Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Newark, NJ
Population 12,000,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation 247 (50%)

Honors College

Name Albert Dorman Honors College
Students 700 (8%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,849
Men / Women 71% / 29%
From State 89%
From Region 3%
Athletes 4.7%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 29%
White 29%
Asian 20%
Black 10%
International 7%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
New Jersey Institute of Technology 874 74% / 26% 5% $85,307 90 92%
Computer Science 304 89% / 11% 5% $93,090 95 93%
Computer Science and Engineering 4 25% / 75% 50% $97,783 96
Information Science/Studies 56 66% / 34% 2% $89,223 93 91%
Information Technology 232 84% / 16% 3% $93,090 95 93%
Chemistry 11 36% / 64% 0% $64,236 68
Mathematics 23 65% / 35% 4% $82,730 89 84%
Physics 9 78% / 22% 22% $77,391 85
Biochemistry 14 36% / 64% 7% $67,454 74
Biology 81 33% / 67% 4% $69,550 77 91%
Environmental Science 8 62% / 38% 0% $55,872 49
Business Administration 99 68% / 32% 10% $71,546 79 91%
History 3 67% / 33% 0% $55,048 46
Industrial Design 8 75% / 25% 0% $58,817 57 95%
Interior Design 17 24% / 76% 6% $58,817 57 95%
Theatre Design and Technology 5 80% / 20% 0% $45,022 18
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Newark College of Engineering 933 74% / 26% 6% $79,985 87 96%
Biomedical Engineering 87 54% / 46% 6% $85,026 90 98%
Chemical Engineering 52 65% / 35% 12% $82,489 88 93%
Civil Engineering 86 76% / 24% 0% $77,246 85 96%
Computer Engineering 65 89% / 11% 6% $96,472 96 98%
Electrical Engineering 69 86% / 14% 13% $91,977 94 96%
Engineering 6 67% / 33% 0% $85,889 91
Industrial Engineering 22 64% / 36% 0% $82,989 89 100%
Mechanical Engineering 141 82% / 18% 5% $78,869 86 93%
Data Science 12 58% / 42% 25% $94,900 95
Applied Engineering Technology 1 100% / 0% 0%
Applied Engineering Technology 7 86% / 14% 0% $77,530 85
Financial Analytics 33 82% / 18% 15% $84,689 90
Behavioral Sciences 10 40% / 60% 10% $57,530 53
General Studies 2 100% / 0% 0% $55,137 47
Science, Technology and Society 6 50% / 50% 0% $56,254 50
Technical Writing 8 100% / 0% 0% $53,525 42
Animation 18 56% / 44% 0% $46,656 22 95%
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology 97 56% / 44% 5% $61,443 63 100%
Construction Engineering Technology 14 93% / 7% 0% $87,938 92
Electrical Engineering Technology 68 85% / 15% 4% $85,844 91
Engineering Technology 31 77% / 23% 3% $79,748 87 95%
Forensic Science and Technology 11 18% / 82% 0% $56,670 51
Legal Studies 9 33% / 67% 0% $57,088 52
Mechanical Engineering Technology 70 90% / 10% 6% $86,149 91
Surveying Technology 8 75% / 25% 0% $87,741 92

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $20,985
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $40,069
Est. In-State Cost $27,146
Est. Out-of-State Cost $51,833
ROI Percentile 89th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 90%
4-Year Graduation Rate 49%
6-Year Graduation Rate 73%
Transfer-Out Rate 16%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Computer Science 33.6% 608 84% / 16% 5% $92,800 94 93%
Engineering 29.2% 528 75% / 25% 6% $84,107 90 96%
Professional 11.7% 211 80% / 20% 4% $82,513 89 95%
Arts 8.0% 145 54% / 46% 4% $58,588 56 98%
Business & Economics 7.7% 140 72% / 28% 11% $74,968 83 91%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.3% 95 34% / 66% 4% $69,241 76 91%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.4% 43 60% / 40% 7% $76,882 84 84%
Humanities & Social Sciences 1.6% 29 66% / 34% 3% $55,739 48
Agriculture & Food Science 0.4% 8 62% / 38% 0% $55,872 49

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $93.7M #55 57% $0.5M 37 #91 226 51
Physical Sciences & Math $27.4M #108 45% $0.0M 14 #155 105 23
Health Sciences $21.9M #100 75% $0
Computer Science $14.9M #64 30% $0.3M 14 #71 129 2
Business & Economics $4.3M #112 15% $0 2 #225 1
Life & Natural Sciences $4.0M #206 44% $0.1M 3 #204 20 12
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.5M #285 15% $0 2 #308
Education $1.0M #239 31% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0 2 #102 12
Total $168M #129 53% $0.9M 74 #215 492 89

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 69%
Yield (Unbound) 17%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 67% 60% 55%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 49%
SAT Range 1210 – 1460
SAT Math Range 610 – 750
SAT RW Range 600 – 710