unitid 185129 · Jersey City, NJ · public 4-year · city (large)
New Jersey City University
- enrollment 2023
- 7,694
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
98%
95th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
3,681
41st pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
52%
undergrads on Pell grants
89th pctl among public 4-years
completion
34%
finish within 150% time
26th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$28,255
81st pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$16,053
after aid, aided students
73rd pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$52,745
after entry, Title IV students
57th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$18,500
40th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $14,005 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k53%
- 30-48k22%
- 48-75k14%
- 75-110k6%
- 110k+6%
- Median family income
- $23,397
- First-generation students
- 53%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $14,460
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.9× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 141 | $46,864 | $22,081 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 108 | $101,035 | $28,000 |
| Biology, General. | 77 | $54,988 | $19,750 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 70 | $52,935 | $21,500 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 66 | $74,174 | $19,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 66 | $56,995 | $22,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | 55 | $60,846 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 49 | $66,582 | $22,378 |
| Homeland Security. | 44 | $56,988 | $14,562 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 43 | $46,398 | $19,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 37 | $86,783 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 36 | $58,525 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.