The Computer Science department, part of the College of Computing Sciences, is the largest at NJIT, comprising more than one fifth of the student population. It is also the largest computer science department among all research universities in the New York metropolitan area.

The department offers a full range of degree programs in computer science (BA/BS, MS and PhD), in addition to emerging interdisciplinary graduate programs (Telecommunication and Biomedical Informatics). The BA/BS programs are accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place,  Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD  21202-4012 – telephone (410) 347-7700.