New Jersey Institute of Technology

The NJIT Graduate placement rate stands at 82.0%, while that of Undergraduate students stands at 77.8%, per the graduate outcome report made available by the institute for the Class of 2024.

Of the overall graduate population, 7.8% of the students were still seeking employment, while the figure stood at 3.6% for undergraduate students, a few months after the completion of studies at the institute.

NJIT graduates are paid handsomely for their contributions to respective industries, with graduates earning salaries as high as USD 124,384 (INR 1.06 Cr) at the PG level, while UG students also earn starting salaries as high as USD 105,667 (INR 90.2 L).

Mentioned below are the best paying industries employing PG students:

Mentioned below are the best paying industries employing UG students:

Yes, Amazon is among the top recruiters at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, among some other notable global MNC's.

Apart from the e-commerce giant, the institute's graduates are also the recepients of job offers from the likes of Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase & Co, Bank of America, Johnson & Johnson & Prudential Financial among others.

As per the latest Shiksha Popularity Rankings, NJIT secures a rank #474 among all colleges & universities in the world. Another major univeristy ranking publication ranks it #761 as part of its World University Rankings 2026.

On a national level, NJIT ranks #124, with its courses & streams securing the ranks, listed below:

Both NJIT & George Mason University are part of the top-ranked higher educational institutions in the region. While NJIT ranks #128 among all colleges & universities in the USA, George Mason ranks even higher with a rank of #107.

Acceptance rate-wise as well, GMU gets the better of NJIT with its acceptance rate of 90%, making it far easier for international students to secure a seat, in comparison to NJIT, whose rate of acceptance is 67%.

For a more comprehensive comparison, check out the table below:

New Jersey Institute of Technology is top-tier public research university based in Newark, New Jersey. The institute has the privilege of being part of an esteemed group of "R1 Universities". 

The "R1 Universities" are known for their high-research activity & expenditure over the course of an academic year & NJIT is known for occupying one of the best research facilities in the region. 

As per a official media release by the institute, the average research expenditure of the last three academic years at NJIT stood at USD 165 million.