Colleges in New Jersey

155 degree-granting institutions in New Jersey (NJ). Median net price $18,173. Median graduation rate 60.7%. Compare cost, outcomes, admission rates, and program mix using official U.S. College Scorecard data.

Median net price

$18,173

Median grad rate

60.7%

Median admission rate

76%

Median size

446

Most affordable colleges in New Jersey

Lowest median net price after grant aid.

  1. 1. Middlesex College$2,288
  2. 2. Essex County College$4,436
  3. 3. Mercer County Community College$5,279
  4. 4. Rowan College at Burlington County$5,344
  5. 5. Yeshiva Toras Chaim$5,356

Colleges by city

Cities in New Jersey with 3 or more institutions.

SchoolStateTypeNet priceGrad rateAdmissionSizeData
Adult and Continuing Education-BCTS
Hackensack, NJ
NJPublic, <2-year$10,58891.0%Not available106Partial
Advantage Career Institute
Eatontown, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$12,81982.1%Not available161Partial
American Institute
Clifton, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, 2-yearNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableMissing
American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education
Piscataway, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, 2-yearNot available87.5%Not available450Partial
American Institute-Cherry Hill
Cherry Hill, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, 2-year$21,45856.1%Not available390Partial
American Institute-Clifton
CLIFTON, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, 2-year$20,37157.2%Not available778Partial
American Institute-Somerset
Somerset, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, 2-year$20,46455.6%Not available364Partial
American Institute-Toms River
Toms River, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, 2-year$19,78154.7%Not available484Partial
Artistic Academy of Hair Design
Morris Plains, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$19,08582.9%Not available88Partial
ASI Career Institute
Turnersville, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$10,71698.5%Not available62Partial
Assumption College for Sisters
Denville, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 2-yearNot available100.0%Not available30Partial
Atlantic Cape Community College
Mays Landing, NJ
NJPublic, 2-year$8,39230.0%Not available3,755Partial
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, 2-year$24,80070.2%Not available695Partial
Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah
Lakewood, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$11,79457.9%68%36Complete
Bais Medrash Toras Chesed
Lakewood, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$6,83833.3%58%132Complete
Bard College - BHSEC Newark
Newark, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 2-yearNot availableNot available53%Not availablePartial
Bergen Community College
Paramus, NJ
NJPublic, 2-year$10,34520.7%Not available10,557Partial
Berkeley College-Woodland Park
Woodland Park, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, 4-year$27,10043.7%Not available1,778Complete
Best Care College
East Orange, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, 2-yearNot available63.9%Not available44Partial
Beth Medrash Govoha
Lakewood, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-yearNot availableNot availableNot available4,027Partial
Beth Medrash of Asbury Park
Lakewood, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$9,76610.0%54%124Complete
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University
Bloomfield, NJ
NJPublic, 4-year$28,01438.1%70%781Complete
Brookdale Community College
Lincroft, NJ
NJPublic, 2-year$11,23129.9%Not available7,901Partial
Burlington County Institute of Technology - Adult Education -
Medford, NJ
NJPublic, <2-yearNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableMissing
Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education
Westampton, NJ
NJPublic, <2-yearNot available84.2%Not available96Partial
Caldwell University
Caldwell, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$24,69157.5%71%1,575Complete
Camden County College
Blackwood, NJ
NJPublic, 2-year$5,99630.9%Not available6,636Partial
Capital Health School of Nursing
Trenton, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 2-yearNot availableNot availableNot available66Missing
Capital Health School of Radiologic Technology
Trenton, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 2-yearNot availableNot availableNot available16Missing
Centenary University
Hackettstown, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$20,50356.0%83%910Complete
Center for the Healing Arts
Voorhees, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$13,36493.8%Not available39Partial
Chamberlain University-New Jersey
North Brunswick, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, 4-year$37,98433.3%100%1,226Complete
Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology
Wayne, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-yearNot available80.0%Not available353Partial
County College of Morris
Randolph, NJ
NJPublic, 2-year$8,89535.6%Not available5,360Partial
Cutting Edge Academy
Succasunna, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$31,10680.0%Not available99Partial
DeVry University-New Jersey
Iselin, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, 4-year$26,56571.4%100%62Complete
Drew University
Madison, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$24,28070.5%68%1,533Complete
Eastern International College-Jersey City
Jersey City, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, 4-year$21,11134.1%70%495Complete
Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine
Bloomfield, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, 4-yearNot availableNot availableNot available2Partial
Eastwick College-Hackensack
Hackensack, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, 4-year$29,88542.5%Not available1,171Complete
Eastwick College-Nutley
Nutley, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, 2-year$17,20656.9%Not available618Partial
Eastwick College-Ramsey
Ramsey, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, 4-year$27,07475.5%Not available1,203Complete
Empire Beauty School-Bloomfield
Bloomfield, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$17,19136.8%Not available164Partial
Empire Beauty School-Cherry Hill
Cherry Hill, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$19,13756.8%Not available139Partial
Empire Beauty School-Union
Union, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$17,62043.9%Not available103Partial
Essex County College
Newark, NJ
NJPublic, 2-year$4,43619.9%Not available5,855Partial
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus
Madison, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$22,82966.6%95%1,990Complete
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus
Teaneck, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$15,40453.3%91%2,627Complete
Felician University
Lodi, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$40,04547.2%Not available1,774Complete
Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville
Lawrenceville, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$22,33653.6%Not available373Partial
Fortis Institute-Wayne
Wayne, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$24,00972.3%Not available502Partial
Garden State Science and Technology Institute
Jersey City, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$25,53633.1%Not available917Partial
Georgian Court University
Lakewood, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$19,28553.6%79%1,195Complete
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Nutley, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-yearNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableMissing
Healthcare Training Institute
Union, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, 2-year$10,594100.0%42%48Complete
Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences
Paterson, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$22,14881.2%Not available146Partial
Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 2-yearNot available100.0%20%178Partial
Hudson County Community College
Jersey City, NJ
NJPublic, 2-year$7,30725.7%Not available6,626Partial
Innovate Salon Academy
South Plainfield, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$42,60794.0%Not available288Partial
Innovate Salon Academy
Ewing, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$23,67082.1%Not available174Partial
Innovate Salon Academy
Brick Township, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$26,744Not availableNot available219Partial
Jersey College
Teterboro, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, 2-year$52,55844.8%68%4,478Complete
Jersey College - Ewing
Ewing, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, 2-yearNot availableNot available68%Not availablePartial
JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools
Plainfield, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 2-year$40,644Not available59%188Partial
Kean University
Union, NJ
NJPublic, 4-year$12,44746.6%76%11,433Complete
Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud
Lakewood, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$11,05540.0%100%57Complete
Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin
Iselin, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$37,81954.1%Not available638Partial
Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah
Mahwah, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, 2-year$28,96878.8%Not available1,080Partial
Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown
Moorestown, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$39,14154.4%Not available782Partial
Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus
Paramus, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$41,12169.7%Not available495Partial
Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield
South Plainfield, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, 2-year$31,57577.2%Not available335Partial
Lincoln Technical Institute-Union
Union, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$27,31174.8%Not available1,785Partial
MCI Institute of NJ
Ocean, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, 2-yearNot available100.0%Not available150Partial
MCVSD
Freehold, NJ
NJPublic, <2-year$23,55552.9%Not available67Partial
Mercer County Community College
West Windsor, NJ
NJPublic, 2-year$5,27924.9%Not available5,404Partial
Middlesex College
Edison, NJ
NJPublic, 2-year$2,28833.4%Not available8,469Partial
Mobile Technical Training
South Hackensack, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$13,64388.2%Not available31Partial
Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$30,98871.9%89%3,684Complete
Monmouth University - Monmouth Park Corporate Center
West Long Branch, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-yearNot availableNot available89%Not availablePartial
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ
NJPublic, 4-year$15,56664.7%88%18,376Complete
Morris County Vocational School District
Denville, NJ
NJPublic, <2-year$18,33288.5%100%36Complete
Mosdos Yaakov V'Yisroel
Lakewood, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-yearNot available45.6%89%679Partial
National Career Institute
East Orange, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$25,26156.1%Not available249Partial
New Brunswick Theological Seminary
New Brunswick, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-yearNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableMissing
New Community Career & Technical Institute
Newark, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, <2-year$9,07554.2%Not available11Partial
New Jersey City University
Jersey City, NJ
NJPublic, 4-year$16,05333.9%98%3,681Complete
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ
NJPublic, 4-year$16,50472.8%65%9,019Complete
Ocean County College
Toms River, NJ
NJPublic, 2-year$11,41141.5%Not available5,424Partial
Ocean County Vocational-Technical School
Toms River, NJ
NJPublic, <2-year$10,82865.3%Not available497Partial
P B Cosmetology Education Center
Gloucester, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$16,18885.7%Not available120Partial
P C Age-Jersey City
Jersey City, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$22,09872.7%Not available106Partial
Parisian Beauty School
Hackensack, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$32,14187.9%Not available441Partial
Passaic County Community College
Paterson, NJ
NJPublic, 2-year$7,76119.3%Not available4,260Partial
PC AGE-Metropark
Iselin, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$19,95257.1%Not available46Partial
Pennco Tech-Blackwood
Blackwood, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, 2-year$22,67172.5%Not available875Partial
Pillar College
Newark, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$8,47038.5%Not available498Complete
Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-yearNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableMissing
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$6,12897.6%5%5,709Complete
Prism Career Institute-Cherry Hill
Cherry Hill, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$30,14760.8%Not available269Partial
Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic City
West Atlantic City, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$29,65360.7%Not available235Partial
Pro Beauty Academy
Edison, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$33,47268.2%Not available67Partial
Pro Beauty Academy (The) - Kenilworth
Kenilworth, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-yearNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableMissing
Rabbi Jacob Joseph School
Edison, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$8,389Not available92%115Partial
Rabbinical College of America
Morristown, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$15,62822.2%95%181Complete
Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim
Lakewood, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$9,494Not available91%96Partial
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, NJ
NJPublic, 4-year$18,17369.8%71%4,898Complete
Raritan Valley Community College
Branchburg, NJ
NJPublic, 2-year$6,77830.9%Not available5,416Partial
Relay Graduate School of Education - Newark
Newark, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-yearNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableMissing
Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$24,79261.3%79%3,106Complete
Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness
Voorhees, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$17,81894.4%Not available346Partial
Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North Plainfield
North Plainfield, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$12,02766.7%Not available190Partial
Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New York
West New York, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$21,95366.7%Not available271Partial
Rowan College at Burlington County
Mount Laurel, NJ
NJPublic, 2-year$5,34435.9%Not available6,267Partial
Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus
Vineland, NJ
NJPublic, 2-year$10,56232.9%Not available2,074Partial
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus
Sewell, NJ
NJPublic, 2-year$12,37838.7%Not available4,234Partial
Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
NJPublic, 4-year$22,40867.4%78%15,841Complete
Rutgers University-Camden
Camden, NJ
NJPublic, 4-year$18,74566.7%66%3,753Complete
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ
NJPublic, 4-year$24,40683.6%58%37,751Complete
Rutgers University-Newark
Newark, NJ
NJPublic, 4-year$19,70363.7%71%7,709Complete
Saint Elizabeth University
Morristown, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$23,12551.1%71%557Complete
Saint Peter's University
Jersey City, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$12,19958.3%90%2,135Complete
Salem Community College
Carneys Point, NJ
NJPublic, 2-year$10,81640.1%Not available910Partial
Salon Professional Academy
Howell, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$17,492Not availableNot available237Partial
Seminary Bnos Chaim
Lakewood, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 2-year$22,15193.5%44%182Partial
Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$31,44669.5%73%6,036Complete
Shore Beauty School
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$19,72564.6%Not available188Partial
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$41,34686.9%48%4,222Complete
Stockton University
Galloway, NJ
NJPublic, 4-year$20,67068.5%89%7,537Complete
Strayer University-New Jersey
Piscataway, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, 4-yearNot availableNot availableNot available702Partial
Sussex County Community College
Newton, NJ
NJPublic, 2-year$7,85937.0%Not available2,086Partial
Talmudical Academy-New Jersey
Adelphia, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$6,16460.0%43%72Complete
The College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJ
NJPublic, 4-year$27,64685.9%62%7,105Complete
Thomas Edison State University
Trenton, NJ
NJPublic, 4-yearNot availableNot availableNot available6,707Partial
Total Image Beauty Academy
Union City, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$12,83098.6%Not available204Partial
UCNJ Union College of Union County New Jersey
Cranford, NJ
NJPublic, 2-year$8,25735.4%Not available7,939Partial
Union County Vocational Technical School
Scotch Plains, NJ
NJPublic, <2-year$7,36198.6%Not available88Partial
Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield
Bloomfield, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, 2-year$28,04266.8%Not available1,428Partial
Universal Training Institute
Perth Amboy, NJ
NJPrivate for-profit, <2-year$45,93357.9%Not available158Partial
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine - New Jersey
Ridgefield, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-yearNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableMissing
Warren County Community College
Washington, NJ
NJPublic, 2-year$5,72638.9%Not available836Partial
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, NJ
NJPublic, 4-year$18,74544.0%90%6,614Complete
Yeshiva Bais Aharon
Lakewood, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$11,757Not available82%25Partial
Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah
Lakewood, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$12,79876.2%80%72Complete
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok
Lakewood, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-yearNot available86.7%77%71Partial
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel
Lakewood, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$10,01691.3%51%177Complete
Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah
Lakewood, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$13,77787.2%86%181Complete
Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood
Keyport, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$9,64119.1%70%30Complete
Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village
Lakewood, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$13,89160.9%84%87Complete
Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel
Lakewood, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$15,08688.9%54%150Complete
Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch
North Plainfield, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$9,4175.6%89%81Complete
Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma
Union, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$10,84466.7%57%47Complete
Yeshiva Toras Chaim
Lakewood, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$5,35631.0%44%227Complete
Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah
Lakewood, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$16,63736.4%85%75Complete
Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok
Elizabeth, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$28,59914.3%86%90Complete
Yeshivas Emek Hatorah
Howell, NJ
NJPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$14,504Not available100%90Partial

Frequently asked questions

How many colleges are there in New Jersey?

New Jersey has 155 degree-granting institutions tracked by the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, spanning public, private nonprofit, and for-profit schools.

What is the average cost of college in New Jersey?

The median net price across New Jersey colleges is $18,173 per year. Net price is what a typical student pays after grant aid and scholarships — a much better number than sticker price.

Which New Jersey colleges have the highest graduation rates?

The top performers by graduation rate include Assumption College for Sisters (100.0%), Healthcare Training Institute (100.0%), Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing (100.0%). Sort the table by graduation rate to see the full ranking.

Is the data on this page up to date?

Yes. All figures come from the latest College Scorecard release published by the U.S. Department of Education.