Old Westbury, NY – For the 13th consecutive year, New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) has been ranked as a top university in the north by U.S. News & World Report's 2011 Best Colleges, among regional schools that offer a full range of undergraduate and master's programs.

Over the past two decades, the U.S. News college rankings, which group schools based on categories created by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, has grown to be the most comprehensive research tool for students and parents considering higher education opportunities.

The rankings provide a thorough examination of how more than 1,400 accredited four-year schools compare based on a set of up to 16 widely accepted indicators of excellence. Among the many factors weighed in determining the rankings are: peer assessment, graduation and retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, and alumni giving.

The rankings were announced today at www.usnews.com/colleges, and will be published in the September issue of U.S.News & World Report. For more information about Best Colleges, visit www.usnews.com/colleges.

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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 15,000 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, 85,000 graduates have received degrees from NYIT. For more information, visit nyit.edu.

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