1854: Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute; University of the City of New York School of Civil Engineering and Architecture (founding names, separate institutions) 1889: Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (also spun out Polytechnic Preparatory Country Day School) 1896: New York University School of Applied Science (separate from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn)[1] 1920: New York University College of Engineering (separate from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn) 1973: Polytechnic Institute of New York (acquired the faculty, programs and students of New York University College of Engineering) 1985: Polytechnic University (acquired university status) 2008: Polytechnic Institute of New York University (affiliated with New York University) 2014: New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering (merged with New York University) 2015: New York University Tandon School of Engineering