Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey specializes in interdisciplinary study, boasting 11 core research areas, including business and finance, artificial intelligence, energy and sustainability, and quantum science and engineering. It's probably no surprise, then, that the institute attracts a high-achieving cadre of about 4,200 undergraduate students, many of them from outside of New Jersey.
Stevens has 34 majors and a host of special programs, including accelerated medicine and law tracks.
The school can be pricey: Money estimated the net price of a degree to be about $226,000 (not counting state or federal financial aid). But its outcomes can make it worth the expense; 87% of students graduate within six years, and median earnings for graduates with a few years of experience top $112,000, which puts it in the top 10% of all the schools we analyzed for that figure.
There are also over 150 student groups and organizations, including those focused on Legos, storytelling, trivia and anime. Don't forget athletics: Stevens has 26 Division III teams, plus intramural and club sports. When students want to get off campus, they can head into Hoboken, also called the Mile Square City, where they can check out grassy green lawns on the Hudson River, browse art galleries or stop by Carlo's Bakery, the store made famous on the TV show Cake Boss.
