Institute of technology (United States)



Institutes of technology or polytechnic institutes are technologically focused universities, many dating back to the mid-19th century. A handful of American universities include the phrases Institute of Technology, Polytechnic Institute, Polytechnic University, University of Technology or similar phrasing in their names; these are generally research-intensive universities with a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

In the lists below, an asterisk (*) denotes research-intensive universities that offer up to PhD or DSc degrees.

Institutes of technology

 * Air Force Institute of Technology* (a graduate school and provider of professional and continuing education that is part of the United States Air Force)
 * California Institute of Technology*
 * Florida Institute of Technology*
 * Georgia Institute of Technology*
 * Illinois Institute of Technology* (formerly known as Armour Institute of Technology)
 * Indiana Institute of Technology
 * Lake Washington Institute of Technology
 * Massachusetts Institute of Technology*
 * New England Institute of Technology
 * New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology*
 * New Jersey Institute of Technology* (formerly known as Newark College of Engineering)
 * New York Institute of Technology*
 * Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
 * Oregon Institute of Technology
 * Rochester Institute of Technology*
 * Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology (Indiana)
 * Stevens Institute of Technology* (New Jersey)
 * Washburn Institute of Technology (Kansas)
 * Wentworth Institute of Technology (Boston)
 * West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Polytechnic universities

 * Arizona State University Polytechnic campus
 * California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
 * California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt
 * California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
 * Florida Polytechnic University
 * Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus
 * Oregon Institute of Technology (officially designated as Oregon's Polytechnic University)
 * Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute*
 * SUNY Polytechnic Institute
 * University of Wisconsin–Stout (officially designated as Wisconsin's Polytechnic University)
 * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University*
 * Worcester Polytechnic Institute*

Technological universities

 * Arkansas Tech University
 * Clarkson University
 * Colorado School of Mines*
 * Colorado Technical University
 * University of Central Florida (formerly Florida Technological University)*
 * Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
 * Iowa State University of Science and Technology*
 * Lawrence Technological University
 * Louisiana Tech University
 * Michigan Technological University*
 * Montana Technological University
 * Missouri University of Science and Technology* (formerly University of Missouri-Rolla)
 * Navajo Technical University
 * New York City College of Technology
 * South Dakota School of Mines and Technology*
 * Tennessee Technological University
 * Texas Tech University*
 * Utah Tech University
 * Vermont Technical College
 * Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology

Contrast to technical colleges
Conversely, schools dubbed "technical colleges" or "technical institutes" generally provide post-secondary training in technical and mechanical fields focusing on training vocational skills primarily at a community college level—parallel and sometimes equivalent to the first two years at a bachelor's-granting institution. The academic level of these schools varies by course of study; some courses are geared toward immediate employment in a trade, while others are designed to transfer into a four-year program. Some of these technical institutes are for-profit organizations (such as ITT Technical Institute) compared to most other non-profit educational institutes.

Former institutes of technology

 * Carnegie Institute of Technology (merged to form Carnegie Mellon University*)
 * Case Institute of Technology (merged to form Case Western Reserve University*)
 * Drexel Institute of Technology (now known as Drexel University*)
 * General Motors Institute of Technology (now known as Kettering University)
 * Lawrence Institute of Technology (now known as Lawrence Technological University*)
 * State University of New York Institute of Technology (merged to form State University of New York Polytechnic Institute)
 * University of Minnesota Institute of Technology (now known as University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering)

Former polytechnic universities

 * The University of Akron (formerly designated as Ohio's Polytechnic University)
 * Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now known as Auburn University)
 * Arkansas Polytechnic College (now known as Arkansas Tech University)
 * Louisiana Polytechnic Institute (now known as Louisiana Tech University)
 * Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute (now known as New York University Tandon School of Engineering)
 * Rose Polytechnic Institute (now known as Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology)
 * Southern Polytechnic State University (merged into Kennesaw State University)
 * Tennessee Polytechnic Institute (now known as Tennessee Technological University)