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

2022 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings

Top 20

university in the
United States for graduating
Black engineers

Minority Engineer magazine (2021)

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

National Science Foundation I-Corps project

#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

Source: Forbes