Stevens Institute of Technology Overview

Located in Hoboken, New Jersey, Stevens Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution. The suburban atmosphere of Hoboken makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is Stevens Institute of Technology Known For?

• The student loan default rate at Stevens is 2%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Stevens.
• In 2019-2020, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Stevens with a bachelor's degree make about $98,159 a year. That's 141% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Stevens Institute of Technology Rankings

Stevens landed the #158 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 2,018 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 39 colleges in New Jersey, it is ranked at #4.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Stevens has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#88	Best Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#94	Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#133	Best Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Stevens.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#4	Best Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#31	Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#44	Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#68	Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#68	Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Stevens has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#8	Best Computer Systems Networking Schools	College Factual
#14	Best Engineering Technologies Schools	College Factual
#46	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#52	Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools	College Factual
#58	Best Business Schools	Business Degree Central
#63	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is Stevens Institute of Technology?

Contact details for Stevens are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Castle Point On Hudson, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5991
Phone:	201-216-5000
Website:	www.stevens.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/Stevens1870
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/FollowStevens

How Do I Get Into Stevens?

You can apply to Stevens online at: www.stevens.edu/sit/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for Stevens

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Stevens?

The acceptance rate at Stevens is 53%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 66% of accepted students are men and 34% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 52%, and the acceptance rate for women is 56%.

Average Test Scores

About 73% of students accepted to Stevens submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 640 and 710. Math scores were between 680 and 770.

Stevens received ACT scores from 23% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 30 and 35. Math scores were between 29 and 34. Composite scores were between 31 and 34.

Can I Afford Stevens Institute of Technology?

The overall average net price of Stevens is $51,047. 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 Stevens, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $11,171 a year. That adds up to $44,684 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Stevens is 1.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Stevens Institute of Technology Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,791 undergraduate students at Stevens, with 3,759 being full-time and 32 being part-time.

There are also 3,466 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,759 full-time undergraduates at Stevens, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	694
Black or African American	86
Hispanic or Latino	504
White	2,201
International Students	97
Other Races/Ethnicities	177

Geographic Diversity

New Jersey students aren't the only ones who study at Stevens Institute of Technology. At this time, 26 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 59 countries are represented at Stevens. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Stevens Institute of Technology

In 2019-2020, 2,437 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Stevens has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 8th most popular in New Jersey for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Stevens

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Stevens Institute of Technology was $55,952 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Stevens is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Telecommunications Management	#1	#1
Construction Management	#22	#22
Applied Mathematics	#25	#25
Computer Systems Networking	#28	#28
Hospitality Management	#34	#34
Systems Engineering	#40	#40
Mathematics	#43	#43
Computer Engineering	#52	#52
Mathematics & Statistics	#55	#55
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#64	#64
Computer Science	#67	#67

Online Growth Rankings of Stevens

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Stevens Institute of Technology was 10.1%. This is the #1,389 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Stevens regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Stevens majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Business Administration & Management	27%
Business, Management & Marketing	27%
Computer Engineering	13%
Engineering	2%
Hospitality Management	13%
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	31%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Stevens ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Stevens.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Computer Engineering	#58
Hospitality Management	#100
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#101
Computer Software & Applications	#102
Engineering	#162

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Stevens 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 Science	104	12	266	2	384
Business Administration & Management	94	56	196	2	348
Systems Engineering	3	157	105	10	275
Mechanical Engineering	124	20	102	11	257
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	61	164	0	225
Computer Engineering	86	15	120	4	225
Applied Mathematics	56	34	105	4	199
Computer Information Systems	0	8	155	0	163
Engineering-Related Fields	22	18	95	3	138
Electrical Engineering	27	9	82	2	120
Chemical Engineering	60	0	10	1	71
Civil Engineering	38	1	26	1	66
Biomedical Engineering	31	0	20	2	53
Construction Engineering	0	0	50	0	50
Environmental Engineering	3	13	13	3	32
Music	28	0	0	0	28
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	8	0	12	1	21
Mathematics	13	0	5	2	20
Chemistry	3	2	11	2	18
Physics	14	0	3	0	17
Information Technology	13	1	0	0	14
Sustainability Science	0	0	14	0	14
Fine & Studio Arts	14	0	0	0	14
Construction Management	0	4	9	0	13
Computer Systems Networking	0	0	11	0	11
Engineering Physics	1	2	8	0	11
Materials Sciences	0	0	9	2	11
Human Resource Management	0	9	0	0	9
Hospitality Management	0	0	8	0	8
Ocean Engineering	0	0	6	2	8
Liberal Arts General Studies	8	0	0	0	8
General Biology	7	0	0	0	7
Other Engineering	7	0	0	0	7
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	0	0	4	0	4
General Social Sciences	4	0	0	0	4
Materials Engineering	0	2	0	0	2
Other Physical Science	0	0	1	0	1
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	0	0	0	0	0
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0	0
Telecommunications Management	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	0	0	0
Other Computer & Information Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Nanotechnology	0	0	0	0	0
General Engineering	0	0	0	0	0
Industrial Engineering	0	0	0	0	0
Marine Engineering	0	0	0	0	0
Polymer & Plastics Engineering	0	0	0	0	0
Literature	0	0	0	0	0
Statistics	0	0	0	0	0
Science, Technology & Society	0	0	0	0	0
Other Social Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	768	424	1,610	54	2,856

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Jeffrey Vock Photography under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.