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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[a] |
Accreditation | MSCHE |
Academic affiliations | Sea-grant Space-grant AAC&U CHEN |
Endowment | $150 million (2024)[1] |
Budget | $547.0 million (FY2021)[1] |
President | Teik C. Lim[2] |
Provost | John Pelesko[3] |
Academic staff | 990 in Total, 726 FTE, (Fall 2022) [4] |
Students | 12,332 (Fall 2022)[5] |
Undergraduates | 9,019 (Fall 2022)[5] |
Postgraduates | 3,313 (Fall 2022)[5] |
Location | , , U.S. 40°44′31″N 74°10′44″W / 40.742°N 74.179°W |
Campus | 48 acres (19.4 ha) in a Large City[6] |
Other campus | Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.[7] |
Newspaper | The Vector[8] |
Colors | NJIT red and white with blue accent[9]
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Nickname | Highlanders[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). |
Mascot | The Highlander[11] |
Website | njit.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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