New York Institute of Technology

New York Institute of Technology
MottoMens et Manus (Latin)
Motto in English
"Mind and Hand"
TypePrivate research university
Established1955 (1955)
FounderAlexander Schure
AccreditationMSCHE
Academic affiliations
Endowment$130.3 million (2023)[1][2]
Budget$269.5 million (2023)[1]
PresidentHank Foley
ProvostJerry Balentine[3]
Academic staff
389 full-time; 556 part-time (2018)[4][5]
Administrative staff
754 full-time; 101 part-time (2018)[4]
Students7,711 (Fall 2023)[6]
Undergraduates3,419 (Fall 2023)[7]
Postgraduates4,252 (Fall 2023)[7]
Other students
40 (extended education)[7]
Location, ,
United States
CampusLarge Suburb, 1,050 acres (4.2 km2) (Old Westbury campus)[5][8]
Large City, 25 acres (0.10 km2) (Manhattan campus)[9]
NewspaperThe Campus Slate
Other campuses
Colors  Blue
  Gold[10]
NicknameBears
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division II - East Coast
MascotRoary the Bear
Websitenyit.edu

The New York Institute of Technology (NYIT or New York Tech) is a private research university founded in 1955. It has two main campuses in New York—one in Old Westbury, on Long Island and one on the Upper West Side in Manhattan. Additionally, 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,[11][12][13] 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.[14]

NYIT has over 100 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. It awards bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees for the completion of these programs. It has five schools and two colleges, all with an emphasis on technology and applied scientific research.

The New York Institute of Technology Computer Graphics Lab has played an important role in the history of computer graphics and animation, as founders of Pixar and Lucasfilm, including Turing Award winners Edwin Catmull and Patrick Hanrahan, began their research there.[15] NYIT is the birthplace of entirely 3D CGI films.[16][17][18][19]

New York Tech enrolled 7,711 full-time students across its campuses worldwide in 2023.[4] NYIT's intercollegiate competitive sports teams, include its four-time NCAA Division II national champion lacrosse team. All of NYIT's teams compete in Division II. In 2019, NYIT became a College World Series team.[20] The NYIT Bears are part of the East Coast Conference.

New York Tech's alumni and faculty include academic scholars, literary and media figures, National Academies members, inventors, government officials, international royalty, professional athletes, Olympians, billionaires, founders and chief executives of Fortune 500 companies, and recipients of Turing Awards, Emmy Awards, and Academy Awards.

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