Hoboken, NJ · Private · 4,222 undergraduates · suburban
Stevens Institute of Technology
Selective
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.- Admission
- 43.4% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 87.5%
14,170 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$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
14,170About 43 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
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.
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.
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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
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
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.
Make institutional fit specific
Stevens threads design through every engineering year rather than reserving hands-on project work for a single senior capstone.
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.
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.
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+
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.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
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
Admits separately
Computer Science
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Computer Engineering
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Business Administration, Management and Operations
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Applied Mathematics
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.
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.
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.
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.