New Jersey City University (Jersey City, NJ) — Cost, Earnings & Admissions

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 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $13,971892nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $24,8881,072nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $23,668599th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $18,500490th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $52,745925th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $45,918807th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 38.7%1,546th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 66.6%1,418th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 89.2%1,210th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT: —
Median ACT: —

Campus

Undergraduates: 4,076579th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 52.4%331st highest of 2,140 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.

Most Selective Colleges in New Jersey#18

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.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions	bachelors	$80,841	$77,087
Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$45,149	$44,666
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$43,798	$48,139
Homeland SecurityHomeland Security & Law Enforcement	bachelors	$43,798	$40,017
MarketingBusiness	bachelors	$41,007	$34,847
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science	bachelors	$39,741	$42,682
MathematicsMathematics & Statistics	bachelors	$39,369	$41,205
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness	bachelors	$38,953	$39,585
Fire ProtectionHomeland Security & Law Enforcement	bachelors	$38,289	$37,779
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languages	bachelors	$36,848	$48,600
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth Professions	bachelors	$35,594	$29,685
History	bachelors	$34,847	$33,138

Campus facts

Founded in 1929source
Athletic nickname: "Gothic Knights"source
Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
School colors: Green and Goldsource
Mascot: Gothic Knightssource
Motto: "Ineamus Ad Discendum Exeamus Ad Merendum"source
Formerly known as "New Jersey State Normal School at Jersey City" (1927–1935)source
Formerly known as "New Jersey State Teachers College at Jersey City" (1935–1958)source
Formerly known as "Jersey City State College" (1958–1998)source
Formerly known as "New Jersey City University" (1998–2026)source
Athletic conference: NJACsource
A [[National Sea Grant College Program institutionsource
A Sea-grant]], [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
A space-grant]] institutionsource

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.