List of United States technological universities
The institutes of technology and polytechnics have existed at least since the 18th century, but became popular after World War II with the expansion of engineering education and technical education, associated with the new needs created by industrialization. In some cases, polytechnics or institutes of technology are engineering schools or technical colleges.
A handful of American universities include the phrases "Institute of Technology", "Polytechnic Institute", "Polytechnic University", or similar phrasing in their names; these are generally research-intensive universities with a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. The level of academic rigor in these schools may vary from undergraduate level state universities to world-renowned elite schools.
Institutions
| School |
Location |
Control |
Type[1] |
Enrollment |
Founded |
| Air Force Institute of Technology |
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio |
Public |
DRU |
719 |
1919 |
| California Institute of Technology |
Pasadena, California |
Private |
RU/VH |
2,231 |
1891 |
| California Polytechnic State University |
San Luis Obispo, California |
Public |
Master's L |
18,762 |
1901 |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona |
Pomona, California |
Public |
Master's L |
22,273 |
1938 |
| Clarkson University |
Potsdam, New York |
Private |
RU/H |
3,187 |
1896 |
| Colorado School of Mines |
Golden, Colorado |
Public |
RU/H |
4,296 |
1874 |
| Colorado Technical University |
Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Private |
DRU |
30,020 |
1965 |
| Florida Institute of Technology |
Melbourne, Florida |
Private |
DRU |
8,985 |
1958 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Public |
RU/VH |
20,487 |
1885 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology |
Chicago, Illinois |
Private |
RU/H |
7,787 |
1890 |
| Indiana Institute of Technology |
Fort Wayne, Indiana |
Private |
Spec/Bus |
9,652 |
1930 |
| Lawrence Technological University |
Southfield, Michigan |
Private |
Master's L |
4,000 |
1932 |
| Louisiana Tech University |
Ruston, Louisiana |
Public |
RU/H |
11,271 |
1894 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Private |
RU/VH |
10,894 |
1861 |
| Michigan Technological University |
Houghton, Michigan |
Public |
RU/H |
6,957 |
1885 |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology |
Rolla, Missouri |
Public |
RU/H |
7,521 |
1870 |
| Montana Tech of the University of Montana |
Butte, Montana |
Public |
Bac/Diverse |
2,694 |
1900 |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology |
Newark, New Jersey |
Public |
RU/H |
9,558 |
1881 |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology |
Socorro, New Mexico |
Public |
Master's M |
1,921 |
1889 |
| Oregon Institute of Technology |
Klamath Falls, Oregon |
Public |
Bac/Diverse |
3,927 |
1947 |
| Polytechnic Institute of New York University |
Brooklyn, New York |
Private |
RU/H |
4,514 |
1854 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Troy, New York |
Private |
RU/VH |
7,521 |
1824 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology |
Henrietta, New York |
Private |
RU/H |
18,606 |
1829 |
| Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology |
Terre Haute, Indiana |
Private |
Spec/Engg |
1,970 |
1874 |
| South Dakota School of Mines and Technology |
Rapid City, South Dakota |
Public |
Spec/Engg |
2,354 |
1885 |
| Southern Polytechnic State University |
Marietta, Georgia |
Public |
Master's M |
6,202 |
1948 |
| Stevens Institute of Technology |
Hoboken, New Jersey |
Private |
RU/H |
5,260 |
1870 |
| Texas Tech University |
Lubbock, Texas |
Public |
RU/H |
32,327 |
1923 |
| University of Wisconsin–Stout |
Menomonie, Wisconsin |
Public |
Master's L |
9,535 |
1891 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
Blacksburg, Virginia |
Public |
RU/VH |
30,739 |
1872 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
Worcester, Massachusetts |
Private |
DRU |
5,071 |
1865 |
Notes
- ↑ School types are based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.