State University of New York Institute of Technology: Narrative Description

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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY J-19

PO Box 3050
Utica, NY 13504-3050
Tel: (315)792-7100
Free: 800-SUN-YTEC
Admissions: (315)792-7500
Fax: (315)792-7837
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.sunyit.edu/

Description:

State-supported, comprehensive, coed. Part of State University of New York System. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1966. Setting: 850-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $1.2 million. Research spending 2003-04: $812,000. Educational spending 2003-04: $3906 per student. Total enrollment: 2,432. Faculty: 178 (98 full-time, 80 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 18:1. 869 applied, 22% were admitted. Full-time: 1,166 students, 38% women, 62% men. Part-time: 710 students, 69% women, 31% men. Students come from 10 states and territories, 14 other countries, 1% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 6% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 56% 25 or older, 18% live on campus, 28% transferred in. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; engineering/engineering technologies; computer/information sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. State resident tuition: $4350 full-time, $181 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $10,610 full-time, $442 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $894 full-time, $53 per credit hour part-time. College room and board: $7160.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 45 open to all. Most popular organizations: Telecommunications Club, Snowmobile Club, Phi Beta Lambda, Black Student Union, American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Major annual events: Fall Fest, Apocalypse, Children's Holiday Party. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, closed-circuit TV monitors. 398 undergraduates lived in college housing during 2003-04. Option: coed housing available. SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome Library with 193,682 books, 200,298 microform titles, 1,090 serials, 11,818 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $868,992. 250 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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