NJIT

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Former names	Newark College of Engineering (1930–1975) Newark Technical School (1881–1930)
Type	Public Research Sea grant
Established	1881 (1881)
Academic affiliations	APLU MSA ACSA AACSB NASAD CHEN
Endowment	$99.3 million (2015)
Budget	$451.7 million
President	Joel Bloom
Provost	Fadi Deek
Academic staff	540
Students	11,317
Undergraduates	8,211
Postgraduates	3,106
Location	Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Campus	Urban, 48 acres (19.4 ha)
Newspaper	The Vector
Colors	NJIT Red & White with Blue accent
Nickname	Highlanders
Mascot	The Highlander
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division I : Atlantic Sun, CCSA, EIVA
Website	www.njit.edu

The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is a public research university in the University Heights neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey. NJIT is New Jersey's Science & Technology University. Centrally located in the New York metropolitan area its campus is within walking distance of downtown Newark. New York City, 9 miles (14.5 km) and under 30 minutes away, is directly accessible from campus via public transit.

Founded in 1881 with the support of local industrialists and inventors, especially Edward Weston (334 US Patents), NJIT opened as Newark Technical School in 1884. Application oriented from inception the school grew into a classic engineering college – Newark College of Engineering (NCE) – and then, with the addition of a School of Architecture in 1973, into a polytechnic university that is now home to five colleges and one school.

NJIT opened with 88 students. As of fall 2016, the university enrolls over 11,300 students, 2,200 of whom live on campus. Architecturally significant buildings include Eberhardt Hall, the Campus Center, and the Central King Building – in the Collegiate Gothic style – which has been renovated into a STEM center. Facilities under construction include a Wellness and Events Center that will house a 3,500-seat venue for social and sporting events.

NJIT offers 50 undergraduate (Bachelor of Science/Arts) majors and 78 graduate (Masters and PhD) programs. Via its Honors College it also offers professional programs in collaboration with several nearby institutions including a program in medicine (BS, MD) with Rutgers Medical School, and an engineering + law program (BS, JD) with Seton Hall Law School.