College Profile:
New Jersey Institute of Technology

Overview
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is New Jersey's public technological research university. With an enrollment of more than 8,200, the university awards approximately 1,800 degrees annually in an array of engineering and technology disciplines.

NJIT owes its origins to a predecessor institution, Newark Technical School, founded in 1881. Today, the university has six schools: Newark College of Engineering (1919); New Jersey School of Architecture (1973); College of Science and Liberal Arts (1982); School of Management (1988); Albert Dorman Honors College (1993); College of Computing Sciences (2001).

At a Glance

• Top National University and Top 10 in Diversity – U.S. News and World Report

• Top 25 Most Connected College and a national Best Value College – The Princeton Review

• Top 10% nationally for research expenditures among institutions without a medical school – National Science Foundation

• $75 million research program focused on applied life sciences and neural engineering, materials science and nanotechnology, information technologies, environmental engineering and science, architecture and building science, and transportation

• 96 degree programs – 36 bachelor's, 41 master's, 19 doctoral

• 416 full-time faculty; 88 adjuncts

• 89 percent of faculty hold doctoral degrees, and 98 percent the terminal degree

• Student-faculty ratio is 13:1.

Location
NJIT is located in the heart of New Jersey's largest city. A major urban center, Newark is home to a rich concentration of resources in education and research. Some 30,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students attend classes in University Heights at the city's five institutions of higher learning: NJIT, Rutgers University-Newark, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), Seton Hall Law School, and Essex County College.

Newark is just 20 minutes from New York City and is a transportation hub for the entire region with easy access to buses, trains and planes, as well as the major highways.

Campus Diversity
NJIT is one of the nation's most diverse campuses, ranked 10th in the United States by US News and World Report. In the "TOP 100 UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PRODUCERS 2007" survey by Diverse Issues in Higher Education, NJIT ranked:

• 28th in the United States in graduating minority students with bachelor's degrees in engineering.

• 12th in the nation, 1st in New Jersey in graduating minority students in with baccalaureate degrees computer and information sciences.

• 18th in the nation, 1st in New Jersey in awarding bachelor's degrees in engineering to African-American students.

• 26th in the United States, 1st in New Jersey in graduating Hispanic students with undergraduate degrees in engineering.

• 25th in the nation, 1st in New Jersey in graduating Hispanic students with bachelor's degrees in computer and information sciences.

NJIT's Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) provides educational programs and services for populations in New Jersey traditionally underrepresented in the STEM disciplines. Its students graduate at a rate significantly higher than the national average for minority students in these disciplines.

Academic Programs
Spotlight: Newark College of Engineering
NJIT's Newark College of Engineering has been educating first generation engineering students for more than 85 years. The goal is to make sure students graduate with the critically needed technical skills as well as the communication and leadership skills, interdisciplinary perspectives and practical experiences that make employers and graduate school admission officers take notice. Nearly one third of the engineers in New Jersey hold degrees from NJIT.

The NJIT advantage in engineering includes:

• Learn and work with faculty members who are leaders in traditional and emerging technologies

• Classes that average fewer than 30 students

• Create cool stuff – while adding a practical, real-world edge to learning – through NJIT's many student competitions and class projects

• Bolster hands-on experience with co-op, internship and research opportunities

Albert Dorman Honors College
Albert Dorman Honors College is a highly regarded technology-focused honors college. The college currently enrolls more than 600 of the nation's most academically talented students with SATs in the top 10 percent nationally and with mathematics proficiency in the top two percent. In addition to scholarship support, the Honors College offers an enriched curriculum featuring a variety of learning options such as independent study, research projects, industrial internships and service learning programs to NJIT students majoring in engineering, architecture, computing, business, science or math.

Expenses and Financial Aid
As a state-supported institution, NJIT makes every attempt to maintain affordable tuition costs. Modest tuition along with generous financial aid packages as well as co-op and work-study opportunities allow NJIT students to graduate with lower than average debt. More than 87 percent of incoming students receive financial aid in the form of need-based grants, loans or work-study, as well as merit-based scholarships. For especially capable students accepted into the Albert Dorman Honors College, scholarships are offered up to the full cost of attendance.

Admissions
NJIT seeks a student body that is diverse and prepared to take on the challenges of a comprehensive technology-based education. Applicants should possess a strong background in mathematics and science.

To apply, students may submit either the online or PDF version of the application, a $50 application fee, official high school transcripts, and results from the SAT or ACT. The deadline for applying is April 1.