Stevens Institute of Technology

Stevens Institute of Technology is a private school founded in 1870. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 4,026 (Fall 2023) and a 55-acre campus located in the city. The university operates on a semester-based academic calendar. Stevens Institute of Technology is ranked 76th among national universities in the 2025 edition of Best Colleges. Its tuition and fees are $63,462.

Emphasizing innovation and entrepreneurship, Stevens Institute of Technology is a research-intensive school known primarily for its engineering, science and management programs. Incoming students must be appropriately tech-savvy and can take advantage of a special school discount on a laptop computer that works with specialized software. Students can choose the cooperative education track, a five-year program with alternating classes and full-time paid work most semesters. Students enrolled in the Stevens Cooperative Education Program complete their first and fifth years at Stevens and pay tuition for only four years.

With a focus on science and technology, Stevens has four colleges, including the College of Liberal Arts. The College takes a unique approach to traditional liberal arts education, as the curriculum emphasizes the intersection of the arts and humanities with science and technology.

The campus is located in Hoboken, New Jersey and is home to more than 100 clubs and organizations, including approximately 15 fraternities and sororities. The school offers a four-year housing guarantee, and more than 60% students choose to live on campus. The campus is located along the Hudson River and is a short boat or subway ride to New York City. The Stevens Ducks compete in the NCAA Division III Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC). Through the school's Adopt-a-Team program, all student-athletes have a faculty mentor to help them juggle athletics and academics.

Prior to 1971, the school enrolled only male students, and now women make up 30% of the student body.Notable Stevens alumni include Alfred W. Fielding, one of the inventors of bubble wrap packaging materials, and Frederick Winslow Taylor, the father of scientific management. ).