Best Colleges in New Jersey

63
Universities
39
Community Colleges
102
Total Institutions

Explore 102 colleges and universities in New Jersey, ranked by the Repit College Score. Our ratings evaluate graduation rates, affordability, resources, and student experience.

#1
A

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ • 8,922 students
Private Non-Profit
97%
Grad Rate
#2
B+

The College of New Jersey

Ewing, NJ • 7,652 students
Public
85%
Grad Rate
$22k
Net Price
#3
B+

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, NJ • 13,007 students
Public
73%
Grad Rate
$17k
Net Price
#4
B+

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ • 50,617 students
Public
85%
Grad Rate
$19k
Net Price
#5
B+

Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel

Lakewood, NJ • 172 students
Private Non-Profit
88%
Grad Rate
#6
B

Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok

Lakewood, NJ • 69 students
Private Non-Profit
83%
Grad Rate
#7
B

Rutgers University-Newark

Newark, NJ • 10,809 students
Public
68%
Grad Rate
$17k
Net Price
15%
Off-Campus
#8
B

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, NJ • 8,842 students
Private Non-Profit
90%
Grad Rate
#9
B

Ramapo College of New Jersey

Mahwah, NJ • 5,521 students
Public
72%
Grad Rate
$17k
Net Price
#10
B

Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma

Union, NJ • 47 students
Private Non-Profit
75%
Grad Rate
#11
B

Rutgers University-Camden

Camden, NJ • 5,776 students
Public
66%
Grad Rate
$19k
Net Price
11%
Off-Campus
#12
B

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ • 19,660 students
Public
68%
Grad Rate
$22k
Net Price
#13
B

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ • 22,570 students
Public
64%
Grad Rate
$14k
Net Price
13%
Off-Campus
#14
B

Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah

Lakewood, NJ • 79 students
Private Non-Profit
71%
Grad Rate
#15
B

Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel

Lakewood, NJ • 132 students
Private Non-Profit
70%
Grad Rate
#16
B

Kean University

Union, NJ • 13,352 students
Public
43%
Grad Rate
$12k
Net Price
15%
Off-Campus
#17
C+

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ • 8,788 students
Public
72%
Grad Rate
$20k
Net Price
8%
Off-Campus
#18
C+

Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah

Lakewood, NJ • 25 students
Private Non-Profit
65%
Grad Rate
#19
C+

Drew University

Madison, NJ • 2,226 students
Private Non-Profit
72%
Grad Rate
#20
C+

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ • 9,494 students
Private Non-Profit
71%
Grad Rate
#21
C+

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ • 5,833 students
Public
39%
Grad Rate
$12k
Net Price
#22
C+

Bais Medrash Toras Chesed

Lakewood, NJ • 125 students
Private Non-Profit
32%
Grad Rate
#23
C+

Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah

Lakewood, NJ • 189 students
Private Non-Profit
68%
Grad Rate
#24
C+

Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village

Lakewood, NJ • 79 students
Private Non-Profit
50%
Grad Rate
#25
C+

William Paterson University of New Jersey

Wayne, NJ • 9,426 students
Public
48%
Grad Rate
$17k
Net Price
#26
C+

Beth Medrash Govoha

Lakewood, NJ • 8,824 students
Private Non-Profit
#27
C+

Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus

Teaneck, NJ • 7,607 students
Private Non-Profit
62%
Grad Rate
#28
C+

Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim

Lakewood, NJ • 81 students
Private Non-Profit
25%
Grad Rate
#29
C+

Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus

Madison, NJ • 2,778 students
Private Non-Profit
72%
Grad Rate
#30
C+

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ • 4,981 students
Private Non-Profit
70%
Grad Rate
#31
C+

Talmudical Academy-New Jersey

Adelphia, NJ • 78 students
Private Non-Profit
10%
Grad Rate
#32
C+

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ • 4,083 students
Private Non-Profit
63%
Grad Rate
#33
C+

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, NJ • 3,673 students
Private Non-Profit
63%
Grad Rate
#34
C

Beth Medrash of Asbury Park

Lakewood, NJ • 109 students
Private Non-Profit
0%
Grad Rate
#35
C

Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud

Lakewood, NJ • 59 students
Private Non-Profit
33%
Grad Rate
#36
C

Caldwell University

Caldwell, NJ • 1,864 students
Private Non-Profit
59%
Grad Rate
#37
C

Georgian Court University

Lakewood, NJ • 1,910 students
Private Non-Profit
55%
Grad Rate
#38
C

Rabbinical College of America

Morristown, NJ • 206 students
Private Non-Profit
18%
Grad Rate
#39
C

Thomas Edison State University

Trenton, NJ • 7,587 students
Public
#40
C

Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah

Lakewood, NJ • 72 students
Private Non-Profit
7%
Grad Rate
#41
C

Felician University

Lodi, NJ • 2,236 students
Private Non-Profit
50%
Grad Rate
#42
C

Saint Elizabeth University

Morristown, NJ • 1,009 students
Private Non-Profit
40%
Grad Rate
#43
C

Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch

North Plainfield, NJ • 70 students
Private Non-Profit
0%
Grad Rate
#44
C

Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood

Keyport, NJ • 55 students
Private Non-Profit
11%
Grad Rate
#45
C

Yeshiva Toras Chaim

Lakewood, NJ • 225 students
Private Non-Profit
27%
Grad Rate
#46
C

Rabbi Jacob Joseph School

Edison, NJ • 96 students
Private Non-Profit
4%
Grad Rate
#47
C

Princeton Theological Seminary

Princeton, NJ • 287 students
Private Non-Profit
#48
C

Yeshivas Emek Hatorah

Howell, NJ • 93 students
Private Non-Profit
4%
Grad Rate
#49
C

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ • 1,453 students
Private Non-Profit
57%
Grad Rate
#50
C

Pillar College

Newark, NJ • 554 students
Private Non-Profit
34%
Grad Rate
#51
C

Eastwick College-Ramsey

Ramsey, NJ • 929 students
Private For-Profit
64%
Grad Rate
#52
C

Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine

Nutley, NJ • 567 students
Private Non-Profit
#53
C

Berkeley College-Woodland Park

Woodland Park, NJ • 2,007 students
Private For-Profit
45%
Grad Rate
#54
C

Yeshiva Bais Aharon

Lakewood, NJ • 13 students
Private Non-Profit
0%
Grad Rate
#55
C

Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok

Elizabeth, NJ • 52 students
Private Non-Profit
14%
Grad Rate
#56
C

Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine

Bloomfield, NJ • 50 students
Private For-Profit
#57
D

Bloomfield College

Bloomfield, NJ • 910 students
Private Non-Profit
31%
Grad Rate
#58
D

New Brunswick Theological Seminary

New Brunswick, NJ • 131 students
Private Non-Profit
#59
D

Eastern International College-Jersey City

Jersey City, NJ • 474 students
Private For-Profit
25%
Grad Rate
#60
D

Eastwick College-Hackensack

Hackensack, NJ • 874 students
Private For-Profit
44%
Grad Rate
#61
D

DeVry University-New Jersey

Iselin, NJ • 74 students
Private For-Profit
33%
Grad Rate
#62
D

Chamberlain University-New Jersey

North Brunswick, NJ • 1,316 students
Private For-Profit
0%
Grad Rate
#63
F

Strayer University-New Jersey

Piscataway, NJ • 602 students
Private For-Profit
0%
Grad Rate
#1
B

Assumption College for Sisters

Denville, NJ • 35 students
Private Non-Profit
100%
Grad Rate
#2
B

Seminary Bnos Chaim

Lakewood, NJ • 177 students
Private Non-Profit
94%
Grad Rate
#3
C+

Medical Career Institute

Ocean, NJ • 162 students
Private For-Profit
100%
Grad Rate
#4
C+

Healthcare Training Institute

Union, NJ • 103 students
Private For-Profit
87%
Grad Rate
#5
C+

Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing

Englewood Cliffs, NJ • 181 students
Private Non-Profit
75%
Grad Rate
#6
C+

Warren County Community College

Washington, NJ • 3,342 students
Public
48%
Grad Rate
$5k
Net Price
#7
C+

American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education

Piscataway, NJ • 397 students
Private For-Profit
81%
Grad Rate
#8
C+

Middlesex College

Edison, NJ • 11,471 students
Public
35%
Grad Rate
$7k
Net Price
#9
C

Raritan Valley Community College

Branchburg, NJ • 6,587 students
Public
35%
Grad Rate
$6k
Net Price
#10
C

UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ

Cranford, NJ • 8,081 students
Public
35%
Grad Rate
$7k
Net Price
#11
C

Brookdale Community College

Lincroft, NJ • 9,916 students
Public
29%
Grad Rate
$9k
Net Price
#12
C

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ • 6,069 students
Public
35%
Grad Rate
$8k
Net Price
#13
C

Ocean County College

Toms River, NJ • 7,429 students
Public
39%
Grad Rate
$11k
Net Price
#14
C

Passaic County Community College

Paterson, NJ • 5,165 students
Public
15%
Grad Rate
$8k
Net Price
#15
C

Sussex County Community College

Newton, NJ • 2,220 students
Public
44%
Grad Rate
$7k
Net Price
#16
C

Bergen Community College

Paramus, NJ • 11,801 students
Public
24%
Grad Rate
$9k
Net Price
#17
C

Rowan College at Burlington County

Mount Laurel, NJ • 6,547 students
Public
38%
Grad Rate
$6k
Net Price
#18
C

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ • 7,591 students
Public
33%
Grad Rate
$5k
Net Price
#19
C

Mercer County Community College

West Windsor, NJ • 6,219 students
Public
21%
Grad Rate
$5k
Net Price
#20
C

Essex County College

Newark, NJ • 6,790 students
Public
21%
Grad Rate
$5k
Net Price
#21
C

Hudson County Community College

Jersey City, NJ • 7,229 students
Public
23%
Grad Rate
$7k
Net Price
#22
C

Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus

Vineland, NJ • 2,557 students
Public
33%
Grad Rate
$7k
Net Price
#23
C

Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield

South Plainfield, NJ • 324 students
Private For-Profit
76%
Grad Rate
#24
C

Atlantic Cape Community College

Mays Landing, NJ • 4,273 students
Public
25%
Grad Rate
$8k
Net Price
#25
C

Pennco Tech-Blackwood

Blackwood, NJ • 996 students
Private For-Profit
69%
Grad Rate
#26
C

Salem Community College

Carneys Point, NJ • 1,094 students
Public
37%
Grad Rate
$9k
Net Price
#27
C

Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah

Mahwah, NJ • 964 students
Private For-Profit
70%
Grad Rate
#28
C

Capital Health School of Radiologic Technology

Trenton, NJ • 15 students
Private Non-Profit
#29
C

Eastwick College-Nutley

Nutley, NJ • 456 students
Private For-Profit
64%
Grad Rate
#30
C

Capital Health School of Nursing

Trenton, NJ • 53 students
Private Non-Profit
#31
C

Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro

Hasbrouck Heights, NJ • 500 students
Private For-Profit
79%
Grad Rate
#32
C

Jersey College

Teterboro, NJ • 4,089 students
Private For-Profit
34%
Grad Rate
#33
C

Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus

Sewell, NJ • 5,390 students
Public
33%
Grad Rate
$10k
Net Price
#34
D

Best Care College

East Orange, NJ • 46 students
Private For-Profit
58%
Grad Rate
#35
D

Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield

Bloomfield, NJ • 1,200 students
Private For-Profit
54%
Grad Rate
#36
D

American Institute-Clifton

CLIFTON, NJ • 735 students
Private For-Profit
54%
Grad Rate
#37
D

American Institute-Somerset

Somerset, NJ • 274 students
Private For-Profit
47%
Grad Rate
#38
D

JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools

Plainfield, NJ • 572 students
Private Non-Profit
33%
Grad Rate
#39
D

American Institute-Toms River

Toms River, NJ • 463 students
Private For-Profit
46%
Grad Rate

Cities with Multiple Colleges

Princeton 2 colleges
Union 3 colleges
Newark 4 colleges
Lakewood 17 colleges
Madison 2 colleges
Mahwah 2 colleges
New Brunswick 2 colleges
Morristown 2 colleges
Edison 2 colleges
Jersey City 4 colleges
Blackwood 2 colleges
Trenton 3 colleges
Nutley 2 colleges
Toms River 2 colleges
Bloomfield 3 colleges
Piscataway 2 colleges

About College Rankings in New Jersey

The Repit College Score ranks 102 colleges and universities in New Jersey based on outcomes (graduation rates, retention), affordability (net cost, financial aid), resources (class sizes, faculty ratios), and student experience (campus life, housing options).

4-Year Universities (63): Bachelor's degree-granting institutions including public universities, private colleges, and research institutions.

2-Year Colleges (39): Community colleges and technical schools offering associate degrees, certificates, and transfer programs.

Frequently Asked Questions About Colleges in New Jersey

How many colleges are in New Jersey?

There are 102 accredited colleges and universities in New Jersey tracked by Repit, including 63 4-year institutions and 39 community colleges. Each school is rated using our proprietary scoring system that evaluates outcomes, affordability, and resources.

How does Repit rate colleges?

Repit rates colleges on a 100-point scale across five categories: Outcomes (graduation and retention rates), Affordability (net cost and financial aid), Resources (class sizes and selectivity), Experience (campus life and learning format), and Prestige (reputation and recognition). Each factor is weighted and combined into an overall score and letter grade.

Should I attend a public or private college in New Jersey?

New Jersey has both public and private institutions. Public schools often offer lower tuition for state residents, while private schools may provide more financial aid. Compare net prices and outcomes using Repit's detailed college profiles to find the best value for your situation.

Data source: IPEDS 2023-24 | Last updated: September 2026 | Methodology