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.

Top 5%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Top 6%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Top 10%Median ACT
Top 12%Full-time retention

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: $16,496792nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $19,0221,093rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $35,9341,478th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $32,2281,008th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $21,000757th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $84,276105th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $69,591111th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 73.1%334th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 90.7%224th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 66.9%541st most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT: 1336157th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT: 3099th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates: 8,762292nd largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 16.0:11,471st smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 39.0%760th highest of 2,140 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

EANov 15
EA IIDec 15
Rollingopen

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.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$76,041	$71,495
Computer EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$69,817	$69,338
Industrial EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$66,653	$59,124
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science	bachelors	$66,592	$64,679
Mechanical EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$63,005	$60,019
Engineering Technology, GeneralEngineering Technology	bachelors	$61,814	$60,298
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$61,516	$60,771
Civil EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$60,568	$62,746
Chemical EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$59,350	$54,646
MathematicsMathematics & Statistics	bachelors	$52,198	$36,141
Architecture	bachelors	$50,856	$47,611
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness	bachelors	$46,556	$46,321

Campus facts

Founded in 1881source
Athletic nickname: "Highlanders"source
Competes in NCAA Division Isource
School colors: #CC0000 and #FFFFFF and #071D49source
Mascot: The Highlandersource
Campus size: about 48 acressource
Formerly known as "Newark College of Engineering (NCE)"source
Formerly known as "(1930–1975)"source
Formerly known as "Newark Technical School (NTS)" (1881–1930)source
Athletic conference: <br /> America Eastsource
A [[National Sea Grant College Program institutionsource
A Sea-grant]] / [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
A Space-grant]] / [[American Association of Colleges and Universities institutionsource
Notable alum: Wally Schirrasource

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.