New Jersey Institute of Technology

Welcome to New Jersey Institute of Technology. As the state’s public polytechnic university, we continue to invest in the renewal of our existing facilities in addition to adding new spaces, with the goal of providing an exceptional teaching, learning and living environment.NJIT is committed to the pursuit of excellence in education, research, economic development and service.

Our Mission:

• 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, design, the sciences, including the physical and life sciences, engineering, mathematics, and infrastructure systems, computing information and communications technologies and management.
• In service to both its urban environment and the broader society of the city, state, nation and global community by conducting public policy studies, making educational opportunities widely available, and initiating community-building projects.
• In contributing to 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.

NJIT offers more than 125 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in six specialized schools instructed by expert faculty, 98 percent of whom hold the highest degree in their field. Our academic programs are fully accredited by the appropriate accrediting boards, commissions and associations such as Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA), Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB).

Our extensive Continuing Professional Education programs and online courses offer important training for professionals already on the job, and our competitive industry internships help land you one of your own.

We have amazing students from all over the world, and we rank #1 in New Jersey in awarding engineering degrees to African-American and Hispanic students. The friends and contacts you'll make at NJIT, whether in one of over 130 student clubs and organizations (not including Greeks) or in dozens of community service projects, will enhance your life and impact your future.

NJIT's business operations are comprised of departments to provide the most efficient and cost-effective services to our students, faculty and external constituents. As New Jersey’s science, technology and design university, New Jersey Institute of Technology has earned a solid reputation as one of the nation’s preeminent STEM-based educational and research institutions. The university is consistently ranked among the highest in the country in return-on-investment (ROI) for its graduates and ranks among the top U.S. polytechnic universities in terms of research expenditures.NJIT’s impact on the State of New Jersey exceeds $1.7 billion in total economic output each year, supporting more than 11,000 jobs and generating employment income of $560 million.

With six colleges, over 50 undergraduate degree programs, approximately 60 graduate degree programs (including 19 programs leading to a Ph.D. degree in a professional discipline), and more than 70 specialized laboratories and research centers, NJIT is home to more than 11,400 students and nearly 500 full-time and adjunct faculty members. The university maintains a student-to-faculty ratio of 17 to 1.

NJIT also offers Continuing and Professional Education including on-site corporate training and non-degree certificate programs. Moreover, NJIT’s Career Development Services offers highly paid co-op and internship opportunities to provide students with an entrée into the workforce.

NJIT is a driving force behind a large number of technology and innovation-based enterprises, as well as a wide range of business and industry public-private partnerships which have a significant impact on the economies of the state and the region. New Jersey receives substantial benefits from NJIT and its commitment to economic and workforce development. NJIT has the largest college of engineering, computing, architecture, and design, and is home to the largest technology and life science business incubator in the state. NJIT has research expenditures of over $140 million. As of 2017, NJIT had 220 unexpired U.S. patents, more than 105 pending U.S. non-provisional patent applications.

A new nonprofit corporate entity, New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), was established in 2014 to work directly with business, industry, and government for economic development. Now in its fourth year of operation, NJII has generated over $60 million in revenue.

Like many of the port cities around the world, the Newark of the late 19th century was a thriving industrial center.Its factories churned out thread, metals, paints and leather goods. In Newark, Thomas Edison set the www at his Ward Street factory for his later astounding achievements, and Edison rival Edward Weston established the first factory in the United States for commercial production of dynamo electric machines.

On March 24, 1880, the Essex County Assemblyman in the state Legislature introduced “An Act to Provide for the Establishment of Schools of Industrial Education.” The Newark Board of Trade sponsored the bill. The Act established three schools of industrial education: one in Newark, one in Trenton and one in Hoboken. The first Board of Trustees met July 1, 1884. The Newark Technical School opened Monday, February 9, 1885, with 88 students who attended despite a terrible snowstorm.