Founded in 1881, NJIT is New Jersey’s public, technological research university.

The Campus

Location: Newark, New Jersey, one of the nation’s technology nerve centers

Acres: 45

Buildings: 26, including the recently added Campus Center and renovated Eberhardt Hall -NJIT Alumni Center

Libraries: Van Houten Library and the Barbara & Leonard Littman Library for Architecture

Academics

Degree programs: 36 bachelor’s, 41 master’s, 19 doctoral

Special opportunities: Continuing professional education, study abroad, cooperative education and internships, living learning communities, Equal Opportunity Program

Colleges and Schools: 6 (engineering, architecture, science and liberal arts, business and management, honors, and computing sciences)

Faculty: 416 full-time, of whom 98 percent hold a doctorate or the terminal degree in their field; 88 adjuncts

Student-to-faculty ratio: 13 to 1

National recognition: Top-tier national research university offering bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees (U.S. News & World Report)

Accreditations: Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSACS) Commission on Higher Education; individual programs may carry additional accreditation

Research

Centers and labs: 48 in seven key areas

Facilities: 20 state-of-the-art multidisciplinary centers

Expenditures, 2006-2007: $76.9 million

Student Body

Undergraduate enrollment: 5,380

Graduate enrollment: 2,829

International students: 186 undergraduate; 1050 graduate

Diversity: In the “TOP 100 UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PRODUCERS 2007” survey by Diverse Issues in Higher Education.

Costs and Financial Aid

Undergraduate costs: $19,486 (full-time, NJ resident); $26,270 (full-time, non-resident)

Graduate costs $11,986 (full-time, NJ resident); $16,900 (full-time, non-resident)

NJIT grants and scholarships awarded, 2006-2007: $15.4 million

Undergraduate students receiving financial aid, 2006-2007: 87 percent

Student Life

Student organizations: more than 70, including academic, professional, honors, cultural, spiritual/religious, recreational, service, and student leadership

Student leadership: Student Senate, Student Activities Council

Greek life: 15 fraternities and 9 sororities

Students living on campus: 50 percent of freshmen; 27 percent of all undergraduates

Residence halls: 4 fully modernized dorms with single, double, and triple rooms, and suites

Athletics: NCAA Division I; 10 men’s teams; 8 women’s teams, plus cheer team

Intramural sports: Basketball, football, volleyball, soccer

Technology Resources

Campus network: multi-gigabit network connects more than 6,500 nodes in classrooms, laboratories, residence halls, faculty and staff offices, the library, student organization offices and others; SmartCampus community networking; student-faculty portal

Computing labs: 7 labs with extensive software libraries; most open 7 days a week

Also of Note

President: Robert A. Altenkirch

Mission and history: Education, research, economic development, and public service

Alumni: more than 44,000

Endowment:  $68 million (including $8 million revocable)