Student Population at NJIT

Total Enrollment

13,247

Undergraduate

10,200

Graduate

3,047

Online Enrollment

746

Men Students

9,123

Women Students

4,124

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 13,247 students have enrolled at New Jersey Institute of Technology - 10,200 undergraduate and 3,047 graduate.

By gender, 9,123 male and 4,124 female students are attending New Jersey Institute of Technology. By attendance status, there are 10,621 full-time students and 2,626 part-time students.

The number of students at New Jersey Institute of Technology is average compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in New Jersey. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Missouri University of Science and Technology and University of California-Santa Barbara, its population is very small (average population is 37,262).

New Jersey Institute of Technology offers online degree/certificate programs and 746 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares NJIT's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in New Jersey.

NJIT has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 37,262 students). The enrollment is close to the Public, 4-Years Colleges in New Jersey average (14,580 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
New Jersey Institute of Technology	13,247	10,200	3,047
Similarly Ranked Schools	37,262	28,443	8,818
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges	11,396	9,810	2,541
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in New Jersey	14,580	11,605	2,974

The below chart compares the student population between New Jersey Institute of Technology and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 9,123 male and 4,124 female students attending NJIT. The male-to-female student ratio is 2.21 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at NJIT.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at NJIT
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	10,200	8,605	1,595
Men	7,082	6,098	984
Women	3,118	2,507	611

Population by Gender/Attending Status at NJIT
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,047	2,016	1,031
Men	2,041	1,332	709
Women	1,006	684	322

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,426 White students (25.86%) and 3,038 Hispanic students (22.93%) at New Jersey Institute of Technology(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at New Jersey Institute of Technology
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	10	10	0
Asian	1,984	1,359	625
Black or African American	1,165	781	384
Hispanic	2,779	1,970	809
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	3	2
White	2,898	2,123	775
Two or More Races	300	222	78
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	456	229	227
Total	10,200	7,082	3,118

Population by Race/Ethnicity at New Jersey Institute of Technology
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	2	0
Asian	373	251	122
Black or African American	173	101	72
Hispanic	259	178	81
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	528	389	139
Two or More Races	61	40	21
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	30	12	18
Total	3,047	2,041	1,006

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 10,496 students whose age under twenty five and 1,001 students whose age is over thirty years old at New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Especially, 728 students are younger than eighteen and 3 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Population by Student Age at New Jersey Institute of Technology
	Total	Men	Women
Total	10,200	7,082	3,118
Under 18	728	383	345
18-19	3,134	2,106	1,028
20-21	3,302	2,287	1,015
22-24	2,017	1,519	498
25-29	717	559	158
30-34	181	146	35
35-39	64	46	18
40-49	39	24	15
50-64	11	7	4
65 and over	1	1	0
unknown	6	4	2
Total	10,200	7,082	3,118

Population by Student Age at New Jersey Institute of Technology
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,047	2,041	1,006
20-21	63	35	28
22-24	1,252	865	387
25-29	1,027	673	354
30-34	377	259	118
35-39	162	105	57
40-49	115	71	44
50-64	49	31	18
65 and over	2	2	0
Total	3,047	2,041	1,006

Online Student Population

At New Jersey Institute of Technology, 3,612 students (27.27% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 746 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 606 students live in New Jersey where New Jersey Institute of Technology is located in and 89 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	13,247	10,200	3,047
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	746	25	721
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	2,866	1,975	891
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	9,635	8,200	1,435

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	746	25	721
New Jersey Residents	606	24	582
Other State in U.S.	89	1	88
Outside of U.S.	33	0	33
Unknown	18	0	18