New Jersey Institute of Technology

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Former names
Newark College of Engineering
(1930–1975)
Newark Technical School
(1881–1930)
Type Public research university
EstablishedFebruary 9, 1881; 143 years ago (1881-02-09)[a]
Accreditation MSCHE
Academic affiliations
 Sea-grant
Space-grant
AAC&U
CHEN
Endowment$150 million (2024)[1]
Budget$547.0 million (FY2021)[1]
PresidentTeik C. Lim[2]
ProvostJohn Pelesko[3]
Academic staff
990 in Total, 726 FTE,
(Fall 2022) [4]
Students12,332 (Fall 2022)[5]
Undergraduates9,019 (Fall 2022)[5]
Postgraduates3,313 (Fall 2022)[5]
Location
Newark
,
New Jersey
,
U.S.

40°44′31″N 74°10′44″W / 40.742°N 74.179°W / 40.742; -74.179
Campus48 acres (19.4 ha)
in a Large City[6]
Other campusJersey City, New Jersey, U.S.[7]
NewspaperThe Vector[8]
ColorsNJIT red and white with blue accent[9]
        
NicknameHighlanders[10]
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).
MascotThe Highlander[11]
Websitenjit.edu

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.[12][13] Founded in 1881 with the support of local industrialists and inventors especially Edward Weston,[14] NJIT opened as 'Newark Technical School' ('NTS') in 1885 with 88 students.[a][b] 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.[5][16]

NJIT offers 51 undergraduate (Bachelor of Science/Arts) majors and 71 graduate (Masters and PhD) programs.[17] 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.[18][19] 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".[20] 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.[21][22]

NJIT is a member of the Sea grant and Space grant research consortia. It has participated in the McNair Scholars Program since 1999.[23][24] NJIT is a designated Asian American Native American Pacific Islander serving institution (AANAPISI) and a designated Hispanic-serving institution.


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  1. ^ a b "The Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Financials: Endowment, page 1; Budget, page 2; Research, page 3". NJIT. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Teik C. Lim Begins Tenure as Ninth President of NJIT". NJIT. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  3. ^ McMains, Andrew. "NJIT's New Provost on His Goals, Approach and Why He Pops into Classrooms", NJIT News, August 1, 2023. Accessed August 30, 2023. "As the new provost of New Jersey Institute of Technology, John Pelesko brings decades of experience as a professor, department chair, associate dean and most recently dean at the University of Delaware, where he had spent 21 years."
  4. ^ "The Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Faculty". NJIT. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d "The Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Enrollment-Demographics page 1, Geographics page 2". NJIT. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  6. ^ "College Navigator - New Jersey Institute of Technology". nces.ed.gov.
  7. ^ "NJIT@JerseyCity". NJIT. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  8. ^ "The Vector". New Jersey Institute of technology. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  9. ^ NJIT Branding Guidelines; Color Palette (pg. 41) (PDF). Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  10. ^ "New Jersey Institute of Technology Highlanders". NJIT Athletics. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  11. ^ "The NJIT Highlander". NJIT. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  12. ^ "NJIT@JerseyCity". NJIT. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  13. ^ "NJIT, Ben-Guiron University Unveil Home of Institute for Future Technologies". NJIT. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  14. ^ "BIOGRAPHIES, Edward Weston (1850 - 1936)". Corrosion Doctors. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  15. ^ Allan R. Cullimore (1955). "History of the Newark Technical School and the Newark College of Engineering, Charter III: In Newark (page 43)" (PDF). unpublished manuscript in the Van Houten Library at NJIT, Newark, NJ. Retrieved June 15, 2006.
  16. ^ "Residence Life, Campus Living". University website. New Jersey Institute of Technology. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  17. ^ "Majors & Degree Finder". NJIT. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  18. ^ "Your Career in Healthcare or Law starts here at NJIT". NJIT. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  19. ^ "Honors College, Freshman Applicants". NJIT. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  20. ^ "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Post-secondary Education. Retrieved December 16, 2021..
  21. ^ "Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research, Welcome!". New Jersey Institute of Technology. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  22. ^ "NJIT researchers awarded $4.6m to unlock mysteries of solar eruptions". EurekAlert! AAAS. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  23. ^ "Embrace His Legacy. Create Your Own. McNair Scholars Program". U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  24. ^ "McNair Achievement Program". NJIT. Retrieved April 20, 2012.