Go back to the Web-page of Alex. Gerbessiotis.

1. Rankings of the CS Department at NJIT and of NJIT

Rankings primarily based on research measures.

R1. 2011 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) ranks CS@NJIT 51-75 Worldwide. ARWU ranks Computer Science programs worldwide annually. According to ARWU, the Computer Science Department at NJIT is considered one of the top 100 Departments/programs in the world and ARWU ranks it 51-75th. It is the only Department/program at NJIT that is ranked in the Top-100. For more information 2011 AWRU World CS Department rankings.
R2. 2010 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)ranks CS@NJIT 52-75 Worldwide. ARWU ranks Computer Science programs worldwide annually. According to ARWU, the Computer Science Department at NJIT is considered one of the top 100 Departments/programs in the world and ARWU ranks it 52-75th. It is the only Department/program at NJIT that is ranked in the Top-100. The US CS Departments in this Top-100 list are as follows (order by ARWU.org). AWRU World CS Department rankings. For more information AWRU World CS Department rankings.
R3. NRC The National Research Council ranks CS@NJIT 66-104. NRC ranks US Computer Science programs periodically (every 10 or so years). According to NRC, the Computer Science Department at NJIT is ranked somewhere between rank 66 and rank 104th out of 128 doctoral programs in the US in its most recent (2010) survey. NRC ranks the Information Systems program 96-119 (out of 128), ECE 61-100 (out of 128). Based on research criteria alone, the Computer Science Department at NJIT ranks between rank 41 and 97, based on student support criteria between 89 and 115, based on diversity between 69 and 116, and based on "programs are ranked highly if they have similar features to programs viewed by faculty as top-notch" between 70 and 104. For more information NRC rankings of doctoral CS programs in the US (from chronicle.com).

US News & World Report rankings

R4. 2012 US News & World Report (USNWR) ranks CS@NJIT 91st. USNWR ranks US Computer Science programs. According to USNWR, the Computer Science Department at NJIT is ranked 91st in the US in the most recent (2012) survey. NJIT overall is ranked 138th. Other NJIT programs ranked were the Mathematics (ranked 98th), Physics (ranked 133rd), and Engineering (92th). For more information USNWR rankings of NJIT Departments. For more information USNWR rankings of NJIT (includes CS).
R5. 2010 US News & World Report (USNWR) ranks CS@NJIT 91st. USNWR ranks US Computer Science programs. According to USNWR, the Computer Science Department at NJIT is ranked 91st in the US in the most recent (2010) survey. NJIT overall is ranked 115th. Other NJIT programs ranked were the Mathematics (ranked 98th), Physics (ranked 133rd), and Engineering (86th). For more information USNWR rankings of US CS Departments. For more information USNWR rankings of NJIT science departments (includes CS).
R6. 2011 US News & World Report (USNWR) ranks CS@NJIT 91st. USNWR ranks US Computer Science programs. According to USNWR, the Computer Science Department at NJIT is ranked 91st in the US in the most recent (2011) survey. NJIT overall is ranked 139th. Other NJIT programs ranked were the Mathematics (ranked 98th), Physics (ranked 133rd), and Engineering (92th). For more information USNWR rankings of US CS Departments. For more information USNWR rankings of NJIT science departments (includes CS).

Earning potential-based rankings of payscale.com and/or Bloomberg/Businessweek.

R7. 2011-2012 Payscale.com rankings rank NJIT in the top 3% in its Payscale College Salary Report For more information, 2011-2012 Payscale College Salary Report A text-based version of the 2011-2012 Payscale College Salary Report (extracted text form)
R8. Payscale.com survey of salary ranges for NJIT Alumni employed as software engineers, developers or programmers. For more information, Payscale.com salary range for NJIT alumni employed as software engineers, developers or programmers.
R9. Payscale.com survey of Best US Engineering Colleges by salary potential: NJIT ranks 11th.. Payscale.com ranks US Colleges based on alumni salary surveys. According to payscale.com, NJIT ranks 11th/12th among Engineering Colleges in the US. For more information payscale.com rankings of US Engineering Colleges (full list).
R10. Payscale.com survey of Best Northeastern US Colleges by salary potential: NJIT ranks 25th/27th.. Payscale.com ranks US Colleges based on alumni salary surveys. According to the 2010 survey of payscale.com, NJIT ranks 27th among Northeaster US Colleges (private or public). In the 2011 survey of payscale.com NJIT ranks 25th. For more information payscale.com 2010/2011 rankings of Best Northeastern Colleges in the US by Salary Potential(full list).
R11. Payscale.com survey of Top State Universities by mid career salary NJIT ranks 4th/5th Payscale ranks NJIT 4th in its 2011 survey on mid-career median salary. Payscale ranks NJIT 5th in its 2010 survey on mid-career median salary. For more information Payscale.com Top state Universities (earning potential).

R12. 2012 Bloomberg/Businessweek and Payscale.com survey of Institutions based on 30-year Net Return for Graduates, NJIT ranks 18th (in-state)/ 23rd (out-of-state) out of 852 Colleges, i.e. roughly at the top 3% Based on 30-year Net Return on Investment NJIT ranks 81st/89th i.e. roughly at the top 10%. Bloomberg/Businessweek and Payscale.com rankings (sorted by 30-year Net return for Graduates).

2. CS Department Information and Enrollment Figures

Incoming Class (Fall 2010) and Fall 2010 Enrollment. In Fall 2010, we welcomed 72 full-time first-time freshman students, plus 34 transfer undergraduate students. A total of 91 new Master's students joined the Computer Science program, and 5 PhD students. Total enrollment in Computer Science undergraduate and graduate programs was 551 (301 for undergraduate and 250 for graduate of which 52 are PhD students). In addition the CS Department is the home for the Bioinformatics program (9 and 32 for a total enrollment of 41), the Computer and Business program (12 and 13 for a 25 total), and the graduate Software engineering program (Master's level enrollment at 11). Overall Department enrollment in all four programs is 628 students.

Enrollment Fall 2010
Program	BS	MS	PhD	Total
Computer Science	301	198	52	551
Bioinformatics	9	32	N/A	41
Computer and Business	12	13	N/A	25
Software Engineering	N/A	11	N/A	11

Fall 2011 Enrollment.

Enrollment Fall 2011
Program	BS	MS	PhD	Total
Computer Science	314	220	39	573
Bioinformatics	5	34	N/A	39
Computer and Business	10	13	N/A	23
Software Engineering	N/A	12	N/A	12

More detailed CS enrollment information is available through NJIT Enrollment data maintained by NJIT's Institutional Research and Planning. Tuition information is available at Institutional Research and Planning's Factbook entry and pointers for Tuition information.

Last modified May 24, 2012, 09:34

Go back to the Web-page of Alex. Gerbessiotis.