Colleges
Colleges in New Jersey
149 colleges and universities in New Jersey that participate in federal student aid, with cost, completion and earnings.
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Best value in New Jersey, measured as median earnings ten years after starting divided by yearly net price (bachelor's colleges with 1,000+ undergraduates): Princeton University (17.1×), Saint Peter's University (7.8×), Felician University (6.2×).
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| College | City | Type | Undergrads | Net price / yr | Grad rate | Earnings, 10 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | New Brunswick | Public | 37,751 | $24,897 | 84% | $80,490 | $18,974 |
| Montclair State University | Montclair | Public | 18,376 | $15,193 | 66% | $63,846 | $19,500 |
| Rowan University | Glassboro | Public | 15,841 | $23,938 | 69% | $65,776 | $18,000 |
| Kean University | Union | Public | 11,433 | $14,465 | 48% | $62,318 | $19,500 |
| Bergen Community College | Paramus | Public | 10,557 | $10,042 | 22% | $52,092 | $11,000 |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark | Public | 9,019 | $18,783 | 72% | $90,769 | $20,000 |
| Middlesex College | Edison | Public | 8,469 | $4,122 | 36% | $51,345 | $10,500 |
| UCNJ Union College of Union County New Jersey | Cranford | Public | 7,939 | $6,626 | 33% | $46,869 | $11,000 |
| Brookdale Community College | Lincroft | Public | 7,901 | $11,178 | 31% | $52,151 | $12,000 |
| Rutgers University-Newark | Newark | Public | 7,709 | $16,013 | 65% | $80,490 | $18,974 |
| Stockton University | Galloway | Public | 7,537 | $24,030 | 68% | $63,648 | $19,500 |
| The College of New Jersey | Ewing | Public | 7,105 | $26,752 | 85% | $79,651 | $22,036 |
| Thomas Edison State University | Trenton | Public | 6,707 | — | — | $75,164 | $12,341 |
| Camden County College | Blackwood | Public | 6,636 | $2,974 | 31% | $43,903 | $13,000 |
| Hudson County Community College | Jersey City | Public | 6,626 | $6,999 | 24% | $41,407 | $6,750 |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey | Wayne | Public | 6,614 | $18,533 | 44% | $61,869 | $18,423 |
| Rowan College at Burlington County | Mount Laurel | Public | 6,267 | $7,766 | 35% | $48,107 | $10,500 |
| Seton Hall University | South Orange | Private nonprofit | 6,036 | $31,552 | 70% | $80,035 | $21,500 |
| Essex County College | Newark | Public | 5,855 | $6,242 | 18% | $43,365 | — |
| Princeton University | Princeton | Private nonprofit | 5,709 | $7,815 | 97% | $133,523 | $12,400 |
| Ocean County College | Toms River | Public | 5,424 | $17,153 | 44% | $49,461 | $11,000 |
| Raritan Valley Community College | Branchburg | Public | 5,416 | $4,662 | 34% | $54,444 | $10,600 |
| Mercer County Community College | West Windsor | Public | 5,404 | $7,132 | 20% | $46,960 | $9,603 |
| County College of Morris | Randolph | Public | 5,360 | $10,845 | 36% | $56,266 | $9,490 |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey | Mahwah | Public | 4,898 | $16,382 | 68% | $71,282 | $18,750 |
| Jersey College | Teterboro | Private for-profit | 4,478 | $56,587 | 30% | $73,055 | $22,334 |
| Passaic County Community College | Paterson | Public | 4,260 | $2,835 | 17% | $42,497 | $7,750 |
| Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus | Sewell | Public | 4,234 | $14,240 | 34% | $47,364 | $11,111 |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken | Private nonprofit | 4,222 | $37,396 | 89% | $118,358 | $26,117 |
| Beth Medrash Govoha | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | 4,027 | — | — | $55,459 | — |
| Atlantic Cape Community College | Mays Landing | Public | 3,755 | $11,791 | 27% | $41,861 | $11,000 |
| Rutgers University-Camden | Camden | Public | 3,753 | $15,732 | 61% | $80,490 | $18,974 |
| Monmouth University | West Long Branch | Private nonprofit | 3,684 | $30,978 | 72% | $72,737 | $25,500 |
| New Jersey City University | Jersey City | Public | 3,681 | $10,591 | 39% | $59,538 | $17,815 |
| Rider University | Lawrenceville | Private nonprofit | 3,106 | $24,780 | 62% | $66,376 | $23,797 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | Teaneck | Private nonprofit | 2,627 | $17,923 | 53% | $62,652 | $22,500 |
| Saint Peter's University | Jersey City | Private nonprofit | 2,135 | $8,127 | 55% | $63,525 | $16,764 |
| Sussex County Community College | Newton | Public | 2,086 | $10,517 | 30% | $49,731 | $9,250 |
| Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus | Vineland | Public | 2,074 | $13,091 | 33% | $47,364 | $11,111 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | Madison | Private nonprofit | 1,990 | $24,803 | 71% | $62,652 | $22,500 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Union | Union | Private for-profit | 1,785 | $32,519 | 74% | $56,095 | $11,594 |
| Berkeley College-Woodland Park | Woodland Park | Private for-profit | 1,778 | $16,902 | 44% | $46,839 | $26,000 |
| Felician University | Lodi | Private nonprofit | 1,774 | $10,378 | 48% | $64,432 | $24,000 |
| Caldwell University | Caldwell | Private nonprofit | 1,575 | $15,180 | 57% | $57,671 | $21,500 |
| Drew University | Madison | Private nonprofit | 1,533 | $25,614 | 71% | $66,065 | $21,585 |
| Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield | Bloomfield | Private for-profit | 1,428 | $27,676 | 70% | $58,939 | $12,000 |
| Chamberlain University-New Jersey | North Brunswick | Private for-profit | 1,226 | $42,922 | 60% | $96,897 | $19,746 |
| Eastwick College-Ramsey | Ramsey | Private for-profit | 1,203 | $25,809 | 54% | $66,469 | $17,512 |
| Georgian Court University | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | 1,195 | $18,380 | 63% | $56,384 | $21,487 |
| Eastwick College-Hackensack | Hackensack | Private for-profit | 1,171 | $31,433 | 56% | $48,447 | $16,280 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah | Mahwah | Private for-profit | 1,080 | $38,763 | 75% | $56,095 | $11,594 |
| Garden State Science and Technology Institute | Jersey City | Private for-profit | 917 | $26,230 | 34% | — | $9,093 |
| Centenary University | Hackettstown | Private nonprofit | 910 | $21,655 | 66% | $60,078 | $19,500 |
| Salem Community College | Carneys Point | Public | 910 | $9,093 | 45% | $47,361 | $9,500 |
| Pennco Tech-Blackwood | Blackwood | Private for-profit | 875 | $28,322 | 79% | $47,507 | $8,750 |
| Warren County Community College | Washington | Public | 836 | $2,746 | 44% | $47,869 | $8,875 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown | Moorestown | Private for-profit | 782 | $38,516 | 53% | $40,974 | $11,031 |
| Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | Bloomfield | Public | 781 | $13,249 | 36% | $63,846 | $19,500 |
| American Institute-Clifton | CLIFTON | Private for-profit | 778 | $17,190 | 64% | $36,251 | $9,525 |
| Strayer University-New Jersey | Piscataway | Private for-profit | 702 | — | 0% | $44,016 | $39,188 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro | Hasbrouck Heights | Private for-profit | 695 | $24,303 | 83% | $77,996 | $24,000 |
| Mosdos Yaakov V'Yisroel | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | 679 | $7,666 | 38% | — | — |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin | Iselin | Private for-profit | 638 | $37,341 | 61% | $40,974 | $11,031 |
| Eastwick College-Nutley | Nutley | Private for-profit | 618 | $21,089 | 49% | $45,284 | $11,985 |
| Saint Elizabeth University | Morristown | Private nonprofit | 557 | $19,010 | 49% | $55,167 | $25,000 |
| Fortis Institute-Wayne | Wayne | Private for-profit | 502 | $21,062 | 76% | $42,518 | $9,500 |
| Pillar College | Newark | Private nonprofit | 498 | $2,785 | 36% | $46,968 | $20,000 |
| Ocean County Vocational-Technical School | Toms River | Public | 497 | $10,175 | 73% | $46,059 | $7,900 |
| Eastern International College-Jersey City | Jersey City | Private for-profit | 495 | $17,756 | 56% | $46,594 | $35,249 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus | Paramus | Private for-profit | 495 | $36,220 | 58% | $40,974 | $11,031 |
| American Institute-Toms River | Toms River | Private for-profit | 484 | $15,735 | 57% | $36,251 | $9,525 |
| American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education | Piscataway | Private for-profit | 450 | $30,766 | 83% | $57,695 | $9,689 |
| Parisian Beauty School | Hackensack | Private for-profit | 441 | $16,826 | 84% | $33,271 | $7,667 |
| American Institute-Cherry Hill | Cherry Hill | Private for-profit | 390 | $20,447 | 52% | $36,251 | $9,525 |
| Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville | Lawrenceville | Private for-profit | 373 | $21,249 | 59% | $42,518 | $9,500 |
| American Institute-Somerset | Somerset | Private for-profit | 364 | $22,066 | 66% | $36,251 | $9,525 |
| Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology | Wayne | Private for-profit | 353 | $26,264 | 88% | $31,278 | $5,500 |
| Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness | Voorhees | Private for-profit | 346 | $16,939 | 93% | $38,657 | $5,500 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield | South Plainfield | Private for-profit | 335 | $36,329 | 77% | $56,095 | $11,594 |
| Innovate Salon Academy | South Plainfield | Private for-profit | 288 | $28,754 | 96% | — | $6,333 |
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New York | West New York | Private for-profit | 271 | $26,681 | 86% | $25,681 | $6,333 |
| Prism Career Institute-Cherry Hill | Cherry Hill | Private for-profit | 269 | $32,598 | 52% | $42,557 | $17,200 |
| National Career Institute | East Orange | Private for-profit | 249 | $22,482 | 60% | $29,791 | $6,756 |
| Salon Professional Academy | Howell | Private for-profit | 237 | $15,195 | 86% | — | $6,333 |
| Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic City | West Atlantic City | Private for-profit | 235 | $32,422 | 68% | $42,557 | $17,200 |
| Yeshiva Toras Chaim | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | 227 | $1,391 | 17% | $35,583 | — |
| Innovate Salon Academy | Brick Township | Private for-profit | 219 | $21,605 | — | — | $6,333 |
| Total Image Beauty Academy | Union City | Private for-profit | 204 | $15,237 | 89% | $23,801 | $9,500 |
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North Plainfield | North Plainfield | Private for-profit | 190 | $17,090 | 94% | $31,435 | $6,333 |
| JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools | Plainfield | Private nonprofit | 188 | $36,101 | 83% | $84,633 | — |
| Shore Beauty School | Egg Harbor Township | Private for-profit | 188 | $22,252 | 74% | $31,036 | $7,667 |
| Seminary Bnos Chaim | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | 182 | $19,281 | 98% | — | — |
| Rabbinical College of America | Morristown | Private nonprofit | 181 | $9,662 | 22% | $34,281 | — |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | 181 | $5,494 | 85% | — | — |
| Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing | Englewood Cliffs | Private nonprofit | 178 | $28,385 | 100% | $81,092 | $20,000 |
| Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | 177 | $8,055 | 89% | — | — |
| Innovate Salon Academy | Ewing | Private for-profit | 174 | $33,010 | 79% | — | $6,333 |
| Empire Beauty School-Bloomfield | Bloomfield | Private for-profit | 164 | $16,169 | 52% | $29,173 | $11,317 |
| Advantage Career Institute | Eatontown | Private for-profit | 161 | $16,134 | 82% | — | $6,333 |
| Universal Training Institute | Perth Amboy | Private for-profit | 158 | $43,835 | 74% | $77,302 | $12,569 |
| MCI Institute of NJ | Ocean | Private for-profit | 150 | — | 100% | $45,409 | $13,641 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | 150 | $10,775 | 83% | — | — |
| Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences | Paterson | Private for-profit | 146 | $24,034 | 80% | $49,179 | $5,964 |
| Empire Beauty School-Cherry Hill | Cherry Hill | Private for-profit | 139 | $17,640 | 80% | $29,071 | $10,222 |
| Bais Medrash Toras Chesed | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | 132 | $6,306 | 59% | $84,562 | — |
| Beth Medrash of Asbury Park | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | 124 | $8,724 | 17% | — | — |
| P B Cosmetology Education Center | Gloucester | Private for-profit | 120 | $15,306 | 33% | $30,938 | $7,667 |
| Rabbi Jacob Joseph School | Edison | Private nonprofit | 115 | $4,718 | 0% | — | — |
| Adult and Continuing Education-BCTS | Hackensack | Public | 106 | $11,729 | 95% | $57,713 | — |
| P C Age-Jersey City | Jersey City | Private for-profit | 106 | $24,581 | 74% | $64,107 | $13,000 |
| Empire Beauty School-Union | Union | Private for-profit | 103 | $17,022 | 54% | $29,173 | $11,317 |
| Cutting Edge Academy | Succasunna | Private for-profit | 99 | $34,083 | 92% | — | $7,000 |
| Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | 96 | $7,629 | — | — | — |
| Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education | Westampton | Public | 96 | $8,254 | 71% | — | — |
| Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok | Elizabeth | Private nonprofit | 90 | $13,395 | 50% | $67,184 | — |
| Yeshivas Emek Hatorah | Howell | Private nonprofit | 90 | — | 3% | — | — |
| Artistic Academy of Hair Design | Morris Plains | Private for-profit | 88 | $20,989 | 90% | $40,193 | — |
| Union County Vocational Technical School | Scotch Plains | Public | 88 | $4,640 | 96% | $45,266 | — |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | 87 | $6,692 | 57% | — | — |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch | North Plainfield | Private nonprofit | 81 | $8,787 | 0% | — | — |
| Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | 75 | $11,404 | 14% | — | — |
| Talmudical Academy-New Jersey | Adelphia | Private nonprofit | 72 | $6,721 | 83% | $61,961 | — |
| Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | 72 | $10,497 | 61% | — | — |
| Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | 71 | $9,220 | 85% | — | — |
| MCVSD | Freehold | Public | 67 | $24,226 | 97% | $35,322 | — |
| Pro Beauty Academy | Edison | Private for-profit | 67 | $29,879 | 88% | — | $6,333 |
| Capital Health School of Nursing | Trenton | Private nonprofit | 66 | — | — | — | — |
| ASI Career Institute | Turnersville | Private for-profit | 62 | $9,535 | 89% | $42,966 | — |
| DeVry University-New Jersey | Iselin | Private for-profit | 62 | — | 33% | $51,716 | $17,038 |
| Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | 57 | — | 17% | $74,808 | — |
| Healthcare Training Institute | Union | Private for-profit | 48 | $10,748 | 89% | $48,184 | $9,500 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma | Union | Private nonprofit | 47 | $9,146 | 25% | — | — |
| PC AGE-Metropark | Iselin | Private for-profit | 46 | $25,637 | 61% | $64,107 | $13,000 |
| Best Care College | East Orange | Private for-profit | 44 | — | 97% | $77,263 | $0 |
| Center for the Healing Arts | Voorhees | Private for-profit | 39 | $14,356 | 93% | — | — |
| Morris County Vocational School District | Denville | Public | 36 | $19,642 | 83% | $54,258 | — |
| Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | 36 | $13,000 | 11% | — | — |
| Mobile Technical Training | South Hackensack | Private for-profit | 31 | $14,996 | 85% | — | $6,365 |
| Assumption College for Sisters | Denville | Private nonprofit | 30 | — | 100% | — | — |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood | Keyport | Private nonprofit | 30 | — | 5% | — | — |
| Yeshiva Bais Aharon | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | 25 | $9,677 | 0% | — | — |
| Capital Health School of Radiologic Technology | Trenton | Private nonprofit | 16 | — | — | — | — |
| New Community Career & Technical Institute | Newark | Private nonprofit | 11 | $7,721 | 58% | $55,237 | $2,140 |
| Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine | Bloomfield | Private for-profit | 2 | — | — | $88,215 | — |
| New Brunswick Theological Seminary | New Brunswick | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Princeton Theological Seminary | Princeton | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine | Nutley | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ideal Institute of Technology | Pleasantville | Private nonprofit | — | — | 80% | — | — |
| Bet Midrash Ohel Torah | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | — | $19,229 | 50% | — | — |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Sorted by size; click a column to re-sort.
