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New Jersey Colleges by the Numbers
35 four-year New Jersey colleges — click any for its profile: acceptance rates, SAT ranges, tuition for all 35, with New Jersey medians up top.
New Jersey's ten-year earnings benchmark of $58,902 sits 10% above the national median for college-goers. Not one of New Jersey's listed schools still requires test scores; 11 — Caldwell University among them — don't consider scores at all. New Jersey has 35 four-year colleges with full admissions profiles here — from Rutgers University-New Brunswick at 37,751 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size.
The most selective door in the state is Princeton University at 4.6% admitted; the most open is Chamberlain University-New Jersey at 100%. Published in-state tuition runs from $10,650 at the cheapest campus to $63,462 at the most expensive — a $52,812 spread inside New Jersey alone.
Each New Jersey school links to its profile — admissions, cost, earnings. To see where you stand in New Jersey, bring your saved calculator numbers.
New Jersey medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median earnings (10 yr) | 6-yr graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78.6% | $17,014 | $58,902 | 51.1% |
Medians across 49 active bachelor's-degree institutions in New Jersey; the table below lists the 35 with complete admissions records.
All New Jersey colleges in our data
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT middle 50% | Tuition (in) | Undergrads | Median earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | Bloomfield | 69.7% | — | $15,912 | 781 | $61,415 |
| Caldwell University | Caldwell | 71.3% | not considered | $40,848 | 1,575 | $53,843 |
| Centenary University | Hackettstown | 83.1% | — | $37,732 | 910 | $53,726 |
| Chamberlain University-New Jersey | North Brunswick | 100% | — | $20,785 | 1,226 | $92,405 |
| DeVry University-New Jersey | Iselin | 100% | — | $17,408 | 62 | $45,987 |
| Drew University | Madison | 67.8% | 1110–1320 | $47,100 | 1,533 | $63,646 |
| Eastern International College-Jersey City | Jersey City | 69.6% | not considered | $18,383 | 495 | $35,008 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | Madison | 95.2% | — | $38,004 | 1,990 | $57,273 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | Teaneck | 90.7% | — | $38,004 | 2,627 | $57,273 |
| Georgian Court University | Lakewood | 78.8% | — | $37,260 | 1,195 | $53,096 |
| Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing | Englewood Cliffs | 20% | not considered | $23,914 | 178 | $87,408 |
| JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools | Plainfield | 58.6% | not considered | $24,916 | 188 | $73,894 |
| Kean University | Union | 75.9% | 1020–1198 | $14,299 | 11,433 | $57,237 |
| Monmouth University | West Long Branch | 89% | 1125–1270 | $46,552 | 3,684 | $67,991 |
| Montclair State University | Montclair | 87.9% | 940–1225 | $15,912 | 18,376 | $61,415 |
| New Jersey City University | Jersey City | 98.4% | not considered | $14,460 | 3,681 | $52,745 |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark | 65.1% | 1210–1470 | $19,974 | 9,019 | $84,276 |
| Princeton University | Princeton | 4.6% | 1500–1580 | $62,688 | 5,709 | $110,066 |
| Rabbinical College of America | Morristown | 95.2% | not considered | $10,650 | 181 | $34,990 |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey | Mahwah | 70.6% | 1120–1270 | $16,777 | 4,898 | $67,541 |
| Rider University | Lawrenceville | 78.6% | 1100–1310 | $41,120 | 3,106 | $62,208 |
| Rowan University | Glassboro | 77.7% | 1100–1310 | $16,574 | 15,841 | $59,988 |
| Rutgers University-Camden | Camden | 66.3% | 1010–1255 | $17,764 | 3,753 | $74,479 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | New Brunswick | 58.1% | 1270–1480 | $17,929 | 37,751 | $74,479 |
| Rutgers University-Newark | Newark | 71.4% | not considered | $17,250 | 7,709 | $74,479 |
| Saint Elizabeth University | Morristown | 71% | — | $36,741 | 557 | $53,038 |
| Saint Peter's University | Jersey City | 90.3% | not considered | $42,552 | 2,135 | $57,815 |
| Seton Hall University | South Orange | 73.3% | 1220–1400 | $53,170 | 6,036 | $70,196 |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken | 47.6% | 1370–1500 | $63,462 | 4,222 | $108,772 |
| Stockton University | Galloway | 88.9% | 1080–1260 | $16,266 | 7,537 | $57,602 |
| Talmudical Academy-New Jersey | Adelphia | 43.5% | not considered | $15,800 | 72 | $40,344 |
| The College of New Jersey | Ewing | 62.3% | 1140–1340 | $19,632 | 7,105 | $73,323 |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey | Wayne | 90.1% | — | $15,704 | 6,614 | $57,780 |
| Yeshiva Toras Chaim | Lakewood | 44.3% | not considered | $12,750 | 227 | $62,526 |
| Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok | Elizabeth | 86.2% | not considered | $11,450 | 90 | $82,560 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" schools ignore tests entirely. Wondering where your own numbers fit? TheGPA calculator andSAT score calculator give you the other half of this table.
Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (Jun 2026), IPEDS ADM2023/HD2024. Retrieved 2026-09-01.