern Blvd, Old Westbury, NY 11568-8000 |
Phone: | 800-345-6948 |
Website: | www.nyit.edu |
How Do I Get Into NYIT?
You can apply to NYIT online at: www.nyit.edu/admissions/apply/
Admission Requirements for NYIT
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | neither required nor recommended |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | recommended |
Recommendations | required |
SAT or ACT Scores | required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into NYIT?
Approximately 53% of accepted students are men and 47% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.
Average Test Scores
About 90% of students accepted to NYIT submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 630. Math scores were between 540 and 660.
Can I Afford New York Institute of Technology?
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 NYIT, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $6,950 a year. That adds up to $27,800 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at NYIT is 2.6%. 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 York Institute of Technology Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 3,378 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 3,155 full-time undergraduates at NYIT, 59% are male and 41% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of New York Institute of Technology students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 771 |
Black or African American | 312 |
Hispanic or Latino | 615 |
White | 815 |
International Students | 301 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 341 |
Geographic Diversity
New York students aren't the only ones who study at New York Institute of Technology. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 99 countries are represented at NYIT. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.
Online Learning at New York Institute of Technology
The following chart shows how the online learning population at NYIT has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 32nd most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Affordability Rankings of NYIT
During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at New York Institute of Technology was $39,760 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how NYIT 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 |
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Other Physical Science | #1 | #1 |
Environmental Control Technology | #4 | #4 |
Physical Sciences | #21 | #18 |
Electrical Engineering | #22 | #22 |
Nutrition Science | #22 | #22 |
Engineering | #40 | #37 |
Other Education | #61 | #61 |
Online Growth Rankings of NYIT
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at New York Institute of Technology was -6.1%. This is the #1,950 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at NYIT regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of NYIT majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Architectural Sciences & Technology | 9% |
Architecture & Related Services | 9% |
Computer & Information Sciences | 20% |
Computer Software & Applications | 80% |
Health Professions | 4% |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies | 25% |
Nutrition Science | 20% |
Public Health | 21% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at NYIT 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 NYIT.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Other Physical Science | #4 | |
Other Computer & Information Sciences | #17 | |
Engineering Technology (Other) | #19 | |
Nutrition Science | #34 | |
Multilingual Education | #46 | |
Physical Sciences | #76 | |
Other Education | #110 | |
Computer Software & Applications | #159 | |
Engineering Technologies | #377 | |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | #451 |
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 York Institute of Technology Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
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
- Image Credit: By Leginius The Angry under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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