by our College Data Analytics TeamNJCU earned 12 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 0 in the top 5%, 4 in the top 10% and 8 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #50 of 767 in Most Focused for Sociology, a top 10% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.
New Jersey City University holds 12 ranking badges across 4 fields of study; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. Placements shown are from the 2026 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Read about our data sources and methodologies. Want to feature these awards on your college’s site? Administrators can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 0 |
| Top 5% | 0 |
| Top 10% | 4 |
| Top 15% | 8 |
| Total | 12 |
New Jersey City University is best known for Education: 3 of its 12 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Sociology, Instructional Media Design and Teacher Education Subject Specific.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity (Middle Atlantic) | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity (New Jersey) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instructional Media Design | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Student Counseling | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homeland Security | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dance | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Fine & Studio Arts | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
New Jersey City University earned no athletics badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #240 of 320 in Volleyball (D3).
New Jersey City University earned no online-program badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #87 of 172 in Most Popular Online for Teacher Education Subject Specific.
New Jersey City University earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,951 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 40%).
Each ranking here is calculated from federal education data, 2026 edition. New Jersey City University appears in 200 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
More about our data sources and methodologies.