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Best Colleges in New Jersey

The strongest colleges and universities in New Jersey, ranked by graduation rate and selectivity, with verified acceptance rates, net price, and test scores for this admissions cycle.

How this list is ranked

The strongest colleges and universities in New Jersey, ranked by graduation rate and selectivity, with verified acceptance rates, net price, and test scores for this admissions cycle.

Schools on this list 40
Source Federal data, same records as every school page

Admit rate, net price, and SAT in the table are for context. Rank order follows the method above, not those columns.

Rank School Admit Net price SAT
1 Princeton University Princeton, NJ 4.6% $6,128 1510-1580 See record
2 Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel Lakewood, NJ 51% $10,016 - See record
3 Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel Lakewood, NJ 54% $15,086 - See record
4 Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah Lakewood, NJ 86% $13,777 - See record
5 Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ 48% $41,346 1380-1505 See record
6 Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok Lakewood, NJ 77% - - See record
7 The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ 62% $27,646 1140-1340 See record
8 Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ 58% $24,406 1310-1500 See record
9 Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah Lakewood, NJ 80% $12,798 - See record
10 Eastwick College-Ramsey Ramsey, NJ - $27,074 - See record
11 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ 65% $16,504 1210-1460 See record
12 Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ 89% $30,988 1140-1310 See record
13 DeVry University-New Jersey Iselin, NJ 100% $26,565 - See record
14 Drew University Madison, NJ 68% $24,280 1103-1338 See record
15 Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ 71% $18,173 1130-1300 See record
16 Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ 73% $31,446 1220-1390 See record
17 Stockton University Galloway, NJ 89% $20,670 1030-1230 See record
18 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ 78% $22,408 1110-1310 See record
19 Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma Union, NJ 57% $10,844 - See record
20 Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ 66% $18,745 1050-1300 See record
21 Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Madison, NJ 95% $22,829 - See record
22 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ 88% $15,566 910-1210 See record
23 Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ 71% $19,703 - See record
24 Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ 79% $24,792 1100-1320 See record
25 Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village Lakewood, NJ 84% $13,891 - See record
26 Talmudical Academy-New Jersey Adelphia, NJ 43% $6,164 - See record
27 Saint Peter's University Jersey City, NJ 90% $12,199 - See record
28 Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah Lakewood, NJ 68% $11,794 - See record
29 Caldwell University Caldwell, NJ 71% $24,691 1130-1370 See record
30 Centenary University Hackettstown, NJ 83% $20,503 - See record
31 Georgian Court University Lakewood, NJ 79% $19,285 - See record
32 Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ 91% $15,404 - See record
33 Saint Elizabeth University Morristown, NJ 71% $23,125 - See record
34 Felician University Lodi, NJ - $40,045 - See record
35 Kean University Union, NJ 76% $12,447 930-1150 See record
36 Mosdos Yaakov V'Yisroel Lakewood, NJ 89% - - See record
37 William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ 90% $18,745 - See record
38 Berkeley College-Woodland Park Woodland Park, NJ - $27,100 - See record
39 Eastwick College-Hackensack Hackensack, NJ - $29,885 - See record
40 Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud Lakewood, NJ 100% $11,055 - See record