NJ
New Jersey City University
0.55 incidents / 1,000 students
Jersey City, NJ · Clery Act 2024 · Public
New Jersey City University
Across 2022–2024, New Jersey City University reported 12 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Aggravated Assault). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Rutgers University-Camden.
- 0.55
- Incidents / 1k students
- #372
- Rank of 2,072
- #39
- NJ rank
- 5,429
- Enrolled students
0.55 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
New Jersey City University reports 0.55 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 69% below Gulf Coast State College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Gulf Coast State College (0.18/1k); Biola University (2.02/1k); Springfield Technical Community College (0.55/1k); Seattle Central College (6.12/1k); Los Angeles Film School (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Rutgers University-Camden (3.70/1k); Ramapo College of New Jersey (1.67/1k); Monmouth University (1.47/1k); Rider University (2.25/1k); Saint Peter's University (1.96/1k); Thomas Edison State University (0.00/1k); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus (1.04/1k); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus (0.25/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Aggravated Assault.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 0.55
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #372
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 82%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 3
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 185129 · New Jersey City University 0.55/1k score rate · #372/2,072
RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-QUIET 0.55/1k
- RANK-UPPER #372/2,072
- ST-MID #39 in state
- PEER-FINISH Springfield Technical Community College · ±0.00
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 25%
- CAT-LEAD Aggravated Assault
- ENR-MID 5,429
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Springfield Technical Community College (-0.00/1k)
New Jersey City University sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO · peer Springfield Technical Community College. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Springfield Technical Community College (-0.00/1k). National rank #372 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
New Jersey City University reports 0.55 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 69% below Gulf Coast State College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Gulf Coast State College (0.18/1k); Biola University (2.02/1k); Springfield Technical Community College (0.55/1k); Seattle Central College (6.12/1k); Los Angeles Film School (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Rutgers University-Camden (3.70/1k); Ramapo College of New Jersey (1.67/1k); Monmouth University (1.47/1k); Rider University (2.25/1k); Saint Peter's University (1.96/1k); Thomas Edison State University (0.00/1k); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus (1.04/1k); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus (0.25/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Aggravated Assault.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around New Jersey City
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest New on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Los Angeles Film School · lowest peer 0
Los Angeles Film School — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Gulf Coast State College · near 0.18
Gulf Coast State College — near
0.18 per 1,000 students
- New Jersey City University · this campus 0.55
New Jersey City University — this campus
0.55 per 1,000 students
- Springfield Technical Community College · near 0.55
Springfield Technical Community College — near
0.55 per 1,000 students
- Seattle Central College · highest peer
Seattle Central College — highest peer
6.12 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around New Jersey City University's 0.55/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
New Jersey City University decreased from 5 to 3 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 NJ 4-year peers in this comparison, New Jersey City University is larger than 69% and safer-reporting than 56% - the larger, safer-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
Read the chart as text
- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- New Jersey City University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel | 150 | 6.67 | 0 | 6 |
| Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel | 177 | 0.00 | 3 | 64 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah | 181 | 0.00 | 6 | 64 |
| Rabbinical College of America | 194 | 0.00 | 8 | 64 |
| Yeshiva Toras Chaim | 227 | 0.00 | 11 | 64 |
| Princeton Theological Seminary | 302 | 0.00 | 14 | 64 |
| Eastern International College-Jersey City | 495 | 0.00 | 17 | 64 |
| Pillar College | 556 | 0.00 | 19 | 64 |
| Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine | 610 | 0.00 | 22 | 64 |
| Strayer University-New Jersey | 796 | 0.00 | 25 | 64 |
| Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 799 | 0.00 | 28 | 64 |
| New Jersey City University (this campus) | 5,429 | 0.55 | 69 | 56 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at New Jersey City University fell from 5 to 3 (-40%). The increase shows up in Motor Vehicle Theft (1 to 2). Falling over the same period: Fondling (2 to 0) and Aggravated Assault (2 to 1).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at New Jersey City University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 4 Clery Act categories here: Aggravated Assault, Fondling, Motor Vehicle Theft and Rape.
The remaining 7 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Burglary, Incest and Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyNew Jersey City University: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 25% (4 → 3 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aggravated Assault | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Fondling | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rape | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burglary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
27 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 8 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 18 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 4 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 3 | 4 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
New Jersey City University vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
FL
Gulf Coast State College
0.18 incidents / 1,000 students
CA
Biola University
2.02 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where New Jersey City University sits on price and outcomes
At $16,053, New Jersey City University's reported average net price is cheaper than 43% among 129 New Jersey colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $18,173.
- $16,053
- average net price
- $18,173
- New Jersey median
- 2.5×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $7,591
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $14,005 for families reporting under $30,000 against $21,596 above $110,000, a difference of $7,591. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $16,053 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $45,918, roughly 2.9 times a year of net price. That is a workable ratio, though it says nothing about how long the programme takes to finish.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $14,460
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $14,460
- Avg Net Price
- $16,053
- Median Debt
- $18,500
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 52%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 98%
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 36%
- Retention Rate
- 65%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $45,918
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $52,745
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 64%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,064 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Gulf Coast State College
Panama City, FL · 5,426 enrolled
Safety Score 0.18
Biola University
La Mirada, CA · 5,434 enrolled
Safety Score 2.02
Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield, MA · 5,447 enrolled
Safety Score 0.55
Seattle Central College
Seattle, WA · 5,396 enrolled
Safety Score 6.12
Los Angeles Film School
Hollywood, CA · 5,472 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Closest by National Rank
New Jersey City University (national rank #372) sits near Campbellsville University (#373) and Macomb Community College (#371) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, KY
National Rank #373
Macomb Community College
Warren, MI
National Rank #371
Lamar State College-Orange
Orange, TX
National Rank #370
Collin County Community College District
Mckinney, TX
National Rank #374
South Georgia Technical College
Americus, GA
National Rank #375
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for New Jersey City University, both outside NJ so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Gulf Coast State College
Panama City, FL · 5,426 enrolled
Safety score 0.18
Biola University
La Mirada, CA · 5,434 enrolled
Safety score 2.02
Seattle Central College
Seattle, WA · 5,396 enrolled
Safety score 6.12
Los Angeles Film School
Hollywood, CA · 5,472 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Georgia Highlands College
Rome, GA · 5,382 enrolled
Safety score 0.19
Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, PA · 5,381 enrolled
Safety score 2.04
Colorado Mountain College
Glenwood Springs, CO · 5,494 enrolled
Safety score 1.09
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Fort Smith, AR · 5,496 enrolled
Safety score 1.46
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, KY · 10,836 enrolled
Safety score 0.55
Collin County Community College District
Mckinney, TX · 39,548 enrolled
Safety score 0.56
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
Cloquet, MN · 1,789 enrolled
Safety score 0.56
Florida SouthWestern State College
Fort Myers, FL · 14,301 enrolled
Safety score 0.56
Kent State University at Stark
North Canton, OH · 3,569 enrolled
Safety score 0.56
Cameron University
Lawton, OK · 3,696 enrolled
Safety score 0.54
Oregon Institute of Technology
Klamath Falls, OR · 5,299 enrolled
Safety score 0.57
CUNY Medgar Evers College
Brooklyn, NY · 3,736 enrolled
Safety score 0.54
Frequently Asked Questions
Is New Jersey City University safe?
New Jersey City University has a safety score of 0.55 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #372 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Gulf Coast State College (0.18/1k). Same-state same-level set: Rutgers University-Camden (3.70/1k); Ramapo College of New Jersey (1.67/1k); Monmouth University (1.47/1k); Rider University (2.25/1k); Saint Peter's University (1.96/1k); Thomas Edison State University (0.00/1k); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus (1.04/1k); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus (0.25/1k).
What crimes are reported at New Jersey City University?
For calendar year 2024, New Jersey City University reported Motor Vehicle Theft (2) and Aggravated Assault (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does New Jersey City University compare to similar schools?
New Jersey City University reports 69% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Gulf Coast State College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Gulf Coast State College (0.18/1k); Biola University (2.02/1k); Springfield Technical Community College (0.55/1k); Seattle Central College (6.12/1k); Los Angeles Film School (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Rutgers University-Camden (3.70/1k); Ramapo College of New Jersey (1.67/1k); Monmouth University (1.47/1k); Rider University (2.25/1k); Saint Peter's University (1.96/1k); Thomas Edison State University (0.00/1k); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus (1.04/1k); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus (0.25/1k).
Does New Jersey City University have fire safety data?
Yes. New Jersey City University reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. No fires were reported in the most recent year.
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