Stevens' founding family revolutionized the field of engineering, and we continue to build upon that commitment to excellence today. Attracted by the big challenges, our students and faculty create applications and innovative solutions for AI, computing, finance, medicine, nanotech and more.
Stevens has been providing it for decades.
Through inspired mentorship from our talented faculty. With support for diverse students from our STEP Program. With a full suite of health and wellness services. With the Lor-El Center for Women and Leadership. With career guidance from our award-winning Career Center. And so much more.
Seven thousand students, 300 faculty. One jewel of a campus, beside one amazing city, in a top-3 college town. Countless ideas. Infinite questions. And answers that matter. This is Stevens.
At Stevens Institute of Technology, the impossible becomes possible. We take the spark of an idea and make it real.
Our students work together in interdisciplinary teams to create new products, solutions and services. Our faculty produce groundbreaking research that enables better planning and policy; improves healthcare and treatment; builds our understanding of critical questions; shares useful insight; and makes life safer, more secure and more comfortable. Our partners in industry work with us to transform business, create the future and tackle the big challenges.
On a green hilltop campus, just the right size and right across the river from New York City, we teach the next generations of leaders and thinkers — the dreamers and doers — to explore with their minds but also to follow their hearts. We teach them to innovate, anticipate, collaborate. We prepare them for careers and further education, prepare them to arrive and thrive in the real world. And they do thrive, spectacularly.
A Stevens education is unique. We challenge and prepare students in ways they never knew possible. We teach how, through collaboration, the greatest gains are realized. By the time graduates have passed through our doors, they have experienced teamwork, project management, hustle and hope. And they have been prepared to achieve the futures they have always envisioned.
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Stevens President Nariman Farvardin has served the university since July 2011. Working with his cabinet, the Stevens Board of Trustees and an advisory Leadership Council, and guided by a detailed 10-year Strategic Plan, his leadership reflects Stevens' commitments to collaboration, impact and the leveraging of technology to solve society's most pressing challenges.
Stevens' unique blend of technological education and applied learning opportunities prepares our students for the real world — and recruiters notice. We offer entrepreneurship coursework to first-year students; a wide choice of interdisciplinary majors; and unparalleled access to highly ranked internships and cooperative education. Most Stevens seniors also participate in year-long team capstone projects.
Stevens is situated in the ideal location, in a top-3 college town (Hoboken) and positioned directly across the Hudson River from New York City -- the financial and cultural hub of the world, and a rising center of technology innovation. A 55-acre hilltop campus, just minutes from the city by train, bus or ferry? Now that's access to opportunity.
Floods. Hurricanes. Alzheimer's disease. Breast cancer. Hackers. Stevens researchers address the hard questions, try the novel approaches, go the extra steps and develop the real-world applications that make the crucial difference — saving lives, protecting privacy, helping people make better decisions, and ensuring a safer, healthier, more secure world.
"Most Innovative Schools" in the nation, U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges 2018 rankings.
undergraduate and graduate students (fall 2018)
of Class of 2018 graduates secured jobs and admission to prestigious graduate programs within 6 months of graduation
For the best 20-year return on investment for graduates, 2018 PayScale College ROI Report.
Founded by a family of inventors, Stevens is one of the oldest and most prestigious technology universities in the U.S.
Stevens fields 26 NCAA Division III varsity sports and has several national championships that show the Stevens commitment to excellence lives on and off the field.
Named in The Princeton Review’s 2017 "Colleges That Create Futures: 50 Schools That Launch Careers By Going Beyond the Classroom."
A strong first-year retention rate means student satisfaction runs high
acres of green lawns, distinctive buildings and unparalleled views of New York
Awarded for “College City Gets High Marks” in Princeton Review’s “The Best 384 Colleges” 2019
College Campuses in New Jersey, 2018 Niche rankings
Colleges with the Smallest Gender Gap in Earnings from Graduates, Forbes 2018
The average starting salary for the Class of 2018
Awarded for "Best Career Placement" from The Princeton Review’s "The Best Value Colleges," 2019
for Internships in The Princeton Review's "The Best Value Colleges," 2019
Stevens students and alumni don’t wait for opportunity to knock. Through determination, imagination, ingenuity and hard work, they create their own opportunities in pursuit of their dreams. And there’s no better place to make things happen than at Stevens.
Growing up in a musical family, the Grammy-nominated drummer of Slipknot knew he had to have his business wits about him to sustain his musical pursuits.
Namankita's passion for data science and machine learning, sparked at Stevens, led to career building internships and a $5,000 scholarship award.
The computer engineering senior felt right at home at Facebook’s Menlo Park campus, where he was expected to make an impact.
Just two years out of school, the first-time entrepreneur created an international cybersecurity consulting firm at the height of the global financial crisis.
The avionics chief engineer for the International Space Station has been hooked on space exploration since watching a rocket launch in the 1960s.
A dual major in computer science and visual arts & technology, the BuzzFeed engineer looks at software engineering through a digital design lens.
The creator behind one of YouTube's most influential channels reveals how he sets himself apart from other tech reviewers.
Christina wanted an immersive experience in the medical products industry. She achieved that and more through an internship in Sydney.
Explore our videos about life at Stevens, including the supportive atmosphere we create for women seeking STEM educations and careers; the entrepreneurial thinking and mentorship built into a Stevens education; and the ultimate return on an investment in the university: preparation for, and a pathway to, a successful future.
VIDEO: Women in STEM: Designing and Creating the Future
Stevens gives talented women the space, a community and the freedom to achieve their dreams in the STEM fields of their choosing. See how.
VIDEO: Why Aspiring Entrepreneurs Choose Stevens
At Stevens, there's no such thing as failure — only experience and insight. Stevens is where dreamers and makers come to bring their ideas to life. We welcome those who think differently.
VIDEO: How Stevens Prepares You For Career Success
A Stevens education opens so many doors, preparing you for a career without limits where anything is possible. Our students achieve some of the very best post-graduation outcomes in the nation.
The Stevens student experience takes in much more than classroom time and research in the lab. The university offers team and intramural athletics; more than 100 student clubs; a regular program of stage, music and other arts; and plenty of other opportunities for personal growth, creation of community and new friendship.
Stevens student-athletes defy one-dimensional stereotypes and thrive on competition. Combining smarts, character and grit, they compete at the highest levels in 26 varsity sports, capturing NCAA individual and team championships.
Dramatic theater that speaks to the human condition. Broadway-style shows that lift our spirits. Musical ensembles that make our hearts sing. At Stevens, we believe the ability to creatively solve problems is allied to a passion for the arts. And the multi-talented women and men of Stevens who fearlessly explore the artistic possibilities embody this creative energy.
Income equality. Environmental sustainability. Educational reform. Stevens students aren’t content to sit on the sidelines. Embracing the roles of citizen and leader, they’re change makers intent on making a difference in the broader community in which they live.