In November 2017 NJIT opened the Wellness and Events Center (WEC) which incorporates upgraded facilities for most Division 1 sports including a 3,500-seat arena for basketball and volleyball.

NJIT men's soccer became a full member of NCAA Division I with championship eligibility at the start of the 2005 season.

NJIT women's soccer began a similar two-year process in 2005, with full Division I status and championship eligibility arriving with the 2007 season.

NJIT athletics officially gained across-the-board active membership in NCAA Division I, beginning September 1, 2009.

Chicago State University joined the conference in October 2008, increasing the total full-sports members to 7.

[8] The university confirmed on June 12, 2020, its departure from the ASUN after five years to join the America East Conference beginning nineteen days later on July 1.

[10] A member of the America East Conference, NJIT sponsors teams in ten men's, seven women's, and one coed NCAA sanctioned sports.

Branch Brook Park, located approximately a 1/2 mile away from campus is the home for NJIT cross country teams.

NCAA Division I men's basketball recognitions for futility NJIT's men's basketball program set the record of the most winless team in D-I history in the 2007–2008 season with a losing streak of 51 games, breaking Sacramento State’s old D-I record.