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The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is a public research university in the University Heights neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey. NJIT is New Jersey's Science & Technology University. Centrally located in the New York metropolitan area its campus is within walking distance of downtown Newark. New York City, 9 miles (14.5 km) and under 30 minutes away, is directly accessible from campus via public transit.

Founded in 1881 with the support of local industrialists and inventors, especially Edward Weston (334 US Patents), NJIT opened as Newark Technical School in 1884. By 1919 it had grown into a classic engineering college – Newark College of Engineering (NCE) – offering degrees in chemical, electrical, mechanical, and later, civil engineering. With the opening of a School of Architecture in 1973, the school, renamed New Jersey Institute of Technology in 1975, had evolved into a polytechnic university that is now home to five colleges and one school with 21 departments in total; three of which, Biological Sciences, History, and Theater Arts, are federated with neighboring Rutgers-Newark.

Beyond engineering, fields of study include applied mathematics, biology, material science, computer science, architecture, management and solar-terrestrial physics. Via its Honors College NJIT also offers professional programs in partnership with nearby institutions, including programs in medicine and law with New Jersey Medical School (Rutgers) and Seton Hall Law School, respectively.

With a student population that is almost 20% international NJIT ranks among the most ethnically diverse national universities in the country. About 2,200 of its 11,000 plus students live on campus. It has multiple study abroad options along with extensive co-op, internship, and service opportunities. According to PayScale (2015–16) NJIT ranks 19th among Engineering Schools and 34th among Research Universities in the US by Salary Potential.

NJIT operates 40 laboratories and research centers including the Big Bear Solar Observatory (optical) and the Owens Valley Solar Array (radio). . Its NSF funding exceeded $107 million in 2013. A key actor in regional economic development, NJIT hosts the Enterprise Development Center (EDC), an on-campus business incubator that houses over 90 start-ups, and the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII) which offers R&D services to business.

The NJIT "Highlanders" field 20 varsity teams, most of whom compete in the NCAA-Division I Atlantic Sun Conference. The Ice Hockey team (club level) competes in the ACHA-Division 2 Colonial States College Hockey Conference. A new Wellness and Events Center with a 3500-seat venue for sports and social events is scheduled to open in 2017.

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A leader in the graduate education of students that are underrepresented in STEM fields, it has participated in the McNair Scholars Program since 1999.

NJIT is categorized as a high research activity (RU/H) university by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

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Areas of focus include: applied mathematics, materials science, biomedical engineering, signal processing, transportation planning, and solar physics

An early leader in distance learning – it trademarked the term "Virtual Classroom" – NJIT offers a wide range of on-line courses and degrees.

NJIT opened with 88 students. As of fall 2014, the university enrolls more than 10,600 students, Architecturally significant buildings include Eberhardt Hall, the Campus Center, and the Central King Building – in the Collegiate Gothic style – which is being renovated into a STEM center. Planned facilities include a Wellness & Events Center that will house a 3,500-seat venue for social and sporting events.