Enrollment Trends at NJIT

The student population at New Jersey Institute of Technology is 13,247 (10,200 undergraduate and 3,047 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,922 (16.97%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at NJIT is 77.00% which is increased by 2,192 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 270 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 221 male students for every 100 female students, down from 302 in 2015.
746 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 113.75% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 11,917 where 13,247 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 13,247 students in 2025 and was lowest at 11,317 in 2017. Overall, enrollment rose from 11,325 to 13,247 students, a net gain of 1,922 (17%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at New Jersey Institute of Technology since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	11,325	8,008	6,101	1,907	3,317	2,407	910
2016-17	11,317 -8	8,211 203	6,177 76	2,034 127	3,106 -211	2,229 -178	877 -33
2017-18	11,446 129	8,483 272	6,290 113	2,193 159	2,963 -143	2,077 -152	886 9
2018-19	11,423 -23	8,532 49	6,402 112	2,130 -63	2,891 -72	2,028 -49	863 -23
2019-20	11,518 95	8,794 262	6,620 218	2,174 44	2,724 -167	1,884 -144	840 -23
2020-21	11,652 134	9,084 290	6,736 116	2,348 174	2,568 -156	1,762 -122	806 -34
2021-22	11,901 249	9,183 99	6,740 4	2,443 95	2,718 150	1,852 90	866 60
2022-23	12,332 431	9,019 -164	6,551 -189	2,468 25	3,313 595	2,261 409	1,052 186
2023-24	13,007 675	9,523 504	6,698 147	2,825 357	3,484 171	2,402 141	1,082 30
2024-25	13,247 240	10,200 677	7,082 384	3,118 293	3,047 -437	2,041 -361	1,006 -76
Average	11,917	8,904	6,540	2,364	3,013	2,094	919

New Jersey Institute of Technology Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 8,904 where 10,200 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at New Jersey Institute of Technology since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	8,008	6,178	4,861	1,317	1,830	1,240	590
2016-17	8,211	6,180	4,778	1,402	2,031	1,399	632
2017-18	8,483	6,380	4,883	1,497	2,103	1,407	696
2018-19	8,532	6,827	5,203	1,624	1,705	1,199	506
2019-20	8,794	6,878	5,153	1,725	1,916	1,467	449
2020-21	9,084	7,389	5,560	1,829	1,695	1,176	519
2021-22	9,183	7,305	5,444	1,861	1,878	1,296	582
2022-23	9,019	7,414	5,420	1,994	1,605	1,131	474
2023-24	9,523	7,913	5,626	2,287	1,610	1,072	538
2024-25	10,200	8,605	6,098	2,507	1,595	984	611
Average	8,904	8,904	5,303	1,804	8,904	1,237	560

New Jersey Institute of Technology Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,013 where 3,047 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at New Jersey Institute of Technology since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,317	2,055	1,468	587	1,262	939	323
2016-17	3,106	1,956	1,394	562	1,150	835	315
2017-18	2,963	1,834	1,271	563	1,129	806	323
2018-19	2,891	1,745	1,199	546	1,146	829	317
2019-20	2,724	1,601	1,072	529	1,123	812	311
2020-21	2,568	1,360	915	445	1,208	847	361
2021-22	2,718	1,581	1,061	520	1,137	791	346
2022-23	3,313	2,235	1,522	713	1,078	739	339
2023-24	3,484	2,475	1,700	775	1,009	702	307
2024-25	3,047	2,016	1,332	684	1,031	709	322
Average	3,013	3,013	1,293	592	3,013	801	326

New Jersey Institute of Technology Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 25.86% and the percentage of black students is 10.10% at New Jersey Institute of Technology. 17.79% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 22.93% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 26.56% to 25.86%. Asian enrollment grew from 17.15% to 17.79%. Black student enrollment increased from 7.44% to 10.10%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 17.22% to 22.93%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8379 which indicates that highly diverse. This decreased from 0.8643 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at New Jersey Institute of Technology over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	4	1,942	843	1,950	4	3,008	273
2016-17	7	2,002	813	1,849	4	3,107	282
2017-18	9	2,111	884	1,896	3	3,236	0
2018-19	9	2,284	835	2,103	2	3,260	322
2019-20	16	2,317	886	2,065	3	3,343	330
2020-21	19	2,371	898	2,043	6	3,454	350
2021-22	12	2,414	1,027	2,149	3	3,390	350
2022-23	11	2,353	1,083	2,494	3	3,383	340
2023-24	11	2,222	1,123	2,817	2	3,220	338
2024-25	12	2,357	1,338	3,038	5	3,426	361
Average	11	2,237	973	2,240	4	3,283	295

New Jersey Institute of Technology Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

746 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 6% of total students. The number of online students has increased 113.75% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at New Jersey Institute of Technology from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	11,325	349	2,474	8,502
2016-17	11,317	436	2,938	7,943
2017-18	11,446	200	3,212	8,034
2018-19	11,423	628	2,782	8,013
2019-20	11,518	603	2,947	7,968
2020-21	11,652	3,478	6,349	1,825
2021-22	11,901	739	3,018	8,144
2022-23	12,332	709	2,355	9,268
2023-24	13,007	693	2,570	9,744
2024-25	13,247	746	2,866	9,635
Average	11,917	858	3,151	7,908

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Enrollment Trends at NJIT

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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