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New Jersey Institute of Technology

New Jersey Institute of Technology is a public campus in Newark proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at New Jersey Institute of Technology — 6.2% of its 9,019 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$11,534

family income
under $30k

$12,526

$30–48k

$16,317

$48–75k

$21,967

$75–110k

$27,681

over $110k

Average net price

$16,5042023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at New Jersey Institute of Technology has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $20,011 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $16,504.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$17,762
2009	$15,324
2010	$15,284
2011	$16,350
2012	$17,467
2013	$18,205
2014	$17,486
2015	$18,544
2016	$20,011
2017	$18,696
2018	$19,706
2019	$18,582
2020	$17,093
2021	$17,955
2022	$16,496
2023	$16,504

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$32,8592024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at New Jersey Institute of Technology rose from $26,776 (2009) to $32,859 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$26,776
2010	$25,134
2011	$25,377
2012	$25,331
2013	$26,700
2014	$28,225
2015	$28,150
2016	$29,143
2017	$29,851
2018	$30,562
2019	$31,388
2020	$31,511
2021	$29,862
2022	$31,357
2023	$32,228
2024	$32,859

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$6,730	$11,066
2001	$7,200	$11,852
2002	$7,906	$12,858
2003	$8,500	$13,868
2004	$9,180	$14,978
2005	$9,822	$16,026
2006	$10,506	$17,290
2007	$11,350	$20,082
2008	$12,482	$21,942
2013	$15,218	$28,274
2014	$15,648	$29,288
2015	$16,108	$30,326
2016	$16,430	$31,034
2017	$16,898	$31,918
2018	$17,338	$32,750
2019	$17,674	$33,386
2020	$17,674	$33,386
2021	$18,016	$34,034
2022	$18,512	$34,972
2023	$19,022	$35,934

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

New Jersey Institute of Technology reports published tuition by residency: $19,974 in-state versus $37,664 out-of-state — a $17,690 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

New Jersey Institute of Technology reports 9,019 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

72.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at New Jersey Institute of Technology within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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72.8%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at New Jersey Institute of Technology rose from 37.1% (entered 1991) to 72.8% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	37.1%
1992 cohort	39.7%
1993 cohort	41.6%
1994 cohort	44.7%
1995 cohort	44.9%
1996 cohort	46.7%
1997 cohort	48.6%
1998 cohort	52.9%
1999 cohort	54.2%
2000 cohort	54.4%
2001 cohort	51.1%
2002 cohort	55.5%
2003 cohort	55.2%
2004 cohort	54.9%
2005 cohort	54%
2006 cohort	54.5%
2007 cohort	57.7%
2008 cohort	58.5%
2009 cohort	60.5%
2010 cohort	60.5%
2011 cohort	63.5%
2012 cohort	65.2%
2013 cohort	67.2%
2014 cohort	70%
2015 cohort	73.7%
2016 cohort	73.7%
2017 cohort	73.1%
2018 cohort	72.8%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$9,425	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$9,432	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$8,989	$4,296
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$9,576	$4,485
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$10,717	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$11,749	$5,411
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,000	$5,200
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$13,469	$5,042
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$13,415	$4,680
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,500	$3,947
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,500	$4,910
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$16,436	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$17,722	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$18,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$18,541	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$19,500	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$21,000	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$22,750	$9,773
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$23,261	$11,250
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$23,000	$11,465
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$21,800	$10,750
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$21,500	$10,282
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$21,000	$9,750

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$69,591

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$77,642

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$84,276

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

New Jersey Institute of Technology admitted 10,156 of 15,607 applicants in Fall 2024. The 65.1% rate describes that application pool.

65.1%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $19,022 in-state tuition · 2023–24 9,019 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1210–14601600

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Admissions

New Jersey Institute of Technology reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For New Jersey Institute of Technology’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 600–710 and Math was 610–750 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1210–1460 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	600	650	710
SAT Math	610	680	750
ACT Composite	27	31	34

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, New Jersey Institute of Technology received 15,607 applications and admitted 10,156 (65.1%), with 1,746 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

65.1%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	65.4%
Fall 2002	61.9%
Fall 2003	68.2%
Fall 2004	57.9%
Fall 2005	71.5%
Fall 2006	68.6%
Fall 2007	64.1%
Fall 2008	66.5%
Fall 2009	49.1%
Fall 2010	67.1%
Fall 2011	68.5%
Fall 2012	63.7%
Fall 2013	65.5%
Fall 2014	63.4%
Fall 2015	60.8%
Fall 2016	59.3%
Fall 2017	61.4%
Fall 2018	63.7%
Fall 2019	72.8%
Fall 2020	66%
Fall 2021	69.1%
Fall 2022	66%
Fall 2023	66.9%
Fall 2024	65.1%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1210–1460Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1040	1240
Fall 2002	1040	1250
Fall 2003	1040	1240
Fall 2004	1050	1260
Fall 2005	1010	1240
Fall 2006	1010	1210
Fall 2007	1030	1230
Fall 2008	1030	1240
Fall 2009	1020	1230
Fall 2010	1010	1240
Fall 2011	1010	1230
Fall 2012	1020	1260
Fall 2013	1030	1250
Fall 2014	1050	1280
Fall 2015	1110	1310
Fall 2016	1110	1310
Fall 2017	1190	1370
Fall 2018	1190	1380
Fall 2019	1190	1390
Fall 2020	1200	1390
Fall 2021	1180	1430
Fall 2022	1190	1450
Fall 2023	1210	1470
Fall 2024	1210	1460

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

27–34Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2012	22	29
Fall 2013	22	29
Fall 2014	23	29
Fall 2015	23	29
Fall 2016	23	29
Fall 2017	24	30
Fall 2018	25	30
Fall 2019	24	31
Fall 2020	25	31
Fall 2021	27	33
Fall 2022	27	33
Fall 2023	25	32
Fall 2024	27	34

IPEDS Fall 2012–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

9,019Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at New Jersey Institute of Technology rose from 5,101 (Fall 2002) to 9,019 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	5,101
Fall 2003	5,187
Fall 2004	4,944
Fall 2005	4,897
Fall 2006	5,049
Fall 2007	4,967
Fall 2008	5,213
Fall 2009	5,547
Fall 2010	5,699
Fall 2011	5,996
Fall 2012	6,154
Fall 2013	6,449
Fall 2014	6,748
Fall 2015	7,049
Fall 2016	7,336
Fall 2017	7,489
Fall 2018	7,820
Fall 2019	8,109
Fall 2020	8,311
Fall 2021	8,377
Fall 2022	8,365
Fall 2023	8,762
Fall 2024	9,019

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

90%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at New Jersey Institute of Technology has held near 90% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	85%
Fall 2003 cohort	79%
Fall 2004 cohort	82%
Fall 2005 cohort	80%
Fall 2006 cohort	79%
Fall 2007 cohort	82%
Fall 2008 cohort	84%
Fall 2009 cohort	81%
Fall 2010 cohort	82%
Fall 2011 cohort	82%
Fall 2012 cohort	86%
Fall 2013 cohort	84%
Fall 2014 cohort	88%
Fall 2015 cohort	88%
Fall 2016 cohort	88%
Fall 2017 cohort	88%
Fall 2018 cohort	88%
Fall 2019 cohort	89%
Fall 2020 cohort	88%
Fall 2021 cohort	89%
Fall 2022 cohort	91%
Fall 2023 cohort	90%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about New Jersey Institute of Technology

Faculty pay at New Jersey Institute of Technology averages $166,608 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes New Jersey Institute of Technology as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 9,019 undergraduates live off campus, and 89.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

New Jersey Institute of Technology's SAT section-percentile sums are 1210–1460 — their midpoint is above the NJ four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on New Jersey Institute of Technology's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How New Jersey Institute of Technology compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

New Jersey Institute of Technology65.1%

New Jersey median73.3%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

New Jersey Institute of Technology$19,974

New Jersey median$17,014

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

New Jersey Institute of Technology's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

New Jersey Institute of Technology$84,276

New Jersey median$58,902

National median$53,781

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New Jersey Institute of Technology, New Jersey and national reference values
Metric & basis	New Jersey Institute of Technology	New Jersey median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	65.1%	73.3%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$19,974	$17,014	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$84,276	$58,902	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For New Jersey Institute of Technology, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

New Jersey Institute of Technology federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 16 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Information Science/Studies	$103,918
Industrial Engineering	$101,547
Computer Engineering	$99,880
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$97,926
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$97,718
Chemical Engineering	$97,371
Mathematics	$94,840
Mechanical Engineering	$89,827
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$88,396
Civil Engineering	$87,389
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	$86,360
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$75,805
Architectural Sciences and Technology	$69,456
Architecture	$66,840
Design and Applied Arts	$66,488
Biology, General	$65,807

These 16 fields listed for New Jersey Institute of Technology measure earnings after completion. The $84,276 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 21 additional New Jersey Institute of Technology fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does New Jersey Institute of Technology report?

New Jersey Institute of Technology's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1210–1460 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is New Jersey Institute of Technology's acceptance rate?

65.1% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 10,156 admitted from 15,607 applicants.

How much does New Jersey Institute of Technology cost?

In-state tuition is $19,974; out-of-state students pay $37,664. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does New Jersey Institute of Technology report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $84,276. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New Jersey

Ramapo College of New Jersey — 70.6% admitted
Rider University — 78.6% admitted
Rutgers University-Camden — 66.3% admitted
Kean University — 75.9% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.