New York and Old Westbury, NY – For the 16th consecutive year, New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) is ranked a top regional university by U.S. News & World Report, and, for the second year in a row, is named among the top 50 universities in the north in the 2014 rankings.

NYIT's current U.S. News ranking reflects positive momentum in areas including student/faculty ratio, an increasing percentage of full-time faculty and average alumni giving rates, among others.

Additionally, NYIT's School of Engineering and Computing Sciences was ranked among the nation's top ABET-accredited engineering schools offering bachelor's or master's degrees.

The rankings will be published in the 2014 Best Colleges guidebook.

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About NYIT

New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) offers 90 degree programs, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees, in more than 50 fields of study, including architecture and design; arts and sciences; education; engineering and computing sciences; health professions; management; and osteopathic medicine. A non-profit independent, private institution of higher education, NYIT has 13,000 students attending campuses on Long Island and Manhattan, online, and at its global campuses. NYIT sponsors 11 NCAA Division II programs and one Division I team.

Led by President Edward Guiliano, NYIT is guided by its mission to provide career-oriented professional education, offer access to opportunity to all qualified students, and support applications-oriented research that benefits the larger world. To date, nearly 95,000 graduates have received degrees from NYIT. For more information, visit nyit.edu.

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