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New Jersey Colleges by the Numbers
50 college profiles in our New Jersey directory. Available measures vary by school. Open a profile to check each figure’s year, student group and source.
State overview and medians
New Jersey's ten-year earnings benchmark of $58,902 sits 10% above the national median of reported school-level earnings in the reference group, not the median income of all college students. In the Fall 2024 filings for New Jersey, 0 listed schools reported requiring test scores and 21 reported not considering them. 4 had no recorded policy. Check each school's current admissions requirements. New Jersey has 50 college profiles in this directory; available measures vary by school — from Rutgers University-New Brunswick at 37,751 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size.
Among the listed schools with reported rates, the lowest historical acceptance rate is at Princeton University at 4.6% admitted; the highest is at New Jersey City University at 98.4%. Reported tuition (in-state for public schools) runs from $6,838 at the cheapest campus to $63,462 at the most expensive — a $56,624 spread inside New Jersey alone.
Each New Jersey profile names its data years and student groups. Check these before comparing New Jersey schools.
New Jersey medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median annual earnings, 10 years after entry | 6-year graduation: first-time, full-time entrants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73.3% | $17,014 | $58,902 | 51.1% |
Medians across 49 active bachelor's-degree institutions in New Jersey; the directory below lists 50 published profiles. These are medians of school-level figures, not medians across all students. Missing measures are excluded from each median.
All New Jersey colleges in our data
Admissions and score ranges: Fall 2024. Tuition is published price, not total attendance cost; public-school prices are in-state. Scroll the table sideways for more measures.
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT section sums / ACT | Tuition | Undergrads | Annual earnings, 10 years after entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bais Medrash Toras Chesed | Lakewood | 57.6% | not considered | $8,100 | 132 | — |
| Berkeley College-Woodland Park | Woodland Park | — | — | $29,800 | 1,778 | $40,251 |
| Beth Medrash of Asbury Park | Lakewood | 53.8% | not considered | $12,010 | 124 | — |
| Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | Bloomfield | 69.7% | — | $15,912 | 781 | $61,415 |
| Caldwell University | Caldwell | 71.3% | 1130–1370 | $40,848 | 1,575 | $53,843 |
| Centenary University | Hackettstown | 83.1% | — | $37,732 | 910 | $53,726 |
| Chamberlain University-New Jersey | North Brunswick | — | — | $20,785 | 1,226 | $92,405 |
| DeVry University-New Jersey | Iselin | — | — | $17,408 | 62 | $45,987 |
| Drew University | Madison | 67.8% | 1103–1338 | $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 |
| Felician University | Lodi | — | — | $39,300 | 1,774 | $57,602 |
| Georgian Court University | Lakewood | 78.8% | — | $37,260 | 1,195 | $53,096 |
| Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing | Englewood Cliffs | — | 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% | 930–1150 | $14,299 | 11,433 | $57,237 |
| Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud | Lakewood | — | not considered | $12,460 | 57 | — |
| Monmouth University | West Long Branch | 89% | 1140–1310 | $46,552 | 3,684 | $67,991 |
| Montclair State University | Montclair | 87.9% | 910–1210 | $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% | 1210–1460 | $19,974 | 9,019 | $84,276 |
| Pillar College | Newark | — | — | $25,900 | 498 | $45,577 |
| Princeton University | Princeton | 4.6% | 1510–1580 | $62,688 | 5,709 | $110,066 |
| Rabbi Jacob Joseph School | Edison | 91.7% | not considered | $12,700 | 115 | — |
| Rabbinical College of America | Morristown | 95.1% | not considered | $10,650 | 181 | $34,990 |
| Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim | Lakewood | 90.6% | not considered | $8,450 | 96 | — |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey | Mahwah | 70.6% | 1130–1300 | $16,777 | 4,898 | $67,541 |
| Rider University | Lawrenceville | 78.6% | 1100–1320 | $41,120 | 3,106 | $62,208 |
| Rowan University | Glassboro | 77.7% | 1110–1310 | $16,574 | 15,841 | $59,988 |
| Rutgers University-Camden | Camden | 66.3% | 1050–1300 | $17,764 | 3,753 | $74,479 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | New Brunswick | 58.1% | 1310–1500 | $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% | 1220–1390 | $53,170 | 6,036 | $70,196 |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken | 47.6% | 1380–1505 | $63,462 | 4,222 | $108,772 |
| Stockton University | Galloway | 88.9% | 1030–1230 | $16,266 | 7,537 | $57,602 |
| Talmudical Academy-New Jersey | Adelphia | — | not considered | $15,800 | 72 | $40,344 |
| The College of New Jersey | Ewing | 62.3% | 1140–1340 | $19,632 | 7,105 | $73,323 |
| Thomas Edison State University | Trenton | — | — | $6,838 | 6,707 | $69,331 |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey | Wayne | 90.1% | — | $15,704 | 6,614 | $57,780 |
| Yeshiva Bais Aharon | Lakewood | — | not considered | $10,350 | 25 | — |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood | Keyport | — | not considered | $8,550 | 30 | — |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch | North Plainfield | — | not considered | $10,480 | 81 | — |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma | Union | 56.7% | not considered | $11,350 | 47 | — |
| Yeshiva Toras Chaim | Lakewood | 44.2% | not considered | $12,750 | 227 | $62,526 |
| Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah | Lakewood | — | not considered | $12,500 | 75 | — |
| Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok | Elizabeth | — | not considered | $11,450 | 90 | $82,560 |
| Yeshivas Emek Hatorah | Howell | — | not considered | $9,750 | 90 | — |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" describes that historical cycle. SAT endpoints sum section percentiles and are not total-score percentiles or admission cutoffs. A dash means the measure is unavailable in this source, not zero. School profiles explain missing and withheld values.
Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release. The summary snapshot does not verify the exact observation years for earnings; it must not be read as current pay. Annual earnings cover federally aided students who worked and were not enrolled when measured, 10 years after entry, and may be shared across institutions. See each profile for its source limitations. Retrieved 2026-09-01.