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New Jersey Institute Of Technology

New Jersey Institute of Technology is a public research university located in Newark, New Jersey. It was established in 1881 with only 88 students. NJIT is one of the few universities in the U.S. that offers extensive courses in Video Game development. The campus is spread across an area of 45 acres. NJIT offers more than 90 degree programs in over 25 undergraduate majors and 25 graduate specialties. It is organized into the following academic units:

  • Albert Dorman Honors College
  • College of Computing Sciences
  • College of Science and Liberal Arts
  • New Jersey School of Architecture
  • Newark College of Engineering
  • School of Management

NJIT has an active Greek life with several fraternities and sororities, including Alpha Phi Omega, Alpha Sigma Tau and Sigma Lambda Beta. There are also several on-campus student clubs and organizations.

Campus Location

University Heights
Newark, NJ 07102
USA
Main Tel: (973) 596-3000
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in engineering, computer science and engineering, architecture and planning, mathematics, and engineering technician.
  • High faculty salary.
  • High male/female ratio.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Large number of students.
  • Racially diverse student body.
  • Numerous part-time students.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Student meal (board) plan
  • Study abroad option
  • Distance learning available
  • Weekend study option
  • Part-time classes available
  • ROTC
  • Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Master98329
Bachelor88023
Doctorale5816
Postbaccalaureate certificate479

Students

Student enrollment was 8,288 in 2007-2008 (6,691 full-time equivalent).

About 79% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 21% of the class.

Undergrads are 64% of enrolled students and graduate students are 36%.

About 2% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 98% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 87% are full-time and 13% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 12,482
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 21,942
Room$ 6,290
Board$ 2,916
Books and supplies$ 1,700
Other$ 2,200

Financial Aid: New Jersey Institute Of Technology participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  223
Without tenure; working toward tenure  56
Without tenure; tenure not available  108

Housing and Meals

New Jersey Institute Of Technology provides on-campus housing for 1,450 of its 6,691 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Independent Northeast Region for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 108 male students received the aid (men were 63% of those receiving aid) and 63 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 37% of students receiving such aid) .

Admissions (2008-2009)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men67%
Women66%
All66%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal480-590
Math550-650
Writing480-580

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (135 awarded)

  • Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
  • City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (193 awarded)

  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (550 awarded)

  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer and Information Sciences
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Information Technology

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (16 awarded)

  • Environmental Science

ENGINEERING (804 awarded)

  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • Engineering Science
  • Engineering
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Transportation and Highway Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (128 awarded)

  • Engineering Technology

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (7 awarded)

  • Public Administration
  • Public Policy Analysis

LIBERAL ARTS (30 awarded)

  • History
  • Technical and Business Writing

MATHEMATICS (52 awarded)

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Mathematics
  • Statistics

SCIENCE (53 awarded)

  • Bioinformatics
  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Science, Technology and Society

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at New Jersey Institute Of Technology with government-defined occupation categories.)

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