Tandon is the second oldest private engineering and technology school in the United States.[2][3][4][5] The school dates back to 1854 when its predecessor institutions, the University of the City of New York[6] School of Civil Engineering and Architecture and the Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute, were founded.[7] The school was renamed in 2015 in honor of NYU Trustees Chandrika and Ranjan Tandon following their donation of $100 million to the school.[8]