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New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, New York·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·nyit.edu
6-yr Graduation
59%
-4.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
6,877
peer median 13,441
Avg net price
$20,709
-$4.7k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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About

The New York Institute of Technology is a private research university with two main campuses in New York, one in Old Westbury, on Long Island, and one on the Upper West Side in Manhattan. The university was founded in 1955. In addition to its main campuses, it has a cybersecurity research lab, a biosciences and bioengineering lab, Nassau County's first Class 10,000 clean room for nanoengineering, and the Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovation Center, which has close links to NASA, in Old Westbury, as well as campuses in Arkansas, China, and Canada. The U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security designated NYIT as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
13,237
13,237 candidates competed
Admitted
10,725
81.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
908
8.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
59%-4.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
41%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
59%
Full-time retention
78%

Pell equity

4.0pp gap
Pell recipients
57%
Non-Pell
53%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 67 Title IV programs, 22 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 43 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
67
Passing
22
32.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
3.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
3.0%
+2.4pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

67programs
  • Passing22 · 32.8%
  • No Data43 · 64.2%
  • Failing2 · 3.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
2
At Risk
3
Watch
0
Safe
19
No data
43

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

24
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
-4.7%
$32,748 vs $34,350
Visual and Performing Arts General
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-0.9%
$34,055 vs $34,350
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+1.9%
$47,285 vs $46,391
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+7.3%
$36,864 vs $34,350
Radio Television and Digital Communication
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+8.0%
$37,095 vs $34,350
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+43.2%
$88,585 vs $61,854
Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering
Master's Degree · Engineering
+43.3%
$98,474 vs $68,699
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+45.5%
$90,003 vs $61,854

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

3
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
-4.7%
$1,602
Visual and Performing Arts General
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-0.9%
$295
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+1.9%
+$894

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

18
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
128%
$113,780 debt · $88,585 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
110%
$163,968 debt · $148,988 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
76%
$25,000 debt · $32,748 earn
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
74%
$59,790 debt · $81,134 earn
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
71%
$26,000 debt · $36,864 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
69%
$32,594 debt · $47,285 earn
Visual and Performing Arts General
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
58%
$19,808 debt · $34,055 earn
Architectural Sciences and Technology
Bachelor Degree · Architecture And Related Services
44%
$30,437 debt · $69,776 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1969Next review Jan 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 9

Action history · 10

  1. May 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show Cause
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  2. Aug 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
  3. Aug 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree
  4. Dec 2022Initial Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree
  5. Dec 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    American Osteopathic Association, Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation · Osteopathic Medicine (OSTEO) - Programs leading to the D.O. degree

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$16,548
$30–48k$17,565
$48–75k$21,862
$75–110k$26,269
$110k+$28,544

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$20,709
-$4,734vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $25,443
Federal loans
45.6%
In-state tuition
$44,360
Out-of-state
$44,360

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 1,733 students received $10.7M in Pell grants, alongside $134.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,733
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$10.7M
$10,684,677 total
Direct Loans
$134.3M
5,793 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
2k
22
1k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$5.6M
1,328 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.1M
1,215 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$60.2M
1,541 loan awards
Parent PLUS$10.7M
519 loan awards
Grad PLUS$53.8M
1,190 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1,402 borrowers who entered repayment, 22 (1.5%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.5%
-0.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,402
Defaulted
22
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.1%
2017
4.3%
2018
2.6%
2019
1.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at NYIT

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs70
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,693 total completions
01Health Professions
64037.8%
02Computer Sciences
38822.9%
03Business
18410.9%
04Architecture
1438.4%
05Biological Sciences
1297.6%
06Engineering
895.3%
07Engineering Tech
533.1%
08Education
281.7%
09Multi/Interdisciplinary
241.4%
10Psychology
150.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
6,877
12-mo unduplicated
7,224
Undergraduate
3,537
Graduate
3,687

Gender split

Men
54%3,901
Women
46%3,323

Race / ethnicity composition

Asian
28.7%
Hispanic
23.3%
White
20.8%
Black
11.4%
Non-resident
8.5%
Unknown
3.7%
Two or more
2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
247
156 M · 91 W
Women athletes
36.8%
Athletic aid
$3.6M
Total student aid
Budget
$6.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.1M
$1.5M
Recruiting expense
$8K
$3K
Head-coach salaries
$34K
$24K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

All Track Combined
57 M · 49 W
$413K
Lacrosse
36 M · 25 W
$1.2M
Soccer
40 M · 20 W
$971K
Baseball
45 M ·
$778K
Basketball
16 M · 18 W
$1.3M
Softball
· 16 W
$363K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.76
26 offenses · 6,906 students

3-year trend

1.172 yrs ago0.751 yr ago3.76Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
39
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
13
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
15
Motor vehicle theft
6
Aggravated assault
3
Rape
1
Fondling
1

By location

26total
  • On campus26

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
1
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons50
Drugs1911
Liquor512

Residence-hall fires

  • The Circle Apartments1 fire
    OtherDamage $1,000-$9,999

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
332

NYIT vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions NYIT selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectNew York Institute of Technology
59%6,877$20,709Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Adelphi University
67%65.9%7,603$28,348Doctoral/Professional
CUNY Hunter College
57%53.8%22,538$2,446Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Drexel University
78%79.4%21,153$38,428R1 Research
Farmingdale State College
57%63.3%10,039$9,173Baccalaureate
Hofstra University
69%68.1%10,685$35,129Doctoral/Professional
Long Island University
55%86.2%16,689$23,901R2 Research
New Jersey Institute of Technology
73%65.1%13,247$16,496R1 Research
Pace University
60%75.9%13,634$31,046Doctoral/Professional
Rochester Institute of Technology
71%66.9%17,098$29,694R2 Research
St. John's University-New York
66%83.4%19,389$26,985Doctoral/Professional
Stevens Institute of Technology
87%47.6%8,469$40,468R2 Research
SUNY Old Westbury
45%83.6%4,709$9,900Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
University at Albany
61%69.1%17,560$18,486R1 Research
Peer group median64%68.1%13,441$25,443

NYIT Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Reports to Research, Assessment & Decision Support (RADS)

The Office of Institutional Research is charged with the collection, analysis, and dissemination of institutional data and information to support institutional planning, monitoring, and decision-making as well as the assessment activities of other units.

Visit IR office page
Team
3 members
  • Abhishek Singh
  • Mohammed Moizuddin
  • William Wall

Reports & documents (4)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Notable alumni of NYIT (11)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Jake Sasseville
    Entertainment
  • Adam Pascal
    Arts
  • Candice Night
    Music
  • Fatman Scoop
    Music
  • Vincent Connare
    Technology
  • Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi
    Politics
  • Itzhak Fisher
    Business
  • Mikhail Varshavski
    Medicine
  • Allison Baver
    Sports
  • Chris Algieri
    Sports
  • David Barnea
    Government

Frequently asked questions about New York Institute of Technology

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about NYIT.

What is the graduation rate at New York Institute of Technology?

New York Institute of Technology reports a 6-year graduation rate of 59% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend New York Institute of Technology?

New York Institute of Technology reports a total enrollment of 6,877 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at New York Institute of Technology?

The average net price at New York Institute of Technology is $20,709 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at New York Institute of Technology?

New York Institute of Technology's yield rate is 8.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is New York Institute of Technology located?

New York Institute of Technology is located in Old Westbury, New York 11568-8000.

Who runs Institutional Research at New York Institute of Technology?

New York Institute of Technology's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, which reports to Research, Assessment & Decision Support (RADS).

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