New Jersey Institute of Technology has improved 15 ranks in the U.S. News & World Report rankings for Best National Universities during the last three years, including a jump of five in the 2017 edition of the rankings, which were released by U.S. News today. NJIT now is ranked 135th overall among the nation's major research universities. U.S. News reviews nearly 1,400 colleges and universities nationally, considering criteria that include assessment by peers and counselors, graduation and retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving rate. >>