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New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, New Jersey·Public, 4-year or above·Mid East·njit.edu
6-yr Graduation
73%
-9.0pp vs R1 Research
Total enrollment
13,247
peer median 16,361
Avg net price
$16,496
-$1.8k vs R1 Research
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
15,607
15,607 candidates competed
Admitted
10,156
65.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,746
17.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
73%-9.0pp vs R1 Research
4-year graduation
49%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
73%
Full-time retention
90%

Pell equity

5.0pp gap
Pell recipients
74%
Non-Pell
69%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 112 Title IV programs, 25 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 87 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
112
Passing
25
22.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

112programs
  • Passing25 · 22.3%
  • No Data87 · 77.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
25
No data
87

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

25
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Master's Degree · Engineering
+56.6%
$104,927 vs $67,009
Mechanical Engineering
Master's Degree · Engineering
+57.0%
$105,200 vs $67,009
Civil Engineering
Master's Degree · Engineering
+60.7%
$107,682 vs $67,009
Chemical Engineering
Master's Degree · Engineering
+65.6%
$110,950 vs $67,009
Engineering-Related Fields
Master's Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
+78.6%
$119,665 vs $67,009
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+79.1%
$119,814 vs $66,899
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+82.4%
$65,807 vs $36,082
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+84.3%
$66,488 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

24
Architecture
Bachelor Degree · Architecture And Related Services
46%
$30,428 debt · $66,840 earn
Architectural Sciences and Technology
Bachelor Degree · Architecture And Related Services
45%
$31,000 debt · $69,456 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
43%
$50,870 debt · $119,814 earn
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
41%
$27,000 debt · $66,488 earn
Chemical Engineering
Master's Degree · Engineering
36%
$39,994 debt · $110,950 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
32%
$24,000 debt · $75,805 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
30%
$20,000 debt · $65,807 earn
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Master's Degree · Engineering
29%
$30,739 debt · $104,927 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1934Next review Jan 2030

Action history · 3

  1. Jun 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Apr 2019Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Nov 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$11,534
$30–48k$12,526
$48–75k$16,317
$75–110k$21,967
$110k+$27,681

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$16,496
-$1,832vs R1 Research median $18,328
Federal loans
32.9%
In-state tuition
$19,022
Out-of-state
$35,934

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 4,586 students received $28.7M in Pell grants, alongside $38.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
4,586
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$28.7M
$28,693,311 total
Direct Loans
$38.3M
5,886 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

4k
20
4k
21
4k
22
4k
23
5k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$10.5M
2,470 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$9.4M
2,439 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$6.8M
433 loan awards
Parent PLUS$9.4M
439 loan awards
Grad PLUS$2.2M
105 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1,783 borrowers who entered repayment, 13 (0.7%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.7%
-1.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,783
Defaulted
13
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.8%
2017
4.9%
2018
4.0%
2019
0.7%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at NJIT

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs81
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

3,097 total completions
01Computer Sciences
1,05133.9%
02Engineering
91729.6%
03Business
2829.1%
04Engineering Tech
2748.8%
05Multi/Interdisciplinary
2488.0%
06Architecture
1444.6%
07Biological Sciences
862.8%
08Mathematics
351.1%
09Physical Sciences
341.1%
10Visual/Performing Arts
260.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
13,247
12-mo unduplicated
14,640
Undergraduate
10,578
Graduate
4,062

Gender split

Men
70%10,183
Women
30%4,457

Race / ethnicity composition

White
30.4%
Hispanic
28.2%
Asian
21.2%
Black
10.4%
Non-resident
4.9%
Two or more
3.1%
Unknown
1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
346
236 M · 110 W
Women athletes
31.8%
Athletic aid
$6.2M
Total student aid
Budget
$19.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.4M
$2.7M
Recruiting expense
$121K
$71K
Head-coach salaries
$116K
$103K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
82 M · 56 W
$1.1M
Soccer
32 M · 29 W
$2.2M
Lacrosse
47 M ·
$1.4M
Baseball
36 M ·
$1.6M
Volleyball
17 M · 16 W
$1.6M
Basketball
16 M · 16 W
$4.3M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.05
13 offenses · 12,332 students

3-year trend

0.512 yrs ago1.011 yr ago1.05Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
31
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
14
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
6
Burglary
5
Rape
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

13total
  • On campus7
  • Public property6

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

4
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons10
Drugs110
Liquor151

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 6 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
532

NJIT vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions NJIT selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectNew Jersey Institute of Technology
73%13,247$16,496R1 Research
University of Maryland-Baltimore County
69%72.4%13,906$18,328R1 Research
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
84%58.1%52,269$23,519R1 Research
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
68.5%9,536R1 Research
Binghamton University
82%38.6%18,816$21,364R1 Research
University of Delaware
83%70.6%24,412$16,931R1 Research
Peer group median82%68.5%16,361$18,328

Frequently asked questions about New Jersey Institute of Technology

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about NJIT.

What is the graduation rate at New Jersey Institute of Technology?

New Jersey Institute of Technology reports a 6-year graduation rate of 73% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend New Jersey Institute of Technology?

New Jersey Institute of Technology reports a total enrollment of 13,247 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at New Jersey Institute of Technology?

The average net price at New Jersey Institute of Technology is $16,496 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at New Jersey Institute of Technology?

New Jersey Institute of Technology's yield rate is 17.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is New Jersey Institute of Technology located?

New Jersey Institute of Technology is located in Newark, New Jersey 07102.

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