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Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·stevens.edu
6-yr Graduation
87%
+14.0pp vs R2 Research
Total enrollment
8,469
peer median 8,769
Avg net price
$40,468
+$2.7k vs R2 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
10,673
10,673 candidates competed
Admitted
5,078
47.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,055
20.8% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
87%+14.0pp vs R2 Research
4-year graduation
71%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
87%
Full-time retention
94%

Pell equity

9.0pp gap
Pell recipients
82%
Non-Pell
91%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 103 Title IV programs, 23 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 80 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
103
Passing
23
22.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

103programs
  • Passing23 · 22.3%
  • No Data80 · 77.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
23
No data
80

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.

23
Civil Engineering
Master's Degree · Engineering
+42.8%
$95,706 vs $67,009
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Master's Degree · Engineering
+53.9%
$103,095 vs $67,009
Mechanical Engineering
Master's Degree · Engineering
+62.6%
$108,955 vs $67,009
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+71.7%
$61,943 vs $36,082
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+82.1%
$121,825 vs $66,899
Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering
Master's Degree · Engineering
+83.9%
$123,214 vs $67,009
Computer Engineering
Master's Degree · Engineering
+91.3%
$128,177 vs $67,009
Applied Mathematics
Master's Degree · Mathematics And Statistics
+101.3%
$134,886 vs $67,009

Debt vs earnings

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

16
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
44%
$27,000 debt · $61,943 earn
Civil Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
29%
$27,000 debt · $92,609 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
28%
$34,520 debt · $121,825 earn
Chemical Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
27%
$26,730 debt · $98,782 earn
Engineering Other
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
27%
$26,874 debt · $99,691 earn
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
27%
$27,000 debt · $99,842 earn
Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
27%
$27,000 debt · $100,554 earn
Engineering-Related Fields
Bachelor Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
26%
$26,821 debt · $101,798 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1927Next review Jan 2027

Action history · 3

  1. Jan 2020Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Apr 2019Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Jun 2018Renewal 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$26,555
$30–48k$26,938
$48–75k$34,145
$75–110k$38,749
$110k+$47,748

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

Avg net price (private)
$40,468
+$2,745vs R2 Research median $37,723
Federal loans
55.0%
In-state tuition
$60,952
Out-of-state
$60,952

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,028 students received $6.3M in Pell grants, alongside $39.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,028
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.3M
$6,267,770 total
Direct Loans
$39.3M
4,448 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$6.6M
1,523 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$6.8M
1,919 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$6.7M
394 loan awards
Parent PLUS$16.3M
474 loan awards
Grad PLUS$2.9M
138 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 717 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (0.4%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.4%
-1.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
717
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
0.9%
2017
0.7%
2018
1.7%
2019
0.4%
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 Stevens

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs74
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

3,237 total completions
01Computer Sciences
1,23338.1%
02Engineering
1,01931.5%
03Business
52216.1%
04Engineering Tech
1725.3%
05Mathematics
1665.1%
06Biological Sciences
391.2%
07Physical Sciences
371.1%
08Visual/Performing Arts
311.0%
09Multi/Interdisciplinary
110.3%
10Liberal Arts
70.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
8,469
12-mo unduplicated
9,650
Undergraduate
4,180
Graduate
5,470

Gender split

Men
69%6,679
Women
31%2,971

Race / ethnicity composition

White
49.1%
Asian
19.9%
Hispanic
15.7%
Unknown
5.2%
Two or more
4.2%
Non-resident
3.3%
Black
2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
563
342 M · 221 W
Women athletes
39.3%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$7.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$67K
$71K
Head-coach salaries
$76K
$63K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 13

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
103 M · 72 W
$456K
Lacrosse
57 M · 34 W
$677K
Soccer
28 M · 33 W
$402K
Fencing
34 M · 21 W
$299K
Swimming
25 M · 18 W
$335K
Baseball
43 M ·
$366K

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
0.97
9 offenses · 9,314 students

3-year trend

0.832 yrs ago0.971 yr ago0.97Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
23
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
10
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
4
Rape
2
Fondling
2
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

9total
  • On campus8
  • Public property1

Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race1
  • Gender1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons11
Drugs28
Liquor4115

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
356

Stevens vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Stevens 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
SubjectStevens Institute of Technology
87%8,469$40,468R2 Research
Seton Hall University
69%73.3%9,571$28,921R2 Research
Thomas Jefferson University
69%81.0%8,238$28,163R2 Research
Duquesne University
77%83.6%8,234$34,978R2 Research
The New School
69%63.5%9,068$55,359R2 Research
Villanova University
92%27.0%10,041$44,876R2 Research
Peer group median73%73.3%8,769$37,723

Frequently asked questions about Stevens Institute of Technology

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Stevens.

What is the graduation rate at Stevens Institute of Technology?

Stevens Institute of Technology reports a 6-year graduation rate of 87% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Stevens Institute of Technology?

Stevens Institute of Technology reports a total enrollment of 8,469 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Stevens Institute of Technology?

The average net price at Stevens Institute of Technology is $40,468 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Stevens Institute of Technology?

Stevens Institute of Technology's yield rate is 20.8%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Stevens Institute of Technology located?

Stevens Institute of Technology is located in Hoboken, New Jersey 07030-5991.

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