Career orientation
highTechnical programs and New York employers create strong pathways.
COLLEGE FIT GUIDE
Evidence checked · 2026-10-06
Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens is a technology-focused research university on the Hudson River facing Manhattan. Engineering, computing, business, science, and quantitative programs connect closely with New York employers, research, entrepreneurship, and an optional co-op pathway.
- Technology and entrepreneurship beside Manhattan
- Academic choices and structure
- Separate institutional opportunity from individual access
QUICK READ
- Location
- Hoboken, New Jersey · Urban setting
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 4,222
- Aggregate admission rate
- 47.6%
- Average net price
- $41,346
FIT SNAPSHOT
How this environment may feel
These are directional interpretations of the college environment, not a score or universal verdict.
Urban access
highHoboken provides direct New York access.
Learning by doing
highCo-op, design, and research connect learning with practice.
Academic intensity
highTechnical programs support demanding work.
WHY IT MAY FIT
Consider Stevens Institute of Technology if…
- You want technology with Manhattan access.
- You want engineering, computing, or quantitative business.
- You want co-op and entrepreneurship.
- You want a compact urban campus.
POSSIBLE TENSIONS
It may not fit if…
- You do not want broad liberal-arts majors.
- You do not want a rural college town.
- You do not want a low-cost region.
- You do not want minimal career emphasis.
WHAT STANDS OUT
The environment behind the name
Technology and entrepreneurship beside Manhattan
Research, design, internships, co-op, and startup programs connect technical study with the New York region.
Source: Cooperative Education
Academic choices and structure
A focused technical portfolio includes engineering, computing, science, business, and humanities requirements.
Source: Academics
A setting that shapes the experience
Hoboken, New Jersey gives students a distinct context for campus life, work, community, and recreation.
Source: Cooperative Education
LOOK CLOSER
Questions worth asking before you decide
Use these prompts during a visit, an information session, or a conversation with a current student.
- 1
Separate institutional opportunity from individual access
Stevens documents substantial opportunities, but availability can differ by program, timing, prerequisites, capacity, and student initiative.
Source: Cooperative Education
- 2
Interpret scale and selectivity carefully
Federal data report 4,222 undergraduates and an aggregate admission rate of 47.6%. These figures describe the institution, not an individual applicant’s probability or a particular program’s experience.
- 3
Use the current price for your circumstances
Federal data report an average net price of $41,346. This historical average is not a quote; residency, income, housing, aid eligibility, and program costs can materially change what a family pays.
FEDERAL CLERY DATA
Campus safety statistics, with context
Federal Clery records describe reported incidents within defined campus geography. They are not a measure of crime prevalence or an overall safety rating.
2024 reported on-campus offenses:6
Per 1,000 enrolled:0.7
Reporting campuses:1
COMPARE THE TRADEOFFS
Schools that sharpen the question
A useful comparison for students evaluating Stevens across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
A useful comparison for students evaluating Stevens across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
A useful comparison for students evaluating Stevens across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
EVIDENCE
Sources and method
View the reviewed sources
- Cooperative Education - Stevens Institute of Technology (official, retrieved 2026-10-06)
- Academics - Stevens Institute of Technology (official, retrieved 2026-10-06)
- Stevens Institute of Technology institutional data - U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (federal, retrieved 2026-10-06)
Navastra interprets Stevens’s documented academic environment, setting, opportunities, and federal reference fields through preference dimensions. The page describes documented structures, not every student’s experience. It does not calculate an individual fit score, predict admission, or estimate a financial-aid award. Read the methodology →
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