College & student life
Jersey City college guide: Hudson County Community College, New Jersey City University and more, with rankings, campus events, game days and study spots.
Pick a campus for its live schedule, game days and the best spots nearby.
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Quads, libraries, stadiums and halls at the colleges in this guide. Tap a photo for the college page.
Hudson County Community College
New Jersey City University
Saint Peter's University
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York University
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
CUNY Hunter College
Columbia University in the City of New York
Montclair State University
Touro University
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Rutgers University-Newark
New Jersey Institute of TechnologyThe next seven days at every college in this guide, updated daily from their own calendars.
Ranked on official College Scorecard figures: what graduates earn, what students pay after aid, and how many finish.
Median earnings ten years after starting.
Median earnings per dollar of the average yearly net price.
Average yearly net price after grants and scholarships.
Share of full-time students who finish within 150% of normal time.
Lowest admission rates.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. A college appears in a list only when the Department reports that figure for it; graduation rates compare four-year colleges.
Size, cost after aid, graduation and earnings for every college in this guide. Tap a column to sort.
| College | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson County Community CollegeCommunity college | In town | 6,626 | $7,307 | Open | 26% | $34,333 |
| New Jersey City UniversityPublic university | In town | 3,681 | $16,053 | 98% | 34% | $52,745 |
| Saint Peter's UniversityPrivate university | In town | 2,135 | $12,199 | 90% | 58% | $57,815 |
| CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeCommunity college | 2 mi | 18,623 | $4,976 | Open | 25% | $42,306 |
| New York UniversityPrivate university | 3 mi | 28,663 | $37,050 | 9% | 88% | $82,509 |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegePublic college | 4 mi | 16,154 | $3,033 | 48% | 72% | $75,971 |
| CUNY Hunter CollegePublic college | 5 mi | 16,289 | $2,984 | 54% | 57% | $63,163 |
| Columbia University in the City of New YorkPrivate university | 8 mi | 8,973 | $21,590 | 4% | 96% | $102,491 |
| Montclair State UniversityPublic university | 13 mi | 18,376 | $15,566 | 88% | 65% | $61,415 |
| Pace UniversityPrivate university | 2 mi | 7,665 | $30,892 | 76% | 60% | $70,378 |
| CUNY New York City College of TechnologyPublic college | 3 mi | 13,580 | $5,127 | 80% | 22% | $49,365 |
| Touro UniversityPrivate university | 4 mi | 4,040 | $29,627 | 61% | 72% | $53,419 |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticePublic college | 5 mi | 11,590 | $3,203 | 57% | 56% | $56,195 |
| CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeCommunity college | 6 mi | 11,254 | $6,120 | Open | 24% | $41,653 |
| Rutgers University-NewarkPublic university | 7 mi | 7,709 | $19,703 | 71% | 64% | $74,479 |
| New Jersey Institute of TechnologyPublic college | 7 mi | 9,019 | $16,504 | 65% | 73% | $84,276 |
| CUNY Brooklyn CollegePublic college | 8 mi | 10,543 | $3,103 | 58% | 54% | $60,752 |
| CUNY City CollegePublic college | 9 mi | 12,505 | $3,776 | 60% | 57% | $66,039 |
| College of Staten Island CUNYPublic college | 10 mi | 9,657 | $5,579 | 92% | 34% | $53,501 |
| Kean UniversityPublic university | 10 mi | 11,433 | $12,447 | 76% | 47% | $57,237 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. A dash means the Department doesn't report that figure for the college.
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