New Jersey City University

New Jersey City University is a public college in Jersey City, NJ. Its average net price is $10,591 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$8,817
$30,001 to $48,000$8,734
$48,001 to $75,000$11,459
$75,001 to $110,000$15,849
$110,001 and up$19,084
$15,604Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$15,604Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$10,591Average Net Price
$17,770Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$0Books and Supplies
$4,046Other Expenses
56.7%Students on Pell Grants
29.4%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

98.4%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$47,841
8 years after entry$55,519
10 years after entry$59,538
39.0%Graduation Rate
64.8%Retention Rate
$17,815Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Jersey City, NJLocation
Large citySetting
3,681Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$50,686 Small program - rough guide n=86$18,034 Small program - rough guide n=51
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Biology$37,122 Small program - rough guide n=87$20,754 Small program - rough guide n=72
Business Administration, Management and Operations$51,502 n=147$23,500 Small program - rough guide n=71
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$22,054 Small program - rough guide n=40$19,000 Small program - rough guide n=31
Computer Science$46,138 Small program - rough guide n=68$22,090 Small program - rough guide n=56
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Criminal Justice$41,693 n=122$23,500 Small program - rough guide n=81
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$42,482 Small program - rough guide n=44$26,713 Small program - rough guide n=32
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$45,244 Small program - rough guide n=69Not published
Fire Protection$80,581 National median for this major n=1,073Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,834 Small program - rough guide n=47Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$46,671 Small program - rough guide n=38Not published
Homeland Security$52,094 Small program - rough guide n=72$15,150 Small program - rough guide n=40
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$43,046 Small program - rough guide n=43$16,370 Small program - rough guide n=38
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Music$37,464 Small program - rough guide n=46$24,843 Small program - rough guide n=30
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$40,784 n=185$23,250 n=141
Registered Nursing$95,074 n=257$29,278 n=154
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Sociology$37,286 Small program - rough guide n=67$28,874 Small program - rough guide n=56
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Studio Art$29,714 Small program - rough guide n=53$21,525 Small program - rough guide n=45
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published

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