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New Jersey City University

Jersey City, New Jersey · Large city

98.4%
Admit rate
$16,053
Avg net price
34%
Graduation rate
$52,745
Median earnings

New Jersey City University is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Jersey City, New Jersey (large city setting), enrolling 3,681 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

PublicMidsize · 3,681 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 98% admitNCAA Division III without footballCold wintersNear the coast

About Jersey City, New Jersey

Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark. In 1609, Henry Hudson, seeking an alternate route to East Asia on behalf of the Dutch East India Company, anchored his small vessel Halve Maen (English: Half Moon) at Sandy Hook, Harsimus Cove and Weehawken Cove, and elsewhere along what was later named the North River. Jersey City is a regional employment center and one of the largest in the state with over 100,000 private and public sector jobs, creating a daytime swell in population. Many jobs are in the financial and service sectors, as well as in shipping, logistics, and retail. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
4 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean
1 mile
Nearest airport
5 miles to Newark Liberty (EWR) · major hub

How New Jersey City University compares

Selectivity98.4%

More selective than 7% · #39 most selective of 43 in New Jersey

Graduation rate34%

Higher than 15% · #34 of 47 in New Jersey

First-year retention65%

Higher than 19%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$52,745

Higher than 46% · #31 of 38 in New Jersey

Average net price$16,053

Cheaper than 68% · #19 cheapest of 46 in New Jersey

Median debt at graduation$18,500

Lower than 83%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 50%

Undergraduate enrollment3,681

Larger than 73%

Percentiles compare New Jersey City University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in New Jersey.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

5,239students
  • Undergraduate3,68170%
  • Graduate1,55830%

Undergraduates by gender

3,681undergrads
  • Women2,26361%
  • Men1,41839%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White16%
  • Black21%
  • Hispanic49%
  • Asian6.7%
  • Other or multiracial7.6%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
3,681
Graduate enrollment
1,558
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
52%
First-generation students
53%
Students over 25
22%
Median family income
$23,397
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$116,694
Endowment
$18,493,002

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
98.4%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$14,460
Room & board
$16,844
Books & supplies
$0
Total cost of attendance
$28,255
Average net price
$16,053

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
34%
Graduated on time (4 years)
20%
First-year retention
65%
Transferred to another college
27%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,918
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$52,745
Median debt at graduation
$18,500
Students with federal loans
28%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
44%

About 14% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
20%
Low-income (Pell)
41%
First-generation
43%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
617
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
17%
Housing charge (year)
$11,315
Meal plan (year)
$4,959
Application fee
$50
Athletics
NCAA Division III without football
Varsity athletes
298 (160 men · 138 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (9)

Soccer70
Wrestling42
Basketball37
Baseball33
Volleyball33
Track and Field (Indoor)27
Track and Field (Outdoor)27
Softball20
Cross Country9

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.7 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
9
Property offenses (2022–2024)
3

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 3 campuses (5,429 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

4.0reported offenses a year
3.0 violent a year1.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
1.3
Aggravated assault
1.3
Motor vehicle theft
1.0
Rape
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$14,005
$30–48k
$15,363
$48–75k
$17,587
$75–110k
$21,239
$110k+
$21,596

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$81,472

$17,587/year × about 4.6 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

51%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$6,826
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 51% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $6,826. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 754 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$52,745
Typical debt at graduation
$18,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
35%
Out-earn a HS grad
59%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$49,162
Men
$59,349

Men out-earn women by $10,187 (21%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
87°F
Winter low
25°F
Annual rain
50.4″
Annual snow
28.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.54.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Harrison, NJ US station (4.3 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.