Stevens Institute of Technology

Stevens Institute of Technology is a moderately selective private nonprofit college in Hoboken, New Jersey. It admits about 1 in 2 applicants, graduates 87% of its students within six years, and its former students earn a median $108,772 ten years after starting college, more than 97% of the New Jersey colleges we cover.

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Acceptance rate
48%

More selective than 94% of New Jersey colleges we cover.

College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class

What your family pays
$41,346 /yr

Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.

Sticker price $79,790. College Scorecard.

Graduation rate
87%

Higher than 89% of New Jersey colleges we cover and 94% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.

Within 6 years · College Scorecard

Earnings after college
$108,772

Higher than 97% of New Jersey colleges we cover and 99% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.

Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard

Stevens Institute of Technology acceptance rate & admissions

Of 14,170 applicants, Stevens Institute of Technology admitted 6,156 and 1,024 enrolled (IPEDS, Fall 2023 entering class). The middle half of enrolled first-year students scored 1380–1505 on the SAT or 31–34 on the ACT.

14,170
Applied
6,156
Admitted
1,024
Enrolled

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class

SAT total, middle 50% of first-years1380–1505
ACT composite, middle 50% of first-years31–34
First-years who sent SAT scores40%
First-year students who return94%
Pell Grant recipients20%
First-generation students15%
Women / men34% / 66%

Test scores: College Scorecard, Fall 2024. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS

Stevens Institute of Technology tuition, cost & net price

What families actually pay per year, by income

Average net price after grants and scholarships for students who receive federal aid. Tap your income band.

College Scorecard, latest reported year (federal aid recipients)

Sticker price (before aid)

Tuition & fees$63,462
Housing & meals, on campus$18,650
Books & supplies$1,200
Total cost of attendance$79,790

IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard

Median debt at graduation$23,250
Loan default rate1.7%3-year rate, 2017 repayment cohort

College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal

Full cost breakdown, in-state vs out-of-state →

What Stevens Institute of Technology costs to finish, and how fast it pays back

Graduates of Stevens Institute of Technology took 4.3 years on average to finish, so the yearly price adds up to the total below. Payback compares former students' earnings with what high school graduates earn in New Jersey. The figures follow your residency and income choices above.

Family incomeNet price / yrCost to finishYears to pay back
$0–30k$27,221$115,9611.6 years
$30–48k$27,603$117,5891.6 years
$48–75k$33,102$141,0152.0 years
$75–110k$38,095$162,2852.3 years
$110k+$49,538$211,0322.9 years

Cost to finish = yearly price × 4.3 years, the average time graduates took (69% finished in 4 years; students who entered fall 2017, IPEDS). Years to pay back = cost to finish ÷ the earnings gain: median earnings of former students 10 years after starting ($108,772) minus $36,661 for high school graduates ages 25-34 in NJ (Census ACS 2020-2024), a gain of $72,111 a year. Before taxes, loan interest and earnings given up while in school. Method

College Scorecard (net price, earnings); IPEDS Graduation Rates (time to finish); U.S. Census Bureau ACS (high school earnings). Calculated by EducationGuide.

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Stevens Institute of Technology majors, earnings & careers

Stevens Institute of Technology offers 31 bachelor's majors across 7 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.

  • Engineering · 12
  • Science & Math · 7
  • Business & Finance · 3
  • Technology & Computing · 3
  • Arts & Design · 2
  • Humanities & Languages · 2
  • Social Sciences & Public Service · 2

Highest-earning majors at Stevens Institute of Technology

MajorEarnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Applied Mathematics$156,419$25,841
Computer Science$138,468$27,000
Computer Engineering$124,037$26,930
Electrical Engineering$112,047$26,490
Business Administration$108,400$27,000
Engineering-Related Fields$101,798$26,975
Mechanical Engineering$100,554$26,520
Biomedical Engineering$99,842$27,000
Quick list of all 31 majors
  • Applied Mathematics$156,419
  • Biochemistry—
  • Biology—
  • Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology—
  • Biomedical Engineering$99,842
  • Business Administration$108,400
  • Chemical Engineering$98,782
  • Chemistry—
  • Civil Engineering$92,609
  • Computer and Information Sciences—
  • Computer Engineering$124,037
  • Computer Science$138,468
  • Electrical Engineering$112,047
  • Engineering Physics—
  • Engineering-Related Fields$101,798
  • Engineering, Other$99,691
  • Environmental Engineering—
  • Human Resources—
  • Information Technology—
  • Liberal Arts / General Studies—
  • Literature—
  • Management Science / Analytics—
  • Mathematics—
  • Mechanical Engineering$100,554
  • Music$61,943
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering—
  • Physics—
  • Science, Technology and Society—
  • Social Sciences—
  • Studio Art—
  • Systems Engineering—

— means too few graduates to report earnings.

College Scorecard field of study, latest release

All majors by area with earnings 1 and 4 years out, and debt →

Mechanical Engineering → Mechanical engineer

$109,990
New York
$112,300
New Jersey
$104,110
U.S.

Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 11.2% from 2025 to 2035.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35

Business Administration → Management analyst

$124,390
New York
$105,820
New Jersey
$101,860
U.S.

Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 10.1% from 2025 to 2035.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35

Living in New York

Cost of living
13% above the U.S. average

Overall prices in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area.

BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024

Off-campus rent, 1 bedroom
$2,514/mo

2 bedrooms $2,792. Housing costs 49% above the U.S. average.

HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027

Weather
40° / 85°

January and July average highs. 50 inches of rain a year, 30 inches of snow.

NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020

Natural hazard risk
Relatively High

Highest: tornado (relatively high); river flooding (relatively high); coastal flooding (very high); heat wave (relatively high); winter weather (relatively high).

FEMA National Risk Index, Hudson County

Campus & students

Total enrollment (incl. graduate)8,842
First-year students from New Jersey64%
Next most common home statesNew York, Pennsylvania, California
AthleticsNCAA Division III without football · 13 sports
Undergraduate degrees awarded, 2023-24100% bachelor's
Campus typePrimarily residential
Student bodyWhite 47% · Asian 21% · Hispanic 17% · Two or more 4%International 3%

IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute

Hudson County at a glance

Population718,323
Median household income$91,795
Adults with a bachelor's degree49%
Median age36

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024

Compare Stevens Institute of Technology with similar schools

Similar private colleges in New Jersey by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.

SchoolAcceptanceYou'd payGraduationEarnings, 10 yrsPrice gap
Stevens Institute of Technology48%$41,34687%$108,772This school
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel51%$10,01691%—
Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel54%$15,08689%—
Beth Medrash Govoha———$47,544
Drew University68%$24,28070%$63,646

College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.

Why the price is different

Stevens Institute of Technology would cost you $31,330 more per year than Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel, on average.

  • Higher sticker price at Stevens Institute of Technology, mostly from higher tuition & fees (+$53,862).
  • Stevens Institute of Technology gives aided families $31,410 more in grants, on average.
Per year, New Jersey residentStevens Institute of TechnologyYeshiva Gedola Tiferes YerachmielDifference
Tuition & fees$63,462$9,600+$53,862
Books & supplies$1,200$300+$900
Housing & meals$18,650$1,350+$17,300
Personal & travel$1,050$6,000−$4,950
Living-at-home adjustment−$4,572−$200−$4,372
Sticker price$79,790$17,050+$62,740
Average grants−$38,444−$7,034−$31,410
You pay$41,346$10,016+$31,330

“+” means Stevens Institute of Technology costs more; “−” means it costs less. Grants are the sticker price minus the net price. Cost items: IPEDS, on-campus budget. Sticker and net price: College Scorecard, latest reported year; the adjustment reconciles the two. Net price is an average for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid, not a quote.

Common questions about Stevens Institute of Technology

What is the Stevens Institute of Technology acceptance rate?

Stevens Institute of Technology accepts 48% of applicants (College Scorecard). In the latest IPEDS admissions year, 6,156 of 14,170 applicants were admitted. The middle half of enrolled first-year students scored 1380–1505 on the SAT or 31–34 on the ACT.

How much does Stevens Institute of Technology cost per year?

The sticker price (cost of attendance) is $79,790 a year. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $41,346 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $27,221 and families earning $110k+ pay $49,538.

How much do Stevens Institute of Technology graduates earn?

Former Stevens Institute of Technology students earn a median $108,772 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.

What is the Stevens Institute of Technology graduation rate?

87% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years, and 94% return for their second year.

How long does a Stevens Institute of Technology degree take to pay off?

For a family earning $48–75k, finishing at Stevens Institute of Technology costs about $141,015 after grants ($33,102 a year for 4.3 years, the average time graduates took). Former students earn a median $108,772 ten years after starting, $72,111 more than high school graduates in New Jersey ($36,661), so the cost is repaid in 2.0 years of that gain, before taxes and interest (EducationGuide calculation).

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Sources on this page: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; U.S. Census Bureau (ACS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HUD; NOAA; FEMA; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By); Wikidata. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Averages are not quotes; confirm costs with the school. How we score
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Cite this: “Stevens Institute of Technology: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/stevens-institute-of-technology (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).