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New Jersey City University Overview

New Jersey City University is a public institution situated in Jersey City, New Jersey. The city atmosphere of Jersey City makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is New Jersey City University Known For?

993 Undergraduate Awards
$35,861 Avg Cost After Aid
90% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at NJCU is the doctor's degree.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from NJCU makes roughly $52,745 a year. This is 29% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is New Jersey City University?

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Contact details for NJCU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2039 Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07305
Phone: 201-200-2000
Website: www.njcu.edu

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How Do I Get Into NJCU?

You can apply to NJCU online at: www.njcu.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for NJCU

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into NJCU?

90% Acceptance Rate
62% Of Accepted Are Women
NJCU has the high acceptance rate of 90%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 88%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Can I Afford New Jersey City University?

$35,861 Net Price
39% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of NJCU is $35,861. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At NJCU, approximately 39% of students took out student loans averaging $6,060 a year. That adds up to $24,240 over four years for those students.

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New Jersey City University Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,921 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 5,844 undergraduate students at NJCU, with 4,921 being full-time and 923 being part-time.

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There are also 1,706 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,921 full-time undergraduates at NJCU, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of New Jersey City University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 380
Black or African American 1,152
Hispanic or Latino 2,164
White 834
International Students 49
Other Races/Ethnicities 342

Geographic Diversity

New Jersey students aren't the only ones who study at New Jersey City University. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 46 countries are represented at NJCU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Brazil, China, and India.

New Jersey City University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
General Psychology 141 0 0 0 141
Nursing 108 0 11 0 119
Business Administration & Management 66 0 37 0 103
Criminal Justice & Corrections 70 0 19 0 89
Accounting 49 0 31 0 80
General Biology 77 0 0 0 77
Computer Information Systems 66 0 0 0 66
Teacher Education Grade Specific 1 0 36 23 60
Special Education 0 0 55 0 55
Homeland Security 44 0 5 0 49
Fine & Studio Arts 43 0 5 0 48
Health Sciences & Services 18 0 25 0 43
Educational Administration 0 0 24 17 41
Music 23 0 18 0 41
Sociology 35 0 0 0 35
Marketing 34 0 0 0 34
Finance & Financial Management 26 0 4 0 30
Student Counseling 0 0 29 0 29
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 28 0 28
History 28 0 0 0 28
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 5 0 19 0 24
Instructional Media Design 0 0 24 0 24
General English Literature 22 0 0 0 22
Fire Protection 21 0 0 0 21
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 8 11 0 19
Communication & Media Studies 17 0 0 0 17
Mathematics 16 0 0 0 16
Dance 15 0 0 0 15
Political Science & Government 12 0 0 0 12
Information Technology 10 0 1 0 11
Romance Languages 9 0 0 0 9
Economics 9 0 0 0 9
Health & Physical Education 8 0 0 0 8
Chemistry 5 0 0 0 5
Geological & Earth Sciences 5 0 0 0 5
Entrepreneurial Studies 3 0 0 0 3
Hospitality Management 3 0 0 0 3
Other Homeland Security 0 0 0 3 3
Philosophy 2 0 0 0 2
Ethnic Studies 1 0 0 0 1
Physics 1 0 0 0 1
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 0 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 0 0
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 993 8 382 43 1,426

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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