Located just 20 minutes from New York City, the world’s cultural and economic heart, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is one of the United States’ leading polytechnic universities (one of only 32). Its leadership in STEM education, along with NJIT’s close connections with hundreds of the country’s largest employees including Facebook, Google and Amazon, is the reason graduates are highly sought after, with the University having one of the best job placement rates in the nation at more than 90%. NJIT is now ranked inside the top 100 universities in the United States according to U.S. News & World Report. Graduates from NJIT also enter the workplace with starting salaries 26% higher than the national average, and its career services have been rated by Money Magazine in the top 10 nationally. Classified as an R1 research organisation, research is another feature that sets NJIT apart. With more than 105 labs, $170 million in annual research activity and undergraduate student research opportunities after their first year, NJIT believes in a hands-on approach to education as opposed to traditional theory based learning.