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New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, NJ · Public · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · NJIT

Public institution in Newark, NJ · 8,762 undergraduates · 67% acceptance rate · $84,276 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$16,496791st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$19,0221,087th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$35,9341,463rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$32,2281,006th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,000751st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$84,276105th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$69,591110th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
73.1%332nd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
90.7%221st highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
66.9%535th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1336157th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3099th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
8,762292nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
39.0%751st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 4 mi (EWR)

On 3 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$75
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 34 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$76,041$71,495
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,817$69,338
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,653$59,124
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$66,592$64,679
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,005$60,019
Engineering Technology, GeneralEngineering Technologybachelors$61,814$60,298
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$61,516$60,771
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$60,568$62,746
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$59,350$54,646
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$52,198$36,141
Architecturebachelors$50,856$47,611
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$46,556$46,321

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,144,376 (M $3,394,046 · W $2,750,330)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to New Jersey Institute of Technology’s 8,762 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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