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Hoboken, NJ · Private · 4,222 undergraduates · suburban

Stevens Institute of Technology

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Stevens threads design through every engineering year rather than reserving hands-on project work for a single senior capstone.

Institutional profile

Well established Strong in career outcomes, and solid in mobility.
Academic Solid Affordability Steady Career Strong Mobility Solid Experience Steady
Academic standing Solid
Affordability Steady
Career outcomes Strong
Mobility Solid
Student experience Steady
Admission
43.4% admitted

14,170 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

Compare recent average annual costs by household income

Completion
87.5%

$108,772 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Stevens Institute of Technology apart

Academic design

The engineering Design Spine places students in design-focused courses across successive semesters, culminating in a multi-semester senior design project.

Campus pattern

The compact Hoboken campus sits on the Hudson waterfront facing Manhattan, combining a residential campus with immediate rail and ferry access to New York.

A signature opportunity

The Design Spine makes repeated team design, prototyping, and problem solving a continuous engineering sequence from first year through graduation.

Can I get in?

43.4% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

14,170

About 43 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 43.4%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1370–1500
12801580
ACT middle 50%31–34
2936

Of admitted students, 40% submitted an SAT, and 8% submitted an ACT. Because ACT scores came from few admitted students, the range describes that self-selected group rather than the full class.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA53%

In the season card

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Stevens Institute of Technology, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

See where I land

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What Stevens Institute of Technology weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
See what counts here

What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

The engineering Design Spine places students in design-focused courses across successive semesters, culminating in a multi-semester senior design project.

02

Make institutional fit specific

Stevens threads design through every engineering year rather than reserving hands-on project work for a single senior capstone.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Early DecisionNov 15
Early Decision IIJan 5
Early ActionDec 1
Regular DecisionJan 5
Fee and waiver$75 application fee

Fee waiver: accepted

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$91,294
Average annual cost after aid$41,000
Affordability profileSteady

In the season card

Average annual cost by household income at Stevens Institute of Technology

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
Open the price by income

Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years87.5%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one94%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$108,772

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Mechanical Engineering

Recent graduates180
Median earnings$100,554

Admits separately

Computer Science

Recent graduates156
Median earnings$138,468

Admits separately

Computer Engineering

Recent graduates110
Median earnings$124,037

Admits separately

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates91
Median earnings$108,400

Admits separately

Applied Mathematics

Recent graduates77
Median earnings$156,419

What is campus life like?

Stevens Institute of Technology beyond the classroom

The compact Hoboken campus sits on the Hudson waterfront facing Manhattan, combining a residential campus with immediate rail and ferry access to New York.

Academics

A defining academic feature

The engineering Design Spine places students in design-focused courses across successive semesters, culminating in a multi-semester senior design project.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The compact Hoboken campus sits on the Hudson waterfront facing Manhattan, combining a residential campus with immediate rail and ferry access to New York.

Signature opportunity

A reason to look closer

The Design Spine makes repeated team design, prototyping, and problem solving a continuous engineering sequence from first year through graduation.

4,222 undergraduatesMid-Atlanticsuburban setting81.2% of first-year students live on campus