New Jersey City's tuition & fees has increased from $20,008 (2015) to $14,460 (2025), and the rate of tuition increase is 27.73% over the past 10 years. The graduate school tuition & fees has raised from $19,473 (year 2015) to $15,499 (year 2025).
The 2025 tuition & fees are lower than last year (2024) at New Jersey City University.
New Jersey City's tuition increase rate is lower than the New Jersey's average increase rate of 19.02%. Compare to all colleges in United States, it's increase rate is lower than the average increase rate of 10.99%.
Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends
The total cost of attendance (COA), including tuition & fees, books & supplies costs, and living costs, increased by -5.90% from 2015 ($37,566).
For the current academic year 2024-2025, New Jersey City's COA is $35,350, which is decreased by -25.12% from last year.
The following table and chart show changes to New Jersey City's COA over the past 10 years.
Tuition & Fees Changes
The tuition & fees have decreased 27.73% for the last 10 years , and the 2025 tuition & fees are $14,268. The following table and chart show the tuition & fees changes at New Jersey City University over last the 10 years.
Living Costs Changes
The living costs including room, board, and other living expenses have increased 31.35% when a student lives on-campus facilities and 76.16% when living-off campus from the year 2015 to 2025. The following table shows the changes in living costs at New Jersey City University.
| Year | Living On Campus | Living Off Campus | Change by Year |
|---|
| 2015-16 | $16,558 | $14,108 | - |
|---|
| 2016-17 | $16,946 | $16,946 | 2.34% |
|---|
| 2017-18 | $17,505 | $15,450 | 3.30% |
|---|
| 2018-19 | $18,824 | $18,824 | 7.53% |
|---|
| 2019-20 | $19,282 | $19,282 | 2.43% |
|---|
| 2020-21 | $19,792 | $23,394 | 2.64% |
|---|
| 2021-22 | $20,048 | $22,336 | 1.29% |
|---|
| 2022-23 | $20,508 | $25,252 | 2.29% |
|---|
| 2023-24 | $21,082 | $26,804 | 2.80% |
|---|
| 2024-25 | $20,890 | $24,500 | -0.91% |
|---|
Compare Tuition Change to Similar Colleges
The following table compares 2025 tuition and increase rate from last year between New Jersey City University and similar schools.
| 2025 | 2024 | Increase Rate |
|---|
| New Jersey City University | $14,460
($14,460) | $24,888
($13,971) | -41.90% |
|---|
|
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | $37,441
($17,929) | $36,001
($17,239) | 4.00% |
|---|
|
| Montclair State University | $26,022
($15,912) | $24,126
($14,766) | 7.86% |
|---|
|
| Rowan University | $26,932
($16,574) | $25,564
($15,700) | 5.35% |
|---|
|
| Kean University | $22,446
($14,299) | $21,076
($13,426) | 6.50% |
|---|
|
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | $37,664
($19,974) | $35,934
($19,022) | 4.81% |
|---|
|