New Jersey has 43 colleges with published admissions data — 13 public and 30 private. Acceptance rates range from 5% to 100%, with Princeton University admitting the smallest share of applicants. The median net price — what students actually pay after grants — is $18,745 a year. Median earnings ten years after enrolling are $61,415.
Average annual net price after grants.
Graduate earnings relative to one year's net price.
Median earnings 10 years after entering.
Share finishing within six years.
| College | Acceptance | SAT range | In-state tuition | Net price | Earnings | Grad rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University | 5% | 1510–1580 | $62,688 | $6,128 | $110,066 | 98% |
| Yeshiva Toras Chaim | 44% | — | $12,750 | $5,356 | $62,526 | 31% |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | 48% | 1380–1505 | $63,462 | $41,346 | $108,772 | 87% |
| Beth Medrash of Asbury Park | 54% | — | $12,010 | $9,766 | — | 10% |
| Bais Medrash Toras Chesed | 58% | — | $8,100 | $6,838 | — | 33% |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 58% | 1310–1500 | $17,929 | $24,406 | $74,479 | 84% |
| The College of New Jersey | 62% | 1140–1340 | $19,632 | $27,646 | $73,323 | 86% |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | 65% | 1210–1460 | $19,974 | $16,504 | $84,276 | 73% |
| Rutgers University-Camden | 66% | 1050–1300 | $17,764 | $18,745 | $74,479 | 67% |
| Drew University | 68% | 1103–1338 | $47,100 | $24,280 | $63,646 | 71% |
| Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah | 68% | — | $12,000 | $11,794 | — | 58% |
| Eastern International College-Jersey City | 70% | — | $18,383 | $21,111 | $35,008 | 34% |
| Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 70% | — | $15,912 | $28,014 | $61,415 | 38% |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood | 70% | — | $8,550 | $9,641 | — | 19% |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey | 71% | 1130–1300 | $16,777 | $18,173 | $67,541 | 70% |
| Saint Elizabeth University | 71% | — | $36,741 | $23,125 | $53,038 | 51% |
| Caldwell University | 71% | 1130–1370 | $40,848 | $24,691 | $53,843 | 58% |
| Rutgers University-Newark | 71% | — | $17,250 | $19,703 | $74,479 | 64% |
| Seton Hall University | 73% | 1220–1390 | $53,170 | $31,446 | $70,196 | 70% |
| Kean University | 76% | 930–1150 | $14,299 | $12,447 | $57,237 | 47% |
| Rowan University | 78% | 1110–1310 | $16,574 | $22,408 | $59,988 | 67% |
| Rider University | 79% | 1100–1320 | $41,120 | $24,792 | $62,208 | 61% |
| Georgian Court University | 79% | — | $37,260 | $19,285 | $53,096 | 54% |
| Yeshiva Bais Aharon | 82% | — | $10,350 | $11,757 | — | — |
| Centenary University | 83% | — | $37,732 | $20,503 | $53,726 | 56% |
| Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah | 85% | — | $12,500 | $16,637 | — | 36% |
| Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok | 86% | — | $11,450 | $28,599 | $82,560 | 14% |
| Montclair State University | 88% | 910–1210 | $15,912 | $15,566 | $61,415 | 65% |
| Stockton University | 89% | 1030–1230 | $16,266 | $20,670 | $57,602 | 69% |
| Monmouth University | 89% | 1140–1310 | $46,552 | $30,988 | $67,991 | 72% |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch | 89% | — | $10,480 | $9,417 | — | 6% |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey | 90% | — | $15,704 | $18,745 | $57,780 | 44% |
| Saint Peter's University | 90% | — | $42,552 | $12,199 | $57,815 | 58% |
| Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim | 91% | — | $8,450 | $9,494 | — | — |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 91% | — | $38,004 | $15,404 | $57,273 | 53% |
| Rabbi Jacob Joseph School | 92% | — | $12,700 | $8,389 | — | — |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 95% | — | $38,004 | $22,829 | $57,273 | 67% |
| Rabbinical College of America | 95% | — | $10,650 | $15,628 | $34,990 | 22% |
| New Jersey City University | 98% | — | $14,460 | $16,053 | $52,745 | 34% |
| Chamberlain University-New Jersey | 100% | — | $20,785 | $37,984 | $92,405 | 33% |
| Yeshivas Emek Hatorah | 100% | — | $9,750 | $14,504 | — | — |
| DeVry University-New Jersey | 100% | — | $17,408 | $26,565 | $45,987 | 71% |
| Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud | 100% | — | $12,460 | $11,055 | — | 40% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Net price is the average annual cost after grants for students receiving federal aid. Earnings are median earnings 10 years after entering. A dash means the figure isn’t published for that school.
Yeshiva Toras Chaim has the lowest average net price in New Jersey at $5,356 a year after grants and scholarships. Princeton University ($6,128) is next.
Students who enrolled at Princeton University report median earnings of $110,066 ten years after entering.
New Jersey has 43 colleges with published admissions data — 13 public and 30 private. Acceptance rates range from 5% to 100%.
The median in-state tuition at public colleges in New Jersey is $16,574 a year, before room, board and other costs.
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