Colleges in New Jersey
156 colleges and universities in New Jersey: 49 four-year, 34 two-year and 73 certificate or graduate schools, largest first. The most affordable four-year college with a 50%+ graduation rate is Bais Medrash Toras Chesed ($6,306 a year after aid).
Four-year colleges and universities (49)
| College | City | Type | Net price / yr | Acceptance | Earnings after 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | New Brunswick | Public | $24,897 | 58% | $80,490 |
| Montclair State University | Montclair | Public | $15,193 | 88% | $63,846 |
| Rowan University | Glassboro | Public | $23,938 | 78% | $65,776 |
| Kean University | Union | Public | $14,465 | 76% | $62,318 |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark | Public | $18,783 | 65% | $90,769 |
| Rutgers University-Newark | Newark | Public | $16,013 | 71% | $80,490 |
| Stockton University | Galloway | Public | $24,030 | 89% | $63,648 |
| The College of New Jersey | Ewing | Public | $26,752 | 62% | $79,651 |
| Thomas Edison State University | Trenton | Public | — | — | $75,164 |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey | Wayne | Public | $18,533 | 90% | $61,869 |
| Seton Hall University | South Orange | Private nonprofit | $31,552 | 73% | $80,035 |
| Princeton University | Princeton | Private nonprofit | $7,815 | 4.6% | $133,523 |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey | Mahwah | Public | $16,382 | 71% | $71,282 |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken | Private nonprofit | $37,396 | 48% | $118,358 |
| Beth Medrash Govoha | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | — | — | $55,459 |
| Rutgers University-Camden | Camden | Public | $15,732 | 66% | $80,490 |
| Monmouth University | West Long Branch | Private nonprofit | $30,978 | 89% | $72,737 |
| New Jersey City University | Jersey City | Public | $10,591 | 98% | $59,538 |
| Rider University | Lawrenceville | Private nonprofit | $24,780 | 79% | $66,376 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | Teaneck | Private nonprofit | $17,923 | 91% | $62,652 |
| Saint Peter's University | Jersey City | Private nonprofit | $8,127 | 90% | $63,525 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | Madison | Private nonprofit | $24,803 | 95% | $62,652 |
| Berkeley College-Woodland Park | Woodland Park | Private for-profit | $16,902 | — | $46,839 |
| Felician University | Lodi | Private nonprofit | $10,378 | — | $64,432 |
| Caldwell University | Caldwell | Private nonprofit | $15,180 | 71% | $57,671 |
| Drew University | Madison | Private nonprofit | $25,614 | 68% | $66,065 |
| Chamberlain University-New Jersey | North Brunswick | Private for-profit | $42,922 | 100% | $96,897 |
| Georgian Court University | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | $18,380 | 79% | $56,384 |
| Centenary University | Hackettstown | Private nonprofit | $21,655 | 83% | $60,078 |
| Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | Bloomfield | Public | $13,249 | 70% | $63,846 |
| Strayer University-New Jersey | Piscataway | Private for-profit | — | — | $44,016 |
| Saint Elizabeth University | Morristown | Private nonprofit | $19,010 | 71% | $55,167 |
| Pillar College | Newark | Private nonprofit | $2,785 | — | $46,968 |
| Eastern International College-Jersey City | Jersey City | Private for-profit | $17,756 | 70% | $46,594 |
| Yeshiva Toras Chaim | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | $1,391 | 44% | $35,583 |
| Rabbinical College of America | Morristown | Private nonprofit | $9,662 | 95% | $34,281 |
| Bais Medrash Toras Chesed | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | $6,306 | 58% | $84,562 |
| Beth Medrash of Asbury Park | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | $8,724 | 54% | — |
| Rabbi Jacob Joseph School | Edison | Private nonprofit | $4,718 | 92% | — |
| Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | $7,629 | 91% | — |
| Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok | Elizabeth | Private nonprofit | $13,395 | 86% | $67,184 |
| Yeshivas Emek Hatorah | Howell | Private nonprofit | — | 100% | — |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch | North Plainfield | Private nonprofit | $8,787 | 89% | — |
| Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | $11,404 | 85% | — |
| DeVry University-New Jersey | Iselin | Private for-profit | — | 100% | $51,716 |
| Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | — | 100% | $74,808 |
| Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | $13,000 | 68% | — |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood | Keyport | Private nonprofit | — | 70% | — |
| Yeshiva Bais Aharon | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | $9,677 | 82% | — |
Two-year and community colleges (34)
| College | City | Type | Net price / yr | Acceptance | Earnings after 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen Community College | Paramus | Public | $10,042 | — | $52,092 |
| Middlesex College | Edison | Public | $4,122 | — | $51,345 |
| UCNJ Union College of Union County New Jersey | Cranford | Public | $6,626 | — | $46,869 |
| Brookdale Community College | Lincroft | Public | $11,178 | — | $52,151 |
| Camden County College | Blackwood | Public | $2,974 | — | $43,903 |
| Hudson County Community College | Jersey City | Public | $6,999 | — | $41,407 |
| Rowan College at Burlington County | Mount Laurel | Public | $7,766 | — | $48,107 |
| Essex County College | Newark | Public | $6,242 | — | $43,365 |
| Ocean County College | Toms River | Public | $17,153 | — | $49,461 |
| Raritan Valley Community College | Branchburg | Public | $4,662 | — | $54,444 |
| Mercer County Community College | West Windsor | Public | $7,132 | — | $46,960 |
| County College of Morris | Randolph | Public | $10,845 | — | $56,266 |
| Jersey College | Teterboro | Private for-profit | $56,587 | 68% | $73,055 |
| Passaic County Community College | Paterson | Public | $2,835 | — | $42,497 |
| Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus | Sewell | Public | $14,240 | — | $47,364 |
| Atlantic Cape Community College | Mays Landing | Public | $11,791 | — | $41,861 |
| Sussex County Community College | Newton | Public | $10,517 | — | $49,731 |
| Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus | Vineland | Public | $13,091 | — | $47,364 |
| Eastwick College-Ramsey | Ramsey | Private for-profit | $25,809 | — | $66,469 |
| Eastwick College-Hackensack | Hackensack | Private for-profit | $31,433 | — | $48,447 |
| Salem Community College | Carneys Point | Public | $9,093 | — | $47,361 |
| Warren County Community College | Washington | Public | $2,746 | — | $47,869 |
| Mosdos Yaakov V'Yisroel | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | $7,666 | 89% | — |
| Eastwick College-Nutley | Nutley | Private for-profit | $21,089 | — | $45,284 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | $5,494 | 86% | — |
| Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | $8,055 | 51% | — |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | $10,775 | 54% | — |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | $6,692 | 84% | — |
| Talmudical Academy-New Jersey | Adelphia | Private nonprofit | $6,721 | 43% | $61,961 |
| Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | $10,497 | 80% | — |
| Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | $9,220 | 77% | — |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma | Union | Private nonprofit | $9,146 | 57% | — |
| Assumption College for Sisters | Denville | Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Bet Midrash Ohel Torah | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | $19,229 | — | — |
Certificate, trade and graduate schools (73)
| College | City | Type | Net price / yr | Acceptance | Earnings after 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Union | Union | Private for-profit | $32,519 | — | $56,095 |
| Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield | Bloomfield | Private for-profit | $27,676 | — | $58,939 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah | Mahwah | Private for-profit | $38,763 | — | $56,095 |
| Garden State Science and Technology Institute | Jersey City | Private for-profit | $26,230 | — | — |
| Pennco Tech-Blackwood | Blackwood | Private for-profit | $28,322 | — | $47,507 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown | Moorestown | Private for-profit | $38,516 | — | $40,974 |
| American Institute-Clifton | Clifton | Private for-profit | $17,190 | — | $36,251 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro | Hasbrouck Heights | Private for-profit | $24,303 | — | $77,996 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin | Iselin | Private for-profit | $37,341 | — | $40,974 |
| Fortis Institute-Wayne | Wayne | Private for-profit | $21,062 | — | $42,518 |
| Ocean County Vocational-Technical School | Toms River | Public | $10,175 | — | $46,059 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus | Paramus | Private for-profit | $36,220 | — | $40,974 |
| American Institute-Toms River | Toms River | Private for-profit | $15,735 | — | $36,251 |
| American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education | Piscataway | Private for-profit | $30,766 | — | $57,695 |
| Parisian Beauty School | Hackensack | Private for-profit | $16,826 | — | $33,271 |
| American Institute-Cherry Hill | Cherry Hill | Private for-profit | $20,447 | — | $36,251 |
| Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville | Lawrenceville | Private for-profit | $21,249 | — | $42,518 |
| American Institute-Somerset | Somerset | Private for-profit | $22,066 | — | $36,251 |
| Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology | Wayne | Private for-profit | $26,264 | — | $31,278 |
| Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness | Voorhees | Private for-profit | $16,939 | — | $38,657 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield | South Plainfield | Private for-profit | $36,329 | — | $56,095 |
| Innovate Salon Academy | South Plainfield | Private for-profit | $28,754 | — | — |
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New York | West New York | Private for-profit | $26,681 | — | $25,681 |
| Prism Career Institute-Cherry Hill | Cherry Hill | Private for-profit | $32,598 | — | $42,557 |
| National Career Institute | East Orange | Private for-profit | $22,482 | — | $29,791 |
| Salon Professional Academy | Howell | Private for-profit | $15,195 | — | — |
| Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic City | West Atlantic City | Private for-profit | $32,422 | — | $42,557 |
| Innovate Salon Academy | Brick Township | Private for-profit | $21,605 | — | — |
| Total Image Beauty Academy | Union City | Private for-profit | $15,237 | — | $23,801 |
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North Plainfield | North Plainfield | Private for-profit | $17,090 | — | $31,435 |
| JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools | Plainfield | Private nonprofit | $36,101 | 59% | $84,633 |
| Shore Beauty School | Egg Harbor Township | Private for-profit | $22,252 | — | $31,036 |
| Seminary Bnos Chaim | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | $19,281 | 44% | — |
| Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing | Englewood Cliffs | Private nonprofit | $28,385 | 20% | $81,092 |
| Innovate Salon Academy | Ewing | Private for-profit | $33,010 | — | — |
| Empire Beauty School-Bloomfield | Bloomfield | Private for-profit | $16,169 | — | $29,173 |
| Advantage Career Institute | Eatontown | Private for-profit | $16,134 | — | — |
| Universal Training Institute | Perth Amboy | Private for-profit | $43,835 | — | $77,302 |
| MCI Institute of NJ | Ocean | Private for-profit | — | — | $45,409 |
| Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences | Paterson | Private for-profit | $24,034 | — | $49,179 |
| Empire Beauty School-Cherry Hill | Cherry Hill | Private for-profit | $17,640 | — | $29,071 |
| P B Cosmetology Education Center | Gloucester | Private for-profit | $15,306 | — | $30,938 |
| Adult and Continuing Education-BCTS | Hackensack | Public | $11,729 | — | $57,713 |
| P C Age-Jersey City | Jersey City | Private for-profit | $24,581 | — | $64,107 |
| Empire Beauty School-Union | Union | Private for-profit | $17,022 | — | $29,173 |
| Cutting Edge Academy | Succasunna | Private for-profit | $34,083 | — | — |
| Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education | Westampton | Public | $8,254 | — | — |
| Artistic Academy of Hair Design | Morris Plains | Private for-profit | $20,989 | — | $40,193 |
| Union County Vocational Technical School | Scotch Plains | Public | $4,640 | — | $45,266 |
| MCVSD | Freehold | Public | $24,226 | — | $35,322 |
| Pro Beauty Academy | Edison | Private for-profit | $29,879 | — | — |
| Capital Health School of Nursing | Trenton | Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| ASI Career Institute | Turnersville | Private for-profit | $9,535 | — | $42,966 |
| Healthcare Training Institute | Union | Private for-profit | $10,748 | 42% | $48,184 |
| PC AGE-Metropark | Iselin | Private for-profit | $25,637 | — | $64,107 |
| Best Care College | East Orange | Private for-profit | — | — | $77,263 |
| Center for the Healing Arts | Voorhees | Private for-profit | $14,356 | — | — |
| Morris County Vocational School District | Denville | Public | $19,642 | 100% | $54,258 |
| Mobile Technical Training | South Hackensack | Private for-profit | $14,996 | — | — |
| Capital Health School of Radiologic Technology | Trenton | Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| New Community Career & Technical Institute | Newark | Private nonprofit | $7,721 | — | $55,237 |
| Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine | Bloomfield | Private for-profit | — | — | $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 | — | — | — |
| American Institute | Clifton | Private for-profit | — | — | $36,251 |
| Monmouth University - Monmouth Park Corporate Center | West Long Branch | Private nonprofit | — | — | $72,737 |
| Jersey College - Ewing | Ewing | Private for-profit | — | — | $73,055 |
| Relay Graduate School of Education - Newark | Newark | Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Virginia University of Integrative Medicine - New Jersey | Ridgefield | Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Pro Beauty Academy (The) - Kenilworth | Kenilworth | Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Burlington County Institute of Technology - Adult Education - | Medford | Public | — | — | — |