R1
Carnegie Classification®
Research University
162
patents and intellectual
property assets
held by NJIT faculty
150
research institutes,
centers and
specialized labs
12
fellows of the
National Academy
of Inventors
Top 100
institutions globally in addressing
the United Nations’ Sustainable
Development Goals
Top 20
university in the
United States for graduating
Black engineers
400
people from 30 countries joined Minorities in Shark Sciences, the diversity-focused nonprofit founded in 2020 by an NJIT graduate student and collaborators
1
foldable solar panel that provides
electricity to buildings, while also serving
as a shading device
#1
$21 million amount raised
in 2022 by companies
in VentureLink@NJIT
Since 2013:
107%
increase in
external research funding
23
winners of National Science Foundation
CAREER awards
$7.5 million
spent on undergraduate
student research stipends