Special opportunities: Continuing professional education, study abroad, cooperative education and internships, living learning communities, Equal Opportunity Program
Colleges and Schools: 6 (engineering, architecture, science and liberal arts, business and management, honors, and computing sciences)
Faculty: 416 full-time, of whom 98 percent hold a doctorate or the terminal degree in their field; 88 adjuncts
Student-to-faculty ratio: 13 to 1
National recognition: Top-tier national research university offering bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees (U.S. News & World Report)
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
City
Newark
State
New Jersey
General Information
Institutional Control
Public
Year Founded:
1881
Accreditation:
NJIT is fully accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and ABET - The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology; individual programs may carry additional accreditation
Statistics
- Type of Institution: NJIT is New Jersey’s public, technological research university.
- Total Undergraduate Enrollment: 5,924
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,916
- International Students: 186 undergraduate; 1050 graduate
- Diversity: In the “TOP 100 UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PRODUCERS 2007” survey by Diverse Issues in HigherEducation.
- Research: Centers and labs: 48 in seven key areas, Facilities: 20 state-of-the-art multidisciplinary centers, Expenditures, 2006-2007: $76.9 million
Careers
Structural Bridge Engineer, Public Utilities Engineer, Environmental Engineer, Transportation Engineer
Student organizations: more than 70, including academic, professional, honors, cultural, spiritual/religious, recreational, service, and student leadership
Student leadership: Student Senate, Student Activities Council
Greek life: 15 fraternities and 9 sororities
Students living on campus: 50 percent of freshmen; 27 percent of all undergraduates
Residence halls: 4 fully modernized dorms with single, double, and triple rooms, and suites
Athletics: NCAA Division I; 10 men’s teams; 8 women’s teams, plus cheer team
Intramural sports: Basketball, football, volleyball, soccer
Degrees/Certificates Offered:
Degree programs: 44 bachelor’s, 49 master’s, 19 doctoral