r/stevens

I was wondering if anybody knows or has had any luck getting more financial aid to help combat the 4% tutiton increase every year. My current tuition bill for Steven's may be feasible for 2026-2027 but after that it starts to go up beyond what my family can afford.

Hi all, my SAT scores are not that good. But I have close to a 4.0 grade point average from a top private school and a member of the national honor Society. Do I have any chance of getting accepted test optional?

Current junior building my college list and Stevens has become one of the more interesting schools I’ve looked into recently.

What I’m drawn to is the smaller size, strong tech/business culture, NYC access, and the sense that students there seem genuinely ambitious and career-driven. I’m interested in entrepreneurship/startups/AI/product-type stuff, so that side really appeals to me.

My main question is more about the actual student experience and culture. Does Stevens feel collaborative or more competitive? Is there a real social/community atmosphere or is it mostly preprofessional/commuter vibes? And do people generally enjoy being there?

Would especially love perspectives from current students.

Hi everyone. I am trying to figure out where the best place for me to dorm is (as an incoming freshman) and I had a few questions if anyone could share some insight. Currently I am considering Davis and River Terrace, but there questions are geared more towards Davis.

How are the communal bathrooms? Are they gross? Are there enough bathrooms/showers for the amount of students (and do you feel like you could get everything you need done without having to wait for an open shower)?

Around how many students are on each floor? Are the communal areas nice? I haven’t seen much info on this so far on the website.

Any additional insights about either dorm would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you in advanced.

Stevens is the only North Jersey school that is not having it's graduation at the Prudential Center. I know graduation there a few years ago was a disaster, but having graduation in Holmdel (where there is basically no accessibility via public transport) makes no sense.

For reference, here are the commencement locations and distances for other universities in North Jersey. Didn't count universities with their own stadiums/arenas.

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There are events on campus in Hoboken the night before, and then everyone is expected to get to Holmdel at 7:30 AM the next day. As an out of state student, planning the logistics of this for my family has me seriously questioning Stevens' administrative competence. I've enjoyed my time here and really like the professors, but will not be giving the administrators any donation money when I graduate lol.

I cannot log into my outlook for the life of me. It keeps saying that it will log me out, proceeds to do so, then say to close the tab every time I click the Outlook link in mystevens. One of my friends also has this issue.

Half the engineers I know are set, the other half didn’t find anything so they’re staying here for AMP.

The only CS grads I know that have something are extremely smart. Everyone else has nothing. I honestly feel terrible for the people graduating with a CS degree right now.

So I committed to Stevens I visited the campus and liked it much better than my other options committed that same day I got very generous aid coming out to around 14k per year (commuter) but everyone is telling me the school is stupid especially for my major (finance) I was also told the people are kinda weird and ill prob not make any friends and I was told the schools graduate employment rate is a lie.

I know this sounds a bit dumb but I really don’t know if I care to use my degree I want to be in real estate in the future but I want a education and a degree to just have and a good college experience so I don’t know if that helps if I should or should not go.

So basically my two questions are is it worth it for my situation and will I make friends or is everyone really weird and Akward as they say.

all advice is appreciated !

Steven’s is my #1 school so I want to make sure I can get in.
I’m a high school junior in nj and have a 95 weighted gpa (my school has it on 100 point system don’t know how to calculate)

I’m in:
Ap calc ab
Ap seminar
APUSH
Al physics 1
Cad 1
English H

Next year:
Ap calc bc
Ap physics c
Aphug
Ap lang
Ap research
Cad 2
Engineering and design

I don’t have the best grades in calculus and physics right now so I’m kind of unsure

I have a 1330 super score sat score but am taking again if that helps

Extracurricular:
NHS, and 3 other various honors societies
Volunteering
Boyscouts
Forensics
Summer pre college program at Steven’s
2 jobs - 1 on weekends 1 over summer
Math club
Lacrosse
Swim
Marching band

I have not a lot of leadership like at all so that’s also a factor of why I’m not sure I’ll get in.

I really love Steven’s but I’m really not sure I can realistically get in without early decision I’m also willing to take out loans as well

I hope it's finished by the time I graduate!

Heyy. I’m considering applying to the PhD program at Stevens Institute of Technology (Data Science/Statistics related) and wanted to hear honest opinions from current students or alumni, especially regarding post-graduation job placement, outcomes for international students, research quality, and industry connections in NYC/NJ. I’ve seen very mixed opinions online, with some people praising the location and career opportunities while others criticize the academic reputation, so I’d really appreciate realistic perspectives on whether the program is actually worth it for someone aiming for a long-term career in data science/quantitative industry work in the U.S.

hi guys I was curious about everyone's academic standing. Would you guys consider it normal to get a C or D in a college classes at Stevens? I currently have an accepted intern offer, however i'm not in good standing in a current class and have a possibility of a D/C. Yet it's impossible for me to fail it, but i'm worried my internship will decline the offer once official transcripts are sent :(
For reference my gpa is of 3.3 scale, so i'm not doing the best overall rn...

good thing stevens is irrelevant so they arent on the list https://web.archive.org/web/20260507042014/http://91.215.85.103/pay_or_leak/instructure_affected_schools_list.txt