Rankings and Recognition

Stevens Value

PayScale

• Ranked 12th in the nation among "top colleges with the highest paid graduates" in PayScale's 2020-21 College Salary Report.
• Ranked 17th in the nation for 20-year net return on investment for graduates in the 2020 College ROI Report.
• Ranked 2nd in the category of New Jersey Colleges by Salary Potential in the 2020-21 College Salary Report.

The Princeton Review

• Among "The Best Value Colleges," 2020
• Ranked 11th in the nation for "Best Career Placement," 2020.
• Top 15 for Internships, 2020.
• Among the 50 "Colleges That Create Futures," 2017.

Additional Rankings

• Ranked 14th in the nation for return on investment 40 years after enrollment, Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce's “A First Try at ROI," 2019
• Ranked 12th in the nation among the "100 colleges whose grads go on to earn the most" by Stacker, 2020
• Ranked 2nd in New Jersey As Strategic Investment for Undergraduates in WalletHub's 2020 College and University Rankings
• Ranked 2nd in the nation for "Colleges with the Smallest Gender Gap in Earnings from Graduates," Forbes 2018
• Ranked 4th in the nation among the “25 Colleges That Are Worth the Money” by CNBC, 2018
• Ranked among the "Top 25 STEM Colleges," Forbes 2018
• Ranked 25th among the "50 Best U.S. Colleges for Your Money," by Business Insider, 2018
• Ranked 5th in the nation among the "10 Private Colleges That Are Worth the Price" by CNBC, 2017
• Named one of the "15 Best Value Small Colleges for a Math Degree" by Best Value Schools, 2017.
• Ranked among the top 50 research universities in the nation by College Choice, 2016.
• Named by MarketWatch in 2016 as one of the top schools in the nation for getting women into STEM careers.
• Ranked among "The 15 Top Colleges With The Highest Earning Grads" by Forbes, 2019. 
  
• Ranked 1st in earnings among New Jersey college alumni by NJ Advance Media, 2018.
• Ranked 5th highest for median earnings by Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce in a 2015 study, "Your College: Where You Go and What You Make."
• Named by Money as one of the "25 Colleges That Can Land You a 6-Figure Career Without Grad School," 2015.
• Ranked 35th in the nation for value by The Economist, 2015.

Undergraduate

• Ranked 80th in the category of Best National Universities in U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges 2021 edition.
• Ranked 58th "Most Innovative Schools" in the nation U.S. News & World Report, 2021.
• Ranked 62nd in the nation for "Best Value Colleges," U.S. News & World Report, 2021.
• Among the Top 10 "Colleges With the Best Return on Investment," U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges, 2020.
• Ranked 1st in the nation for civil engineering, GradReports.com, 2020
• Ranked 6th in the nation for undergraduate business schools, GradReports.com, 2020
• Ranked 12th in the nation for electrical engineering, GradReports.com, 2020
• Ranked 5th in Best Degree Programs' list of "30 Great Small Colleges for STEM Degrees," 2020.

Graduate

• Ranked 77th in U.S. News and World Report's "2021 Best Business Schools."
• Ranked 21st in U.S. News and World Report's "2021 Business Analytics MBA Program, 
• Ranked 1st in the nation for online master's in software engineering, Guide to Online Schools, 2020
• Ranked among the 25 Best MBA Programs, GradReports.com, 2020
• Named one of the top on-campus MBA programs in the nation by The Princeton Review's "Best Business Schools for 2021.”
• Ranked 1st for online master’s in management information systems by Online College Plan, 2019.
• Ranked 2nd among the 15 Best Online MBA Degree Programs by Great Business Schools
• Ranked 8th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for Best Online Graduate Computer Information Technology Programs, 2021 edition.
• Ranked 21st in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for "Best Online Graduate Engineering Programs," 2021 edition.
• Ranked 14th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for "Best Online Graduate Business Programs (excluding MBA)," 2021 edition.
• Ranked 35th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for Best Online MBA Programs, 2021.
• Ranked 8th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report under "Best Online Engineering Specialties for Industrial (Systems) Engineering," 2021 edition
• Ranked 16th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for "Best Online MBA Specialties for Business Analytics," 2021 edition 
• Ranked 80th in the category of Best Engineering Schools in U.S. News & World Report's "Best Graduate Schools," 2021 edition.
• Ranked 11th in the nation on TFE Times' 2020 Best Master's of Business Analytics Programs.
• Ranked 11th in the nation on TFE Times' 2020 Best Master's of Management Programs.
• Ranked 17th in the nation on TFE Times' 2020 Master's of Financial Engineering Programs.
• Ranked #3 by The Best Colleges' Top 25 Online Master’s in Management Programs for 2019.
• Ranked #4 by The Best Colleges' Top 25 Online Master’s in Information Systems Security Programs for 2019. 
• Stevens' Systems Engineering graduate program ranked 39th nationally in the Industrial/Manufacturing/Systems Engineering category in U.S. News & World Report's "Best Graduate Schools," 2021 edition.

• Ranked #7 Among the 30 Best Online Master's Degrees in Computer Science by Best Computer Science Schools, 2017

• Ranked  #2 for Best Online Master’s in Computer Science by College Choice, 2020.

• Ranked 23rd out of the 50 Best Online Engineering Programs by College Choice.

• Ranked 1st in the nation for "Online Master's in Information Systems: Top 20 Values 2017" by College Values Online.
• Ranked 10th among the "Top 30 Online MBA Programs in Business Analytics 2020" by Online MBA Today.
• Ranked 5th in the nation by College Choice for Best Online Master's in Management Degree Programs.
• Ranked 15th for the number of engineering master's degrees awarded in 2017 according to the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).

Athletics

• Ranked 29th in Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings for 2018-2019 athletics season.
• Won the 2015 NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball National Championship.
• Named the 2008 and 2013 Eastern College Athletic Conference Institution of the Year, honoring the ECAC Institution which exemplifies the highest standards of collegiate academics and athletic performance.
• Captured the CAANJ Cup, honoring the N.J. DIII institution with the most athletic success, for the 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2017-18 seasons.

Campus Life, Safety & Sustainability

• Ranked 6th for Best College Cities by The Princeton Review, 2021.
• Recognized as a "Green College" by The Princeton Review in its Guide to Green Colleges: 2021 Edition
• Received a STARS (Sustainability Tracking and Rating System) Gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), a nearly 1,000-member group of universities striving for environmentally-friendly campus facilities, social responsibility, and equitable work policies and work environments. 
• Named among the top 100 "Cool Schools" for sustainability by the Sierra Club, 2020.
• Ranked 33rd among the top 100 universities in the U.S. for eco-friendliness and sustainability in the SaveOnEngergy 2017 Green Report.
• Recognized as a "Hoboken Green Business" by the City of Hoboken, 2020.

Leadership and Innovation

• Stevens ACES (Accessing Careers in Engineering and Science) program honored with the 2019 Innovation in Education Award by the New Jersey Tech Council
• Stevens honored with the 2018 the American Council on Education/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation.
• Stevens President Nariman Farvardin honored with the 2017 Academic Leadership Award by Carnegie Corporation of New York.
• Stevens President Nariman Farvardin named to the NJBIZ Power 100 List of the Most Influential People in New Jersey Business, 2017.
• Stevens President Nariman Farvardin named Educator of the Year by the Research & Development Council of New Jersey, 2016.
• Stevens finished in 1st place finish in the 2015 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Decathlon.
• Stevens recognized with the 2015 Knowledge is Power Award from New Jersey Technology Council.
• Russell Rogers, director of Athletics at Stevens Institute of Technology, named a Division III Administrator of the Year by the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), the nation's largest athletic conference, 2015.
• Stevens' WebCampus was honored by the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) in 2016, 2015, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2008 and 2006.
• Stevens received a new patent for mass spectrometry technique.
• Stevens' Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC) awarded $60 million, five-year IDIQ contract from U.S. Department of Defense.
• Stevens' Science and Technology Studies Program received grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
• Stevens' Workshop on Nuclear Issues Education received grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Faculty and Student Awards

• Stevens researcher Stephanie Lee receives a 2019 NSF CAREER Award to fund her research in engineering green, portable and cost efficient solar panels and other power sources.
• Stevens Professor Mukundan Iyengar awarded 2018 Edison Patent Award from the Research & Development Council of New Jersey for his innovation in internet browsing trends.
• Dr. Athula B. Attygalle receives 2017 Edison Patent Award from the Research & Development Council of New Jersey for his patented work in mass spectrometric analysis utilizing helium-plasma and charge-exchange ionization techniques.
• Amy Regan '17 selected as a 2018 recipient of the NCAA's Today's Top 10 Award
• Stevens student Veronica Pidduck selected for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship for the 2017-18 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
• Stevens biomedical engineering students Connie Maglaras and David Ferrara won best graduate and undergraduate poster, respectively, at Johnson & Johnson’s 2017 Annual Engineering Showcase and Poster Competition.
• Dr. Christophe Pierre, provost and vice president for academic affairs, elected to the National Academy of Inventors for his outstanding research contributions in numerous areas of mechanical and aerospace engineering, 2016.
• Stevens professor Yu-Dong Yao elected to the National Academy of Inventors for his outstanding research in wireless and communications technologies, 2015.
• Stevens researchers Dr. William Rouse, Dr. Michael Pennock, Annie Yu, and Ph.D. student Kara Pepe awarded a $400,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for research in healthcare systems, 2015.
• Stevens professor Dr. Jose Emmanuel Ramirez-Marquez awarded NSF grant for research on resilient infrastructure, 2015.
• Stevens professor Dr. Vikki Hazelwood elected to the National Academy of Inventors for her outstanding contributions to scientific and technological innovation, 2015.