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Colleges in New Jersey - Acceptance Rates, Costs & Salaries

143 colleges in New Jersey with acceptance rates, net prices, SAT scores and graduate salaries. Compare the largest institutions side by side.

Colleges in New Jersey: Costs, Admission Rates & Salaries

143 institutions tracked in New Jersey. Average net price across the state is $16,495/year, the average admission rate is 74%, and the strongest graduate earnings reach $133,523. The largest 100 colleges are listed below with real College Scorecard data.

CollegeCitySizeAcceptanceNet priceSalary (10yr)
Montclair State UniversityMontclair18,37688%$15,193$63,846
Rowan UniversityGlassboro15,84178%$23,938$65,776
Kean UniversityUnion11,43376%$14,465$62,318
Bergen Community CollegeParamus10,557—$10,042$52,092
New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark9,01965%$18,783$90,769
Middlesex CollegeEdison8,469—$4,122$51,345
UCNJ Union College of Union County New JerseyCranford7,939—$6,626$46,869
Brookdale Community CollegeLincroft7,901—$11,178$52,151
Rutgers University-NewarkNewark7,70971%$16,013$80,490
Stockton UniversityGalloway7,53789%$24,030$63,648
The College of New JerseyEwing7,10562%$26,752$79,651
Thomas Edison State UniversityTrenton6,707——$75,164
Camden County CollegeBlackwood6,636—$2,974$43,903
Hudson County Community CollegeJersey City6,626—$6,999$41,407
William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne6,61490%$18,533$61,869
Rowan College at Burlington CountyMount Laurel6,267—$7,766$48,107
Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange6,03673%$31,552$80,035
Essex County CollegeNewark5,855—$6,242$43,365
Princeton UniversityPrinceton5,7095%$7,815$133,523
Ocean County CollegeToms River5,424—$17,153$49,461
Raritan Valley Community CollegeBranchburg5,416—$4,662$54,444
Mercer County Community CollegeWest Windsor5,404—$7,132$46,960
County College of MorrisRandolph5,360—$10,845$56,266
Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah4,89871%$16,382$71,282
Jersey CollegeTeterboro4,47868%$56,587$73,055
Passaic County Community CollegePaterson4,260—$2,835$42,497
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusSewell4,234—$14,240$47,364
Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken4,22248%$37,396$118,358
Beth Medrash GovohaLakewood4,027——$55,459
Atlantic Cape Community CollegeMays Landing3,755—$11,791$41,861
Rutgers University-CamdenCamden3,75366%$15,732$80,490
Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch3,68489%$30,978$72,737
New Jersey City UniversityJersey City3,68198%$10,591$59,538
Rider UniversityLawrenceville3,10679%$24,780$66,376
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusTeaneck2,62791%$17,923$62,652
Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City2,13590%$8,127$63,525
Sussex County Community CollegeNewton2,086—$10,517$49,731
Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland CampusVineland2,074—$13,091$47,364
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham CampusMadison1,99095%$24,803$62,652
Lincoln Technical Institute-UnionUnion1,785—$32,519$56,095
Berkeley College-Woodland ParkWoodland Park1,778—$16,902$46,839
Felician UniversityLodi1,774—$10,378$64,432
Caldwell UniversityCaldwell1,57571%$15,180$57,671
Drew UniversityMadison1,53368%$25,614$66,065
Universal Technical Institute-BloomfieldBloomfield1,428—$27,676$58,939
Chamberlain University-New JerseyNorth Brunswick1,226100%$42,922$96,897
Eastwick College-RamseyRamsey1,203—$25,809$66,469
Georgian Court UniversityLakewood1,19579%$18,380$56,384
Eastwick College-HackensackHackensack1,171—$31,433$48,447
Lincoln Technical Institute-MahwahMahwah1,080—$38,763$56,095
Garden State Science and Technology InstituteJersey City917—$26,230—
Centenary UniversityHackettstown91083%$21,655$60,078
Salem Community CollegeCarneys Point910—$9,093$47,361
Pennco Tech-BlackwoodBlackwood875—$28,322$47,507
Warren County Community CollegeWashington836—$2,746$47,869
Lincoln Technical Institute-MoorestownMoorestown782—$38,516$40,974
Bloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityBloomfield78170%$13,249$63,846
American Institute-CliftonCLIFTON778—$17,190$36,251
Strayer University-New JerseyPiscataway702——$44,016
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-TeterboroHasbrouck Heights695—$24,303$77,996
Mosdos Yaakov V'YisroelLakewood67989%$7,666—
Lincoln Technical Institute-IselinIselin638—$37,341$40,974
Eastwick College-NutleyNutley618—$21,089$45,284
Saint Elizabeth UniversityMorristown55771%$19,010$55,167
Fortis Institute-WayneWayne502—$21,062$42,518
Pillar CollegeNewark498—$2,785$46,968
Ocean County Vocational-Technical SchoolToms River497—$10,175$46,059
Eastern International College-Jersey CityJersey City49570%$17,756$46,594
Lincoln Technical Institute-ParamusParamus495—$36,220$40,974
American Institute-Toms RiverToms River484—$15,735$36,251
American Institute of Medical Sciences & EducationPiscataway450—$30,766$57,695
Parisian Beauty SchoolHackensack441—$16,826$33,271
American Institute-Cherry HillCherry Hill390—$20,447$36,251
Fortis Institute-LawrencevilleLawrenceville373—$21,249$42,518
American Institute-SomersetSomerset364—$22,066$36,251
Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & CosmetologyWayne353—$26,264$31,278
Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and WellnessVoorhees346—$16,939$38,657
Lincoln Technical Institute-South PlainfieldSouth Plainfield335—$36,329$56,095
Innovate Salon AcademySouth Plainfield288—$28,754—
Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New YorkWest New York271—$26,681$25,681
Prism Career Institute-Cherry HillCherry Hill269—$32,598$42,557
National Career InstituteEast Orange249—$22,482$29,791
Salon Professional AcademyHowell237—$15,195—
Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic CityWest Atlantic City235—$32,422$42,557
Yeshiva Toras ChaimLakewood22744%$1,391$35,583
Innovate Salon AcademyBrick Township219—$21,605—
Total Image Beauty AcademyUnion City204—$15,237$23,801
Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North PlainfieldNorth Plainfield190—$17,090$31,435
JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder SchoolsPlainfield18859%$36,101$84,633
Shore Beauty SchoolEgg Harbor Township188—$22,252$31,036
Seminary Bnos ChaimLakewood18244%$19,281—
Rabbinical College of AmericaMorristown18195%$9,662$34,281
Yeshiva Gedolah Keren HatorahLakewood18186%$5,494—
Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of NursingEnglewood Cliffs17820%$28,385$81,092
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes YerachmielLakewood17751%$8,055—
Innovate Salon AcademyEwing174—$33,010—
Empire Beauty School-BloomfieldBloomfield164—$16,169$29,173
Advantage Career InstituteEatontown161—$16,134—
Universal Training InstitutePerth Amboy158—$43,835$77,302
MCI Institute of NJOcean150——$45,409

Choosing a college in New Jersey

Start with net price rather than sticker tuition, then compare graduate earnings in your intended field. In-state public universities usually offer the lowest net price for state residents; private institutions can compete through generous aid packages. Use the College Finder to filter by your annual budget, or model the payoff in the Degree ROI Simulator.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. US Colleges in New Jersey - snapshot data, verify current figures on official sites.