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New Jersey City University

www.njcu.edu

Enrollment: 8,237 (undergraduate 6,317; graduate 1,920)
Tuition & Fees $14,459.76
% freshmen receiving financial aid: 84%
% freshmen applicants admitted: 77%
Graduation rate (within 6 years of enrolling): 32%
Median salary (10 years after enrolling): $41,800

Announced May 2025 intent to merge into Kean University subject to regulatory and accreditation approvals and a formal definitive agreement to be entered into between the two institutions, with Kean University to operate an additional location to be known as “Kean Jersey City.”> Founded 1927 as Jersey City State College, received approval 1998 to change name from Jersey City State College, obtain university status as New Jersey City University> 46-acre campus with Athletic & Fitness Center, Irwin Library, Gilligan Student Union> Model co-operative education school--lowest tuition of any 4-year public university in NJ--oriented to career training for urban students, operates most extensive co-operative education program in NJ, allowing students to accept employment positions after completing 45 credits of course work> School of business and colleges of arts and sciences, education, and professional studies> Undergraduate programs include education, arts, health sciences, business administration, psychology> In partnership with Middlesex County College, offers Bachelor of Science degree in National Security Studies completely on-site at Middlesex's Edison campus recognized as a “national model” by various national, state and local law enforcement, intelligence, and security agencies. Most popular majors include: Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Psychology, General, Business Administration and Management, General, Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other and Accounting> Declines in enrollment and investment in new facilities and campus locations led to board declaring June 2022 a "financial emergency" and request for increase in state aid, along with announcement of resignation of President Sue Henderson, subsequent state controller report found potentially illegal financial management during Henderson tenure through use of COVID-19 relief funding to fund the existing institutional scholarship program likely violated federal law> Andrés Acebo named interim president January 2024, only Latino currently leading an institution of higher education in New Jersey.
* Kean University and New Jersey City University Sign Letter of Intent in Next Step Toward Historic Merger, 5/15/2025
* New Jersey City University president steps down; school declares financial emergency, NJ.com, 6/28/2022
* An Investigation Into New Jersey City University’s Financial Emergency, Office of the NJ State Comptroller, 5/18/2023

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