New Jersey City University Student Population

How many students at New Jersey City?

For the academic year 2024-2025, New Jersey City University has a total enrollment of 5,429 students, including 3,871 undergraduate and 1,558 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,077 male students (38.3%) and 3,352 female students (61.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,337 Hispanic students (43%) and 1,292 White students (23.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 3,871 undergraduate students (71.3%) and 1,558 graduate students (28.7%).
• Class Delivery: 1,659 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,184 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - New Jersey City's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,077 male (38.26%) and 3,352 female (61.74%) students are attending New Jersey City University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 61.96.

By class level, 3,871 (71.30%) are undergraduate students and 1,558 (28.70%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 44.15% are male and 55.85% are female, while among graduate students, 23.62% are male and 76.38% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,292 White, 1,030 Black, and 352 Asian students out of a total of 5,429 are attending at New Jersey City University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

New Jersey City University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 71.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, New Jersey City has 100 students under 18 years old and 12 students over 65 years old. There are 3,393 students under 25 years old, and 2,438 students over 25 years old out of 5,833 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 100 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. New Jersey City has 3,270 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 937 students aged 25 and over.

It has 123 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,501 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At New Jersey City University, 1,659 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,184 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,587 students who live in New Jersey or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 72 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,871 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 458 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 11.83%.431 students have transferred in as full-time status and 27 students transferred in as part-time status.