JERSEY CITY AND BEYOND — New Jersey City University students take longer to graduate than do students in any other four-year college in the state, the Star-Ledger reported. U.S. Department of Education statistics reveal that only 6 percent of NJCU students graduated within four years in 2008; 34 percent graduated within six years. A public college, NJCU serves low-income students, immigrants, and undergraduates who are the first in their families to go to college. John Melendez, NJCU vice president for student affairs, told the Ledger that all these factors play a role in lowering the graduation rate. At Jersey City’s St. Peter’s College 33 percent graduated within four years in 2008 and 48 percent within six.
The best rate in the state? Princeton.