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New Jersey City University

Jersey City, New Jersey Public 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Jersey City, New Jersey, New Jersey City University is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 5,429, made up of 3,871 undergraduates and 1,558 graduate students.

New Jersey City University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 66 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Psychology, General, Business Administration and Management, and Biology. It awarded 1,382 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 9 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

65% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

5,429
Students enrolled
65%
First-year retention
1,382
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
66
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 66

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 10
Education 15
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 5
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Psychology 3
Visual and Performing Arts 6
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Social Sciences 3
Health Professions 6
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
English Language and Literature 1
Communication and Journalism 2
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Physical Sciences 3
History 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
65%
First-year retention, part-time students
31%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
1,043
Master's degrees
315
Doctoral degrees (research)
16
Post-master's certificates
8

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
5,429
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,871
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,558
Full-time, fall 2024
66%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,830
Undergraduates, 2024-25
4,720
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,110
Full-time, 2024-25
59%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
62%
Men
38%
White
24%
Hispanic or Latino
42%
Black or African American
19%
Asian
7%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
9
Programs with a fully online option
6
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
31%
Students taking some online courses
49%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Eastern College Athletic Conference
President
Andres Acebo
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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