To provide career-oriented professional education
To offer access to opportunity to all qualified students
To support applications-oriented research that benefits the
larger world
The New York Institute of Technology (also known as NYIT and New York Tech) is a private, co-educational college in New York in the USA. The college has three New York campuses, two on Long Island and one on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, as well as global locations and an online college. Founded in 1955, NYIT is the birthplace of the 3-D animation computer system. The founder of the NYIT Computer Graphics Lab, Edwin Catmull, later went on to found Pixar. The NYIT Computer Graphics Lab is regarded as one of the hallmarks of the computer graphics industry, and is listed in history as one of the top computer graphics research and development groups in the world.
The founders of NYIT, and in particular Dr. Alexander Schure, Ph.D., started NYIT with the purpose of creating a career-oriented school that focused on giving students the training necessary to succeed in their chosen careers. NYIT began in operations in 1955 at 500 Pacific Street in Brooklyn, N.Y. with only nine students.
The function of higher education was highly debated at the time. There was growing concern that American schools and colleges were failing to meet critical national demands, particularly the need for scientists, engineers, and high-level technicians. This anxiety, in turn, generated another concern – fear that humanities studies would become overshadowed by an emphasis on science and engineering.
NYIT’s first administrators created a balance, a successful coexistence of career training and liberal arts education.
Leaders of the college took an early stand, committing NYIT to a policy of access. In addition to opening its doors to high school graduates who wanted to attend, NYIT created an extensive range of student services to help ensure the college’s success.
The career-focused mission of the school and its "access to opportunity policy" were well-received in the marketplace, resulting in rapid enrollment growth. By the 1958-1959 academic year, NYIT had more than 300 students and the time had come to expand its physical operations.
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| Percent of Students International: | 4% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 124% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Basketball (New York Collegiate Athletic Conference) Baseball (Division I Independents) Track (New York Collegiate Athletic Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 19,236 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 18,696 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 540 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 4,059 | 27% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 2,357 | 56% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 6,145 | 81% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 9,737 | 78% | |
Any Aid: |
96% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 68% (Selective) |
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| SAT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 100% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 420, Math: 480 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 550, Math: 580 |
| Application Fee: | $ 50.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Recommended |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Not Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Recommended |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Recommended |
