Stevens Institute of Technology

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In 1868, Edwin Augustus Stevens died. In his will, he left a bequest for the establishment of an "institution of learning," providing his trustees with land and funds.{{cite web|title=Will of Edwin A. Stevens|url=http://librarycollections.stevens.edu/items/show/661|publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology|access-date=23 May 2015}} Edwin's will was executed by surviving wife, Martha Bayard Stevens, who would also serve as a lifetime Trustee of the institute that now bears the family's name.{{Cite web |title=The Extraordinary Stevens Family, A New Jersey Legacy: 1776-1911 |url=https://www.hobokenmuseum.org/exhibition/the-extraordinary-stevens-family-a-new-jersey-legacy-1776-1911/ |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=Hoboken Historical Museum |language=en-US}} Martha and her brother, Samuel Bayard Dod, are responsible for much of the organization for the institute including the hiring of the first president, Henry Morton. Dod became the first President of the Board of Trustees serving until his death in 1907.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

The land now occupied by Stevens Institute of Technology was purchased at public auction by John Stevens in 1784.{{cite web|title=About Stevens: A Brief History|url=http://www.stevens.edu/sit/about/history.cfm|publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology|access-date=2 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103194853/http://www.stevens.edu/sit/about/history.cfm|archive-date=3 November 2011}} John Stevens was a Revolutionary War Colonel, Continental Congressman, first Treasurer of New Jersey, father of American patent law, steamboat and rail locomotive engineer, and father to Edwin.{{Cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Stevens|title=John Stevens {{!}} American inventor and lawyer|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=March 14, 2018|language=en}} John built his estate on Castle Point, the Stevens Castle which served as the home to the Stevens family until 1917 when the building was offered to the U.S. Government for WW1 while the family resided in another building on the estate.{{cite news |title=RICHARD STEVENS DIES AT CASTLE POINT HOME Had Been, Since Brother's Death, the Head of Family That Once Owned Hoboken. |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1919/05/19/118152907.pdf |access-date=2 February 2019 |work=The New York Times |date=May 19, 1919}} The Stevens Mansion was then acquired by the university and used as an administrative building until 1959 when the Wesley J. Howe Center was built on its location.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

The Stevens family - "America's First Family of inventors" - was influential in founding the university, its early leadership as trustees, and the Institute's surrounding community, Hoboken.{{Cite web |title=The First Family Of Inventors {{!}} Invention & Technology Magazine |url=https://www.inventionandtech.com/content/first-family-inventors-1?page=full |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=www.inventionandtech.com}} Edwin A. Stevens' bequest totaled a city block's worth of land, $150,000 for the construction of a building, and a $500,000 endowment.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

Stevens Institute of Technology opened in 1870, offering a rigorous engineering curriculum grounded in scientific principles and the humanities. The original course of study was a single, rigorous curriculum based upon the European Polytechnic model of engineering science (following the French and German scientific and polytechnic schools), rather than the shop schools that were common at that time. The original degree offered was the mechanical engineer (M.E.), in addition to a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, chemistry and physics. Stevens granted several doctoral degrees between 1870 and 1900, making it one of the earliest Ph.D.-granting institutions in the United States.Franklin D. Furman, Morton Memorial: A History of Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey: Stevens Institute of Technology, 1905, p. xi The broad-based interdisciplinary philosophy was put into practice by the founders from the first graduating class. Despite the title of the degree and concentration in mechanical engineering, the curriculum included courses in all engineering disciplines of the time: mechanical, civil, chemical and electrical. In 1880, Robert H. Thurston, professor of mechanical engineering, was nominated the first president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.American Society of Mechanical Engineers. [http://www.asme.org/Communities/History/Resources/Thurston_Robert_Henry.cfm "Thurston, Robert Henry"]. Retrieved 2010-04-20.{{Dead link|date=May 2023}}

The campus was situated at the periphery of the family estate at Castle Point in Hoboken. It occupied a single building now designated Edwin A. Stevens Hall, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/NJ/Hudson/state2.html |title=National Register of Historical Places – New Jersey (NJ), Hudson County |publisher=Nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com |access-date=2011-11-16}} Stone designs on the building's facade are believed to be derived from a pattern repeated in the floor mosaic of Hagia Sophia, the great cathedral in Istanbul, which Edwin Stevens is believed to have visited in the late 19th century.

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In its first century, Stevens grew quickly, evolving from a small, four-year undergraduate engineering college into a comprehensive technological university with strengths in key fields such as quantum computing, artificial intelligence, resilience engineering, robotics, complex systems, healthcare, biomedical research, brain research and fintech. The university produced a Nobel Prize winner (Frederick Reines '39 M.S. '41) and thousands of new technologies, products, services and research insights.

In 1906, students, under the guidance of President A.C. Humphreys, created the honor system – a moral and ethical code governing the life of Stevens students and preaching equality and honest work. The student-run system still exists to this day, in which the accused are tried by their peers with a punishment recommended to the faculty. Stevens was the first technical school to implement such a system.Geoffrey Clark, History of Stevens Institute of Technology New Jersey: Jensen/Daniels, 2000, p. 169

During World War II, Stevens Institute of Applied Science was one of 131 colleges and universities nationally that took part in the V-12 Navy College Training Program which offered students a path to a Navy commission.{{cite web |url=http://www.stevens.edu/alumni/News_&_Publications/Alumniletter/ALMay_June03/Features/Alumni_Weekend_stories/V12.htm |title=V-12 program to mark its 60th anniversary at Stevens |publisher=Hoboken, New Jersey: Stevens Institute of Technology, Stevens Alumni Association |access-date=September 29, 2011 |year=2003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040906110842/http://www.stevens.edu/alumni/News_%26_Publications/Alumniletter/ALMay_June03/Features/Alumni_Weekend_stories/V12.htm |archive-date=September 6, 2004}} During this time, the institute was also honored by the naming of the Victory Ship, SS Stevens Victory, a merchant cargo ship built by the Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard at Baltimore. Launched on May 29, 1945, the ship was one of 150 named for U.S. colleges and universities.

In 1959, the undergraduate engineering degree was changed to the bachelor of engineering (B.E.) to reflect the broad-based interdisciplinary engineering curriculum (the M.E. degree of that time was a baccalaureate degree, not to be confused with the present Engineer's degree, which is a terminal professional graduate degree).

Also in 1959, the land occupied by the 40-room Victorian mansion, "Castle Stevens" or "Villa on the Hudson", was repurposed for the 14-story administration building completed in 1962, later renamed the Wesley J. Howe Building.{{cite web|url=http://www.stevens.edu/sit/about/campus.cfm |title=Stevens Institute of Technology: About Stevens: Campus History |publisher=Stevens.edu |access-date=2011-11-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012013900/http://www.stevens.edu/sit/about/campus.cfm |archive-date=October 12, 2013 }} Serving as a campus building since in 1911, it was used as a dormitory, cafeteria, and office space. The unsupported cantilevered staircase, with its elegant hand-carved balustrade, was one of only two such "floating staircases" in America.{{cite web|url=http://www.stevens.edu/news/content/do-you-remember-castle-stevens|title=Do You Remember the Stevens Castle? |date=September 11, 2012 |publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology |access-date=2015-05-23}}

Stevens' graduate program admitted women for the first time in 1967.{{Cite web |date=2021-03-07 |title=Celebrating 50 Years of Women at Stevens |url=https://www.stevens.edu/about-stevens/women-stevens |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Stevens Institute of Technology |language=en}} Undergraduate women were first admitted in 1971. The Lore-El Center for Women's Leadership promotes the empowerment of women at Stevens.{{cite web|url=https://www.stevens.edu/sit/residence-life/housing-options/lore-el-center|title=Lore-El Center|publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology|access-date=2015-05-23|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428202643/http://www.stevens.edu/sit/residence-life/housing-options/lore-el-center|archive-date=2015-04-28}}

In 1982, Stevens became the first institution in the U.S. to require all incoming first-year undergraduate students to purchase and use a personal computer.{{cite web|url=http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=EJ354645&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=EJ354645|title=Stevens Computer History|access-date=2009-12-30|author=Joseph J. Moeller Jr.}} Around this time, an intranet was installed throughout campus, which placed Stevens among the first universities with a campus network.{{Cite web |title=Stevens Institute of Technology History of Leadership |url=https://web.stevens.edu/catalog/archive/home/history.html |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=web.stevens.edu}}

{{anchor|WCPR}}WCPR: Castle Point Radio, the radio station of Stevens Institute of Technology since 1961, has over 10,000 LPs, one of the largest record collections in New Jersey.{{cite web|url=http://www.thestute.com/campus-life/wcpr-celebrates-50-years-1.2319376#|title=WCPR Celebrates 50 Years|publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology |date=2011-05-31|access-date=2012-05-10}}{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}

Stevens has continued to grow since the turn of the millennium, expanding its enrollment, facilities, partnerships and research programs. The university's collaborations with industry and government include numerous grant awards, contracts and collaborative projects, as well as two National Centers of Excellence designated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense.

Since 2010, undergraduate enrollment has increased 67 percent and full-time graduate enrollment has increased 73 percent.{{Cite web |title=Stevens is On the Rise |url=https://rise.stevens.edu/ |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=rise.stevens.edu |language=en}} Stevens has adapted and expanded to accommodate that growth, with a focus on modernizing campus facilities and infrastructure. Under the 2012–22 university strategic plan, Stevens made AV and IT upgrades to 100 percent of its classrooms. Improvements also included two new anchor facilities. The Gateway Academic Center, an 89,500-square-foot teaching and research facility, opened in 2019.{{Cite web |date=2019-12-12 |title=Stevens Institute of Technology Celebrates Grand Opening of Gateway Academic Center |url=https://www.stevens.edu/news/stevens-institute-technology-celebrates-grand-opening-gateway-academic-center |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Stevens Institute of Technology |language=en}} In 2022, Stevens opened the University Center Complex, providing residential housing for approximately 1,000 students, as well as a campus hub with meeting, collaboration, event spaces, a fitness center and dining facilities.{{Cite web |date=2021-01-25 |title=New University Center Complex Will Take Stevens to New Heights |url=https://www.stevens.edu/news/new-university-center-complex-will-take-stevens-new-heights |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Stevens Institute of Technology |language=en}}

Stevens has also focused on increasing access and opportunity for students from underrepresented groups. Among undergraduates, there was a 98 percent increase in women and 149 percent increase in the number of underrepresented minorities between 2011 and 2021. Initiatives developed to provide financial, academic and professional development support for students – including the Accessing Careers in Engineering and Science (ACES),{{Cite web |date=2017-10-26 |title=Stevens ACES: Accessing Careers in Engineering and Science |url=https://www.stevens.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/special-programs/stevens-aces |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Stevens Institute of Technology |language=en}} A. James Clark Scholars{{Cite web |date=2017-10-11 |title=A. James Clark Scholars Program |url=https://www.stevens.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/special-programs/james-clark-scholars-program |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Stevens Institute of Technology |language=en}} and Lawrence T. Babbio Pinnacle Scholars{{Cite web |date=2015-12-18 |title=The Lawrence T. Babbio '66 Pinnacle Scholars Program |url=https://www.stevens.edu/pinnaclescholars |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Stevens Institute of Technology |language=en}} programs – have played a role in this growth.

In recognition of the progress Stevens made through its strategic plan, the American Council on Education presented the university with its 2018 ACE/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation. The award is given to "institutions that have responded to higher education challenges in innovative and creative ways and achieved dramatic changes in a relatively brief period."{{Cite web |title=Stevens Institute of Technology and Saint Peter's University Receive ACE/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation |url=https://www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pages/Stevens-Institute-of-Technology-Saint-Peters-University-Receive-ACE-Fidelity-Investments-Institutional-Transformation-Award.aspx |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=www.acenet.edu |language=en-US}}

Stevens was named one of the healthiest campuses in the nation by Active Minds, a national nonprofit dedicated to student wellness.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-08 |title=Stevens Institute of Technology Honored as One of The Healthiest College Campuses in U.S. |url=https://www.stevens.edu/news/stevens-institute-technology-honored-one-healthiest-college-campuses-us |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Stevens Institute of Technology |language=en}} It has also been recognized for its commitments to environmental sustainability, including receiving the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) STARS Gold Rating in 2020.{{Cite web |date=2020-11-23 |title=Stevens Recognized as a National Leader in Sustainability with New Honors |url=https://www.stevens.edu/news/stevens-recognized-national-leader-sustainability-new-honors |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Stevens Institute of Technology |language=en}} In 2021, Stevens announced it would source 100 percent of its electricity from renewable energy starting in that year's fall semester.{{Cite web |date=2021-04-01 |title=Stevens Institute of Technology to Source 100% of Electricity from Renewable Energy by Fall 2021 |url=https://www.stevens.edu/news/stevens-institute-technology-source-100-electricity-renewable-energy-fall-2021 |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Stevens Institute of Technology |language=en}}

In April 2021, Stevens became one of the first higher education institutions in the United States to require COVID-19 vaccination not only for students, but also faculty and staff.{{Citation |title=Dr Nariman Farvardin |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2gAeChRzTA |language=en |access-date=2022-06-06}} In December 2021, the university announced it would require all students, faculty and staff to receive the COVID-19 booster vaccine to be compliant with the rule.{{Cite web |last=Heinis |first=John |date=2021-12-17 |title=Stevens Institute will require COVID-19 vaccine booster for all students and faculty |url=https://hudsoncountyview.com/stevens-institute-will-require-covid-19-vaccine-booster-for-all-students-and-faculty/ |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Hudson County View |language=en-US}}

In 2009, after a two-year investigation by the New Jersey Attorney General, Stevens and the attorney general filed competing lawsuits against one another.{{cite news|last=Queally|first=James|title=Stevens Tech makes pre-emptive move as AG is set to slam Hoboken college |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/09/hoboken_attorney_general_anne.html |access-date=21 October 2011 |newspaper=The Star-Ledger |date=17 September 2009}}{{cite news|last=Schmidt|first=Margaret|title=State releases 16-count lawsuit against Stevens Tech|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2009/09/state_releases_16count_lawsuit.html |access-date=24 October 2011|newspaper=The Jersey Journal|date=17 September 2009}} The Stevens suit against the attorney general contended that she had overstepped her legal authority over a private institution and sought that any case be pursued by confidential arbitration. The attorney general suit against Stevens, its then-president, Harold J. Raveché, and chairman of the board of trustees, Lawrence Babbio Jr., now referred to as the attorney general matter or allegations of the attorney general.{{cite web|title=NJ Attorney General Matter|url=http://www.stevens.edu/sit/board-of-trustees-statement.cfm|publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology|access-date=24 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904080320/http://www.stevens.edu/sit/board-of-trustees-statement.cfm|archive-date=2011-09-04|url-status=dead}} On January 15, 2010, a settlement was reached in which Raveché was ordered to repay the low-interest loans offered to him by the university and increased oversight by the state of New Jersey until 2016.{{Cite web |author=Stevens Institute of Technology |title=NJ Attorney General and Stevens Reach Settlement Agreement |date=2010-01-15 |url=http://www.stevens.edu/pdf/Stevens_AG_Release.pdf | access-date=2010-01-15}}{{Cite web|author=Superior Court of New Jersey|title=Final Consent Judgment|date=2010-01-15|url=http://www.stevens.edu/pdf/fcj.pdf |access-date=2010-01-15}}{{Cite web |author=Superior Court of New Jersey |title=Consent Order Lifting the Final Consent Judgment |date=2016-06-16|url=https://www.stevens.edu/sites/stevens_edu/files/pictures/About/C-114-09%20and%20C-115-09%20-%20CO%20order%20lifiting%20the%20final%20consent%20judgment%20%282%29%20%287%29.pdf |access-date=2016-08-01}} The president and chairman stepped down shortly after - succecceded by Nariman Farvardin and Virginia P. Ruesterholz, respectively.{{Cite web|author=Lawrence T. Babbio Jr. and Harold J. Raveché| title=The Stevens Community|publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology|date=2010-01-15|url=http://www.stevens.edu/pdf/LB_HR_Statement.pdf|access-date=2010-01-15}}{{cite news|last=Foderaro|first=Lisa|title=After Scrutiny by New Jersey, College Names a New Leader|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/19/nyregion/19stevens.html |access-date=24 October 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=18 January 2011}} It concluded with no admission of liability or unlawful conduct by any party.{{Cite web|first=James R.|last=Zazzali|title=Special Counsel's Quarterly Report to the Board of Trustees of Stevens Institute of Technology|publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology Special Counsel|date=3 August 2011|url=http://www.stevens.edu/sit/sites/default/files/Special-Counsel-Issues-Sixth-and-Final-Quarterly-Report.pdf|access-date=21 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230235716/http://www.stevens.edu/sit/sites/default/files/Special-Counsel-Issues-Sixth-and-Final-Quarterly-Report.pdf|archive-date=2013-12-30|url-status=dead}}

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Stevens Tech's 55 acre (22 ha) campus is in Hoboken, New Jersey, a city defined by its proximity to New York City and high density. The campus overlooks the Hudson River and is primarily along the waterfront of Hoboken, directly west of Manhattan. The area has a humid subtropical climate and consists of a prominent hill known as Castle Point, the highest point in Hoboken. There are 17 academic, 3 athletic, 11 administrative, and 9 non-Greek residential buildings. Also, there are 13 Greek residences and additional buildings associated with the university in Hoboken.

Of the 60+ buildings associated with the university, 3 are listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

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When the institution opened in 1870 it consisted of a single building, Edwin A. Stevens Hall, named after its benefactor. The building was designed by renowned architect Richard Upjohn and featured a five-story, 80,000-square-foot hall in the High Victorian Gothic style adorned with heavy-stone masonry, brickwork, pointed arches, and intricately carved sculptures and ornaments.{{cite news |last=PAPAGEORGE |first=EVAN |date=2023-02-03 |title=Edwin A. Stevens Hall: An institute of learning. |url=https://thestute.com/2023/02/03/edwin-a-stevens-hall-an-institute-of-learning/ |work=The Stute |location=Hoboken, NJ |access-date=23 April 2024}} The majority of the building was finished in 1870, with the east wing being completed in 1872, and it functioned as the only building for the college until 1902. Notably, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers was chartered within the prominent main hall in 1880, now known as Debaun Auditorium.{{cite web |url=https://www.stevens.edu/news/asme-features-stevens-in-new-video-series |title=ASME Features Stevens in New Video Series |author= |date=2023-01-19 |website=stevens.edu |publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology |access-date=23 April 2024 |quote= "Stevens would end up playing a central role in the formation of the resulting trade organization, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). In an assembly hall in the Edwin A. Stevens Building, an ASME gathering was held on April 7, 1880, where the association was officially chartered. Thurston served as inaugural president of the organization; two years later, Stevens President Henry Morton assumed the role of vice president of ASME."}} To celebrate the 125th anniversary of the institution a 40 ft spire was added atop the building, which is now featured as the logo of the university. Modernly, the building is home to the Charles V. Schaefer Jr. School of Engineering and Sciences, performing arts space, laboratories, offices, and lecture halls.{{cite web |url=https://tour.stevens.edu/#!BLD_2017090194943 |title=Campus Tour, Edwin A. Stevens Hall |author= |website=tour.stevens.edu |publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology |access-date=23 April 2024 |quote="Named in honor of the university’s founder, the Edwin A. Stevens Hall (EAS) serves as the home of the Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering & Science (SES), the largest school at Stevens comprising eight academic departments that span engineering and science. In addition to administrative offices and classrooms, EAS also houses DeBaun Auditorium, the site of theatrical, musical and dance performances, as well as special events and university lectures."}} The building was added to the NRHP in 1994 for its significance to education, architecture, and social history.

In 1900, trustee and benefactor Andrew Carnegie, offered a sum of $65,000 for the construction of a new engineering workshop, Carnegie Mechanical Laboratory.{{cite news |last=PAPAGEORGE |first=EVAN |date=10 February 2023 |title=Carnegie Laboratory of Engineering: the gift of a Trustee |url=https://thestute.com/2023/02/10/carnegie-laboratory-of-engineering-the-gift-of-a-trustee/ |work=The Stute |location=Hoboken, NJ |access-date=23 April 2024}} The architectural style of the building includes an arcade atop a cement basement with a Corinthian entablature. Structurally, a steel frame and cement make up the building, making it completely fireproof. The building is now home to labs, offices, and classroom space. Carnegie Laboratory is inter-linked with the Gateway Academic Center, which wraps around the north and east sides of the building.{{cite web |url=https://www.wrtdesign.com/projects/stevens-institute-of-technology-gateway-academic-center |title=Stevens Institute of Technology Gateway Academic Center |author= |website=wrtdesign.com |publisher=WRT, LLC |access-date=23 April 2024 |quote="careful consideration and study of site adjacencies [Carnegie Mechanical Laboratory], constraints, and opportunities relative to the Institute’s urban location and density."}}

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While Carnegie Laboratory was being constructed, President Henry Morton was developing plans for a suitable building to house a chemical laboratory, then known as the Alumni Chemical Hall. After Dr. Morton's death in 1902, the building was renamed to honor him and redesigned, as Jacobus said, to make it “look more imposing.”{{cite news |last=PAPAGEORGE |first=EVAN |date=24 February 2023 |title=Morton Memorial Laboratory of Chemistry: the building to honor a man. |url=https://thestute.com/2023/02/24/morton-memorial-laboratory-of-chemistry-the-building-to-honor-a-man/ |work=The Stute |location=Hoboken, NJ |access-date=23 April 2024}} Construction began in 1905. In 1906, the building was opened as the Morton Memorial Laboratory of Chemistry. The building was designed by Ackerman & Partridge and featured three-stories, ten prominent brick chimneys rising high above its roofline, with limestone and copper trimings in a Classical Revival style.{{cite report|type=none |url=https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nr_nomntns_07_15_2021_srb/_Morton%20Memorial_Combined.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Morton Memorial Laboratory of Chemistry (Draft) |publisher=National Park Service|first1=Meredith Arms |last1=Bzdak |date=March 2020}} With accompanying 12 photos. The building was added to the NRHP in 2022 for its significance to architecture.

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When William Hall Walker Gymnasium was completed in 1916 the student newspaper, The Stute, noted: "Stevens is now a real college, for we have a real place for college dances."{{cite report|type=none |url=https://nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nr_nomntns_11_08_2018_srb_drafts/HUD_Hoboken_City_WH%20Walker_Gymnasium_DRAFT_2018-08-15_WEB.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: William Hall Walker Gymnasium (Draft) |publisher=National Park Service|first1=Meredith Arms |last1=Bzdak |first2=Michael J. |last2=Mills |date=August 2018 |quote=“William Hall Walker Gymnasium Dedicated with Great Enthusiasm,” The Stute, XIII, no. 8, 25 November 1916}} With accompanying 17 photos. The building was distinctive for its elliptical form (due to site conditions) and architects Ludlow & Peabody designed the structure in a classical revival style based on ancient Greek and Roman designs. The exterior of the building was made of variegated deep-toned brick with raked joints, lime and terracotta stone trim, and a green shingled tile roof. The second floor housed the main gymnasium under a trussed ceiling 27 feet above with a gallery running track.{{cite news |last=PAPAGEORGE |first=EVAN |date=3 March 2023 |title=Walker Gymnasium: innovative gym for the innovation university |url=https://thestute.com/2023/03/03/walker-gymnasium-innovative-gym-for-the-innovation-university/ |work=The Stute |location=Hoboken, NJ |access-date=11 May 2024}} Modernly, the building's purpose is much the same, predominately as a space for athletics with occasional activities for student life. The building was added to the NRHP in 2019 for its significance to architecture.

In addition to the three buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, Stevens is also home to a few distinct features as part of its campus, whether at present or historically. This includes four sculptures, three historic plaques, an anchor, and the famous boat dorm.

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The SS Stevens, a 473-foot, 14,893-ton ship, served as a floating dormitory from 1968 to 1975 for approximately 150 students. Moored on the Hudson River at the foot of campus across from New York City, this first collegiate floating dormitory{{cite journal |date=Fall 1975 |title=The Last Voyage of the SS Steven's |journal=Stevens Indicator |volume=92 |issue=4 |pages=3, 10 |publisher=Stevens Alumni Association}} became one of the best-known college landmarks in the country.{{cite news |title=SS Steven's to sail for scrap pile |work=Jersey Journal |date=1975-08-25 }}

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Purchased by the institute to fill a shortfall in student housing, the ship's operating costs during the initial years of service were comparable to conventional land-based dormitory housing.{{cite news

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The anchor was briefly removed during the construction of the UCC Towers, but was brought back after student advocacy in April 2024.{{cite news

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Stevens’ S.C. Williams Library houses the university's special collections, which contain the largest compendium of items relating to Frederick Winslow Taylor; prints, manuscripts in facsimile and books by and about Leonardo da Vinci;{{cite web |url=https://www.stevens.edu/library/collections/davinci |title=Leonardo da Vinci Collection |publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology |access-date=2015-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905073241/https://www.stevens.edu/library/collections/davinci |archive-date=2015-09-05 |url-status=dead}} and artwork by Alexander Calder, who studied at Stevens.{{cite journal|last=Petroski|first=Henry|author-link=Henry Petroski|date=September–October 2012|title=Portrait of the Artist as a Young Engineer|journal=American Scientist|volume=100|issue=5|pages=368–373|location=New Haven CT|publisher=Sigma XI Scientific Research Society|editor-first=David|editor-last=Schoonmaker|issn=0003-0996|oclc=645082957|doi=10.1511/2012.98.368 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.stevens.edu/library/collections/frederick-winslow-taylor|title=Frederick Winslow Taylor Collection|publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology|access-date=2015-05-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905073430/https://www.stevens.edu/library/collections/frederick-winslow-taylor|archive-date=2015-09-05|url-status=dead}} The other collection hallmark, the "Leonardo da Vinci Room," was donated by John W. Lieb, Class of 1880.

The library's archives also house Stevens family documents and artifacts from early American and New Jersey history dating to the American Revolutionary War.{{cite web|url=http://www.stevens.edu/library/specialcollections|title=Archives and Special Collections Overview|date=June 25, 2013 |publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology |access-date=2015-05-23}} The Hoboken Historical Museum hosted a six-month exhibition on the Stevens Family and their contributions to American life and featured many of the library's contents.{{cite web|url=https://www.hobokenmuseum.org/history/the-stevens-family|title=The Stevens Family|publisher=Hoboken Historical Museum|access-date=2015-05-23|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501133207/https://www.hobokenmuseum.org/history/the-stevens-family|archive-date=2015-05-01}}

The 7th and current president of Stevens is Nariman Farvardin, who was appointed by the institute's board of trustees in 2011 following the resignation of Harold J. Raveché and chairman of the board Lawrence Babbio Jr.{{cite news |last=Foderaro |first=Lisa W. |date=18 January 2011 |title=After Scrutiny by New Jersey, College Names a New Leader |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/19/nyregion/19stevens.html |work=The New York Times |location=New York |access-date=17 April 2024}} The board is currently chaired by Stephen T. Boswell, the former president and CEO of Boswell Engineering.{{cite web |url=https://www.stevens.edu/discover-stevens/leadership-and-vision/board-of-trustees |title=Board of Trustees |author= |website=stevens.edu |publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology |access-date=2024-05-05}} The board is responsible for the overall direction of the university. It consists of no fewer than 3 and no more than 42 members at any one time, with the president of the university serving as ex officio members. It approves the operating and capital budgets, supervises the investment of the university's endowment, and oversees campus real estate and long-range physical planning. The trustees also exercise prior review and approval concerning changes in major policies such as those in instructional programs and admission as well as tuition and fees and the hiring of faculty members.{{cite web |url=https://assets.stevens.edu/mviowpldu823/5YNt8cirHgKj4KMxltU4Lw/3f785899357b7679140098c57dc5814a/Amended__Restated_Bylaws_adopted_May_23_2023-1-.pdf |title=Amended and Restate Bylaws of the Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology |author= |date=13 May 2023 |website=Board of Trustees |publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology |access-date=17 April 2024 }}

The president also has a cabinet of 11 vice-presidents.{{cite web |url=https://www.stevens.edu/discover-stevens/leadership-and-vision/the-presidents-cabinet |title=The President's Cabinet |author= |website=stevens.edu |publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology |access-date=2024-05-05}} Furthermore, the president and board are advised by a 21-member group known as the Presidents Leadership Council, including Marques Brownlee.{{cite web |url=https://www.stevens.edu/discover-stevens/leadership-and-vision/the-presidents-leadership-council |title=The President's Leadership Council |author= |website=stevens.edu |publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology |access-date=2024-05-05}} The Provost is advised by 12-member Academic Council, including the deans for each of the schools and colleges.{{cite web |url=https://www.stevens.edu/provosts-leadership-team |title=PROVOST'S LEADERSHIP TEAM |author= |website=stevens.edu |publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology |access-date=2024-05-05}}

Stevens is composed of four academic schools: the Charles V. Schaefer Jr. School of Engineering and Science, the School of Systems and Enterprises, the School of Business, and the School of Humanitis Arts and Social Sciences.{{cite web|title=Introduction|url=http://www.stevens.edu/sit/sites/default/files/Stevens-Undergraduate-Viewbook.pdf|work=2011-2012 Undergraduate Viewbook|publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology|access-date=21 May 2012|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610061518/http://www.stevens.edu/sit/sites/default/files/Stevens-Undergraduate-Viewbook.pdf|archive-date=10 June 2012}} Additionally, the university is home to the College of Online and Professional Education, which is focused on providing online education following a 25-year WebCampus program.{{cite web |url=https://www.stevens.edu/news/stevens-institute-of-technology-appoints-arshad-saiyed-as-chief-online |title=Stevens Institute of Technology Appoints Arshad Saiyed as Chief Online Learning Officer and Dean of Professional Education |author= |date=2024-04-01 |website=stevens.edu |publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology |access-date=2024-05-05}}{{cite web |url=https://www.stevens.edu/page-right-nav/college-of-online-and-professional-education |title=Announcing the Stevens Institute of Technology College of Online and Professional Education |author= |website=stevens.edu |publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology |access-date=2024-05-05}}

Stevens is a member of National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities and a founding-member of Association of Independent Technological Universities since 1957.{{cite web |url=https://theaitu.com/stevens-institute-of-technology/ |title=Membership Directory: STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY |last=Davis |first=Julie |date=2017-11-20 |website=theaitu.com |publisher=The Association of Independent Technological Universities |access-date=2024-05-05}} The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) serves as an acredidating body of Stevens since 1927.{{cite web |url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=18686 |title=College Navigator: Stevens Institute of Technology |author= |website=nces.ed.gov |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=2024-05-06}} For Engineering and Computer Science, ABET provides further accredidation.{{cite web |url=https://amspub.abet.org/aps/name-search?searchType=institution&keyword=Stevens%20institute |title=Accredited Programs |author= |website=abet.org |publisher=ABET |access-date=2024-05-06}} In 1937, Stevens and Columbia were the first two engineering programs accredited.{{cite web |url=https://www.stevens.edu/office-of-institutional-research-and-effectiveness/about-0/accreditation |title=CONSUMER INFO |author= |website=stevens.edu |publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology |access-date=2024-05-06}} Furthermore, the chemistry program at Stevens is accredited by American Chemical Society (ACS){, undergraduate and graduate business programs are accredited by Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB),{{cite web |url=https://www.aacsb.edu/accredited/s/stevens-institute-of-technology |title=Stevens Institute of Technology |author= |website=aacsb.edu |publisher=AACSB |access-date=2024-05-06}} and project management programs are accredited by the Project Management Institute (PMI).{{cite web |url=https://www.pmi.org/global-accreditation-center/directory/stevens-institute-of-technology |title=Stevens Institute of Technology, School of Business |author= |website=pmi.org |publisher=Project Management Institute, Inc. |access-date=2024-05-06 |quote=Accredited since August 2004}}

Stevens Tech reports an endowment of $319 million (per 2023 figures) which, over the last five-years, has grown by $112 million - including $63 million in donations.{{cite report |first1=Louis |last1=Mayer |first2=Laura |last2=Rose |date=2023-07-01 |title=Annual Endowment Report: Fiscal Year 2023 |url=https://assets.stevens.edu/mviowpldu823/3BSqPtrUmXyv7kGHmkNL4h/e5a454e2e3d266f39c44735a0c77772e/Stevens-Endowment-Report-2023.pdf |publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology |pages=1–4 |access-date=2024-05-06 }} According to Citizens Bank, the institute ranks as the 324th largest endowment in the United States with at least 100 undergraduates.{{cite web |url=https://www.collegeraptor.com/college-rankings/details/Endowment/ |title=Best Colleges - 2024 Largest Endowment |author= |website=collegeraptor.com |publisher=College Raptor, Inc a wholly owned subsidiary of Citizens Bank, N.A. (Citizens) |access-date=2024-05-06}} The endowment is about $66,000 per undergraduate student or $32,400 per student (graduate and undergraduate). A portion of the endowment, $475,000 as of 2020, is managed by the students in the Stevens Student Managed Investment Fund.{{cite news |last=MIGUEL |first=Grace |date=2020-04-16 |title=State of the Stevens Endowment |url=https://thestute.com/2020/04/16/state-of-the-stevens-endowment/ |work=The Stute |location=Hoboken, NJ |access-date=2024-05-06}}

Stevens Institute of Technology is home to a long tradition of student leadership. The Stevens Student Government Association (SGA) is an undergraduate governing body that retains complete control over the allocation of the funds raised by the student activity fee, which is about $800,000 per semester as of 2020.{{cite news |last=TASHA |first=KHOSLA |date=2023-09-08 |title=Where does that student activity fee really go? A guide to financing with the SGA’s Kevin Pfundstein |url=https://thestute.com/2023/09/08/where-does-that-student-activity-fee-really-go-a-guide-to-financing-with-the-sgas-kevin-pfundstein/ |work=The Stute |location=Hoboken, NJ |access-date=2024-05-06}}{{cite news |last=DIMOSKI |first=ALEKSANDAR |date=2020-05-03 |title=SGA holds semesterly budget meeting |url=https://thestute.com/2020/05/03/sga-holds-semesterly-budget-meeting/ |work=The Stute |location=Hoboken, NJ |access-date=2024-05-06}} The SGA consists of a seven-person cabinet appointed by a president and vice-president of operations who are elected by the student body.{{cite news |last=HELLER |first=MADISON |date=2024-02-09 |title=Meet the SGA cabinet |url=https://thestute.com/2024/02/09/meet-the-sga-cabinet/ |work=The Stute |location=Hoboken, NJ |access-date=2024-05-06}} The Senate of the SGA consists of senators per 75-undergraduates in each school.{{cite news |last=Papageorge |first=Evan |date=2023-03-03 |title=SGA releases new amendment to change Senate structure |url=https://thestute.com/2023/03/03/sga-releases-new-amendment-to-change-senate-structure/ |work=The Stute |location=Hoboken, NJ |access-date=2024-05-06}}

The Honor Board is a student-run and student elected committee of the school, tasked with upholding the honor system and consulting on academic policies for the university.{{cite news |last=DSOUZA |first=AUDREY |date=2018-02-22 |title=Stephen Cornwell elected new Chair of the Honor Board |url=https://thestute.com/2018/02/22/stephen-cornwell-elected-new-chair-of-the-honor-board/ |work=The Stute |location=Hoboken, NJ |access-date=2024-05-06}} It is overseen by a faculty-student panel. The primary function of the board is to process academic conduct cases.{{cite news |last=DABROWSKI |first=Anna |date=2023-02-10 |title=Debunking misconceptions about the Honor Board |url=https://thestute.com/2023/02/10/debunking-misconceptions-about-the-honor-board/ |work=The Stute |location=Hoboken, NJ |access-date=2024-05-06}} The honor system was established in 1906 under the guidance of President Alexander Crombie Humphreys.

Stevens is composed of four academic schools: the Charles V. Schaefer Jr. School of Engineering and Science, the School of Systems and Enterprises, the School of Business, and the School of Humanitis Arts and Social Sciences. Stevens offers 35 undergraduate majors and has a 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio.{{cite web|title=Undergraduate Admissions |url=http://www.stevens.edu/sit/admissions/academics/index.cfm|publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814095656/http://www.stevens.edu/sit/admissions/academics/index.cfm|archive-date=2012-08-14}} Graduate offerings include 20 (plus three interdisciplinary) Ph.D. programs, 58 master's programs, 194 certificate programs and graduate-level offerings custom designed for corporations.{{cite web|title=Stevens Innovators and Leaders|url=https://issuu.com/stevensadmissions/docs/graduate_prospectus#download|work=Graduate Prospectus|publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology|access-date=21 May 2012|page=4,22–30}}

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Stevens offers the Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree and Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree. At the graduate level, Stevens offers the Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Master of Technology Management (M.T.M.), Master of Science (M.S.), Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Engineer (E.E., M.E., Comp. E., C.E. and Ch. E.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees.

In 1996, the school acquired its name from then chairman of the Board of Trustees, Charles V. Schaefer Jr., following a four-year $102 million fundrasing campaign.{{cite news |last=Pace |first=Eric |date=25 Nov 1999 |title=Charles Schaefer Jr. Dies at 85; Businessman and Philanthropist |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/25/nyregion/charles-schaefer-jr-dies-at-85-businessman-and-philanthropist.html |work=The New York Times |location=New York |access-date=1 May 2024}} Jean Zu is the current Dean of the school. The Schaefer school offers 15 bachelor's, 29 master's and 16 doctoral degrees with a variety of certificates in engineering and scientific disciplines for full-time students and part-time professionals.{{cite web |url=https://stevens.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2023-2024/academic-catalog/schaefer-school-of-engineering-and-science/ |title=Academic Catalog |author= |website=stevens.edu |publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology |access-date=2024-05-01 }}{{cite report |author=Jean Zu |author-link= |date=1 June 2022 |title=Schaefer School of Engineering and Science Annual Report 2021-2022. |url=https://assets.stevens.edu/mviowpldu823/61HrIswYY4Zfg8FLjXcKD8/12229fa3c573f46f007bf1af51e10fe7/2022_SES_Annual_Report_Online.pdf |publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology |page= |docket= |access-date=1 May 2024 }} As of 2022, the school is home to approximately 5,100 students and 194 faculty across 9 departments.{{cite web |url=https://www.stevens.edu/school-engineering-science/departments |title=SES Departments |author= |website=stevens.edu |publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology |access-date=2024-05-01 }}

Stevens Institute of Technology had a dual degree program in engineering with New York University until NYU acquired the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in 2008. Since then, the Schaefer school has also launched a number of dual-degree programs with institutions such as Drew University,{{cite web |url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/madison/sections/in-the-schools/articles/drew-university-launches-new-dual-degree-with-stevens-institute-of-technology |title=Drew University Launches New Dual-Degree with Stevens Institute of Technology |author= |date=25 April 2024 |website=TAPinto |publisher=TAPintoMadison |access-date=1 May 2024}} Saint Peter's University,{{cite news |author= |date=29 Nov 2023 |title=St. Peter’s University Partners with Stevens Institute, Expands Lord Abbett Relationship |url=https://njbmagazine.com/njb-news-now/st-peters-university-partners-with-stevens-institute-expands-lord-abbett-relationship/ |work=New Jersey Business Magazine |location=Trenton, NJ |access-date=1 May 2024}} and Montclair State University.{{cite web |url=https://www.montclair.edu/physics-astronomy/2020/09/15/partnership-with-stevens-yields-new-32-program/ |title=Mechanical Engineering and Physics: a Bachelor’s/Master’s 5-year Program with the Stevens Institute of Technology |author= |date=2020-09-15 |website=montclair.edu |publisher=Montclair State University |access-date=2024-05-01 }} SES has joined nine NYC-area graduate engineering schools in Inter-University Engineering Doctoral Consortium (IUEDC) which beginning in Fall 2024 will allow students to take courses at each other's institutions without any additional tuition.{{cite press release |author= |title=Doctoral degrees without borders |url=https://engineering.nyu.edu/news/doctoral-degrees-without-borders |location=New York |publisher=New York University Tandon School of Engineering |agency= |date=2023-11-09 |access-date=2024-05-01}}

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The School of Business offers certificates and undergraduate, master's, M.B.A. and doctoral degrees in a variety of technology management specialties.{{cite web|title=Howe School of Technology Management|url=http://howe.stevens.edu/|publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology|access-date=29 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115151428/http://howe.stevens.edu/|archive-date=2011-11-15|url-status=dead}} The Stevens undergraduate program emphasizes mathematical business models, applications of hard science to the concept and marketing of products, financial engineering (stochastic calculus, probability and statistics as descriptors of the dynamic behavior of financial markets) and the case-study method of business analysis. The capstone project in the business curriculum is the design of a technology-based business, including an accompanying business plan, operations research, market analysis, financial prospectus, and risk analysis. Several projects have been developed into real companies.

The School of Systems and Enterprises (SSE) features faculty with industry and government experience to provide real-world applications to its students. SSE offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees, along with a combined bachelor's and master's program and graduate certificates. SSE offers flexibility in its graduate course delivery. Options include on campus in Hoboken or online through StevensOnline.{{Cite web |date=2015-12-18 |title=StevensOnline |url=https://www.stevens.edu/academics/stevensonline |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=Stevens Institute of Technology |language=en}} The school's education and research reaches across industries, including defense, homeland security, intelligence, nuclear weapons, communications, space, infrastructure, finance and business solutions.{{cite web|title=SSE Mission and Objectives|url=http://sse.stevens.edu/about-sse/sse-mission/|publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology|access-date=29 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111213131321/http://sse.stevens.edu/about-sse/sse-mission/|archive-date=2011-12-13|url-status=dead}} The school follows an open academic model, which emphasizes the interplay between academia, industry and government.{{cite web|title=Open Academic Model|url=http://sse.stevens.edu/about-sse/open-academic-model/|publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology|access-date=29 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216113240/http://sse.stevens.edu/about-sse/open-academic-model/|archive-date=2011-12-16|url-status=dead}}

The College of Arts and Letters (CAL) approaches the humanities, social sciences and the arts from a science and technology perspective. While every undergraduate at Stevens is required to take a set of humanities courses, CAL offers B.A. degrees in literature, history, philosophy and the social sciences. CAL was established as a separate college in 2007 as part of a larger institutional realignment. CAL's formation followed a history of integrating humanities and liberal arts education, which dates back to the university's founding in 1870.Stevens Institute of Technology. [http://www.stevens.edu/cal/about_cal/history "History of Humanities at Stevens"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026011005/http://www.stevens.edu/cal/about_cal/history |date=2012-10-26}}. Retrieved 2012-05-21. In fall 2011, CAL began offering a new M.A. and graduate certificate in Technology, Policy and Ethics.{{cite web|title=Stevens Institute of Technology Announces First Master of Arts Degree Program|url=http://www.stevens.edu/news/content/stevens-institute-technology-announces-first-master-arts-degree-program|work=CAL News Highlight|date=February 14, 2011 |access-date=21 May 2012}} CAL also offers an accelerated, six-year combined bachelor's/J.D. degree program in partnership with New York Law School and Seton Hall University School of Law.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stevens.edu/college-arts-and-letters/undergraduate-programs/accelerated-law-program|title=Accelerated Law Program|website=Stevens Institute of Technology|date=December 21, 2015 |access-date=2016-08-12}} In July 2023, Stevens renamed CAL to the School of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences.{{cite web|title=Stevens Announces the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences |url=https://www.stevens.edu/news/stevens-announces-the-school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences|work=Stevens Institute of Technology|date=April 3, 2023 |access-date=25 April 2024}}

Undergraduate students may elect to follow the cooperative education program, usually extending their timeline from four to five years, to gain about 18 months of increasingly progressive work experience.{{cite web|title=Cooperative Education|url=http://www.stevens.edu/sit/co-op|publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology|access-date=24 May 2015}} The program helps students confirm their choice of major, and clarify their interests and career goals while working in full-time, paid positions. Approximately 30% of undergraduate students follow this path while the remaining engage in research, externships or internships.

The combination of rigorous coursework and real-world application allows 73% of students to finalize their path prior to graduation, with 97% securing their intended outcomes within six months after graduation.{{Cite web |date=2015-12-16 |title=Facts & Statistics |url=https://www.stevens.edu/about-stevens/facts-statistics |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=Stevens Institute of Technology |language=en}} The average accepted salary across all majors for the Class of 2021 was $75,400, with a maximum of $90,600, from over 300 companies recruiting on campus.{{Cite web |last=Stevens Institute Career Center |title=Class of 2021 Career Outcomes Report |url=https://www.stevens.edu/sites/stevens_edu/files/files/Class-of-2021-Outcomes-Report_03.21.22.pdf |access-date=June 9, 2022 |website=Stevens Institute of Technology website}} Majors among those ranking the highest were [https://www.stevens.edu/sites/stevens_edu/files/files/Class-of-2021-Outcomes-Report_03.21.22.pdf computer science, computer engineering and software engineering]. The value of a Stevens degree is often quantified through return on investment, in which the university ranks among the top in the United States.{{cite web|title=25 Colleges With the Best Return on Investment|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mkl45llmk/9-stevens-institute-of-technology-2/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813150445/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mkl45llmk/9-stevens-institute-of-technology-2/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 13, 2013|work=Forbes|access-date=24 May 2015}}File:Debaunatriumpicture.JPG

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The research enterprise at Stevens features three national Centers of Excellence designated by the U.S. government: the National Center for Secure and Resilient (CSR) Maritime CommerceStevens Institute of Technology. [http://www.stevens.edu/csr/ "The National Center for Secure and Resilient Maritime Commerce"]. Retrieved 2010-04-15. and the National Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC).Stevens Institute of Technology. [http://www.sercuarc.org/ "Systems Engineering Research Center"]. Retrieved 2010-04-15.

Stevens also features the Center for the Advancement of Secure Systems and Information Assurance (CASSIA),Stevens Institute of Technology. [http://www.stevens.edu/research/security-center.html "Center for the Advancement of Secure Systems and Information Assurance"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528104139/http://www.stevens.edu/research/security-center.html |date=2010-05-28}}. Retrieved 2010-04-15. dedicated to advancements in cybersecurity. The center was developed in response to Stevens' designations by the Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education for the academic years 2003 through 2014, and as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Research for the years 2008 through 2013.

The Center for Maritime Systems at Stevens works to preserve and secure America's maritime resources and assets.{{cite web|title=The Center for Maritime Systems|url=http://www.stevens.edu/ses/cms/|publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology|access-date=29 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127184942/http://www.stevens.edu/ses/cms/|archive-date=2011-11-27|url-status=dead}} The center includes the Davidson Laboratory, a research facility focused on physical modeling and computer simulation of marine craft designs. The lab houses a 313-foot-long wave tank capable of recreating a variety of wave types for maritime testing.{{cite web|title=Davidson Laboratory|url=http://www.stevens.edu/ses/cms/Facilities/index.html|publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology|access-date=29 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126022333/http://www.stevens.edu/ses/cms/Facilities/index.html|archive-date=26 January 2012}} Work at the lab was dedicated to the war effort during World War II.{{cite web|last=Holl|first=John|title=Davidson Laboratory Turns 75|date=September 6, 2010 |url=http://www.stevens.edu/news/content/davidson-laboratory-turns-75|access-date=29 November 2011}} The facility is one of only two designated International Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmarks in the United States.

The Center for Maritime Systems contributed to the US Airways Flight 1549 Miracle on the Hudson recovery in 2009 by analyzing water currents to identify the best location to tow the plane and locate the plane's missing engine.{{cite news|last=Schweber|first=Nate|title=Advising Flight 1549 Rescuers, From the Stevens Institute|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/nyregion/new-jersey/15planenj.html|access-date=29 November 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=13 February 2009}}

The Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE), part of the Schaefer School, provides expertise to improve K–12 science, mathematics, engineering and technology education, with the goal to increase the number of students pursuing STEM majors and careers in technological fields. CIESE received the Presidential Award for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring in 2011.{{cite news|last=Wilshe|first=Brett|title=Senator Menendez congratulates Stevens Institute on presidential award|url=http://www.nj.com/hobokennow/index.ssf/2011/01/senator_menendez_congrulates_s.html|access-date=29 November 2011|newspaper=The Jersey Journal|date=27 January 2011}}

The Center for Environmental Systems (CES) develops environmental technologies through collaboration between faculty in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering, the Department of Defense, and private enterprise.{{cite web|title=Center for Environmental Systems|url=http://www.ces.stevens.edu/|publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology|access-date=21 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225004745/http://www.ces.stevens.edu/|archive-date=2011-12-25|url-status=dead}} Principal research areas for CES include drinking water technologies, wastewater treatment, air pollution control, environmental systems modeling and monitoring, pollution prevention and minimization, and life-cycle assessment.

The Highly Filled Materials Institute (HfMI) develops the theoretical, experimental, and numerical analysis techniques for providing solutions for the problems of the industrial processing, especially with twin-screw extrusion, of highly filled materials. HfMI research areas include extrusion, die and extruder design, crystallization, surface science, particle size analysis and rheology.Stevens Institute of Technology. [http://www.hfmi.stevens.edu/ "The Highly Filled Materials Institute"]. Retrieved 2016-06-29.

The Center for Research toward Advancing Financial Technologies (CRAFT), co-led by Stevens and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is the first NSF-backed industry-university cooperative research center devoted specifically to financial technology and science. CRAFT is designed to create a community for industry to engage with university researchers to advance fintech innovation.{{Cite web |date=2021-07-06 |title=Stevens Institute of Technology and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to Establish the First-Ever NSF-Backed Fintech Research Center |url=https://www.stevens.edu/news/stevens-institute-technology-and-rensselaer-polytechnic-institute-establish-first-ever-nsf-backed |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=Stevens Institute of Technology |language=en}}

Other research centers at Stevens are the Center for Complex Systems and Enterprises (CCSE), Center for Decision Technologies, Center for Quantum Science and Engineering, Center for Environmental Systems, MicroDevice Lab, Center for Healthcare Innovation, Center for Neuromechanics, Hanlon Financial Systems Center, Maritime Security Center, NJ Center for Microchemical Systems, STAR Center, Stevens Institute for Artificial Intelligence, and Systems Engineering Research Center.{{Cite web |date=2015-12-16 |title=Research Centers & Labs |url=https://www.stevens.edu/research-entrepreneurship/research-centers-labs |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=Stevens Institute of Technology |language=en}}

The U.S. Department of Energy invited Stevens to compete in the 2015 Solar Decathlon held at Orange County Great Park in Irvine, California, among 19 other universities. Stevens’ entry, SURE HOUSE, was inspired by Hurricane Sandy. A net-zero home resilient enough to withstand Hurricane-force winds and flooding, the entry won the competition. SURE HOUSE achieved a total score of 950.685, ranking first in architecture, market appeal, communications, appliances, engineering, commuting and home life. It also received second place in the comfort zone contest.

Stevens also competed as one of 20 teams in the 2013 Solar Decathlon, the first time the competition was held outside of Washington, D.C.{{Cite web |title=DOE Solar Decathlon: Stevens Institute of Technology |url=https://www.solardecathlon.gov/past/2013/team_stevens.html |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=www.solardecathlon.gov}} Stevens' independent entry, "Ecohabit," placed fourth overall and second among United States entries.{{Cite web |date=2013-10-14 |title=Stevens Institute of Technology Finishes Second in the United States, Fourth Globally in U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon |url=https://www.stevens.edu/news/stevens-institute-technology-finishes-second-united-states-fourth-globally-us-department-energy |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=Stevens Institute of Technology |language=en}}

Through a partnership with Parsons The New School for Design and Milano School of International Affairs, Management and Urban Policy, Stevens designed an affordable green home as part of the 2011 Solar Decathlon.{{cite news |last=Foster |first=Joanna |date=17 September 2011 |title=Superefficient Home With Big Ambitions, Built by Students on a Hoboken Lot |page=A18 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/17/nyregion/in-hoboken-mystery-structure-being-built-is-green-home.html |access-date=29 November 2011}} The entry, "Empowerhouse," won first place in affordability during the 2011 competition.{{cite web |title=Empowerhouse |url=http://parsit.parsons.edu/ |access-date=24 May 2015 |publisher=Parsons}} The team partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C., to provide the home to a low-income family in the Deanwood section of Washington at the conclusion of the competition.

Stevens embraces a culture of entrepreneurship instilled in the institute from its founding family, who transformed their inventions into a number of successful enterprises like the first steam-driven locomotive. More recently, there have been significant sales of Stevens intellectual property, including PlasmaSol{{Cite web |title=PlasmaSol, Stevens spin-out, acquired for $17.5 million |url=https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/497451 |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=EurekAlert! |language=en}} and Hydroglobe.{{Cite web |title=HydroGlobe acquired by Graver Technologies |url=https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/663513 |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=EurekAlert! |language=en}} The university's Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship was established in 2008 to enhance scientific discoveries by facilitating technology transfer.{{cite web|title=Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship|url=http://www.stevens.edu/provost/oie/index.html|publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology|access-date=24 May 2015}}

ISTEM@Stevens is a four-year entrepreneurship coaching program for incoming first-year students. The program focuses not only on technology and innovation, but also the process required to transform the idea into a fully developed company or nonprofit. The curriculum includes both classes and independent studies.{{Cite web |date=2019-01-29 |title=iSTEM@Stevens |url=https://www.stevens.edu/schaefer-school-engineering-science/undergraduate-programs/special-programs/istemstevens |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=Stevens Institute of Technology |language=en}}

Launchpad@Stevens is a one-year program that gives undergraduate students the chance to learn about entrepreneurship and innovation alongside professionals who are building technology-based businesses. Participants learn how to identify ideas with potential commercial viability and work in teams to build those ideas into viable businesses.{{Cite web |date=2019-01-11 |title=Launchpad@Stevens |url=https://www.stevens.edu/academics/undergraduate-studies/undergraduate-entrepreneurship-programs/launchpadstevens |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=Stevens Institute of Technology |language=en}}

Stevens' Innovation Expo, also referred to as "Senior Design Day" or simply "D-Day" by students, is an annual event at the end of the spring semester to feature capstone projects from undergraduate seniors of all schools and majors. Capstone projects take place over two semesters.{{cite web|title=Design Spine|url=http://www.stevens.edu/ses/undergrad/design_spine.html|publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology|access-date=24 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607124522/https://www.stevens.edu/ses/undergrad/design_spine.html|archive-date=2015-06-07|url-status=dead}} The day of activities is also marked by the Project Plan Pitch and Elevator Pitch Competition in which students are judged on presentation of their idea and feasibility; many competitors spin-out companies and business ventures from their projects.{{cite web|title=Innovation Expo 2014|date=May 6, 2014 |url=http://www.stevens.edu/news/content/innovation-expo-2014-gathers-students-faculty-and-business-community-celebration-technology|publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology|access-date=24 May 2015}} The panel of judges typically consists of entrepreneurs, CEOs and venture capitalists.

Additionally, the institute hosts the "Thomas H. Scholl Lecture by Visiting Entrepreneurs." Guest lecturers include Paul R. Sanberg, Jeong H. Kim, Winslow Sargeant, and [https://investor.ritchiebros.com/governance/executive-management/default.aspx Ann Fandozzi]. The campus is also home to monthly summits of "NJ Tech Meetup," branded as "NJ's largest technology and entrepreneurial community."{{cite web|title=NJ Tech Meetup|url=http://www.meetup.com/njtech/|publisher=NJ Tech Meetup|access-date=24 May 2015}} It is composed of over 150 entrepreneurs and innovators.

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• Stevens is ranked 18th nationally for Return on Investment for Students by PayScale's 2024 rankings{{Cite web |title=Stevens Institute of Technology Salary {{!}} PayScale |url=https://www.payscale.com/research/US/School=Stevens_Institute_of_Technology/Salary |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=www.payscale.com}}
• Stevens is ranked 12th nationally for Best Career Placement (Private Schools) by The Princeton Review in 2024{{Cite web |title=Top 20 Best Career Placement (Private Schools) {{!}} The Princeton Review |url=https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings?rankings=top-20-best-career-placement-private-schools |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=www.princetonreview.com}}
• Stevens is ranked 4th in the U.S. for Best Value Private Colleges by PayScale in 2021{{Cite web |title=Best Value Private Colleges |url=https://www.payscale.com/college-roi/school-type/private |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=Payscale}}
• Stevens is ranked 36th nationally according to the Wall Street Journal in 2024{{cite web |title=WSJ 2023 Ranking |date=September 8, 2023 |url=https://www.stevens.edu/news/stevens-ranks-no-36-nationally-of-2024-best-colleges-in-the-u-s#}}
• Stevens in ranked 76th in national universities according to the U.S. News 2024 edition.{{Cite web |title=Stevens Institute of Technology |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/stevens-institute-of-technology-2639 |website=U.S. News}}

Stevens Institute of Technology hosts chapters of 21 social and academic fraternities and sororities, many of which were founded on campus over a century ago.{{Cite web |title=Home - Fraternity + Sorority Life {{!}} Stevens Institute of Technology |url=https://ducklink.stevens.edu/stevensfsl/home/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=ducklink.stevens.edu}} In 2014, 22% of Stevens students were members of these organizations.{{Cite web |title=Fraternity and Sorority Life at Stevens |url=https://www.stevens.edu/page-right-nav/fraternity-and-sorority-life-at-stevens |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Stevens Institute of Technology |language=en}} All Stevens' Greek organizations are chapters of national fraternities or sororities.

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The Stevens Ducks are composed of 23 NCAA Division III teams representing Stevens Institute of Technology in intercollegiate competition. The Ducks are members of the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC) and the MAC Freedom Conference for all sports except fencing.

Men's fencing competes in the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Fencing Association (MACFA) and women's fencing competes in both the Eastern Women's Fencing Conference (EWFC) and the National Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association (NIWFA).

• Carlos Alomar, professional guitarist, longtime collaborator with David Bowie, Artist in Residence and Director of the Sound Synthesis Research Center at Stevens
• Chang-Hwan Choi, American engineer and professor
• John Horgan, science journalist at Scientific American, author of the controversial book The End of Science (1996), director of the Center for Science Writings at Stevens
• Jon Jaques, professional basketball player, assistant basketball coach (Cornell University)
• Wunibald Kamm, professor
• Victor B. Lawrence, inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for his many contributions in digital signal processing in communications, recipient of the [https://nationalmedals.org/stories/the-white-house-awards-national-medals-of-science-and-national-medals-of-technology-and-innovation/ National Medal of Technology and Innovation]
• [https://www.stevens.edu/profile/nparzial Nicholaus Parziale], professor of mechanical engineering, recipient of the [https://web.archive.org/web/20250117213620/https:/www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-updates/2025/01/14/president-biden-honors-nearly-400-federally-funded-early-career-scientists/ Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)]
• Deborah Sinnreich-Levi, professor of literature, specialist on Eustache Deschamps
• Alex Wellerstein, historian of science, specialist on history of nuclear weapons
• Jean Zu, mechanical engineer, dean of the Charles Schaefer School of Engineering & Science

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{{Main|List of Stevens Institute of Technology alumni}}Two members of the Stevens community, as alumni or faculty, have been awarded the Nobel Prize: Frederick Reines (class of 1939), in physics, and Irving Langmuir (Chemistry faculty 1906–1909), in chemistry.{{Cite web |title=The Nobel Prize in Physics 1995 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1995/reines/biographical/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=NobelPrize.org |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1932 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1932/langmuir/biographical/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=NobelPrize.org |language=en-US}} For people who did not know how to organise their time, Henry Gantt developed the well known Gantt charts in 1984.

• List of presidents of Stevens Institute of Technology
• Association of Independent Technological Universities
• Stevens SU-1, a glider design developed as a student project at the Stevens Institute in 1933
• Stevens Institute of Technology International, a defunct private university in the Dominican Republic

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