New Jersey City University: Statistics

Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 2973 of 12,502	In the World
# 838 of 1,147	In North America
# 770 of 1,149	In the United States
# 19 of 48	In New Jersey
# 1 of 3	In Jersey
# 784 of 12,502	For Early Childhood Education
Top 1-3	For 11 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

98%

Enrollment

6,230

Average SAT

1,215

Average ACT

Aid receiving

85%

Undergraduates

3,871

Graduates

1,558

Male:Female Ratio

38:62

Type

Public
not-for-profit

Highest Degree

Doctor's degree

Website

njcu.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

New Jersey City University has an acceptance rate of 98% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	98%	98%	98%
Applicants	5,679	2,217	3,462
Admissions	5,587	2,200	3,387
Freshmen enrolled full time	544	287	257

Admissions requirements

Recommendations	Required
Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school record	Required
TOEFL	Required
College-preparatory program	Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Considered but not required
Secondary school rank	Considered but not required
Other Tests	Neither required nor recommended
SAT/ACT	Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

■ White	24%
■ Nonresident Alien	3%
■ Asian	6%
■ Hispanic	43%
■ Black or African American	19%
■ Two or more races	2%
■ Unknown	2%

New Jersey City University majors

New Jersey City University has granted 1,051 bachelor's degrees across 40 programs, 384 master's across 27 programs, and 18 doctorate degrees across 3 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at New Jersey City University.

Major	Bachelor	Master	Doctoral
Psychology, General	105	-	-
Business Administration and Management, General	74	30	-
Biology & Biological Sciences, General	88	-	-
Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other	74	-	-
Accounting	50	23	-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other	67	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences, General	62	-	-
Homeland Security, Other	40	12	-
Art & Art Studies, General	48	1	-
Special Education and Teaching, General	-	48	-
Finance, General	40	5	-
English Language and Literature, General	40	-	-
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General	19	20	-
Sociology, General	39	-	-
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services	-	36	-
Urban Education and Leadership	-	35	-
Marketing & Marketing Management, General	34	-	-
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse	21	10	-
Music Performance, General	6	20	-
Communication and Media Studies, Other	25	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	-	25	-
History, General	24	-	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	-	23	-
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	22	-	-
Music, General	21	-	-
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance	16	3	-
Management Science	10	9	-
Spanish Language and Literature	19	-	-
Educational & Instructional Technology	-	18	-
Fire Science & Fire-fighting	16	-	-
Education & Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	-	14	-
Dance, General	13	-	-
Mathematics, General	13	-	-
Criminal Justice & Safety Studies	-	12	-
Kindergarten & Preschool Education and Teaching	-	10	-
Educational Psychology	-	9	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	8	1	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other	-	-	8
Community College Administration	-	-	7
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management	7	-	-
Economics, General	6	-	-
Hospitality Administration & Management, General	6	-	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other	-	6	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	-	6	-
Political Science and Government, General	6	-	-
Women's Studies	6	-	-
Chemistry, General	5	-	-
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies	5	-	-
Geology & Earth Science, General	5	-	-
Health Information & Medical Records Administration & Administrator	3	-	-
Health & Health Care Administration & Management	-	3	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other	-	-	3
Music Teacher Education	-	3	-
Philosophy	3	-	-
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other	2	-	-
Physics, General	2	-	-
Cinematography and Film & Video Production	-	1	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	1	-	-
Information Technology	-	1	-
Grand Total	1,051	384	18

Publications & Citations

New Jersey City University has published 1,362 scientific papers with 13,982 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Political Science, Law, Computer Science, Sociology, Psychology, Mathematics, Philosophy, Medicine, and Environmental Science.

Publications

1,362

Citations

13,982

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	988 / 10,627
Political Science	661 / 7,915
Law	617 / 7,714
Computer Science	584 / 5,891
Sociology	581 / 7,403
Psychology	512 / 5,852
Mathematics	463 / 4,141
Philosophy	463 / 4,604
Medicine	449 / 5,686
Environmental Science	427 / 4,121
Biology	403 / 4,907
Economics	347 / 3,934
Engineering	342 / 3,298
Business	311 / 3,019
Geography and Cartography	296 / 2,781
Physics	296 / 2,557
History	296 / 2,530
Mathematics Education	273 / 2,034
Education	242 / 2,084
Development Studies	220 / 2,845
Archaeology	218 / 1,991
Linguistics	217 / 2,191
Art & Design	212 / 1,298
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	201 / 2,315
Chemistry	198 / 2,319
Geology	187 / 2,128
Statistics	175 / 2,140
Social Psychology	168 / 2,504
Quantum and Particle physics	150 / 1,257
Ecology	145 / 1,932
Genetics	139 / 1,286
Management	135 / 1,167
Machine Learning	127 / 2,086
Health Science	126 / 1,142
Pathology	125 / 1,795
Psychiatry	125 / 1,759
Paleontology	111 / 1,239
Anthropology	109 / 1,551
Cyber Security	107 / 1,191
Biochemistry	105 / 1,109

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11 Notable alumni

1. Jason O'Donnell

1971-. (aged 55)

politician

Jason O'Donnell is an American Democratic Party politician who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he has represented the 31st Legislative District since September 13, 2010. O'Donnell is the Director of Public Safety for the City of Bayonne where he also serves as the municipal Democratic Committee Chairman. O'Donnell is on leave from his full-time position as a...

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2. Clay Constantinou

1951-. (aged 75)

diplomat lawyer

Clay Constantinou is an American lawyer and diplomat. He served as US Ambassador to Luxembourg from 1994 to 1999 and as Dean of the Whitehead School of Diplomacy at Seton Hall University from 1999 to 2005. He is currently Of Counsel at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. a law firm based in Woodbridge, NJ.

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3. Jamel Holley

1979-. (aged 47)

chief executive officer politician

Jamel Curtis Holley is an American Democratic Party politician from the state of New Jersey, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 20th Legislative District from 2015 to 2022. He is the first African American to represent the district, serving out the unexpired term of former Assemblyman and now State Senator Joseph Cryan, and formerly served as...

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4. Bob Delaney

1951-. (aged 75)

basketball official police officer

Robert J. Delaney is a former undercover New Jersey state trooper and professional basketball referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA) who officiated from the 1987–88 NBA season up until the 2010–11 NBA season. He officiated more than 1,500 regular season games, 200 playoff games, nine NBA Finals, and was assigned to the 1998 and 2011 NBA NBA All-Star Game....

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