New Jersey City University

Jersey City, New Jersey · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Large

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $10,591. 39% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $59,538 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $17,815.

Average net price
$10,591
per year Verified data
Completion rate
39%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$59,538
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$17,815
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$15,604
Out-of-state tuition and fees$15,604
Average cost of attendance$23,555
Books and supplies$0
Room and board, on campus$17,770
Average net price, all aided students$10,591
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$8,817
Average net price, family income over $110,000$19,084

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
98%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
Data unavailable
ACT composite range, middle 50%
Data unavailable
Undergraduate enrollment
3,681
Graduate enrollment
1,558
Students receiving Pell grants
57%
Student to faculty ratio
13 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time39%
Completion within normal time22%
First-year retention (full-time)65%
Median federal debt, graduates$17,815
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$202
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$16,000
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry69%
1 year after completion$48,110
4 years after completion$60,965
6 years after entry$47,841
8 years after entry$55,519
10 years after entry$59,538
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $59,538; the middle half earned $38,061 to $85,566. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at New Jersey City University

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

63 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Bachelor's degree (37)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
50$50,686$18,034
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
88$37,122$20,754
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
82$51,502$23,500
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
25$22,054$19,000
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
62$46,138$22,090
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
74$41,693$23,500
Dance
CIP 50.03 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
40$42,482$26,713
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
40$45,244$26,400
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
48$29,714$21,525
Fire Protection
CIP 43.02 · No credentials fully online
16$66,018Suppressed for privacy
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
CIP 51.00 · No credentials fully online
19$40,834$29,014
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
24$46,671$23,401
Homeland Security
CIP 43.03 · No credentials fully online
40$52,094$15,150
Hospitality Administration/Management
CIP 52.09 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
34$43,046$16,370
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
13$51,380Suppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
27$37,464$24,843
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
105$40,784$23,250
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
88$95,074$29,278
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
39$37,286$28,874
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
29Suppressed for privacy$18,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (21)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
23$73,922Suppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
31$74,468Suppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
9$71,673Suppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
12$48,699Suppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · All credentials fully online
35$79,394Suppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · All credentials fully online
18$66,235Suppressed for privacy
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
CIP 51.00 · No credentials fully online
20$68,175Suppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Homeland Security
CIP 43.03 · All credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · No credentials fully online
15$86,213Suppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · All credentials fully online
62$68,192Suppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · All credentials fully online
36$59,877Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · All credentials fully online
33$67,225Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · Some credentials fully online
34$68,341Suppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (2)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (3)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · Some credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
CIP 43.99 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · All credentials fully online
8$92,956Suppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 185129, OPEID 002613. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.