Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, New Jersey · Private · 4,222 undergraduates · stevens.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
51%
of 10,499 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1370 to 1470
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$94,940Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Stevens 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
51% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$94,940
a year in 2027-28, from a $94,940 sticker price
What to do with your 1420
Send your score
About 61% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1320, and yours is above it.
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.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: Submit Your Test Scores for Undergraduate Admission · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Other deadline · November 1, 2026
- Nov15Early Decision · November 15, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Dec1Early Action · December 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan5Early Decision II · January 5, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Jan5Regular Decision · January 5, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
51%
of applicants were admitted: 5,321 of 10,499 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 12/1, hear by 2/1.
Early Decision
Binding. 70% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
2,565 students were offered a spot; 517 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 36% of them sent SAT scores and 4.1% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1370 to 1470
Reading and Writing 670 to 730
Math 690 to 760
ACT composite 32 to 34
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160066%
- 1200 to 139933%
- 1000 to 11990.5%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.83
- 4.053%
- 3.75 to 3.9920%
- 3.50 to 3.7416%
- 3.25 to 3.498.2%
- 3.00 to 3.242.2%
- 2.50 to 2.991.2%
- Below 2.500%
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
$94,940
a year
- Tuition$68,150
- Fees$2,810
- Food and housing$21,570
- Books and supplies$1,250
- Transportation and other$1,160
Stevens Institute of Technology published $91,294 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$28,690
- $30,001 to $48,000$25,224
- $48,001 to $75,000$30,982
- $75,001 to $110,000$34,052
- Over $110,000$45,333
Financial aid
74%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$41,788
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
35%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $26,284 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
- Aid priority date: 2/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 4/15
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
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
38 of 38
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $6,820Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | General Elective |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | General Elective |
| African American Studies | 4 | 3 | HHS-LEQ |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | HAR-LEQ |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIO 181 & BIO 182 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 2 | School of Business (except QF) and School of Humanities, Arts and Social Science (except QSS) majors receive credit for MA 111 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | School of Engineering and Science, Quantitative Finance, and Quantitative Social Science majors receive credit for MA 121 and MA 122 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 2 | School of Business (except QF) and School of Humanities, Arts and Social Science (except QSS) majors receive credit for MA 111 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 6 | Quantitative Finance majors receive credit for MA 121, MA 122, & MA 123 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 2 | School of Business (except QF) and School of Humanities, Arts and Social Science (except QSS) majors receive credit for MA 111 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CH 115,116,117,118 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | General Elective |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | HSSC-LEQ |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | Computer Science (CS) majors will receive credit for one technical elective. Cybersecurity (CyS) majors will receive credit for one computer science elective. School of Business and Quantitative Finance majors will receive credit for MIS 110. All other majors will receive credit for CS 105. |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | Computer Science (CS) and Cybersecurity (CyS) majors and minors will receive credit for one general elective. No credit for School of Business- including QF majors. All other majors will receive credit for CS 105. |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | General Elective |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | HLI-LEQ |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | HLI-LEQ |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | General Elective |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HHS- LEQ |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | General Elective |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | General Elective |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | HSSC-LEQ |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | General Elective |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | General Elective |
| Latin | 4 | 3 | General Elective |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 243 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 244 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | HMU 201 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 3 | PEP 123 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 3 | PEP 124 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 3 | PEP 112 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 3 | PEP 111 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 3 | Math Elective for School of Humanities, Arts and Social Science majors only (GEN 300) |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | HSSC 175 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | General Elective |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | HLI-LEQ |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | BT 221- Statistics class for Business majors (Accounting & Analytics, Business Undecided, Business & Technology, Economics, Finance, Information Systems, Management, Marketing Innovation & Analytics) and School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences majors only. QF majors not included. |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | HSSC LEQ |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | HHS- LEQ |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HHS-LEQ |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
89%
Come back for a second year
94%
Typical earnings
$118,358
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Stevens Institute of Technology$107,225
- All colleges$97,556
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 11 majors here have earnings data.
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