New Jersey Institute of Technology
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is a public research university in Newark, New Jersey, with a graduate-degree-granting satellite campus in Jersey City. Founded in 1881 with the support of local industrialists and inventors especially Edward Weston, NJIT opened as Newark Technical School (NTS) in 1885 with 88 students. As of fall 2022 the university enrolls 12,332 students from 92 countries, about 2,500 of whom live on its main campus in Newark's University Heights district.
Former names | Newark College of Engineering (1930–1975) Newark Technical School (1881–1930) |
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| Type | Public research university |
| Established | February 9, 1881 |
| Accreditation | MSCHE |
Academic affiliations | Sea-grant Space-grant CHEN |
| Endowment | $148 million (2022) |
| Budget | $547.0 million (FY2021) |
| President | Teik C. Lim |
| Provost | John Pelesko |
Academic staff | 990 in Total, 726 FTE, (Fall 2022) |
| Students | 12,332 (Fall 2022) |
| Undergraduates | 9,019 (Fall 2022) |
| Postgraduates | 3,313 (Fall 2022) |
| Location | , , United States 40.742°N 74.179°W |
| Campus | 48 acres (19.4 ha) in a Large City |
| Other campus | Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Newspaper | The Vector |
| Colors | NJIT red and white with blue accent
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| Nickname | Highlanders |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I : America East, MACFC (fencing, M, W), SLC (tennis, M, W), EIVA (volleyball, M), ECAC (swimming and diving, M). ACHA Division 2 : CSCHC (ice hockey, M). |
| Mascot | The Highlander |
| Website | njit.edu |
NJIT offers 51 undergraduate (Bachelor of Science/Arts) majors and 71 graduate (Masters and PhD) programs. Via its Honors College, it also offers professional programs in Healthcare and Law in collaboration with nearby institutions including Rutgers Medical School and Seton Hall Law School. Cross-registration with Rutgers University-Newark which borders its campus is also available. NJIT is classified among the "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". It operates the Big Bear Solar Observatory, home of the Goode Solar Telescope; the Owens Valley Radio Observatory (both in California); and a suite of automated observatories across Antarctica, South America and the US.
NJIT is a member of the Sea grant and Space grant research consortia. It has participated in the McNair Scholars Program since 1999. It is a designated Asian American Native American Pacific Islander serving institution (AANAPISI). As of May 2022, the school's founders, faculty and alumni include a Turing Award winner (2011), a Congressional Gold Medal winner (2015), a National Medal of Technology and Innovation recipient (2002), a Franklin Medal winner (1924), an astronaut (attended, transferred to USNA), 17 Goldwater Scholars, 6 Fulbright scholars and 27 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships.