New Jersey City University

What are the graduation rates for students at New Jersey City University?

NJCU's reported six-year graduation rate is 34% for the first-time, full-time undergraduate cohort used in the federal graduation-rate measure. The corresponding four-year rate is 20%. These figures describe earlier entering cohorts followed over different periods; they do not predict an individual student's outcome.

About 65% of first-time, full-time students were retained from one fall to the next. Graduation-rate calculations of this kind do not capture every route through the university equally well: transfer entrants and many part-time students are outside the traditional first-time, full-time cohort. That limitation is particularly relevant at a university with substantial transfer and commuter enrollment. Applicants should still take the reported completion rates seriously when planning course sequences, asking how often required classes are offered and estimating the cost of an extra term.

What is the earning potential for graduates at New Jersey City University?

College Scorecard field-of-study figures give a limited view of reported earnings about one year after completion; they are not starting-salary offers or promises of employment. In the available NJCU field figures, registered nursing is reported at $79,771, while accounting is reported at $41,328 and criminal justice at $34,073.

Comparisons require care. The figures cover the population and earnings records used for each reported federal field-of-study measure, not necessarily every person who completed that major. They also reflect different occupations, work hours and routes to further education. Some fields do not have a reportable figure, often because of data or privacy limitations. A one-year measure cannot show later career growth, graduate-school outcomes, local living costs or whether a job is directly related to the degree. Students comparing majors should read these results alongside licensure requirements, program costs and the work they hope to pursue.