College Viability Inspection Report

New Jersey Institute of Technology

New Jersey · Public

New Jersey Institute of Technology is a public institution in New Jersey, enrolling 8,775 students as of 2024. It graduates 48% of students in four years, returns 90% of freshmen for a second year, and costs an average of $17,313 a year after grants and scholarships. Of the 9 inspection checks that could be evaluated, 2 are flagged: Graduation and Tuition Allocation. This report benchmarks New Jersey Institute of Technology's most recent reported year (2024) against 2,000+ U.S. colleges across three dimensions: student outcomes, financial health, and value for money. All figures are drawn from federal IPEDS filings and are reported without editorial judgment.

New Jersey Institute of Technology Inspection Flags

Student Outcomes
Financial Health
Value for Your Money

Inspection flags are nine independent checks across student outcomes, financial health, and cost-to-value that surface areas of a college's reported numbers worth a closer look. A triggered flag means the college's data met a specific threshold that students and families may want to ask about — for example, graduation rates slipping below a level, or tuition rising while outcomes decline. A clear flag means the threshold was not met. Flags are signals for further conversation, not verdicts.

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Data Summary

New Jersey Institute of Technology — All Reported Indicators

Plain-text reference table of every metric and inspection flag for New Jersey Institute of Technology. Values reflect IPEDS-reported figures; percent changes reflect endpoint-to-endpoint 2020 → 2024 comparison; percentiles reflect 2024 national rank against four-year public and private nonprofit institutions. Cells marked "not reported" indicate the indicator was not present in IPEDS for this institution.

Student Outcomes

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Four-Year Graduation Rate48.0%+65.5%62nd
Six-Year Graduation Rate74.0%+13.8%82nd
Full-Time Retention Rate90.0%+1.1%85th
Pell Grant Six-Year Graduation Rate73.7%+15.2%87th
Pell-to-Non-Pell Graduation Gap-1.4pp-115.7%13th
Pell Share of Cohort35.3%+7.7%43rd

Financial Health

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Revenue-to-Expense Ratio1.08×+13.3%50th
Total FTE Enrollment8,775+10.1%87th
Endowment Value$179.5M+32.4%76th
Net Assets (End of Year)$427.1M+62.9%81st

Value for Money

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Instructional Spending %32.9%+6.4%48th
Student Support Spending %8.6%+2.9%30th
Administrative Spending %17.6%-5.2%48th
Instruction+Support to Admin Ratio2.35×+11.4%39th
Average Net Price$17,313-5.5%43rd
Net Price: $0-30K Income$10,138-20.7%29th
Net Price: $30K-48K Income$11,165-20.4%33rd
Net Price: $48-75K Income$15,958-13.5%48th
Net Price: $75K-110K Income$23,152-2.9%64th
Net Price: $110K+ Income$27,244+9.2%61st

Inspection Flags

FlagSectionStatus
Retention Below 80%
New Jersey Institute of Technology's retention rate stayed at or above 88% in all 5 reported years — above the 80% threshold.
Student OutcomesCleared
Four-Year Graduation Rate Below 50%
New Jersey Institute of Technology's 4-year graduation rate fell below 50% in 5 of 5 reported years — triggering the 3-of-5 threshold.
Student OutcomesTriggered
Pell Gap Exceeds 10 Points
New Jersey Institute of Technology's Pell graduation gap stayed at or below 10 percentage points in all 5 eligible years.
Student OutcomesCleared
Revenue-to-Expense Below 1.0
New Jersey Institute of Technology's ratio fell below 1.0 in 1 of 5 reported years — below the 3-of-5 trigger threshold.
Financial HealthCleared
Enrollment Declined 5% or More
New Jersey Institute of Technology's total enrollment grew from 7,973 to 8,775 students between 2020 and 2024 (+10.1%).
Financial HealthCleared
Endowment Under $50M or Growth Under 15%
New Jersey Institute of Technology's endowment is $179.5M and grew +32.4% between 2020 and 2024 — clearing both the $50 million size threshold and the 15% growth threshold.
Financial HealthCleared
High Cost, Low Completion
New Jersey Institute of Technology costs less than the national median AND graduates students at above-median rates — neither condition for this flag is met.
Value for MoneyCleared
Spending on Students Below the National Median
New Jersey Institute of Technology spends $2.35 on instruction and student support per $1 of admin (2024) — below the national median of $2.75 in 5 of 5 reported years.
Value for MoneyTriggered
Rising Price, Falling Outcomes
Either net price did not rise or the graduation rate did not decline between 2020 and 2024 — flag not triggered.
Value for MoneyCleared