Stevens Institute of Technology

Founded: 1870   Total Students: 7,257+

Overview

Stevens Institute of Technology is named for the distinguished family known as "America's First Family of Inventors." The Stevens family changed the face of American engineering forever, designing steamboats, locomotives, railroad tracks and a host of other technical innovations that powered a new nation.

When inventor Edwin A. Stevens died in 1868, his will provided for the establishment of the university that now bears his family’s name. Two years later, in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology opened, offering a rigorous engineering curriculum leading to the degree of Mechanical Engineer following a course of study firmly grounded both in scientific principles and the humanities.

Over subsequent decades, Stevens grew by leaps and bounds, evolving from a relatively small four-year undergraduate college of engineering into a leading global technical institution with particular strengths in key fields such as defense, maritime engineering, management and finance. The university produced two Nobel Prize winners and countless new technologies, including a new process for producing synthetic penicillin.

In 1971, Stevens opened its doors to women for the first time. In 1982, Stevens became the first major U.S. educational institution to require students to purchase and use personal computers in the classroom. At approximately this same time, Stevens also developed one of the nation’s first intranets, foretelling a revolution in information technology.

Stevens is a vibrant community home to more than 100 student clubs and organizations from student government, fraternity and sorority life, community service and more!

Programs Offered in Stevens Institute of Technology

  • 4-Year Bachelor's Degree
  • Master's Degree
  • Highlights

    • 7200+ Undergraduate and graduate students (fall 2019)
    • 95% of calss 2020 graduates secured jobs and admission to prestgious graduate programs within 6 months of graduation
    • Top 20 For the best 20-year return on investment for graduate,2020 payscale college ROI Report
    • 1870 Founded by family of invertors, stevens is one the oldest and most presigious techonology universties in the U.S
    • 34 Undergraduate Majors
    • 56 Master's degree programs
    • 22 Ph.D. programs (plus two interdisciplinary programs)
    • 100+ Graduate certificates
    • 25 Sports Stevens fields 25 NCAA Division III varsity sports and has several national championships that show the stevens commitment to excellence lives on and of the field.
    • Top 50 Named in The Princeton Review's 2017 Colleges That create Futures: 50 Schools that Launch careers by Going Buyond the calssroom
    • 94% Retention A strong first-year retention rate means student satisfaction runs high

    Campus Detail

    Main Campus Address

    1 Castle Point Terrace, Hoboken, NJ 07030, United States