Points of Pride
- One of the nation’s leading public polytechnic universities, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) prepares students to be leaders in the technology-dependent economy of the 21st century.
- A recent report from Forbes ranked NJIT #1 nationally for colleges with the highest percentage of students from the bottom fifth of the income distribution who end up in the top fifth.
- NJIT ranked #54 among public universities in U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 Best Colleges Rankings.
- In the U.S. News & World Report 2021 rankings NJIT ranked #63 in Top Performers on Social Mobility.
- Ranked #118 in the 2021 US News & World Report National Universities category for universities offering a full range of undergraduate majors, plus master's and doctoral programs.
- Awarded the Innovation & Economic Prosperity University designation in recognition of its strong commitment to economic engagement through entrepreneurship, technology transfer, talent and workforce development, and community development – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU)
Quick Facts
- Newark, New Jersey
- Public
- 1881
- 8,532 undergraduate students; 2,891 graduate students
- Joel Bloom
- Fadi P. Deek
- University Website
- Athletics Website
- 2020