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New Jersey Institute of Technology
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www.njit.edu

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• Enrollment: 9,183
• Tuition & Fees NJ resident): $18,016; out-of-state $34,034
• % freshmen receiving financial aid: 73%
• % freshmen applicants admitted: 56%
• Graduation rate (within 6 years of enrolling): 61%
• Median starting salary graduates: $62,800

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State-supported public research university with 45-acre campus in Newark. Origins date to 1884 founding of Newark Technical School, later became Newark College of Engineering in 1930, adopted current name effective 1975. Offers 50 undergraduate (Bachelor of Science/Arts) majors and 78 graduate (Masters and PhD) programs in six specialized schools in in engineering, architecture, computer science, management and related science and technological disciplines, also sponsors extensive extensive Continuing Professional Education and online programs. Ranked #97 of all National Universities in 2022-23 Best Colleges, US News & World Report (rise of 21 places in last two years), also #42 on Top Public Schools list and #61 of Best Colleges for Veterans. Ranks #1 of NJ public universities and #3 in state overall based on post-graduation earnings 10 years after enrollment with median salary of $64,500, according to US Department of Education College Scorecard. About half of students major in engineering or engineering technologies; 20% in computer/information technology; 12% architecture. 2002 proposal by task force of Governor McGreevey recommended merger of NJIT and then University of Medicine & Dentistry into Rutgers University, opposition blocked introduction in Legislature. School of Architecture among 10 largest in US, only public school of architecture in NJ, first in nation to offer computer-assisted design courses. Albert Dorman Honors College-first honors college in NJ-provides learning environment with scholarship incentives for some 400 of brightest and best prepared students. Research initiatives include manufacturing, microelectronics, transportation, computer science, environmental science, and architecture and building science. Enterprise Development Center tech and life sciences business incubator on campus helps startups and growth companies by providing workspace and attracting investment capital. Dr. Teik C. Lim named NJIT president effective July 2022, also Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, previously at University of Texas at Arlington as interim president from 2020-2022 and as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

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*  US News & World Report, Best Colleges
*  Forbes, America's Top Colleges​
​*  US Department of Education, College Scorecard
*  National Center for Education Statistics, Statistical Profile
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