Monday, February 08, 2010

Best Colleges 2010

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Work University Heights Newark, NJ 07102-1982
Work(973) 596-3300
Web site: http://www.njit.edu
  • 115Rank
  • 37Score
Tier 1
College Category:
National Universities

Overview : New Jersey Institute of Technology

General Information  
Institutional Control: Public
Year founded: 1881
Religious affiliation: N/A
Academic calendar: semester
Total number of undergraduates: 5,576
Setting: urban
Endowment: $72,314,000
Fall Admissions  
Application deadline: 4/1
Application fee: $50
Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: 53.1%
Selectivity: more selective
Expenses  
Costs: 2009-2010 In-state: $12,482; Out-of-state: $21,942
Mission  
School mission: Talented high school graduates from across the nation come to NJIT to prepare for leadership roles in architecture, business, engineering, medical, legal, science, and technological fields. Students experience a public research university conducting nearly $90 million in research that maintains a small-college atmosphere at a modest cost. Our attractive 48-acre campus is just minutes from New York City and less than an hour from the Jersey shore. Students find an outstanding faculty and a safe, diverse, and caring learning and residential community. NJIT academic environment challenges and prepares students for rewarding careers and full-time advanced study after graduation. The campus is computing-intensive. It is listed among the Top 25 Most Connected College, Top National University and 7th in Diversity by U.S. News and World Report, and a Top 50 Best Value College by The Princeton Review.

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