Match #1
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
Profile closeness51/100
Admit rate67%
- 13,215 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
The colleges most similar to New York Institute of Technology are Rochester Institute of Technology, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, and Wentworth Institute of Technology. New York Institute of Technology admits 81% of applicants and has an average net price of $22,613 a year; 5 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 2 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with New York Institute of Technology. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to New York Institute of Technology
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Match #2
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Flushing, NY
Profile closeness41/100
Admit rate—
- 1,302 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #3
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston, MA
Profile closeness80/100
Admit rate91%
- 3,747 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 63%, close to 59%
- Enrollment 3,747 students, close to 3,440
Match #4
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate55%
- 2,833 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 2,833 students, close to 3,440
- Average net price $22,443, close to $22,613
Match #5
Indiana Institute of Technology
Fort Wayne, IN
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate70%
- 1,441 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Average net price $22,171, close to $22,613
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #6
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL
Profile closeness74/100
Admit rate58%
- 3,404 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 59%, close to 59%
- Enrollment 3,404 students, close to 3,440
Match #7
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Harrisburg, PA
Profile closeness52/100
Admit rate87%
- 615 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Acceptance rate 87%, close to 81%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #8
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ
Profile closeness45/100
Admit rate48%
- 4,222 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 4,222 students, close to 3,440
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #9
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT
Cambridge, MA
Profile closeness39/100
Admit rate5%
- 4,535 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Midsize
- Enrollment 4,535 students, close to 3,440
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #10
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
Boston, MA
Profile closeness31/100
Admit rate—
- 483 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Questions about New York Institute of Technology alternatives
What colleges are similar to New York Institute of Technology?
The closest matches to New York Institute of Technology are Rochester Institute of Technology, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Illinois Institute of Technology, and Indiana Institute of Technology. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is New York Institute of Technology hard to get into?
New York Institute of Technology admitted 81% of its 10,469 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 2 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
Which New York Institute of Technology alternatives cost less?
5 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than New York Institute of Technology ($22,613 a year), including Harrisburg University of Science and Technology ($14,133), Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT ($14,815), and Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology ($18,833). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
