Stevens Institute of Technology is a private institution that was founded in the year 1870. It has undergraduate enrollment of around 2,369, its setting is urban, and the campus area is 55 acres. It has a semester based academic calendar. Stevens Institute of Technology is ranked 88 in the 2012 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities.
The campus is situated along the Hudson River, and the New York City is a boat ride away. The Stevens Ducks participate in the NCAA Division III Eastern College Athletic Conference, and the school’s Adopt-a-Team program, all the student athletes have a faculty mentor to assist them juggle sports and school work. To ease the 1st year transition, students can spend two weeks on campus the summer before freshman year through Exploring Career Options in the Engineering & Science (ECOS) program. In session, students will take part in research competitions, visit local employers, and also participate in engineering and science projects. The school was only for the male students until the year 1971, and now, females make up close to around thirty percent of the student body.
Stevens was the first school to develop a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Business, spurred on by a grant from AT&T. The University is particularly proficient at preparing students for the medical school, with around 90 percent of Stevens’s applicants getting admission. The school also has its campus in Washington, DC; the famous Stevens’ alumni include Frederick Winslow Taylor, widely known as the father of scientific management and Alfred W. Fielding, one of the inventors of Bubble Wrap packaging material.
Campus Location
Castle Point on Hudson
Hoboken, NJ 07030
General Information
School type-private, coed college
Year founded-1870
Religious affiliation-N/A
Academic calendar-semester
Setting-urban