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1. Rankings of the CS Department at NJIT and of NJIT

A. Rankings primarily based on research measures.

AR1. 2013 CWCU (aka Academic Ranking of World Universities) ranks CS@NJIT 51-75 Worldwide. The Center for World-Class Universities of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CWCU) prepares the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) and ranks Computer Science programs worldwide. According to CWCU, the Computer Science Department at NJIT is considered one of the top 100 Departments/programs in the world and CWCU ranks it 51-75th. It is the only Department/program at NJIT that is ranked in the Top-100. For more information 2013 CWCU/Shangai Jiao Tong U /Academic Ranking of World Universities in Computer Science - 2013.
AR2. 2012 CWCU ranks CS@NJIT 76-100 Worldwide. For more information 2012 CWCU/Shangai Jiao Tong U /Academic Ranking of World Universities in Computer Science - 2012.
AR3. 2011 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) ranks CS@NJIT 51-75 Worldwide. ARWU ranks Computer Science programs worldwide annually. According to ARWU, the Computer Science Department at NJIT is considered one of the top 100 Departments/programs in the world and ARWU ranks it 51-75th. It is the only Department/program at NJIT that is ranked in the Top-100. For more information 2011 AWRU World CS Department rankings.
AR4. 2010 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) ranks CS@NJIT 52-75 Worldwide. 2010 AWRU World CS Department rankings. For more information AWRU World CS Department rankings.
AR5. The National Research Council (NRC) ranks CS@NJIT 66-104. NRC ranks US Computer Science programs periodically (every 10 or so years). According to NRC, the Computer Science Department at NJIT is ranked somewhere between rank 66 and rank 104th out of 128 doctoral programs in the US in its most recent (2010) survey. NRC ranks the Information Systems program 96-119 (out of 128), ECE 61-100 (out of 128). Based on research criteria alone, the Computer Science Department at NJIT ranks between rank 41 and 97, based on student support criteria between 89 and 115, based on diversity between 69 and 116, and based on "programs are ranked highly if they have similar features to programs viewed by faculty as top-notch" between 70 and 104. For more information NRC rankings of doctoral CS programs in the US (from chronicle.com).

B. US News & World Report rankings.

BR1. 2013 US News & World Report (USNWR) ranks CS@NJIT 91st. USNWR ranks US Computer Science programs. According to USNWR, the Computer Science Department at NJIT is ranked 90th in the US in the most recent (2014) survey. NJIT overall is ranked 139th. Other NJIT programs ranked were the Mathematics (ranked 98th), Physics (ranked 133rd). For more information USNWR rankings of NJIT Departments. For more information USNWR rankings of NJIT (includes CS).
BR2. 2012 US News & World Report (USNWR) ranks CS@NJIT 91st. USNWR ranks US Computer Science programs. According to USNWR, the Computer Science Department at NJIT is ranked 91st in the US in the most recent (2012) survey. NJIT overall is ranked 138th. Other NJIT programs ranked were the Mathematics (ranked 98th), Physics (ranked 133rd). (92nd).
BR3. 2011 US News & World Report (USNWR) ranks CS@NJIT 91st. USNWR ranks US Computer Science programs. According to USNWR, the Computer Science Department at NJIT is ranked 91st in the US in the most recent (2011) survey. NJIT overall is ranked 139th. Other NJIT programs ranked were the Mathematics (ranked 98th), Physics (ranked 133rd).
BR4. 2010 US News & World Report (USNWR) ranks CS@NJIT 91st. USNWR ranks US Computer Science programs. According to USNWR, the Computer Science Department at NJIT is ranked 91st in the US in the most recent (2010) survey. NJIT overall is ranked 115th. Other NJIT programs ranked were the Mathematics (ranked 98th), Physics (ranked 133rd).

C. Return on investment rankings of Bloomberg/Businessweek with data from payscale.com.

CR1. 2012 (October) Bloomberg/Businessweek and Payscale.com survey of Institutions based on 30-year Net Return on Investmant including aid for Graduates only, ranks NJIT in the top 2% ( 23rd out of 1248 Universities) Bloomberg/Businessweek and Payscale.com rankings (sorted by 30-year Net return on investment including Aid for graduates only).
CR2. 2012 (October) Bloomberg/Businessweek and Payscale.com survey of Institutions based on 30-year Net Return on Investmant ranks NJIT in the top 6% (66th out of 1248 Universities) Bloomberg/Businessweek and Payscale.com rankings (sorted by 30-year Net return on investment).
CR3. (June) 2012 Bloomberg/Businessweek and Payscale.com survey of Institutions based on 30-year Net Return for Graduates ranks NJIT in the top 3% (18th out of 852 Colleges) Based on 30-year Net Return on Investment NJIT ranks 81st i.e. roughly at the top 10%. Bloomberg/Businessweek and Payscale.com rankings (sorted by 30-year Net return for Graduates).

D. Earning potential-based rankings of payscale.com. 2013 Payscale.com's NJIT profile.

DR1. 2013. Payscale.com's ranks NJIT in the top 2% (27th out of 1511 Schools), in Overall College ROI (Return on Investment), in the top 2% in ROI for Public Universities (in-state tuition data used), in the top 2% for mid-career salary for alumni of state schools. For more information, 2013 Payscale.com NJIT Profile See also the Payscale College Salary Report, and the Salary by Degree/Major for NJIT Alumni as reported by payscale.com,
DR2. 2012-2013. In 2012 Payscale.com's Payscale College Salary Report ranks NJIT in the top 5% (46th out of 1058 Schools), in the Top 10 State Schools by Salary Potential where NJIT is ranked 8th (out of 452 State Universities/Colleges), ranks NJIT 15th (out of 34 Engineering Schools) in Payscale.com's Engineering Schools by Salary Potential, and also ranks NJIT 28th (out of 269 Research Universities) in Payscale.com's Research Universities by salary potential ( 2013 Research Universities by salary potential) Unbelievable as it sounds, Payscale.com's Schools for Sports Fans by Salary Potential ranks NJIT 25th (out of 348 Colleges/Universities), in 2013 Schools for Sports Fans by Salary Potential.
DR3. 2011. Payscale.com ranks NJIT in the top 3% in its Payscale College Salary Report For more information, 2011-2012 Payscale College Salary Report A text-based version of the 2011-2012 Payscale College Salary Report (extracted text form) In 2011-2012 Payscale.com had a survey of salary ranges for NJIT Alumni employed as software engineers, developers or programmers in Payscale.com salary range for NJIT alumni employed as software engineers, developers or programmers, and the Payscale.com rankings of US Engineering Colleges (full list) by salary potential ranks NJIT 11th.
DR4. 2010 Payscale.com survey of Best Northeastern US Colleges by salary potential: NJIT ranks 25th/27th.. According to the Payscale.com 2010/2011 rankings of Best Northeastern Colleges in the US by Salary Potential(full list), NJIT ranks 27th among Northeastern US Colleges (private or public). In the 2011 survey of payscale.com, NJIT ranks 25th.
DR5. Payscale.com survey of Top State Universities by mid career salary NJIT ranks 4th/5th Payscale ranks NJIT 4th in its 2011 survey on mid-career median salary. Payscale ranks NJIT 5th in its 2010 survey on mid-career median salary. For more information Payscale.com Top state Universities (earning potential).
DR6 2012-2013 Payscale.com's College Salary Report ranks the discipline of Computer Science 9th in Salary Potential out of 130 or so majors. For more information, 2012-2013 Payscale College Salary Report: Majors

E. Other Links.

ER1. Computing-related Jobs and salary potential Payscale.com's list of computer and mathematics related jobs wth salary potential For more information, 2012-2013 Payscale Jobs for Computer Science and Math Majors
ER2. 2010 The Top American Research University study The report of the Top American Research Universities study.
ER3. NSF Research Expenditure Data Data tables and in particular Table 21 that deals with computer science disciplines are available in NSF Higher Education Research and Development site.
ER4. Department of Education's College Navigator The Department of Education's College Navigator has useful general information about NJIT. Here is Department of Education's College Navigator NJIT entry.
ER5. ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education) ASEE has useful information on Engineering at NJIT; this information includes computer science disciplines. Here is ASEE's entry for NJIT.

2. CS Department Information and Enrollment Figures

Incoming Class (Fall 2010) and Fall 2010 Enrollment. In Fall 2010, we welcomed 72 full-time first-time freshman students, plus 34 transfer undergraduate students. A total of 91 new Master's students joined the Computer Science program, and 5 PhD students. Total enrollment in Computer Science undergraduate and graduate programs was 551 (301 for undergraduate and 250 for graduate of which 52 are PhD students). In addition the CS Department is the home for the Bioinformatics program (9 and 32 for a total enrollment of 41), the Computer and Business program (12 and 13 for a 25 total), and the graduate Software engineering program (Master's level enrollment at 11). Overall Department enrollment in all four programs is 628 students.

Enrollment Fall 2010
Program	BS	MS	PhD	Total
Computer Science	301	198	52	551
Bioinformatics	9	32	N/A	41
Computer and Business	12	13	N/A	25
Software Engineering	N/A	11	N/A	11

Fall 2011 Enrollment.

Enrollment Fall 2011
Program	BS	MS	PhD	Total
Computer Science	314	220	39	573
Bioinformatics	5	34	N/A	39
Computer and Business	10	13	N/A	23
Software Engineering	N/A	12	N/A	12

Fall 2012 Enrollment. For comparison purposes, NJIT has approximately 7111 matriculated undergraduate students, 2192 MS and 388 PhD students, and a total of 9944 students (including non-matriculated). These numbers are headcount, not FTE numbers.

Enrollment Fall 2012
Program	BS	MS	PhD	Total
Computer Science	364	185	41	590
Bioinformatics	7	27	N/A	34
Computer and Business	9	12	N/A	21
Software Engineering	N/A	15	N/A	15
Cyber Security and Privacy	N/A	12	N/A	12
Data Mining	N/A	6	N/A	6

More detailed (and up-to-date) CS enrollment information is available through NJIT's Institutional Research and Planning web-site. In particular, go to NJIT Enrollment data . Tuition information is also available there at NJIT Tuition information, as well as through the NJIT Registrar's Web-page, and NJIT Registrar's Tuition link.

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