New Jersey Institute of Technology Tuition & College Costs

How much is the NJIT tuition? For the academic year 2023-2024, NJIT's tuition & fees is $19,022 for New Jersey residents and $35,934 for out-of-state students.

With indirect costs not billed by school, such as room & boards and personal living expenses, the total cost of attendance for one academic year is $40,672 for New Jersey residents and $57,584 for out-of-state students when a student lives on-campus.

NJIT Tuition & Expenses

2022-2023 Rate
New Jersey Residents Tuition & Fees	$19,022
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees	$35,934
Books & Supplies Costs	$2,750
On-campus Room & Board	$14,600
On-campus Expenses	$4,300
Off-campus Room & Board	$12,200
Off-campus Expenses	$6,500
2023-2024 Estimates
New Jersey Residents Tuition & Fees	$20,084
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees	$37,940

How Much Does it Cost to Go to NJIT for 4 Years?

For the class of 2027, who entering colleges in 2023, the 4 years tuition & fees is $153,896 at NJIT. The estimated tuition rate is based on the changes over last 5 years. With room & board, books, and other personal expenses, the estimated 4 years costs of attendance is $235,900. After receiving financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans, the 4 years COA is down to $174,618.

The following table computes the 4 years tuition and COA by class of year.

College Year	Tuition & Fees	COA	After Financial Aid
Freshmen (2023-24)	$36,922	$56,442	$41,740
Sophomore (2024-25)	$37,938	$58,098	$42,991
Junior (2025-26)	$38,982	$59,802	$44,280
Senior (2026-27)	$40,054	$61,557	$45,608
4 Years Total	$153,896	$235,900	$174,618

College Year	Tuition & Fees	COA	After Financial Aid
Freshmen (2024-25)	$37,938	$58,098	$42,991
Sophomore (2025-26)	$38,982	$59,802	$44,280
Junior (2026-27)	$40,054	$61,557	$45,608
Senior (2027-28)	$41,156	$63,364	$46,976
4 Years Total	$158,130	$242,822	$179,854

College Year	Tuition & Fees	COA	After Financial Aid
Freshmen (2025-26)	$38,982	$59,802	$44,280
Sophomore (2026-27)	$40,054	$61,557	$45,608
Junior (2027-28)	$41,156	$63,364	$46,976
Senior (2028-29)	$42,288	$65,224	$48,385
4 Years Total	$162,479	$249,948	$185,248

College Year	Tuition & Fees	COA	After Financial Aid
Freshmen (2026-27)	$40,054	$61,557	$45,608
Sophomore (2027-28)	$41,156	$63,364	$46,976
Junior (2028-29)	$42,288	$65,224	$48,385
Senior (2029-30)	$43,451	$67,140	$49,837
4 Years Total	$166,949	$257,285	$190,806

College Year	Tuition & Fees	COA	After Financial Aid
Freshmen (2027-28)	$41,156	$63,364	$46,976
Sophomore (2028-29)	$42,288	$65,224	$48,385
Junior (2029-30)	$43,451	$67,140	$49,837
Senior (2030-31)	$44,646	$69,112	$51,333
4 Years Total	$171,541	$264,840	$196,531

Average Tuition By School Type and Comparison

Compared to four-years schools nationwide, NJIT' tuition is much higher than the average tuition of $12,960. Compared to public, four-years colleges in New Jersey, its tuition is much higher than the average tuition of $14,599.

	In-State	Out-of-State
New Jersey Institute of Technology	$19,022	$35,934
U.S. Four-years Colleges	$18,672
Public Schools	$7,199	$12,960
Private Schools	$20,937
New Jersey Four-years Colleges	$18,855
Public Schools	$10,270	$14,599
Private Schools	$20,066

Compare Similar School's Tuition

The next table compares the tuition & fees between NJIT and similar schools. The similar colleges are selected by school type & level (public, four-years), ranking, and comparison frequency by our users. The comparison is based on 2022-2023 tuition rate.

	Location	In-State	Out-of-State
New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark, NJ	$19,022	$35,934
Rutgers University-Newark	Newark, NJ	$16,586	$35,348

Tuition Trends Over Past 10 Years

The undergraduate tuition & fees of New Jersey Institute of Technology has increased by 23.69% over the past 10 years from $28,274 to $35,934. The graduate tuition & fee has increased by 28.48% from $27,800 to $36,702.

The living costs increased by 3.28% last year and 32.48% over the past 10 years.

	In-State	Out-of-State	Change %
2013-2014	$15,218	$28,274	-
2014-2015	$15,648	$29,288	3.59%
2015-2016	$16,108	$30,326	3.54%
2016-2017	$16,430	$31,034	2.33%
2017-2018	$16,898	$31,918	2.85%
2018-2019	$17,338	$32,750	2.61%
2019-2020	$17,674	$33,386	1.94%
2020-2021	$17,674	$33,386	0.00%
2021-2022	$18,016	$34,034	1.94%
2022-2023	$18,512	$34,972	2.76%
2023-2024	$19,022	$35,934	2.75%

	In-State	Out-of-State	Change %
2013-2014	$19,780	$27,800	-
2014-2015	$20,572	$28,964	4.19%
2015-2016	$21,152	$29,992	3.55%
2016-2017	$21,814	$30,898	3.02%
2017-2018	$22,690	$32,136	4.01%
2018-2019	$23,374	$33,102	3.01%
2019-2020	$23,828	$33,744	1.94%
2020-2021	$23,828	$33,744	0.00%
2021-2022	$24,546	$34,760	3.01%
2022-2023	$25,224	$35,718	2.76%
2023-2024	$25,918	$36,702	2.75%

	On-Campus		Off-Campus
2013-2014	$14,266	-	$15,900	-
2014-2015	$15,980	12.01%	$15,100	-5.03%
2015-2016	$15,700	-1.75%	$15,100	0.00%
2016-2017	$16,100	2.55%	$15,700	3.97%
2017-2018	$17,000	5.59%	$16,300	3.82%
2018-2019	$17,500	2.94%	$20,000	22.70%
2019-2020	$18,000	2.86%	$20,900	4.50%
2020-2021	$18,000	0.00%	$18,700	-10.53%
2021-2022	$18,300	1.67%	$19,000	1.60%
2022-2023	$18,900	3.28%	$18,700	-1.58%
2023-2024	$19,580	3.60%	$23,880	27.70%

Financial Aid and COA

At New Jersey Institute of Technology, 6,315 students (69%) received grant or scholarship from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources. The average amount of grant/scholarship received is $14,309.

After receiving financial aid, the cost of attendance (COA) at NJIT is $43,275 for students living on-campus and $43,075 for students living off-campus.

For beginning students (i.e. first-time freshmen), 1,154 students received any type of financial aid including grants/scholarship and student loans. The average amount of grant/scholarship for the first-time students is $15,959 and the average amount of student loans is $7,478.

The financial aid data is based on 2021-2022 statistics from IPEDS.

	New Jersey Residents	Out-of-State
COA (on-campus)	$40,672	$57,584
COA (off-campus)	$40,472	$57,384
Tuition & Fees	$19,022	$35,934
Indirect Costs (on-campus)	$21,650	$21,650
Indirect Costs (off-campus)	$21,450	$21,450
COA (on-campus) after Receiving Aid	$26,363	$43,275
COA (off-campus) after Receiving Aid	$26,163	$43,075
Average Financial Aid	$14,309	$14,309

Type of Aid	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Average Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship	6,315	69%	$14,309
Pell Grants	3,456	38%	$5,073
Federal Student Loan	3,151	34%	$6,686

Type of Aid	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Average Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid	1,154	93%	-
Grants or Scholarships	1,094	89%	$15,959
Federal Grants	547	44%	$6,459
Pell Grants	471	38%	$5,550
Other Federal Grants	408	33%	$2,252
State/Local Grants	433	35%	$9,317
Institutional Grants	882	71%	$11,215
Student Loan Aid	461	37%	$7,478
Federal Student Loans	454	37%	$5,098
Other Student Loans	63	5%	$17,976

Income Level	Number of Students	Number of Students Awarded	Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level	731	675	$13,402
0-30,000	224	224	$18,797
30,001-48,000	147	147	$18,079
48,001-75,000	86	86	$12,924
75,001-110,000	91	81	$7,983
110,001 or more	183	137	$5,959

Admission Stats and Requirements to Apply

NJIT's acceptance rate is 69.14%. A total of 11,578 applicants applied to and 8,005 students were accepted. Of the admitted students, 1,374 enrolled finally, and the yield (i.e. enrollment rate) is 17.16%.

To apply to NJIT, 6 items are required - Secondary school GPA, Secondary school record, Completion of college-preparatory program, Recommendations, Formal demonstration of competencies and TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). SAT and ACT scores are considered during the admissions process but are not required to be submitted.

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	11,578	7,572	$4,006
Admitted	8,005	5,000	$3,005
Enrolled	1,374	974	$400
Acceptance Rate	69.14%	66.03%	75.01%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	17.16%	19.48%	13.31%

Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school rank	Considered But Not Required
Secondary school record	Required
Completion of college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Required
Admission test scores	Considered But Not Required
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither Required Nor Recommended

SAT and ACT Scores

The SAT and ACT scores are considered but not required to apply to NJIT. The average SAT score of the enrolled first-time students is 1,305 and the average ACT score (ACT composite) is 30.

Its SAT score is higher than the national average score of 1,168. The ACT score is higher than the national average score of 24.

	Average	25^th	75^th
SAT Total	1,305	1,180	1,430
National Average	1,168
New Jersey Average	1,184
SAT EBRW	635	580	690
SAT Math	670	600	740
ACT Composite	30	27	33
National Average	24
New Jersey Average	26
ACT Math	30	26	33
ACT English	30	25	35

Student Population

New Jersey Institute of Technology has a total of 12,332 students including 9,019 undergraduate and 3,313 graduate students. By gender, there are 8,592 male students and 3,309 female students attending NJIT. The school offers online degree programs and 709 students enrolled online exclusively (5.75% of all students).

	Total	Male	Female
Total	11,901	8,592	3,309
Undergraduate	9,183	6,740	2,443
Graduate	2,718	1,852	866

Directory & Academic Information

Directory Information
Address	University Heights, Newark, NJ
Phone	973-596-3000
WEB	www.njit.edu/
Degree & Programs
Degree	Undergraduate, Graduate
Program Offered	130 Programs
Online Program Offered	6 Online Programs
Graduate Program Offered	62 Graduate Programs
Academic Stats
Acceptance Rate	65.99%
Yield	18.35%
Student Population	12,332
Graduation Rate	73%
Transfer-out Rate	19%
Retention Rate	89% (Full-time), 76% (Part-time)
Students to Faculty Ratio Rate	15 to 1
Faculty & Staffs
Number of Faculties	444 (Full-time), 343 (Part-time)
Number of Staffs	1,374 (Full-time), 456 (Part-time)
Average Faculty Salary	$115,737
Average Staff Salary	$88,938

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