NJIT Jumps 83 Spots in Ranking by WSJ/THE

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has improved its standing among U.S. universities and colleges by 83 spots, according to The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education (THE) College Rankings for 2020. NJIT nearly doubled its improvement compared to last year, which saw a 43 spot gain for 2019.

THE’s latest rankings of more than 800 U.S. colleges and universities have NJIT ranked #245 in the country. NJIT saw improved performance in two key areas of the ranking’s metrics: outcomes and engagement. Outcomes include graduation rate, reputation, graduate salary and debt after graduation. NJIT has seen improvements in these areas, and was recently ranked in the top 2% nationally in the Payscale College Salary Report, which measures mid-career salary. Engagement accounts for student engagement, student recommendation, student/teacher interaction and the number of accredited programs. NJIT jumped 91 and 180 spots for outcomes and engagement, respectively.

Additionally, NJIT has a top 70 position nationally for the environment metric of the ranking, which looks at various diversity metrics, such as international student ratio, ethnic and racial diversity, faculty diversity and student inclusion.

Data for THE’s 2020 rankings comes from the U.S. government Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), the U.S. Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid (FSA), the College Scorecard, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), the THE U.S. Student Survey, the THE Academic Survey, and the Elsevier bibliometric dataset.

For a full breakdown of the methodology, visit https://www.timeshighereducation.com/USmethodology2020

About New Jersey Institute of Technology:

One of only 32 polytechnic universities in the United States, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) prepares students to become leaders in the technology-dependent economy of the 21st century. NJIT’s multidisciplinary curriculum and computing-intensive approach to education provide technological proficiency, business acumen and leadership skills. NJIT is rated an “R1” research university by the Carnegie Classification®, which indicates the highest level of research activity. NJIT conducts approximately $162 million in research activity each year and has a $2.8 billion annual economic impact on the State of New Jersey. NJIT is ranked #1 nationally by Forbes for the upward economic mobility of its lowest-income students and is among the top 2 percent of public colleges and universities in return on educational investment, according to PayScale.com. NJIT also is ranked by U.S. News and World Report as one of the top 50 public national universities.