New Jersey`s Science & Technology Institute

Founded in 1881, NJIT is New Jersey?s public, technological research university. Degree programs: 49 bachelor?s, 59 master?s, 19 doctoral. Colleges and Schools: 6 (engineering, architecture, science and liberal arts, business and management, honors, and computing sciences). National recognition: Top-tier national research university offering bachelor?s, master?s, and doctoral degrees (U.S. News & World Report). Accreditations: Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSACS) Commission on Higher Education; individual programs may carry additional accreditation.

NJIT is the state’s technological research university, committed to the pursuit of excellence: * in undergraduate, graduate, and continuing professional education, preparing students for productive careers and amplifying their potential for lifelong personal and professional growth; * in the conduct of research with emphasis on applied, interdisciplinary efforts encompassing architecture, the sciences, including the health sciences, engineering, mathematics, transportation and infrastructure systems, information and communications technologies; * in contributing to the state’s economic development through the state’s largest business incubator system, workforce development, joint ventures with government and the business community, and through the development of intellectual property; * in service to both its urban environment and the broader society of the state and nation by conducting public policy studies, making educational opportunities widely available, and initiating community-building projects.

Foundation year:1881
Short name:NJIT
Type:Public
Students:12040
Faculty:610
Faculty/Students Ratio:20:1
Region:North America
Location:Newark, NJ