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 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	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	Master's L	17,652	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	9,339	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