About Us

 

About the New Jersey Institute of Technology
New Jersey's Science and Technology University

NJIT is located in the heart of New Jersey's largest city. A major urban center, Newark is a city on the move. Some 30,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students attend classes in University Heights at the city's four public institutions of higher learning: NJIT, Rutgers-Newark, and University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and Essex County College. TEDxNJIT is located in the center of NJIT in the Jim Wise Theatre . It is located in Kupfrian Hall on the NJIT campus. Built in 1965, this 425 seat house has a proscenium arch stage that has been used for large cast musicals and original comedies. The theatre is also used for various faculty and administrative functions and Student Senate Organization events such as TEDxNJIT.

 

Directions

Garden State Parkway (GSP): Take exit 145 to Route 280 East, then follow Route 280 East directions.

New Jersey Turnpike: Take exit 15W to Route 280 West, then follow Route 280 West directions.

Route 280 West: After drawbridge, take Exit 14B (Broad Street/MLK Blvd.). At bottom of exit ramp, make a left. Go one block to stop sign. Make a left on MLK Blvd. Go five lights to Warren Street. Make a right on Warren Street. Go two blocks to Colden Street. Make a left on Colden Street. Follow signs to NJIT Parking Deck.

Route 280 East: Take Exit 13 (First Street/Newark). At light, make a right on First Street. Go three lights to W. Market Street. Make the soft left on W. Market Street. Go four lights to MLK Blvd. Make a left on MLK Blvd. Go one light to Warren Street. Make a left on Warren Street. Go two blocks to Colden Street. Make a left on Colden Street. Follow signs to NJIT Parking Deck.

Route 1 & 9 North & South: Take exit marked Newark, Route 21 (McCarter Highway). Get in the right lane on the bridge and take the Broad St. exit.  Go about 1 mile. Make a left on Court Street. Make a right at third light on MLK Blvd. Make a left at fifth light on Warren Street. Go two blocks to Colden Street. Make a left on Colden Street. Follow signs to NJIT Parking Deck.

Route 78: Take Route 78 to the Garden State Parkway. Follow GSP directions.

Route 22: Take Route 22 to Route 21 North. Follow directions for Route 21 North.

Route 21 North: Get in the right lane on the bridge and take the Broad St. exit.  Go about 1 mile. Make a left on Court Street. Make a right at third light on MLK Blvd. Make a left at fifth light on Warren Street. Go two blocks to Colden Street. Make a left on Colden Street. Follow signs to the NJIT Parking Deck.

Route 21 South: From 21 South, turn right on Bridge Street shortly after passing beneath Route 280 overpass.  Turn left on Broad Street. Go one block and turn right on Washington Place. Go one block and turn left on Halsey Street. Go one block and turn right on Central Avenue. Make the third left on MLK Blvd. At first light, turn right on Warren Street. Go two blocks to Colden Street. Make a left on Colden Street. Follow signs to NJIT Parking Deck.

New York Thruway: Thruway to Exit 14A, Garden State Parkway. Follow GSP directions above

George Washington Bridge: NJ Turnpike South to Exit 15W. Follow Route 280 West directions above.

 Lincoln Tunnel: West on Route 3 to NJ Turnpike South to Exit 15W. Follow Route 280 West directions above.

From Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island: Take Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (Interstate 278) and follow 278 across Staten Island. Cross Goethels Bridge. Follow signs to New Jersey Turnpike North then follow New Jersey Turnpike directions above.

 

Campus Map

1.     Student Mall / Parking Deck

2.     York Center for Environmental Engineering and Science

3.     Laurel Residence Hall

4.     Oak Residence Hall

5.     College of Architecture and Design

6.     Specht Building

7.     Colton Hall

8.     Campbell Hall / Student Services

9.     ECE Building

10.   Microelectronics Center

11.   Faculty Memorial Hall

12.   Tiernan Hall

13.   Lubetkin Field at J. Malcolm Simon Stadium

14.   CHEN Building

15.   Enterprise Development Center 2

16.   Enterprise Development Center 3

17.   Estelle and Zoom Fleisher Athletic Center

18.   The Green

19.   Kupfrian Hall

20.   Central King Building

21.   Fenster Hall / Admissions

22.   Cullimore Hall

23.   Eberhardt Hall / Alumni Center

24.   Campus Center

25.   Cypress Residence Hall

26.   Redwood Residence Hall

27.   Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility

28.   Guttenberg Information Technologies Center

29.   Mechanical Engineering Center

30.   Central Ave Building

31.   Van Houten Library