Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at NJIT is greatly skewed towards men students, with 73.4% of undergraduate students being men and 26.6% being women. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 9,183, with 2,443 women and 6,740 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at NJIT is greatly skewed towards men students, with 68.1% of undergraduate students being men and 31.9% being women. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 2,718, with 866 women and 1,852 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 73.4% 6,740 students
- women 26.6% 2,443 students
Graduate Students
- men 68.1% 1,852 students
- women 31.9% 866 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 30.5% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 2,796 students.
Following closely behind are Asian students, constituting 21.4% of the student body, with 1,963 students. Hispanic students represent 21.0% of the population, with 1,922 students, while African American students account for 8.9%, with 820 students. Mixed race students account for 3.2% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 294 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.0% , with 3 students.
International students make up 5.6% of the undergraduate population, totaling 515 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 9.4% of the population, totaling 859 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within NJIT.
Undergraduate Students
- White 30.5% 2,796 students
- Asian 21.4% 1,963 students
- Hispanic 21.0% 1,922 students
- Unknown race 9.4% 859 students
- African American 8.9% 820 students
- International students 5.6% 515 students
- Mixed race 3.2% 294 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 3 students
Graduate Students
- International students 42.4% 1,151 students
- White 21.9% 594 students
- Asian 16.6% 451 students
- Hispanic 8.4% 227 students
- African American 7.6% 207 students
- Mixed race 2.1% 56 students
- Unknown race 1.1% 31 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 30.3% 212 students
- Hispanic 27.1% 190 students
- Asian 18.4% 129 students
- African American 14.9% 104 students
- International students 6.3% 44 students
- Mixed race 2.7% 19 students
- Unknown race 0.3% 2 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 32% 2,896 students
- 18-19 26% 2,395 students
- 22-24 24% 2,198 students
- 25-29 9% 861 students
- 30-34 3% 248 students
- 35-39 1% 70 students
- 40-49 1% 51 students
- 50-64 0% 19 students
- 25-29 38% 1,031 students
- 22-24 31% 856 students
- 30-34 15% 397 students
- 35-39 7% 191 students
- 40-49 5% 146 students
- 50-64 2% 55 students
- 20-21 1% 39 students
- 18-19 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at New Jersey Institute of Technology in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 1,267 | 94.98% | |
| New York | 22 | 1.65% | |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 2 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 1 | less than 1% | |
| California | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 1 | less than 1% |
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