New Jersey City University

New Jersey City University
Former names
New Jersey State Normal School at Jersey City (1927–1935)
New Jersey State Teachers College at Jersey City (1935–1958)
Jersey City State College (1958–1998)
MottoIneamus Ad Discendum Exeamus Ad Merendum
Motto in English
Enter to Learn, Exit to Serve
TypePublic university
Established1927
Academic affiliations
Sea-grant, Space-grant
EndowmentUS$12.5 million[1]
PresidentAndrés Acebo (interim)
Undergraduates6,800
Postgraduates2,350
Other students
510 (continuing education)
Location,
U.S.
CampusUrban, 46 acres (19 ha)
Colors    Green and gold
NicknameGothic Knights
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division IIINJAC
MascotGothic Knights
Websitewww.njcu.edu

New Jersey City University (NJCU) is a public university in Jersey City, New Jersey. Originally chartered in 1927, NJCU consists of the School of Business, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, and College of Professional Studies and is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. In 2022, it announced that it was severely reducing its academic offerings due to a budgetary crisis.[2] In 2024, the school was considered financially stable though still underfunded.[3]

  1. ^ "Overview of New Jersey City University". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "NJCU to Cut 37 Percent of Academic Programs". December 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "NJCU Stabilizes with Tuition Hike, Improved Credit and Boys and Girls Club Partnership". July 21, 2024.