New York Institute of Technology Student Population

How many students at NYIT?

For the academic year 2024-2025, New York Institute of Technology has a total enrollment of 6,877 students, including 3,646 undergraduate and 3,231 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 3,740 male students (54.4%) and 3,137 female students (45.6%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,849 Asian students (26.9%) and 1,843 White students (26.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 3,646 undergraduate students (53%) and 3,231 graduate students (47%).
• Class Delivery: 143 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,602 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - NYIT's body is almost same.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 3,740 male (54.38%) and 3,137 female (45.62%) students are attending New York Institute of Technology. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 119.22.

By class level, 3,646 (53.02%) are undergraduate students and 3,231 (46.98%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 61.08% are male and 38.92% are female, while among graduate students, 46.83% are male and 53.17% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,843 White, 620 Black, and 1,849 Asian students out of a total of 6,877 are attending at New York Institute of Technology. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

New York Institute of Technology is highly diverse with a diversity index of 82% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, NYIT has 226 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 4,568 students under 25 years old, and 2,309 students over 25 years old out of 6,877 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 226 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. NYIT has 3,447 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 199 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,121 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,110 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At New York Institute of Technology, 143 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,602 students are enrolled in some online courses.

105 students who live in New York or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 38 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,646 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 131 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.59%.118 students have transferred in as full-time status and 13 students transferred in as part-time status.