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New Jersey City University

New Jersey City University is a public campus in Jersey City proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$10,254

family income
under $30k

$10,051

$30–48k

$13,160

$48–75k

$15,986

$75–110k

$17,431

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$16,0532023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at New Jersey City University rose from $8,487 (2008) to $16,053 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$8,487
2009	$8,348
2010	$8,923
2011	$10,556
2012	$10,966
2013	$8,001
2014	$8,887
2015	$11,896
2016	$12,659
2017	$12,841
2018	$14,154
2019	$13,297
2020	$13,718
2021	$18,862
2022	$11,732
2023	$16,053

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$28,2552024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at New Jersey City University rose from $15,793 (2009) to $28,255 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$15,793
2010	$16,540
2011	$16,714
2012	$18,332
2013	$19,058
2014	$17,010
2015	$17,552
2016	$21,380
2017	$23,239
2018	$23,201
2019	$24,875
2020	$25,328
2021	$25,165
2022	$30,154
2023	$23,668
2024	$28,255

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$4,643	$8,003
2001	$5,063	$8,663
2002	$5,556	$9,509
2003	$6,050	$10,358
2004	$6,550	$11,230
2005	$7,040	$12,076
2006	$7,564	$13,336
2007	$8,155	$14,759
2008	$8,726	$15,792
2013	$10,653	$19,065
2014	$10,852	$19,424
2015	$11,180	$20,009
2016	$11,430	$20,458
2017	$11,761	$21,051
2018	$12,052	$21,574
2019	$12,414	$22,220
2020	$14,738	$24,888
2021	$15,072	$25,364
2022	$13,564	$24,163
2023	$13,971	$24,888

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

New Jersey City University reports tuition of $14,460 for in-state students and $14,460 for out-of-state students. Check New Jersey City University’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 3,681 undergrads, New Jersey City University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

33.9% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at New Jersey City University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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33.9%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at New Jersey City University rose from 30.1% (entered 1991) to 33.9% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	30.1%
1992 cohort	29.3%
1993 cohort	34.8%
1994 cohort	34.9%
1995 cohort	34.6%
1996 cohort	31.4%
1997 cohort	36.5%
1998 cohort	37.3%
1999 cohort	38.1%
2000 cohort	32.2%
2001 cohort	31.3%
2002 cohort	34.4%
2003 cohort	38.2%
2004 cohort	36.5%
2005 cohort	38.6%
2006 cohort	34.2%
2007 cohort	31.7%
2008 cohort	31.8%
2009 cohort	29.5%
2010 cohort	31%
2011 cohort	32.9%
2012 cohort	39.4%
2013 cohort	40.6%
2014 cohort	35.7%
2015 cohort	39%
2016 cohort	38.6%
2017 cohort	38.7%
2018 cohort	33.9%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$7,785	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$7,952	$3,010
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$7,500	$2,793
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$8,529	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$9,325	$3,414
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$10,208	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$9,966	$4,684
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$12,432	$4,599
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$13,250	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$13,813	$4,343
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,062	$4,813
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,250	$4,750
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$14,250	$5,016
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$13,543	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$15,040	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$15,559	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$16,000	$6,366
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$17,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$17,099	$7,927
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$17,032	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$18,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$18,284	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$18,233	$9,527
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$18,500	$10,939

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$45,918

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$48,714

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$52,745

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

New Jersey City University admitted 5,587 of 5,679 applicants in Fall 2024. The 98.4% rate describes that application pool.

98.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $13,971 in-state tuition · 2023–24 3,681 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, New Jersey City University received 5,679 applications and admitted 5,587 (98.4%), with 549 enrolling.

New Jersey City University did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for New Jersey City University under that historical policy.

Check current requirements with admissions.

Acceptance rate

98.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	66.7%
Fall 2002	52.5%
Fall 2003	52.1%
Fall 2004	51.3%
Fall 2005	53.9%
Fall 2006	48.7%
Fall 2007	47.9%
Fall 2008	32.2%
Fall 2009	34.8%
Fall 2010	43.3%
Fall 2011	45.5%
Fall 2012	43.7%
Fall 2013	41.3%
Fall 2014	76.6%
Fall 2015	86.7%
Fall 2016	85%
Fall 2017	91.8%
Fall 2018	95.9%
Fall 2019	94.6%
Fall 2020	96.3%
Fall 2021	90.7%
Fall 2022	90.1%
Fall 2023	89.2%
Fall 2024	98.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

890–1140Fall 2021 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	759	938
Fall 2002	770	990
Fall 2003	780	980
Fall 2004	830	1000
Fall 2005	810	1000
Fall 2006	820	1000
Fall 2007	870	970
Fall 2008	790	950
Fall 2009	730	940
Fall 2010	700	970
Fall 2011	805	970
Fall 2012	760	950
Fall 2013	820	1013
Fall 2014	800	980
Fall 2015	760	970
Fall 2016	760	990
Fall 2017	870	1080
Fall 2018	850	1060
Fall 2019	860	1080
Fall 2021	890	1140

IPEDS Fall 2001–2021, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

15–17Fall 2012 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2010	17	20
Fall 2011	19	21
Fall 2012	15	17

IPEDS Fall 2010–2012, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

3,681Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at New Jersey City University fell from 6,173 (Fall 2002) to 3,681 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	6,173
Fall 2003	5,835
Fall 2004	5,838
Fall 2005	5,949
Fall 2006	6,115
Fall 2007	6,242
Fall 2008	6,070
Fall 2009	6,328
Fall 2010	6,552
Fall 2011	6,582
Fall 2012	6,553
Fall 2013	6,373
Fall 2014	6,163
Fall 2015	6,201
Fall 2016	6,465
Fall 2017	6,359
Fall 2018	6,121
Fall 2019	5,962
Fall 2020	5,769
Fall 2021	5,146
Fall 2022	4,677
Fall 2023	4,076
Fall 2024	3,681

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

65%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at New Jersey City University fell from 76% (Fall 2003) to 65% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	76%
Fall 2004 cohort	74%
Fall 2005 cohort	79%
Fall 2006 cohort	73%
Fall 2007 cohort	68%
Fall 2008 cohort	72%
Fall 2009 cohort	73%
Fall 2010 cohort	70%
Fall 2011 cohort	69%
Fall 2012 cohort	70%
Fall 2013 cohort	72%
Fall 2014 cohort	74%
Fall 2015 cohort	78%
Fall 2016 cohort	77%
Fall 2017 cohort	73%
Fall 2018 cohort	73%
Fall 2019 cohort	77%
Fall 2020 cohort	74%
Fall 2021 cohort	73%
Fall 2022 cohort	67%
Fall 2023 cohort	65%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about New Jersey City University

52.5% of New Jersey City University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes New Jersey City University as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 3,681 undergraduates live off campus, and 64.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

New Jersey City University reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 98.4%. Review New Jersey City University's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How New Jersey City University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

New Jersey City University98.4%

New Jersey median73.3%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

New Jersey City University$14,460

New Jersey median$17,014

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

New Jersey City University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

New Jersey City University$52,745

New Jersey median$58,902

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

New Jersey City University, New Jersey and national reference values
Metric & basis	New Jersey City University	New Jersey median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	98.4%	73.3%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$14,460	$17,014	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$52,745	$58,902	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For New Jersey City University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

New Jersey City University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 21 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$102,386
Finance and Financial Management Services	$71,548
Fire Protection	$69,444
Accounting and Related Services	$66,244
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$65,368
Homeland Security	$63,137
English Language and Literature, General	$60,574
Biology, General	$60,104
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$59,925
Mathematics	$58,323
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$55,293
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$55,075
Marketing	$54,983
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$52,151
History	$47,200
Psychology, General	$46,575
Communication and Media Studies	$44,625
Sociology	$44,151
Political Science and Government	$43,544
Fine and Studio Arts	$41,077
Music	$35,729

These 21 fields listed for New Jersey City University measure earnings after completion. The $52,745 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 16 additional New Jersey City University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does New Jersey City University report?

New Jersey City University did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 98.4% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is New Jersey City University's acceptance rate?

98.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 5,587 admitted from 5,679 applicants.

How much does New Jersey City University cost?

In-state tuition is $14,460; out-of-state students pay $14,460. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does New Jersey City University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $52,745. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New Jersey

Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus — 95.2% admitted
Monmouth University — 89% admitted
Montclair State University — 87.9% admitted
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus — 90.7% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.