51³Ô¹ÏÍø

The university’s multidisciplinary curriculum and computing-intensive approach to education provide the technological proficiency, business know-how, and leadership skills that future CEOs and entrepreneurs will need to succeed. With an enrollment of over 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø offers small-campus intimacy with the resources of a major public research university.

Enrollment and Employment

• Total enrollment: over 12,000
• SAT average composite score is 1317 and an average GPA of 3.7 ; for Honors College freshmen, the average composite SAT score is 1502 and an average GPA of 3.95
• More than 50% of freshmen students and 25% overall live on campus (undergraduates)
• 350+ tenured or tenure-track faculty; 99% hold doctoral degrees or have the highest degree attainable in their field
• The student-faculty ratio is 15:1
• Over 1,300 full-time employees
• 51³Ô¹ÏÍø services more than 4,000 students and teachers in pre-college educational programs, the pipeline for STEM, annually
• 2025 was 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's largest, and most diverse entering class in school history at 1,900+ enrollees

Research and Development

• 51³Ô¹ÏÍø has achieved R1 status by the Carnegie Classification
• 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s research expenditures totaled more than $170+ million in FY2024
• 175 research institutes, centers and specialized labs
• 51³Ô¹ÏÍø faculty hold 150 patents and intellectual property assets
• Launched in 2014, the (NJII) is a nonprofit corporate entity partnering with industry and government to provide innovative and practical solutions for economic development, technical assistance, joint ventures and commercialization of technology.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Makes An Innovation Nexus — 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 2030 

In 2024, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø introduced 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Makes An Innovation Nexus to chart the university’s course during the second decade of the 21st century. It is the product of diverse perspectives, an exceptional breadth of talent and deep concern for all aspects of the university’s mission. The five core strategic priorities are:

1. Students â€“ To support and increase the number of high-achieving students who graduate
2. Faculty â€“ To pursue a robust program to develop a more engaged, recognized, and diverse faculty community
3. Research â€“ To achieve national and international preeminence through collaborative research, fostering innovation and entrepreneurship, the pursuit of industry and academic partnerships, and expansion of research support systems
4. Resources â€“ To enhance human resources, improve improve information technology, renew physical facilities, consider new facilities, and develop alternative sources of revenue while integrating the goal of sustainability into all operational and pedagogical systems
5. Prominence â€“ To increase university visibility, increase engagement with the City of Newark, promote alumni connections, and achieve a reputation for excellence

51³Ô¹ÏÍø will realize this vision through ongoing assessment of our progress to ensure success. This continuous assessment will keep the university on course toward becoming one of the premier polytechnic institutions in the country, renowned for excellence in education, eminence in research, generosity in service and dedication to economic progress. To learn more about our strategic goals, visit 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Strategic Plan.

What Others Say About Us

• The Wall Street Journal ranks 51³Ô¹ÏÍø No. 1 in New Jersey among public universities for both alumni salaries
• The Princeton Review ranked 51³Ô¹ÏÍø No. 27 nationally in its Best Value Colleges list
• U.S. News & World Report rated 51³Ô¹ÏÍø among the top 40 public national universities and top 80 overalle
• PayScale ranks 51³Ô¹ÏÍø in the Top 2% Nationally for Return on Investment
• Click here for a more complete list of rankings and recognitions

History

Founded in 1881 as Newark Technical School; renamed 51³Ô¹ÏÍø in 1975.

Newark College of Engineering (1919)

Hillier College of Architecture and Design (1973)

Jordan Hu College of Science and Liberal Arts (1982)

Martin Tuchman School of Management (1988)

Albert Dorman Honors College (1994)

Ying Wu College of Computing (2001)