Applying to New Jersey City

New Jersey City University's acceptance rate is 89.18% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 5,757 students applied and 5,134 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into New Jersey City.

New Jersey City's acceptance rate places 20th out of 52 New Jersey colleges with competitive admission.

To apply to New Jersey City, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of New Jersey City University is 89.18% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 11.22%. 2,309 men and 3,440 women applied to New Jersey City and 2,017 men and 3,110 women students were accepted.

Among them, 287 men and 286 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at New Jersey City.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at New Jersey City
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	5,757	2,309	3,440	0	8
Admitted	5,134	2,017	3,110	0	7
Enrolled	576	287	286	0	3
Acceptance Rate	89.18%	87.35%	90.41%	-	87.50%
Yield	11.22%	14.23%	9.20%	-	42.86%

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

New Jersey City University 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 576 first-year students enrolled in New Jersey City. The proportion of full-time students is 97.22% and part-time students is 2.78%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 49.83% and women students is 49.65%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at New Jersey City.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at New Jersey City
	Total	Men	Women	Gender Unknown
Total	576	287	286	3
Full-time	560	277	281	2
Part-time	16	10	5	1

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at New Jersey City. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply New Jersey City University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

New Jersey City Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Considered, if submitted
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Considered, if submitted
SAT / ACT	Not Considered
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Not Considered
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $50 for undergraduate schools and $55 for graduate schools of New Jersey City University. The next table provides general admission information for applying to New Jersey City.

Admission Information for Applying to New Jersey City
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$50
Graduate Application Fees	$55
Admission Information	www.njcu.edu/admissions
Online Application	www.njcu.edu/admissions/apply
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers within a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research)

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Applying to New Jersey City

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First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

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