New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury, NY · Private · Rural (fringe) · NYIT · New York Tech
Private institution in Old Westbury, NY · 3,320 undergraduates · 78% acceptance rate · $70,080 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 14%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 19%Median ACT
- Top 21%Average SAT
- Top 22%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $20,7091,140th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $44,3601,741st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $44,3601,727th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $53,6251,583rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,3341,082nd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $70,080276th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,559437th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 56.0%912th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 78.8%738th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 78.1%848th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1290214th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 28177th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3,320652nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1993rd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 43.7%565th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 14 mi (LGA)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $50
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- Yes
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 33 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $89,564 | $91,744 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $65,238 | $70,456 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $57,860 | $62,012 |
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyArchitecture | bachelors | $53,775 | $45,696 |
| Architecture | bachelors | $51,518 | $48,823 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $51,169 | $51,482 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBusiness | bachelors | $44,649 | $33,993 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $40,281 | $37,208 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $36,674 | $38,289 |
| Engineering Technology, GeneralEngineering Technology | bachelors | $36,674 | — |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherHealth Professions | bachelors | $35,060 | — |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1955source
- Athletic nickname: "Bears"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Blue and Goldsource
- Mascot: Roary the Bearsource
- Motto: "(Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 1,050 acressource
- Athletic conference: East Coastsource
- Notable alum: Karine Jean-Pierresource
- Notable alum: Candice Nightsource
- Notable alum: David Barneasource
Key links
- Official websitenyit.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 194091)
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