New Jersey Institute of Technology Student Population

How many students at NJIT?

For the academic year 2024-2025, New Jersey Institute of Technology has a total enrollment of 13,247 students, including 10,200 undergraduate and 3,047 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 9,123 male students (68.9%) and 4,124 female students (31.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,426 White students (25.9%) and 3,038 Hispanic students (22.9%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 10,200 undergraduate students (77%) and 3,047 graduate students (23%).
• Class Delivery: 746 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,866 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - NJIT's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 9,123 male (68.87%) and 4,124 female (31.13%) students are attending New Jersey Institute of Technology. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 221.22.

By class level, 10,200 (77.00%) are undergraduate students and 3,047 (23.00%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 69.43% are male and 30.57% are female, while among graduate students, 66.98% are male and 33.02% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,426 White, 1,338 Black, and 2,357 Asian students out of a total of 13,247 are attending at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

New Jersey Institute of Technology is highly diverse with a diversity index of 83.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, NJIT has 728 students under 18 years old and 3 students over 65 years old. There are 10,496 students under 25 years old, and 2,745 students over 25 years old out of 13,247 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 728 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. NJIT has 9,181 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,013 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,315 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,732 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At New Jersey Institute of Technology, 746 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,866 students are enrolled in some online courses.

606 students who live in New Jersey or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 140 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 10,200 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 716 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.02%.656 students have transferred in as full-time status and 60 students transferred in as part-time status.