NJIT Jumps 83 Spots in Ranking by Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education

Published: Wednesday, September 4, 2019
New Jersey Institute of Technology.
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New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has improved its standing among U.S. universities and colleges by 83 spots, according to The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education (THE) College Rankings for 2020. NJIT nearly doubled its improvement compared to last year, which saw a 43 spot gain for 2019.

THE’s latest rankings of more than 800 U.S. colleges and universities have NJIT ranked #245 in the country. NJIT saw improved performance in two key areas of the ranking’s metrics: outcomes and engagement. Outcomes include graduation rate, reputation, graduate salary and debt after graduation. NJIT has seen improvements in these areas, and was recently ranked in the top 2% nationally in the Payscale College Salary Report, which measures mid-career salary. Engagement accounts for student engagement, student recommendation, student/teacher interaction and the number of accredited programs. NJIT jumped 91 and 180 spots for outcomes and engagement, respectively.

Additionally, NJIT has a top 70 position nationally for the environment metric of the ranking, which looks at various diversity metrics, such as international student ratio, ethnic and racial diversity, faculty diversity and student inclusion.

Data for THE’s 2020 rankings comes from the U.S. government Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), the U.S. Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid (FSA), the College Scorecard, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), the THE U.S. Student Survey, the THE Academic Survey, and the Elsevier bibliometric dataset.

For a full breakdown of the methodology, visit https://www.timeshighereducation.com/USmethodology2020

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is the greatest producer of technological talent and knowledge in New Jersey and is a nexus of innovation — a physical and intellectual focal point for innovative ideas, actions, and people. NJIT is the only public university in New Jersey and one of only 54 universities nationally to receive a five-star rating in Money’s annual best colleges list. The New York Times college ranking tool rates NJIT No. 1 nationally among all public universities when you prioritize high alumni earnings, economic mobility, and academic profile. Additionally, the Wall Street Journal ranks NJIT No. 26 nationally for alumni salaries, No. 30 for upward mobility and No. 50 for value. NJIT also is among the top 2% of universities for alumni earnings, according to PayScale.com, and is ranked No. 23 nationally by The Princeton Review as a Best Value College, in addition to being rated among the top 50 public national universities and top 100 overall by U.S. News & World Report. NJIT also is the only polytechnic university that is an R1 (highest level) Carnegie Classification research university and is designated both an Asian-American and Hispanic serving institution.