
About ICUNJ
Independent Colleges and Universities for New Jersey:
Broad Support for Maximum Impact
Supporting New Jersey’s independent colleges and universities benefits 64,000+ students and fulfills the vision of cooperation between business and academic leaders. New Jersey’s independent schools:
Respond to in-demand occupations
%
of NJ’s STEM degrees
%
of NJ’s Nursing degrees
%
of NJ’s Education degrees
Provide institutional grants and tuition assistance

$800 million
in 2017-18, up from $342 million in 2007-08

135 scholarships
totaling $442,000 in 2018
Promote minority and nontraditional student success
%
enroll 12% overall enrollment of NJ’s minority student body
%
of bachelor’s degrees conferred on minority students
Create a career-ready workforce
Enroll 15% overall student body
Confer 24% of NJ’s bachelor’s degrees
Confer 37% of NJ advanced degrees
Encourage student-employer networking
Undergraduate
Research
Symposium
Talent
Pipeline
Conference