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New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ · Public · Large city · NJCU

Public institution in Jersey City, NJ · 4,076 undergraduates · 89% acceptance rate · $52,745 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$11,732437th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$13,971889th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$24,8881,062nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$23,668599th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$18,500487th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$52,745921st highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,918806th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
38.7%1,531st highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
66.6%1,410th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
89.2%1,199th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
4,076579th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
52.4%328th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 5 mi (EWR)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$50
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 32 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$80,841$77,087
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$45,149$44,666
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$43,798$48,139
Homeland SecurityHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$43,798$40,017
MarketingBusinessbachelors$41,007$34,847
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$39,741$42,682
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$39,369$41,205
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$38,953$39,585
Fire ProtectionHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$38,289$37,779
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$36,848$48,600
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth Professionsbachelors$35,594$29,685
Historybachelors$34,847$33,138

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to New Jersey City University’s 4,076 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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