NJIT Climbs the Rankings of U.S. News & World Report, A Top 50 Public University
– No. 103 among National Universities, up 15 spots from last year
– NJIT Ranks 46th among public universities
– Reputation score up for second year in a row; tied for second nationally in reputation growth over the last four years
– Top 100 Best Value School
New Jersey Institute of Technology has risen 15 spots in the 2022 edition of the U.S. News & World Report’s Best National University Rankings. NJIT is ranked 103 out of nearly 400 schools on this list. NJIT also is ranked among the Top 50 Public Universities, coming in at No. 46.
NJIT’s peer reputation score also increased over last year’s, marking the second consecutive year of gains on this metric. This is the third time in four years the perception of NJIT has improved among its peers. NJIT has made the biggest gain in reputation score among New Jersey schools during the last four years and is tied for second nationally in reputational improvement during that period.
“With this U.S. News ranking, we are most proud of the recognition of our student success as evidenced by our continuing increases in retention and graduation rates, leading to improved recognition among our peers,” noted Fadi P. Deek, NJIT’s provost and senior executive vice president. “More importantly, the graduation rate gap between all students and our Pell Grant recipient students is narrowing. NJIT is committed to preparing our students to succeed in rewarding STEM careers.”
Reinforcing consistent accolades of value and return on investment, like those in The Princeton Review, Forbes and Payscale, U.S. News ranked NJIT No. 98 on its list of Best Value Schools, up 15 places from last year.
“NJIT’s appreciation in these rankings is welcome news that reinforces the value proposition for our university and its rapidly expanding reputation. We are pleased with this trajectory and are certain that it will continue.” said President Joel S. Bloom of the rankings.
NJIT also appeared in several academic program lists, including the top 100 for Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs, Best Undergraduate Computer Science Programs, and was ranked for Business Programs.
U.S. News annually ranks colleges and universities throughout the country based upon graduation and retention rates, social mobility, academic reputation, faculty resources, selectivity, student resources, alumni giving and graduate indebtedness. For a full description of U.S. News’ methodology, visit https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/how-us-news-calc....
About New Jersey Institute of Technology:
One of only 35 polytechnic universities in the United States, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is a top-tier research university that catalyzes economic growth and prepares students to become leaders in the technology-dependent economy of the 21st century. NJIT is one of only 131 universities rated an “R1” research university by the Carnegie Classification®, which indicates the highest level of research activity. NJIT conducts more than $155 million in research activity each year and has a $2.8 billion annual economic impact on the State of New Jersey. Ranked No. 1 nationally by Forbes for the upward economic mobility of its lowest-income students, NJIT also is ranked in the top 2% of colleges and universities nationally for the mid-career earnings of graduates, according to PayScale.com. NJIT is ranked No. 39 nationally by The Princeton Review as a Best Value College and is rated third in New Jersey and among the top 100 colleges and universities nationwide by the QS World University Ranking® 2021.
