NJCU has a department of professional security studies that prepares students for work with agencies such as the FBI, NSA, and CIA.

[16][17][18][19] In September 2019, it was announced that the school would close in 2020, though the decision was quickly walked back after public and political backlash.

[citation needed] The NJCU Frank J. Guarini Library is available to students as well as staff for learning materials such as books, DVDs, CDs, computer lab, quiet study rooms, and access to electronic databases.

[25] A six-story Arts and Sciences building named Karnoutsos Hall was designed by architect Michael Graves.

[citation needed] The Visual Arts Building on Culver Avenue features a Maya Lin sculpture in the entrance garden area.

[37][38] The university's Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex is located less than a mile southwest of the main campus at near Droyers Point on Newark Bay.

Under the partnership, national and international teams will be allowed to train at the facility ahead of their matches at Red Bull Arena.

Phase one of the project began in early June 2017 and involved regrading, aeration and reseeding of the training facility.

[40] In September 2015, the NJCU School of Business opened at Harborside Plaza directly on the Jersey City waterfront.