<p>NYU-Poly will cease to exist as a separate institution after full consolidation, so yes.</p>
<p>Don’t let the ranking fool you by the way. This school is tough; academics are not taken lightly here. The main reason the ranking is low is because of the previous student quality. Poly’s old fame (2nd oldest engineering school in the nation, was the largest engineering school in the past in terms of enrollment) became overlooked as other schools became more popular and Poly was forgotten by many, causing difficulty in recruiting good students. Poly refused to lower its standards to match the ability of these students and thus it caused many students to quickly transfer or drop out. Those who stayed often required 5 or even 6 years to graduate. The school almost became broke because of the difficulty in recruiting students as well. All these things caused the rankings to plummet, and that’s why some of the state schools in NY have better rankings. That’s why the NYU-Poly merger is great because Poly has now been able to attract worthy students, the school’s finances are now stable, and it will be under the umbrella of a larger university that takes academics just as seriously.</p>