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New Jersey Institute of Technology

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Newark, NJ
Population 12,000,000
Website http://www.njit.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,762
Men / Women 72% / 28%
Hispanic 29%
White 28%
Asian 18%
Black 12%
International 6%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 67%
Professional 9%
Arts 8%
Business & Economics 8%
Life & Natural Sciences 5%
Humanities & Social Sciences 3%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $19,974
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $37,664
Est. In-State Cost $25,838
Est. Out-of-State Cost $48,722
10-Year ROI $298,000
ROI Percentile 97th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 247 (50th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (Unbound) 17%
Early Decision Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $114M #58
Life & Natural Sciences $48M #151
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #459
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 57 #94
Life & Natural Sciences 13 #482
Humanities & Social Sciences 2 #581

Honors College

Name Albert Dorman Honors College
Students 700 (8%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 49%
SAT Range 1,210 – 1,460
ACT Range 27 – 34

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
New Jersey Institute of Technology 773 71% / 29% 6% $96,500
Computer Science 264 — 83% / 17% 6% $100,426
Computer Science and Engineering 1 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Information Science/Studies 61 — 52% / 48% 7% $102,042
Information Technology 200 — 80% / 20% 2% $100,426
Mathematics 23 — 61% / 39% 13% $84,082
Physics 11 — 64% / 36% 9% —
Biochemistry 12 — 42% / 58% 0% —
Biology 59 — 39% / 61% 3% $70,686
Chemistry 5 — 40% / 60% 0% —
Environmental Science 5 — 40% / 60% 0% —
Business Administration 101 — 71% / 29% 11% $93,028
History 5 — 60% / 40% 20% —
Industrial Design 12 — 58% / 42% 0% —
Interior Design 12 — 17% / 83% 0% —
Theatre Design and Technology 2 — 50% / 50% 50% —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Newark College of Engineering 953 75% / 25% 7% $84,930
Biomedical Engineering 73 — 53% / 47% 8% $90,484
Chemical Engineering 53 — 66% / 34% 9% $83,838
Civil Engineering 164 — 79% / 21% 5% $83,020
Computer Engineering 54 — 91% / 9% 4% $98,049
Data Science 8 — 62% / 38% 12% —
Electrical Engineering 53 — 92% / 8% 11% $102,698
Engineering
Industrial Engineering 21 — 90% / 10% 0% $84,345
Mechanical Engineering 179 — 88% / 12% 6% $80,158
Applied Engineering Technology 10 — 90% / 10% 0% —
Financial Analytics 19 — 58% / 42% 47% —
Behavioral Sciences 12 — 17% / 83% 0% —
Forensic Science and Technology 9 — 44% / 56% 11% —
General Studies 9 — 44% / 56% 11% —
Legal Studies 7 — 29% / 71% 0% —
Science, Technology and Society 8 — 25% / 75% 0% —
Technical Writing 9 — 22% / 78% 0% —
Animation 19 — 32% / 68% 11% $47,418
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology 87 — 57% / 43% 9% —
Construction Engineering Technology 23 — 65% / 35% 4% —
Electrical Engineering Technology 39 — 95% / 5% 5% —
Engineering Technology 27 — 70% / 30% 4% $81,051
Mechanical Engineering Technology 65 — 95% / 5% 5% —
Surveying Technology 5 — 100% / 0% 0% —

Rankings

Engineering, Computing & Math

No, I Can't Fix Your Printer Computer Science
Co-op Slaves & Production Purgatory

Life & Natural Sciences

Breaking Bad Chemistry
Plastics, Polymers & Profitable Patents

Professional

The "Actually Knowing How to Build It" Crew Manufacturing
Industrial Innovators