Applying to NJIT

Acceptance Rate	SAT Median
66.90%	1,335

New Jersey Institute of Technology's acceptance rate is 66.90% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 13,993 students applied and 9,362 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into NJIT.

NJIT's acceptance rate is the 6th lowest among 52 New Jersey colleges with competitive admission.

The median SAT score is 1,335 and the ACT score is 29 at NJIT. NJIT's SAT score ranks 4th out of 16 New Jersey colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

To apply to NJIT, recommendations is required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of New Jersey Institute of Technology is 66.90% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 18.82%. 8,974 men and 4,994 women applied to NJIT and 5,689 men and 3,661 women students were accepted.

Among them, 1,171 men and 591 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at NJIT.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at NJIT
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	13,993	8,974	4,994	0	25
Admitted	9,362	5,689	3,661	0	12
Enrolled	1,762	1,171	591	0	0
Acceptance Rate	66.90%	63.39%	73.31%	-	48.00%
Yield	18.82%	20.58%	16.14%	-	0.00%

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

New Jersey Institute of Technology 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 752 students (43% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 76 students (4%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at NJIT.

The median SAT score is 1,335 with 650 SAT EBRW and 685 SAT Math median scores. The 75^th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 710 and the 25^th percentile is 590. The SAT Math 75^th percentile score is 760 and 25^th percentile is 620 .

The median ACT composite score is 29 with 75^th percentile score of 32 and 25^th percentile score of 25 at NJIT. The median ACT math score is 28 and the ACT English score is 28.

The SAT and ACT scores at New Jersey Institute of Technology are similar to the average score compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,255, ACT: 27 - public research university with very high research activity).

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at NJIT
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	1210	1335	1470
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	590	650	710
SAT Math	620	685	760
ACT Composite	25	29	32
ACT Math	25	28	32
ACT English	24	28	34

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

New Jersey Institute of Technology 2023 SAT and ACT Score Chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 1,762 first-year students enrolled in NJIT. The proportion of full-time students is 92.79% and part-time students is 7.21%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 66.46% and women students is 33.54%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at NJIT.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at NJIT
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,762	1,171	591
Full-time	1,635	1,083	552
Part-time	127	88	39

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, and English Proficiency Test to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at NJIT. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply New Jersey Institute of Technology.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

NJIT Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Required
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Not Considered
Personal statement or essay	Not Considered
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $75 for undergraduate schools and $75 for graduate schools of New Jersey Institute of Technology. The next table provides general admission information for applying to NJIT.

Admission Information for Applying to NJIT
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$75
Graduate Application Fees	$75
Admission Information	https://www.njit.edu/admissions
Online Application	https://apply.njit.edu/
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers within and/or outside a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Doctoral (Research)

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First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

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