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New Jersey City University

2039 Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07305

http://www.njcu.edu/

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School Description

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The mission of New Jersey City University is to provide a diverse population with an excellent university education. The University is committed to the improvement of the educational, intellectual, cultural, socio-economic, and physical environment of the surrounding urban region and beyond.

New Jersey City University is a vibrant, exciting campus just minutes from Manhattan that will stimulate your mind, forge lifetime friendships and prepare you for an outstanding career.
NJCU offers an excellent combination of liberal arts and a wide variety of major concentrations, from media arts and business to education, nursing and criminal justice. And our cooperative education partner list reads like a corporate “who’s who”!

You’ll find state-of-the-art technology, an exciting athletics program and professors, instructors and guest lecturers who truly care about your academic development.

And, because our students come from just about everywhere, you’ll have a unique and delightful opportunity to experience diverse cultures and ideas first-hand.

We offer undergraduate degree programs that encompass everything from liberal arts to business, health education and more, NJCU is a fully-accredited, comprehensive university in every sense of the word.

At NJCU, you can be in the midst of Manhattan’s bustling exuberance in minutes to experience the nation’s best arts, culture, dining and nightlife. Then, when it’s time to crack the books, you’ll be back in the serenity of the NJCU campus once again.

But there’s plenty to do right here at NJCU, as well! From organizations that let you polish your debating skills to opportunities to network with others who share your interests, NJCU offers a complete lifestyle for every taste. Like our metropolitan area itself, NJCU boasts an internationally and culturally diverse student body, dedicated to learning and succeeding. You'll get to know people from across the United States and countries around the globe!

NJCU is a jewel in the heart of the city, with a campus that features traditional buildings and a lush, inviting landscaping. Your daily activities will bring you face-to-face with fascinating students from every part of the world. Visiting lecturers reflect today's hottest headlines. And entertainers represent the newest in music, art and media. Your social life at NJCU will be as busy or as quiet as you prefer. These are just some of the opportunities for campus life at NJCU.

Our campus provides a traditional university environment tucked away from the bustle of urban life. There are plenty of inviting areas in which to study, meet with friends and enjoy all of the things that make NJCU such a great place to learn!

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New Jersey City University

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New Jersey City University (NJCU) is a public university in Jersey City, New Jersey.

It was founded in 1929 as the New Jersey State Normal School and became the New Jersey State Teachers College in 1935. It would later be renamed Jersey City State College. In 1998 the school officially became a university. There are approximately 4,300 full-time and 2,000 part-time undergraduate students and 2,000 graduate students. NJCU is known primarily as a commuter school.

The university's Main Campus is located on Kennedy Boulevard and is easily accessible by public transit, including the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. The neighborhood consists mainly of small single-family detached houses and a few small businesses.

The oldest building on the campus is Hepburn Hall, an attractive Gothic structure at the front of the campus designed by the architectural firm of Guilbert & Betelle. Completed in 1930, Hepburn Hall serves as the symbol of the university and features prominently in the school's publications.

The other buildings are various shades of modern. A new seven-story arts and sciences building was built in the center of the campus. The building was designed by architect Michael Graves in collaboration with STV Architects in New York City. It has been named in honor of retired professor of philosophy George Karnoutsos after he contributed a record $2.5 million to the school. The building will be the replacement for Grossnickle Hall and will house 14 classrooms, 10 computer labs, faculty offices for nine departments, and the Office of the Dean of Arts and Sciences.

The Fine Arts building on Culver Avenue features a new Maya Lin sculpture in the entrance garden area. There are also renovated buildings on West Side Avenue that are part of the school. One of the buildings is home to the university's charter high school. The other houses the Business Development Incubator program.

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location:
Mid-Atlantic
Setting:
Large Town Setting
Type:
Public
Size:
Large (5,000 to 10,000 Undergrad)
Mascot:
Gothic Knights

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
5,839
On Campus Housing:
Available
Full Time Students:
86%
Athletic Programs:
Available
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 12,076
Students Receiving Aid:
77%
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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 35
Selectivity:
Highly Selective
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Degree Programs at New Jersey City University

Bachelor's Level Programs

  • Arts & Humanities

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    • English Language and Literature See more schools with programs in English Language and Literature
      • English Language and Literature
        A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.
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      • Spanish Language and Literature
        A program that focuses on the Spanish language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Spanish philology, Modern Castillan, various Latin American dialects, regional Spanish dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings.
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    • History See more schools with programs in History
      • History
        A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of specific periods, issues and cultures; and applications to areas such as historic preservation, public policy, and records administration.
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    • Music See more schools with programs in Music
      • General Music
        A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media.
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    • Visual Arts See more schools with programs in Visual Arts
      • Art/Art Studies
        Art and Art Studies is a general, introductory program that focuses on the study and appreciation of the visual arts. Students of these two or four year programs receive instruction in art, photography, and other visual communications media.
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  • Business

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      • Business Administration and Management
        Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making.
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  • Communication & Media

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    • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
      A program that focuses on the scientific, humanistic, and critical study of human communication in a variety of formats, media, and contexts. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of interpersonal, group, organizational, professional, and intercultural communication; speaking and listening; verbal and nonverbal interaction; rhetorical theory and criticism; performance studies; argumentation and persuasion; technologically mediated communication; popular culture; and various contextual applications.
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  • Education

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      • Special Education and Teaching
        A general program that focuses on the design and provision of teaching and other educational services to children or adults with special learning needs or disabilities, and that may prepare individuals to function as special education teachers. Includes instruction in diagnosing learning disabilities, developing individual education plans, teaching and supervising special education students, special education counseling, and applicable laws and policies.
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  • Health & Medical Services

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    • General Health Professions See more schools with programs in General Health Professions
      • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
        A general, introductory, undifferentiated, or joint program in health services occupations that prepares individuals for either entry into specialized training programs or for a variety of concentrations in the allied health area. Includes instruction in the basic sciences, research and clinical procedures, and aspects of the subject matter related to various health occupations.
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    • Nursing See more schools with programs in Nursing
      • Nursing - Registered Nurse Training (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
        A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance.
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  • Life Science

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      • Biology/Biological Sciences
        Students in this program study general biology at an introductory level. This major provides students with a broad overview of biology and includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biological specializations.
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  • Mathematics and Statistics

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    • General Mathematics
      A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other mathematical specializations.
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  • Natural Sciences

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      • General Chemistry
        A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena.
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    • Geology See more schools with programs in Geology
      • Geology/Earth Science
        A program that focuses on the scientific study of the earth; the forces acting upon it; and the behavior of the solids, liquids and gases comprising it. Includes instruction in historical geology, geomorphology, and sedimentology, the chemistry of rocks and soils, stratigraphy, mineralogy, petrology, geostatistics, volcanology, glaciology, geophysical principles, and applications to research and industrial problems.
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    • Physics See more schools with programs in Physics
      • General Physics
        A general program that focuses on the scientific study of matter and energy, and the formulation and testing of the laws governing the behavior of the matter-energy continuum. Includes instruction in classical and modern physics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, mechanics, wave properties, nuclear processes, relativity and quantum theory, quantitative methods, and laboratory methods.
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  • Security and Protective Service Careers

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  • Social Sciences

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    • Economics See more schools with programs in Economics
      • General Economics
        A general program that focuses on the systematic study of the production, conservation and allocation of resources in conditions of scarcity, together with the organizational frameworks related to these processes. Includes instruction in economic theory, micro- and macroeconomics, comparative economic systems, money and banking systems, international economics, quantitative analytical methods, and applications to specific industries and public policy issues.
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    • International Relations and Affairs See more schools with programs in International Relations and Affairs
      • General Political Science and Government
        A general program that focuses on the systematic study of political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in political philosophy, political theory, comparative government and politics, political parties and interest groups, public opinion, political research methods, studies of the government and politics of specific countries, and studies 0f specific political institutions and processes.
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    • Psychology See more schools with programs in Psychology
      • General Psychology
        A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various subfields of psychology, research methods, and psychological assessment and testing methods.
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    • Sociology See more schools with programs in Sociology
      • Sociology
        A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, family structures, social deviance and control, and applications to the study of specific social groups, social institutions, and social problems.
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  • Technology

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      • Computer and Information Sciences
        A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems as part of a broad and/or interdisciplinary program. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and are not to be confused with specific programs in computer science, information science, or related support services.
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Master's Level Programs

  • Arts & Humanities

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    • Music See more schools with programs in Music
      • Music Performance
        A program that generally prepares individuals to master musical instruments and performing art as solo and/or ensemble performers. Includes instruction on one or more specific instruments from various instrumental groupings.
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    • Visual Arts See more schools with programs in Visual Arts
      • Art/Art Studies
        Art and Art Studies is a general, introductory program that focuses on the study and appreciation of the visual arts. Students of these two or four year programs receive instruction in art, photography, and other visual communications media.
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  • Business

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    • Accounting & Related Services See more schools with programs in Accounting & Related Services
      • Accounting
        An accounting program provides the tools to practice accounting and to perform related business functions. This program includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, statement analysis, planning and consulting, business information systems, accounting research methods, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific for-profit, public, and non-profit organizations.
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  • Education

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    • Education Administration See more schools with programs in Education Administration
      • Urban Education and Leadership
        A program that focuses on issues and problems specific to the educational needs of populations and communities located in metropolitan, inner city, and related areas and prepares individuals to provide educational services and administrative leadership in urban contexts. Includes instruction in multicultural education, at-risk studies, urban sociology, multilingual education, urban studies and planning, human services, health services and nutrition, cross-cultural communication, diversity studies, safety and security, and urban educational administration and leadership.
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    • General Education See more schools with programs in General Education
      • Educational/Instructional Media Design
        A program that focuses on the principles and techniques of creating instructional products and related educational resources in various formats or combinations such as film, video, recording, text, art, CD-ROM, computer software, virtual reality technology, and three-dimensional objects, and that prepares individuals to function as instructional media designers. Includes instruction in the techniques specific to creating in various media; the behavioral principles applicable to using various media in learning and teaching; the design, testing and production of instructional materials; and the management of educational/instructional media facilities and programs.
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    • Special Needs Education See more schools with programs in Special Needs Education
      • Special Education and Teaching
        A general program that focuses on the design and provision of teaching and other educational services to children or adults with special learning needs or disabilities, and that may prepare individuals to function as special education teachers. Includes instruction in diagnosing learning disabilities, developing individual education plans, teaching and supervising special education students, special education counseling, and applicable laws and policies.
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    • Teacher Training See more schools with programs in Teacher Training
      • Art Teacher Education
        Art Teach Education programs prepare individuals to teach art and art appreciation programs at various educational levels.
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      • Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching.
        A program that prepares individuals to teach students in formal settings prior to beginning regular elementary school, usually ranging in age from three to six years (or grade one), depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all relevant subject matter.
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      • Mathematics Teacher Education
        A program that prepares individuals to teach mathematics programs at various educational levels.
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      • Music Teacher Education
        A program that prepares individuals to teach music and music appreciation programs at various educational levels.
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      • Reading Teacher Education
        A program that prepares individuals to diagnose reading difficulties and to teach reading programs at various educational levels.
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      • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
        A program that prepares individuals to teach students at more than one educational level, such as a combined program in elementary/secondary, early childhood/elementary, elementary/middle school, or junior high/high school teacher education.
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  • Health & Medical Services

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    • General Health Professions See more schools with programs in General Health Professions
      • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
        A general, introductory, undifferentiated, or joint program in health services occupations that prepares individuals for either entry into specialized training programs or for a variety of concentrations in the allied health area. Includes instruction in the basic sciences, research and clinical procedures, and aspects of the subject matter related to various health occupations.
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    • Mental & Social Health Services See more schools with programs in Mental & Social Health Services
      • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
        A program that prepares individuals to apply the theory and principles of guidance and counseling to the provision of support for the personal, social, educational, and vocational development of students, and the organizing of guidance services within elementary, middle and secondary educational institutions. Includes instruction in legal and professional requirements, therapeutic counselor intervention, vocational counseling, and related sociological and psychological foundations.
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    • Nursing See more schools with programs in Nursing
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  • Security and Protective Service Careers

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    • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
      A program that focuses on the criminal justice system, its organizational components and processes, and its legal and public policy contexts. Includes instruction in criminal law and policy, police and correctional systems organization, the administration of justice and the judiciary, and public attitudes regarding criminal justice issues.
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  • Social Sciences

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      • Educational Psychology
        A program that focuses on the application of psychology to the study of the behavior of individuals in the roles of teacher and learner, the nature and effects of learning environments, and the psychological effects of methods, resources, organization and non-school experience on the educational process. Includes instruction in learning theory, human growth and development, research methods, and psychological evaluation.
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Students

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 86%
Part-Time 14%
Men vs. Women
Women 57%
Men 43%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 39%
Hispanic 27%
African-American 16%
Other 12%
Asian 6%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 97%
Out-of-State 3%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
New Jersey 97%
New Mexico 0%
Maryland 0%
Georgia 0%
Florida 0%
Percent of Students International: 0%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 5%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: No

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Basketball (Eastern College Athletic Conference)
Baseball (Eastern College Athletic Conference)
Track (Eastern College Athletic Conference)
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-State Out-of-State  
Published Tuition and Fees:
 $ 7,040 $ 12,076  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 5,190 $ 10,230  
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 1,850 $ 1,850  
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
 $ 3,438 56%  
State and Local Grants:
 $ 3,255 48%  
Institutional Grants:
 $ 2,186 11%  
Student Loans:
 $ 3,040 33%  
Any Aid:
   77%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 54% (Highly Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 91%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 400, Math: 410
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 500, Math: 500

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 35.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Required
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Recommended
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Recommended
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

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i need to know if...New Jersey City University has a program for nurses. like, for people that are GONNA be a nurse. not a program for Registered Nurses. I'm applying first-year undergraduate.
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They have an undergraduate program for nursing there I believe.
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I plan on going to New Jersey City University but i want to know a bit more about it. Like how our the parties? Is it a school im not going to be bored in my dorm all the time? Are there things too do than just to study? And what are there policy on drinking is it a wet or dry school? i really would like too know b4 i send in my money?
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It's a commuter school located in an OK part of Jersey City. If you are going to live in the dorms, you will definitely meet some people to pow around with, and Jersey City/Hoboken is a pretty decent place for a college student. It wouldn't be a traditional college experience like Rutgers though. Lots of commuters...

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