# 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 schools
### 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)