New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, New Jersey · Public · 9,019 undergraduates · njit.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
65%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1210 to 1460
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$51,170Est.Estimate
$71,830 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at New Jersey Institute of Technology
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
65% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$71,830
a year in 2027-28, from a $71,830 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1340
Send your score
About 52% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1200, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Named scholarships you may qualify for (1)
National Merit Scholarship (tuition & fees)
You meet the GPA and score minimums. Also needs National Merit Finalist standing.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Admission Requirements | New Jersey Institute of Technology · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Dec15Early Action · December 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Feb1Other deadline · February 1, 2027
- Mar1Rolling admission · March 1, 2027Applications are reviewed as they arrive.
Who gets in
65%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 1210 to 1460
Reading and Writing 600 to 710
Math 610 to 750
ACT composite 27 to 34
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$51,170
a year, in state
$71,830
a year, out of state (tuition $43,740)
- Tuition (in state)$23,080
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$12,394
- $30,001 to $48,000$12,805
- $48,001 to $75,000$17,480
- $75,001 to $110,000$25,020
- Over $110,000$29,832
Financial aidEstimate
56%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
91%
of freshmen receive grants
$18,084
average grant to freshmen
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Dean's Scholarship
Automatic · No separate application
Funds a prescribed amount of tuition and fees (amount not published); FAFSA required
To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA, stay a full-time student every fall and spring semester, stay on track toward your degree under the college's academic progress rules, follow the academic integrity rules, and file the FAFSA (the federal financial aid application) every year; you get one appeal.
DetailsFaculty Scholarship
Automatic · No separate application
Up to tuition minus other tuition-based awards
To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA (3.2 for Honors students), stay a full-time student every fall and spring semester, and stay on track toward your degree under the college's academic progress rules; it renews for 4 years (3 for accelerated programs, 5 for Architecture).
DetailsArchitecture Design Competition Scholarships
half- to full-tuition awards; five-year scholarship for freshmen sponsored by the New Jersey School of Architecture
Competitive · Application required
To keep it: ask the college for the renewal rules.
DetailsHonors Merit Awards
Competitive · Application required
Up to tuition and fees; must be accepted into the Albert Dorman Honors College
To keep it: a 3.0 overall college GPA (3.2 for Honors students), stay a full-time student every fall and spring semester, and stay on track toward your degree under the college's academic progress rules; up to 8 payments (10 for Architecture).
Details
Show 2 more scholarships
Honors Residential Scholarship
Competitive · Application required
To keep it: ask the college for the renewal rules.
DetailsNational Merit Scholarship (tuition & fees)
National Merit · No separate application
Covers tuition and fees minus other tuition-based awards
- National Merit Finalist
To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA or higher, and stay a full-time student.
Details
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
35 of 35
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $2,310Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| African American Studies | 4 | 3 | R512:233 (Effective Fall 2025) |
| Art History | 4 | 6 | AD 161 and AD 162, R21:082:101 and R21:082:102 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | R120:101 |
| Biology | 5 | 4 | R120:101 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 111 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 3 | Math 113 or 135 or 138 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 4 | MATH 111 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 3 | MATH 113 or 135 or 138 |
| Calculus BC | 5 | 6 | MATH 138 and MATH 238 |
| Calculus BC | 5 | 3 | MATH 113 or MATH 135 |
| Calculus BC | 5 | 8 | MATH 111 and MATH 112 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 4 | [MATH 111]* |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 3 | [MATH 113 or 135 or 138]** |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM 125 and 125A |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHEM 125, CHEM125A , CHEM 126 and CHEM 126A |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | Free Elective |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | R790:203 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CS 113 |
| Drawing | 5 | 3 | AD 111 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL 101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG102 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | EVSC 125 |
| European History | 4 | 3 | R510:201 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | Free Elective |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | Free Elective |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | STS 2** |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | Free Elective |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | Free Elective |
| Latin | 4 | 3 | Free Elective |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 266 or ECON 201 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 265 or ECON 201 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | R21:087:121 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 102 and PHYS 102A |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 103 and PHYS 103A |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS 121 and PHYS 121A |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 111 and PHYS 111A |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSY 210 |
| Research | 4 | 3 | ENGL 102 |
| Seminar | 4 | 3 | ENGL 102 |
| Statistics | 4 | 1 | MATH 120 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | MATH 105 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | R790:201 |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | R512:201 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | R510:201 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
72%
Come back for a second year
90%
Typical earnings
$90,769
a year, 10 years after starting here
- New Jersey Institute of Technology$106,474
- All colleges$98,966
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 16 majors here have earnings data.
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