New Jersey City University
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 14.6-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 84 Title IV programs, 33 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 49 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing33 · 39.3%
- No Data49 · 58.3%
- Failing2 · 2.4%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 7
Action history · 9
- Mar 2022Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
- Mar 2022Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
- Mar 2021Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Mar 2021Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Oct 2020Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 2,261 students received $13.6M in Pell grants, alongside $17.8M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1,962 borrowers who entered repayment, 84 (4.2%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at New Jersey City
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 9
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus3
- Public property3
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
New Jersey City vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions New Jersey City selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectNew Jersey City University | 34% | — | 5,429 | $16,053 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
| 70% | 70.6% | 5,981 | $18,173 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 86% | 62.3% | 8,141 | $27,646 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 44% | 90.1% | 9,942 | $18,745 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 38% | 72.4% | 6,353 | $19,298 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 68% | 87.5% | 7,025 | $17,743 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| Peer group median | 56% | 72.4% | 6,689 | $18,459 |
Institutions like New Jersey City
Explore the federal data for institutions in New Jersey City's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew Jersey
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Grad rate70%Admit rate70.6%Enrollment5,981Net price$18,173View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew Jersey
The College of New Jersey
Grad rate86%Admit rate62.3%Enrollment8,141Net price$27,646View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew Jersey
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Grad rate44%Admit rate90.1%Enrollment9,942Net price$18,745View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMaryland
Bowie State University
Grad rate38%Admit rate72.4%Enrollment6,353Net price$19,298View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMaryland
Salisbury University
Grad rate68%Admit rate87.5%Enrollment7,025Net price$17,743View data
New Jersey City Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The purpose of the NJCU Office of Institutional Effectiveness is to support student, faculty, and staff success and serve the university mission by increasing organizational capacity for continuous improvement. The Office provides direction and support for integration of planning, assessment, and accreditation compliance in the service of institutional effectiveness.
Visit IR office page- Mark SullivanAssistant Vice President for Operations and Strategic Initiatives
- Candace AmorinoDirector, Institutional Effectiveness
- Linda GeogheganAssociate Director for Enrollment Systems
- Ruth OrtizSenior Data Analyst and Accreditation Liaison Officer to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education
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