New Jersey Institute of Technology Computer Science Programs

New Jersey Institute of Technology is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is New Jersey Institute of Technology?

Contact details for NJIT are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	University Heights, Newark, NJ 07102
Phone:	973-596-3000
Website:	www.njit.edu

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How Do I Get Into NJIT?

You can apply to NJIT online at: https://apply.njit.edu/

Admission Requirements for NJIT

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into NJIT?

NJIT has an acceptance rate of 66%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 60% of accepted students are men and 40% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 62%, and the acceptance rate for women is 73%.

Average Test Scores

About 40% of students accepted to NJIT submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 700. Math scores were between 610 and 750.

NJIT received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 26 and 34. Math scores were between 26 and 0. Composite scores were between 27 and 33.

Can I Afford New Jersey Institute of Technology?

The overall average net price of NJIT is $41,095. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At NJIT, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $7,578 a year. That adds up to $30,312 over four years for those students.

New Jersey Institute of Technology Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 9,183 undergraduate students at NJIT, with 7,305 being full-time and 1,878 being part-time.

There are also 2,718 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,305 full-time undergraduates at NJIT, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of New Jersey Institute of Technology students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,724
Black or African American	664
Hispanic or Latino	1,593
White	2,412
International Students	457
Other Races/Ethnicities	455

Geographic Diversity

New Jersey students aren't the only ones who study at New Jersey Institute of Technology. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 86 countries are represented at NJIT. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Taiwan.

Online Learning at New Jersey Institute of Technology

In 2022-2023, 3,064 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NJIT has changed over the last few years.

New Jersey Institute of Technology Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Computer & Information Sciences	224	21	131	14	390
Information Technology	234	5	22	0	261
General Information Science	60	3	55	6	124
Computer & IS Security	0	2	14	0	16
Computer Science	12	0	2	0	14
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	0	0	1	0	1
Other Computer & Information Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	530	31	225	20	806

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Jim.henderson under License

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