New Jersey Institute of Technology Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at New Jersey Institute of Technology is 16:1, and the school has 33.8 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at New Jersey Institute of Technology include: Engineering; Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services; Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields; Architecture and Related Services; and Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 82.5 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Humanities English (including composition) Computer literacy Sciences (biological or physical) Mathematics Other
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	16:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Engineering 38% Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 16% Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields 14% Architecture and Related Services 13% Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 10%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	Accelerated 6-yr BS/JD or BA/JD; Accelerated BS/DPT in Physical Therapy at NJIT and UMDNJ; Accelerated BS/MS in Physician Assistant at NJIT and UMDNJ; BS/MS dual degree program; BS/PhD program; Combined 7-yr BS/JD or BA/JD; MS/MS dual master's program
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects 5% Learning communities 20%

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	83%
4-year graduation rate	17

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data