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Best Colleges in New Jersey

144 colleges in New Jersey, ranked by graduate earnings using official federal data. Compare cost, admissions, and outcomes.

#1A+

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ · Private nonprofit

Highly SelectiveTop Earnings
$6,128
Net price
5%
Admit rate
5,709
Enrolled
#2A+

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, NJ · Private nonprofit

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$41,346
Net price
48%
Admit rate
4,222
Enrolled
#3C

Chamberlain University-New Jersey

North Brunswick, NJ · Private for-profit

Top Earnings
$37,984
Net price
100%
Admit rate
1,226
Enrolled
#4A+

Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing

Englewood Cliffs, NJ · Private nonprofit

Highly SelectiveTop Earnings
Net price
20%
Admit rate
178
Enrolled
#5B+

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, NJ · Public

Top Earnings
$16,504
Net price
65%
Admit rate
9,019
Enrolled
#6C-

Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok

Elizabeth, NJ · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$28,599
Net price
86%
Admit rate
90
Enrolled
#7B+

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ · Public

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$24,406
Net price
58%
Admit rate
37,751
Enrolled
#8B-

Rutgers University-Newark

Newark, NJ · Public

Top Earnings
$19,703
Net price
71%
Admit rate
7,709
Enrolled
#9B

Rutgers University-Camden

Camden, NJ · Public

Top Earnings
$18,745
Net price
66%
Admit rate
3,753
Enrolled
#10A-

Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro

Hasbrouck Heights, NJ · Private for-profit

Top Earnings
$24,800
Net price
Open
Admit rate
695
Enrolled
#11B

JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools

Plainfield, NJ · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$40,644
Net price
59%
Admit rate
188
Enrolled
#12B+

The College of New Jersey

Ewing, NJ · Public

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$27,646
Net price
62%
Admit rate
7,105
Enrolled
#13B-

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$31,446
Net price
73%
Admit rate
6,036
Enrolled
#14A-

Thomas Edison State University

Trenton, NJ · Public

Top Earnings
Net price
Open
Admit rate
6,707
Enrolled
#15C+

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$30,988
Net price
89%
Admit rate
3,684
Enrolled
#16B-

Ramapo College of New Jersey

Mahwah, NJ · Public

Top Earnings
$18,173
Net price
71%
Admit rate
4,898
Enrolled
#17C+

Jersey College

Teterboro, NJ · Private for-profit

Top Earnings
$52,558
Net price
68%
Admit rate
4,478
Enrolled
#18B+

Best Care College

East Orange, NJ · Private for-profit

Net price
Open
Admit rate
44
Enrolled
#19B-

Drew University

Madison, NJ · Private nonprofit

$24,280
Net price
68%
Admit rate
1,533
Enrolled
#20C+

Yeshiva Toras Chaim

Lakewood, NJ · Private nonprofit

Best ValueMost Affordable
$5,356
Net price
44%
Admit rate
227
Enrolled
#21C+

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ · Private nonprofit

$24,792
Net price
79%
Admit rate
3,106
Enrolled
#22C

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ · Public

$15,566
Net price
88%
Admit rate
18,376
Enrolled
#23C

Bloomfield College of Montclair State University

Bloomfield, NJ · Public

$28,014
Net price
70%
Admit rate
781
Enrolled
#24C+

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ · Public

$22,408
Net price
78%
Admit rate
15,841
Enrolled