Old Westbury, NY – For the 14th consecutive year, NYIT is ranked as a top university in the north by U.S. News & World Report.

The rankings compare accredited four-year colleges and universities based on a set of up to 16 indicators of excellence.

Among the factors weighed are peer assessment, graduation and retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, and financial resources.

The rankings were announced today at www.usnews.com/colleges, and will be published in the 2012 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 14,000 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, 89,000 graduates have received degrees from NYIT. For more information, visit nyit.edu.

Dave Marcus
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