Alumni News

New Jersey Institute of Technology’s standing in national rankings continues to rise with U.S. News & World Report placing NJIT No. 84 among U.S. universities — improving two places from last year — in the 2025 edition of its Best Colleges list. The latest ranking extends NJIT’s upward trajectory — climbing 19 spots since 2022 — and supports the findings of other publications that rank U.S. universities, which emphasize value and return on investment.

Roman Oben, the National Football League’s vice president of football development who played 12 years in the league as an offensive tackle, spoke to NJIT athletes and employees on campus at the start of the fall 2024 semester.

Three leaders from New Jersey Institute of Technology have been recognized in the NJBIZ Power Education 50 list, highlighting their influence and impact on education across the state. This annual list recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the education landscape in New Jersey through leadership, innovation and commitment to advancing learning. Here’s what NJBIZ said about NJIT’s “Power” people:

The NJIT women's volleyball team had a perfect Saturday to cap off the Siena Invitational, sweeping Idaho and Siena in straight sets. The Highlanders were in control throughout both matches, defeating the Vandals in the morning (25-23, 25-13, 25-20) before finishing off the tournament against the host Saints (25-21, 25-16, 25-19). NJIT 3, Idaho 0

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is launching a new, $10+ million initiative that will significantly advance the university’s strength in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and position NJIT to become a leader in both AI research and application in higher education. This augments already significant existing academic and research activity in AI and related programs. In 2023 alone, NJIT research related to AI totaled nearly $60 million.

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has achieved global recognition for its commitment to sustainability, ranking in the top 100 for three key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Times Higher Education 2024 Impact Rankings. Additionally, NJIT secured a spot in the top 200 overall for universities worldwide.

Assistant Professor Pan Xu in the Department of Computer Science has been honored with having two of his papers selected by the International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), one of three primary conferences of high impact in machine learning and artificial intelligence. The co- authored paper on Promoting External and Internal Equities Under Ex-Ante/Ex-Post Metrics in Online Resource Allocation was one of only 3.5% accepted in the highly competitive Spotlight category.

Four different Highlanders scored in NJIT's 4-0 home shutout over visiting Saint Peter's Saturday evening in non-conference men's soccer action at Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium. NJIT moved back into the win column, improving to 2-0-1 overall and 1-0-1 at home while Saint Peter's, still in search of its first win in 2024 moves to 0-4-1 on the season.

Student athletes are coming from across the U.S. and around the world to study and compete at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Here’s a closer look at three new Highlanders from the Class of 2028 who play basketball, soccer and volleyball. Welcome to University Heights!