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Computer Science (CS) Department at NJIT : Facts

General Statistics (As of Spring 2020 or as otherwise stated)

Enrollment (Fall 2019 through Fall 2016) and Degrees (FY18:Jul 1, 2017- Jun 30, 2018 or prior FY)

Prior Enrollment figures can be retrieved from an earlier version of this page; URLs are provided at the very top of this page.

Enrollment Fall 2019
Program BS MS PhD Total
Computer Science 1068 360 78 1506
Bioinformatics 5 10 N/A 15
Computing and Business 31 4 N/A 35
Software Engineering N/A 33 N/A 33
Cyber Security and Privacy N/A 50 N/A 50
Data Science N/A 133 N/A 133
Enrollment Fall 2018
Program BS MS PhD Total
Computer Science 904 400 71 1375
Bioinformatics 11 14 N/A 25
Computing and Business 29 8 N/A 37
Software Engineering N/A 31 N/A 31
Cyber Security and Privacy N/A 51 N/A 51
Data Science N/A 76 N/A 76
Enrollment Fall 2017
Program BS MS PhD Total
Computer Science 725 442 59 1226
Bioinformatics 7 20 N/A 27
Computing and Business 24 7 N/A 31
Software Engineering N/A 40 N/A 40
Cyber Security and Privacy N/A 41 N/A 41
Data Mining N/A 5 N/A 5
Data Science N/A 3 N/A 3
Degrees FY 2019
Program BS MS PhD Total
Computer Science 144 214 8 366
Bioinformatics 1 5 N/A 6
Computing and Business 2 2 N/A 4
Software Engineering N/A 14 N/A 14
Cyber Security and Privacy N/A 18 N/A 18
CCS (College Wide) - - - 852*
NJIT (Institute Wide) - - - 2807
Degrees FY 2017
Program BS MS PhD Total
Computer Science 101 291 8 400
Bioinformatics 3 7 N/A 10
Computing and Business 3 1 N/A 4
Software Engineering N/A 12 N/A 12
Cyber Security and Privacy N/A 12 N/A 12
CCS (College Wide) - - - 835*
NJIT (Institute Wide) - - - 2951
Enrollment Fall 2016
Program BS MS PhD Total
Computer Science 643 526 54 1223
Bioinformatics 11 16 N/A 27
Computing and Business 24 5 N/A 29
Software Engineering N/A 37 N/A 37
Cyber Security and Privacy N/A 31 N/A 31
Degrees FY 2016
Program BS MS PhD Total
Computer Science 90 218 6 314
Bioinformatics 3 5 N/A 8
Computing and Business 4 5 N/A 9
Software Engineering N/A 4 N/A 4
Cyber Security and Privacy N/A 16 N/A 16
CCS (College Wide) 274 403 9 690*
NJIT (Institute Wide) - - - 2724

New Students (Fall 2015 and Fall 2014)

  • Fall 2015
    • Undergraduate Students - 92 first-time full-time freshmen (FTFTF) , 78 transfer students and 7 readmits in the BS in Computer Science. (Note that admissions requirements have changed in Fall 2013; students who would otherwise be admitted directly for the BS in CS are now addmitted into the College with major selection to be made after the freshman year: there are 67 Undecided student.)
    • Graduate Students (Master's and Doctoral levels) FTF) 231 for the MS in CS and 16 new PhD students for the PhD in CS.
    • The College (CCS) admitted 205 new Freshmen, 23 Readmits, 167 Transfer students, 400 Master's students and 17 PhD students. The majority of them are headed towards computer science.
  • Fall 2014
    • Undergraduate Students - 99 first-time full-time freshmen (FTFTF) , 74 transfer students and few readmits in the BS in Computer Science. (Note that admissions requirements have changed in Fall 2013; students who would otherwise be admitted directly for the BS in CS are now addmitted into the College with major selection to be made after the freshman year.)
    • Graduate Students (Master's and Doctoral levels) FTF) 166 for the MS in CS and 7 new PhD students for the PhD in CS.
New Students Fall 2015
Program BS MS PhD Total
Computer Science 92+78+7 231 16 424
Bioinformatics 4+2 +0 10 N/A 16
Computing and Business 2+1+0 0 N/A 3
Software Engineering N/A 12 N/A 12
Cyber Security and Privacy N/A 11 N/A 11
New Students Fall 2014
Program BS MS PhD Total
Computer Science 99+74+7 166 7 353
Bioinformatics 2+3+0 2 N/A 7
Computing and Business 5+2+0 3 N/A 10
Software Engineering N/A 12 N/A 12
Cyber Security and Privacy N/A 12 N/A 12

Rankings (CS Department Rankings)

Worldwide or National Rankings

  • 2019 NTUR rankings. The 2019 National Taiwan University Ranking (Performance ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities) ranks CS@NJIT 23 in the USA, and CS@NJIT 108 worldwide (2019).
  • 2018 NTUR rankings. The 2018 National Taiwan University Ranking (Performance ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities) ranks CS@NJIT 30 in the USA, and CS@NJIT 128 worldwide (2018).
  • 2017 NTUR rankings. The 2017 National Taiwan University Ranking (Performance ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities) ranks CS@NJIT 37 in the USA, and CS@NJIT 136 worldwide (2017).
  • 2016 NTUR rankings. The 2016 National Taiwan University Ranking (Performance ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities) ranks CS@NJIT 43 in the USA, and CS@NJIT 146 worldwide (2016).
  • 2015 CWCU rankings. The Center for World-Class Universities of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CWCU) ranks CS@NJIT 76-100 worldwide (2015). An implied national ranking ranks CS@NJIT 40-47 in the USA (2015). (Only Department of NJIT ranked.)
  • 2015 NTUR rankings. The 2015 National Taiwan University Ranking (Performance ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities) ranks CS@NJIT 50 in the USA, and CS@NJIT 155 worldwide (2015).
  • 2014 CWCU rankings. The Center for World-Class Universities of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CWCU) ranks CS@NJIT 76-100 worldwide (2014). An implied national ranking ranks CS@NJIT 41-48 in the USA (2014). (Only Department of NJIT ranked.)
  • 2014 NTUR rankings. The 2014 National Taiwan University Ranking (Performance ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities) ranks CS@NJIT 50 in the USA, and CS@NJIT 150 worldwide (2014).
  • 2013 CWCU rankings. CWCU ranked CS@NJIT 51-75 worldwide (2013). (Only Department of NJIT ranked.)
  • 2013 NTUR rankings. The 2013 National Taiwan University Ranking (Performance ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities) ranks CS@NJIT 61 in the USA, and 184 worldwide (2014).
  • 2012 CWCU rankings. CWCU ranked CS@NJIT 76-100 worldwide (2012). (Only Department of NJIT ranked.)
  • 2011 ARWU rankings. Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) ranked CS@NJIT 51-75 worldwide (2011). (Only Department of NJIT ranked.)
  • 2010 ARWU rankings. ARWU ranked CS@NJIT 52-75 worldwide (2010). (Only Department of NJIT ranked.)
NTUR 2019 Program rankings
Index NJIT Program 2019 NTUR International/National Rank
1 Computer Science 108@World and 23@USA
2 Engineering 301-350@World and among 114 US entries it is not in the top 71 ranked
2 Chemical Engineering 401-450@World and among 103 US entries it is not in the top 56 ranked
2 Civil Engineering 401-450@World and among 119 US entries it is not in the top 68 ranked
2 Electrical Engin. 121@World and 31@USA among 120 US entries
3 Mathematics -
4 Mechanical Engin. 301-350@World and among 114 US entries it is not in the top 62 ranked
NTUR 2018 Program rankings
Index NJIT Program 2018 NTUR International/National Rank
1 Computer Science 128@World and 30@USA among 121 US entries
2 Engineering 301-350@World and among 114 US entries it is not in the top 71 ranked
2 Chemical Engineering 401-450@World and among 103 US entries it is not in the top 56 ranked
2 Civil Engineering 351-400@World and among 119 US entries it is not in the top 68 ranked
2 Electrical Engin. 144@World and 38@USA among 120 US entries
3 Mathematics -
4 Mechanical Engin. 301-350@World and among 114 US entries it is not in the top 62 ranked
NTUR 2017 Program rankings
Index NJIT Program 2017 NTUR International/National Rank
1 Computer Science 136th in the world/ 37th in USA
2 Electrical Engin. 165th in the world/ 44th in USA
3 Mathematics -
4 Mechanical Engin. 223th in the world/ 48th in USA
NTUR 2016 Program rankings
Index NJIT Program 2016 NTUR International/National Rank
1 Computer Science 146th in the world/ 43th in USA
2 Electrical Engin. 181th in the world/ 49th in USA
3 Mathematics -
4 Mechanical Engin. 238th in the world/ 55th in USA
5 Computer Engin. -
6 Civil Engin. -
7 Physics -
8 Environmental Engin. -
9 Chemical Engin. -
10Industrial Engin. -
US News & World Report 2014-2016 Program Rankings
Rank NJIT Program 2014-2016 National Rank (Percent) Nominal Rank out of
1 Computer Science 50% 90 out of 177
2 Electrical Engin. 57% 77 out of 134
3 Mathematics 59% 103 out of 172
4 Mechanical Engin. 66% 88 out of 132
5 Computer Engin. 67% 63 out of 94
6 Civil Engin. 71% 84 out of 118
7 Physics 73% 131 out of 178
8 Environmental Engin. 82% 68 out of 82
9 Chemical Engin. 84% 74 out of 88
10Industrial Engin. 88% 70 out of 79
ARWU/CWCU 2015 Program rankings
Index NJIT Program 2015 International/National Rank
1 Computer Science 76-100 in the world/ 40-47 in USA
2 Electrical Engin. -
3 Mathematics -
4 Mechanical Engin. -
5 Computer Engin. -
6 Civil Engin. -
7 Physics -
8 Environmental Engin. -
9 Chemical Engin. -
10Industrial Engin. -

Microsoft Research (Top Organizations in Computer Science Worldwide and in North America)

  • CS@NJIT ranks 110 out of 2334 organizations in North America.
  • CS@NJIT ranks 191 out of 11340 organizations worldwide.

National Research Council

  • National Research Council ranked CS@NJIT 41-97 based on research criteria out of 128 doctoral US programs (2010).
  • National Research Council ranked CS@NJIT 66-104 overall out of 128 doctoral programs in the US (2010). (Source: http://chronicle.com/article/NRC-Rankings-Overview-/124721/)

American Society for Engineering Education

  • (2013) CS Program ranked 5th in the US based on number of degrees (171 total) awarded by a CS program outside of Engineering (2013). Overall ranking is 11th if CS programs within Engineering are included. (Source: 2014 ASEE report: Engineering by the Numbers, page 18.)
  • (2011) CS Program ranked 5th in the US based on number of degrees (163 total) awarded by a CS program outside of Engineering (2011). Overall ranking is 6th if CS programs within Engineering are included. (Source: 2011 ASEE report: Engineering by the Numbers, page 18.)

US News & World Report

  • CS program ranked 91st out of 188 (2018). (1st at NJIT.) [Note that these rankings posted in late March 2018]
  • CS program ranked 90th out of 176 (2016). (1st at NJIT.) [Note that these rankings posted in March 2015 and labeled '2016' are rankings obtained in 2014.]
  • CS program ranked 90th out of 177 (2014). (1st at NJIT.)

Other rankings

  • Salary range of BS in CS graduates according to payscale.com: $57K-131K with median at 94K (2013). (4th highest at NJIT.)
  • Salary range of MS in CIS graduates according to payscale.com: $60K-144K with median at 102K (2013) . (4th highest at NJIT.)
  • Salary range of MS in CS graduates according to payscale.com: $60K-137K with median at 98.5K (2013) . (5th highest at NJIT.)
  • Research Funding (Federal Funding levels). NSF lists "Computer Sciences"@NJIT 99 out 436.

NJIT (Institutional) Rankings

  • US News & World Report ranks NJIT 97th in the US (2020, published September 2019), Prior rankings include 139th in the US (2013), 150th in the US (2014), 149th in the US (2015).
  • Payscale.com ranks NJIT in the top 2% (27th out of 1486 Schools), in Overall College Return on Investment (2013).
  • Payscale.com ranks NJIT in the top 2% (6th out of 434 Schools), in ROI for Public Universities (2013).
  • Payscale.com ranks NJIT in the top 3% (13th out of 434 Schools), in mid-career salary rank for state schools (2013).
  • Bloomberg/Businessweek and Payscale.com survey of Institutions based on 30-year Net Return on Investmant including aid for Graduates only, ranks NJIT in the top 2%, 23rd out of 1248 Universities. (Oct 2012.)
  • Bloomberg/Businessweek and Payscale.com survey of Institutions based on 30-year Net Return on Investmant, ranks NJIT in the top 6%, 66rd out of 1248 Universities. (Oct 2012.)
  • Payscale.com's Schools for Sports Fans by Salary Potential ranks NJIT 25th out of 348 Colleges/Universities (2013).
  • US News & World Report program rankings (2014).
    • 1. Computer Science 90 out of approximately 177 programs
    • 2. Electrical Engineering 77 out of approximately 134 programs
    • 3. Mathematics 103 out of approximately 172 programs
    • 4. Mechanical Engineering 88 out of approximately 132 programs
    • 5. Computer Engineering 63 out of approximately 94 programs
    • 6. Civil Engineering 84 out of approximately 118 programs
    • 7. Physics 131 out of approximately 178 programs
    • 8. Environm. Engineering 68 out of approximately 82 programs
    • 9. Chemical Engineering 74 out of approximately 88 programs
    • 10. Industrial Engineering 70 out of approximately 79 programs
  • US News & World Report program rankings (2013).
    • 1. Electrical Engineering 76 out of approximately 134 programs
    • 2. Computer Science 91 out of approximately 156 programs
    • 3. Mathematics 98 out of approximately 164 programs
    • 4. Computer Engineering 58 out of approximately 94 programs
    • 5. Civil Engineering 80 out of approximately 118 programs
    • 6. Environm. Engineering 64 out of approximately 82 programs
    • =. Physics 133 out of approximately 169 programs
    • =. Mechanical Engineering 104 out of approximately 132 programs
    • 9. Industrial Engineering 64 out of approximately 79 programs
    • 10. Chemical Engineering 88 out of approximately 95 programs
  • Payscale.com Salary by degree (undergraduate) 2013.
    • 1st BS Electrical Engin Techn. $75K-$150K
    • 2nd BS Mechanical Engineering $39K-$144K
    • 3rd BS Industrial Engineering $66K-$134K
    • 4th BS Computer Science $57K-$131K
    • 5th BS Electrical Engineering $51K-$130K
    • 6th BS Chemical Engineering $45K-$123K
    • 7th BS Computer Engineering $50K-$122K
    • 8th B Architecture $30K-$118K
    • 9th BS Civil Engineering $38K-$109K
    • 10th BS Information Technology $36K-$94K
  • Payscale.com Salary by degree (master's level) 2013.
    • 1st MS Chemical Engineering $46K-$178K
    • 2nd MS Mechanical Engineering $37K-$157K
    • 3rd MBA $46K-$155K
    • 4th MS Computer&Info Science* $60K-$144K
    • 5th MS Computer Science* $60K-$137K
    • 6th MS Biomedical Engineering $48K-$136K
    • 7th MS Electrical Engineering $40K-$112K
    • 8th MS Engineering Management $45K-$112K
    • 9th M Architecture $52K-$100K
    • 10th MS Information Systems $50K-$94K

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