New York Institute of TechnologyFacts & Information

The New York Institute of Technology, founded in 1955, is a private institution of technology. It is a multi-accredited, nonsectarian, nonprofit, coeducational institution of higher learning enrolling 10,000 students at three campuses. NYIT provides undergraduate and graduate career-based programs leading to an associate, bachelor, master and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degrees. NYIT offers over 65 undergraduate majors and 14 graduate degree programs including architecture, physical and occupational therapy, life sciences, premedical studies, nursing, computer graphics, engineering, computer science, education, culinary arts, hospitality management, communication arts, advertising, interior design, telecommunications, accounting and business degrees. NYIT has been a pioneer in the area of distance education and has state-of-the-art distance learning and teleconferencing technology and laboratories at each of its three campuses. Its 700-acre campus, including the C.V. Whitney estate, is located in Old Westbury, east of New York City.