New Jersey City University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for New Jersey City University

New Jersey City University operates as a public institution located in Jersey City, New Jersey (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 3,681 students of which 4,830 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. New Jersey City University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 98.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $16,053, with published in-state tuition of $14,460 and a Pell grant recipient share of 52.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 36.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 64.8%. Graduates earn a median of $52,745 ten years after enrolling, compared with $45,918 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 324300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 63.0% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.