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New Jersey Institute of Technology Overview

New Jersey Institute of Technology is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is New Jersey Institute of Technology Known For?

1,815 Undergraduate Awards

$41,095 Avg Cost After Aid

66% Acceptance Rate

The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at NJIT.
In a recent academic period57% of the faculty were full-time.
A student who earns a bachelor's degree from NJIT makes roughly $84,276 a year. This is 107% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is New Jersey Institute of Technology?

Contact details for NJIT are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	University Heights, Newark, NJ 07102
Phone:	973-596-3000
Website:	www.njit.edu

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How Do I Get Into NJIT?

You can apply to NJIT online at: https://apply.njit.edu/

Admission Requirements for NJIT

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into NJIT?

66% Acceptance Rate

40% Of Accepted Are Women

40% Submit SAT Scores

NJIT has an acceptance rate of 66%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 60% of accepted students are men and 40% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 62%, and the acceptance rate for women is 73%.

Average Test Scores

About 40% of students accepted to NJIT submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 700. Math scores were between 610 and 750.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for New Jersey Institute of Technology ( 580 to 700 )

200

800

SAT Math Scores for New Jersey Institute of Technology ( 610 to 750 )

200

800

NJIT received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 26 and 34. Math scores were between 26 and 0. Composite scores were between 27 and 33.

ACT English Scores for New Jersey Institute of Technology ( 26 to 34 )

ACT Composite Scores for New Jersey Institute of Technology ( 27 to 33 )

Can I Afford New Jersey Institute of Technology?

$41,095 Net Price

37% Take Out Loans

The overall average net price of NJIT is $41,095. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At NJIT, approximately 37% of students took out student loans averaging $7,478 a year. That adds up to $29,912 over four years for those students.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology Undergraduate Student Diversity

7,389 Full-Time Undergraduates

25% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 9,084 undergraduate students at NJIT, with 7,389 being full-time and 1,695 being part-time.

There are also 2,568 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,389 full-time undergraduates at NJIT, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of New Jersey Institute of Technology students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,755
Black or African American	578
Hispanic or Latino	1,512
White	2,479
International Students	623
Other Races/Ethnicities	442

Geographic Diversity

New Jersey students aren't the only ones who study at New Jersey Institute of Technology. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 86 countries are represented at NJIT. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Taiwan.

New Jersey Institute of Technology Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Computer Information Systems	444	48	295	10	797
Civil Engineering	177	11	85	7	280
Mechanical Engineering	228	0	33	4	265
General Engineering Technology	182	0	0	0	182
Information Science	46	3	109	2	160
Data Science	0	0	152	0	152
Biomedical Engineering	102	0	36	10	148
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	5	132	3	140
Business Administration & Management	99	27	2	0	128
Electrical Engineering	62	0	49	7	118
Architectural Sciences & Technology	79	0	30	0	109
Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	97	0	97
General Biology	79	0	6	4	89
Computer Engineering	60	0	26	2	88
Chemical Engineering	51	0	19	11	81
Industrial Engineering	27	17	33	2	79
Information Technology	0	2	40	0	42
Mathematics	27	0	0	6	33
Physics	10	0	1	9	20
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	0	0	19	0	19
Graphic Communications	18	0	0	0	18
Chemistry	8	0	4	6	18
Design & Applied Arts	16	0	0	0	16
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	15	0	0	0	15
Statistics	0	3	10	0	13
Engineering-Related Technologies	12	0	0	0	12
Natural Resources Conservation	7	0	2	3	12
Environmental Engineering	0	0	7	4	11
Security Science and Technology	11	0	0	0	11
Computer Science	7	0	3	0	10
Systems Engineering	0	0	10	0	10
Legal Professions (Other)	10	0	0	0	10
Writing Studies	8	0	1	0	9
Materials Engineering	0	0	2	4	6
Behavioral Science	6	0	0	0	6
Data Analytics	6	0	0	0	6
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	0	0	5	0	5
Manufacturing Engineering	0	0	5	0	5
Finance & Financial Management	0	4	0	0	4
General Engineering	4	0	0	0	4
History	4	0	0	0	4
Liberal Arts General Studies	4	0	0	0	4
Science, Technology & Society	4	0	0	0	4
Urban & Regional Planning	0	0	2	0	2
Drama & Theater Arts	2	0	0	0	2
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	0	1	0	0	1
Computer Systems Networking	0	0	1	0	1
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	1	0	1
Other Engineering	0	1	0	0	1
Applied Mathematics	0	0	1	0	1
Other Social Sciences	0	0	0	1	1
General Architecture	0	0	0	0	0
Architecture (Other)	0	0	0	0	0
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	0	0	0	0
International Business	0	0	0	0	0
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Biochemical Engineering	0	0	0	0	0
Engineering Science	0	0	0	0	0
Polymer & Plastics Engineering	0	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Public Policy	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,815	122	1,218	95	3,250

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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