New Jersey Best Colleges Comparison

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Colleges In New Jersey Statistics

There are 185 colleges in New Jersey - 39 public and 146 private schools. The 2023 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $18,855 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $22,989. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,184 and the average acceptance rate is 74% for New Jersey Best Colleges Comparison.
The next table shows the key academic facts for all colleges in New Jersey. You may want to check more statistics and compare all New Jersey colleges at New Jersey Statistics page.
2022-2023 Colleges In New Jersey Statistics
Top 20 colleges in New JerseyAll colleges in New Jersey
Number of Schools20 schools
(10 public, 10 private)
185 schools
(39 public, 146 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$16,574 (in-state)
$35,988 (out-of-state)
$10,270 (in-state)
$18,855 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees$19,240 (in-state)
$27,002 (out-of-state)
$18,310 (in-state)
$22,989 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid$20,433$8,458
Test Scores1,233 SAT, 27 ACT 1,184 SAT, 26 ACT
Acceptance Rate75.06% 73.52%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)20.44% 53.20%
Population197,656397,714
Undergraduate144,809329,842
Graduate52,84767,872
Graduation Rate69.58%53.59%
Transfer-out Rate19.94%29.68%
Students to Faculty Ratio12.70 to 116.03 to 1

Top Colleges In New Jersey Comparison

The next table lists the top 20 colleges in New Jersey for academic year 2022-2023. Princeton University ranked top in the New Jersey Best Colleges Comparison and Stevens Institute of Technology and Rutgers University-New Brunswick follows it. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $35,988 for undergraduate programs $27,002 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in New Jersey is 1,233 and the acceptance rate is 75.06%. The average students to faculty ratio is 12.70 to 1 for top colleges in New Jersey. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.
2022-2023 Top colleges in New Jersey Comparison
Rank*NameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidPopulationAcceptance RateTest ScoresStudents to Faculty Ratio
1 Princeton University
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Private, 4-yearsPrinceton, NJ
$59,710 $62,079 8,8426% 1,540 SAT
35 ACT
5 to 1
2 Stevens Institute of Technology
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Private, 4-yearsHoboken, NJ
$60,952 $29,819 9,31446% 1,450 SAT
33 ACT
11 to 1
3 Rutgers University-New Brunswick
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Public, 4-yearsNew Brunswick, NJ
$36,001
($17,239)
$11,439 50,63766% 1,370 SAT
31 ACT
15 to 1
4 The College of New Jersey
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Public, 4-yearsEwing, NJ
$24,568
($18,685)
$10,511 7,62964% 1,280 SAT
28 ACT
13 to 1
5 Rider University
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Private, 4-yearsLawrenceville, NJ
$38,900 $29,209 4,05484% 1,210 SAT
26 ACT
10 to 1
6 Rutgers University-Newark
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Public, 4-yearsNewark, NJ
$35,348
($16,586)
$12,525 11,01774% - 13 to 1
7 Ramapo College of New Jersey
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Public, 4-yearsMahwah, NJ
$26,388
($15,978)
$11,506 5,47870% 1,210 SAT
26 ACT
16 to 1
8 New Jersey Institute of Technology
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Public, 4-yearsNewark, NJ
$35,934
($19,022)
$14,309 12,33266% 1,320 SAT
30 ACT
15 to 1
9 William Paterson University of New Jersey
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Public, 4-yearsWayne, NJ
$24,464
($15,150)
$7,535 9,07092% 1,150 SAT 15 to 1
10 Seton Hall University
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Private, 4-yearsSouth Orange, NJ
$51,370 $27,843 9,62375% 1,310 SAT
29 ACT
14 to 1
11 Stockton University
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Public, 4-yearsGalloway, NJ
$23,420
($15,532)
$10,329 9,08086% 1,150 SAT
23 ACT
16 to 1
12 DeVry University-New Jersey
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Private, 4-yearsIselin, NJ
$17,488 $11,793 95100% - 4 to 1
13 Montclair State University
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Public, 4-yearsMontclair, NJ
$24,126
($14,766)
$10,945 21,78491% 1,080 SAT 17 to 1
14 Rowan University
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Public, 4-yearsGlassboro, NJ
$25,564
($15,700)
$9,362 19,53577% 1,190 SAT
27 ACT
16 to 1
15 Saint Peter's University
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Private, 4-yearsJersey City, NJ
$41,054 $30,900 3,43089% - 11 to 1
16 Rutgers University-Camden
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Public, 4-yearsCamden, NJ
$35,841
($17,079)
$13,165 5,96677% 1,160 SAT
28 ACT
13 to 1
17 Centenary University
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Private, 4-yearsHackettstown, NJ
$37,732 $25,742 1,49897% - 13 to 1
18 Bloomfield College
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Private, 4-yearsBloomfield, NJ
$30,680 $24,101 1,15378% 860 SAT
15 ACT
13 to 1
19 Drew University
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Private, 4-yearsMadison, NJ
$45,360 $29,788 2,09273% 1,240 SAT
27 ACT
12 to 1
20 Monmouth University
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Private, 4-yearsWest Long Branch, NJ
$44,850 $25,756 5,02791% 1,200 SAT
26 ACT
12 to 1
Average$35,988
($16,574)
$20,433 197,65675.06% 1,233 SAT
27.4286 ACT
12.70 to 1
*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.
All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023