New Jersey Institute of Technology

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The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is a public research university in Newark, New Jersey, United States, with a graduate-degree-granting satellite campus in Jersey City. Founded in 1881 with the support of local industrialists and inventors, especially Edward Weston, NJIT opened as Newark Technical School in 1885 with 88 students. As of fall 2025, the university enrolled 12,309 students, about 2,500 of whom lived on its main campus in Newark's University Heights district. About 27% of its undergraduates and 34% of all students are foreign born. The university, which began and continues with an applied “hands on” orientation, has also become increasingly research oriented with an effort that began in the 60’s and is reflected today (2024) in a 171+ million dollar budget

NJIT offers 51 undergraduate (Bachelor of Science/Arts) majors and 71 graduate (Masters and PhD) programs. Via its Honors College, it also offers professional programs in Healthcare and Law in collaboration with nearby institutions including Rutgers Medical School and Seton Hall Law School. Cross-registration with Rutgers University-Newark which borders its campus is also available. NJIT is classified among the "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". It operates several off-campus facilities including the Big Bear Solar Observatory, home of the Goode Telescope; the Owens Valley Radio Observatory (both in California); and a suite of automated observatories across Antarctica, South America and the U.S.