International Student Admissions

Applicants are required to submit the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), as administered by the Educational Testing Service, the Pearson PTE Academic Exam, the Duolingo English Test, the IB English exam, or an examination deemed to be equivalent by the Office of Admissions. Submit your scores using the following codes:

• IELTS Code: 141059
• TOEFL Code: 2561
• Pearson PTE scores: Submitted online.
• Duolingo English Test: Submitted online.
• IB English Exam: Submitted online.

Please note that test scores are only valid for two years. If you plan to defer your admission and your test scores will expire before your new start term, you must submit updated test results.

The following are the minimum scores required for full admission to New York Tech degree programs:

• IELTS score: 6.0
• TOEFL (iBT) score: 79
• Pearson PTE score: 53
• Duolingo English Test score: 105
• IB English Literature A HL (Higher Level): 4
• IB English Language and Literature A HL (Higher Level): 4

New York Tech requires that all international students show English proficiency by providing TOEFL, IELTS, PTE, or Duolingo test scores when they apply.

This requirement is waived for students who live or were educated in one of the following countries: American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Canada (except Quebec), Cayman Islands, Dominica, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Greenland, Guam, Guyana, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, New Zealand, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, St. Helena, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Swaziland (Eswatini), Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Submit an Affidavit of Support that is notarized (witnessed and signed by a notary who is licensed by the government to witness signatures on legal documents).

To demonstrate financial support, please submit a bank statement with a bank seal from your or your sponsor’s bank. Your bank statement(s) need to show the following amounts based on your academic status:

• Graduate applicants must submit a Financial Affidavit of Support with Official Bank Letter based on the number of credits taken in the first academic year: $58,590 for 18 credits, $68,670 for 24 credits, or $78,750 for 30 credits.
• Undergraduate applicants must submit a Financial Affidavit of Support with Official Bank Letter in the amount of $77,350 (for architecture or architectural technology majors) or $74,350 (for all other majors) for the first academic year.

If you are planning to bring a spouse and/or children, you must provide evidence of additional financial support: a minimum of $5,000 for a spouse and $4,500 for each additional dependent for the first year.

If you are currently studying at another United States institution, you must submit copies of I-20 forms previously issued and a SEVIS I-20 Transfer Form completed by the international student advisor at the school you now attend.

If you are in the United States on a nonstudent visa, you must submit proof of the visa that you hold (A-1/A-2, B-1/B-2, M, etc.) if you are changing to an F-1 (student) visa. Find information on which visas allow full-time study.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services requires that anyone who enters the United States on a B-1/B-2 (visitor) visa may not enroll in or begin a course of study as a full-time student without first receiving a change of status to an F-1 visa or exiting the United States and applying for the F-1 visa from their home country.

Learn more about the process of requesting a Change of Status to an F-1 visa. To obtain an I-20 form, contact the Office of Admissions.