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# New Jersey City University Acceptance Rate & Admissions

Updated October 1, 2026

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## What is the acceptance rate at New Jersey City University?

New Jersey City University’s reported acceptance rate is 98.4%.

**Acceptance rate · Fall 2024**
98.4%

Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.

How to interpret the acceptance rate

New Jersey City University admits 98.4% of applicants. The median for comparable institutions (same type and size) is 85.9%, so the university's rate is above that benchmark.

## What SAT and ACT scores do New Jersey City University students report?

SAT and ACT ranges are not available for New Jersey City University in the data shown here. Missing scores do not establish whether tests are required, optional or excluded from review.

Figures cover fall 2024.

## Who enrolls at New Jersey City University?

**Pell Grant recipients**
52.5%

**Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group**
46.0%

**First-year retention**
64.8%

Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.

About these student measures

The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.

New Jersey City University is a public university in Jersey City, New Jersey, enrolling 3,681 undergraduates. The student body is shaped by two broad entry points: 52.5% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, and an estimated 46.0% arrive as transfers or part-time students.

At New Jersey City University, 64.8% of full-time bachelor's-seeking first-year students return for a second year, and 33.9% of the first-time full-time cohort finish within six years. The comparable-institution medians are 73.7% and 49.1%, so both rates sit below the peer benchmarks.

Pell Grant recipients in the same entering cohort complete at 47.2%, which is 13.3 percentage points above the overall six-year rate.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).