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Best Colleges in New Jersey (2026)

154 colleges ranked by graduate earnings, acceptance rates, and outcomes — powered by federal data from the U.S. Department of Education.

154

Colleges

$48,603

Avg Earnings (10yr)

$17,783

Avg Net Price

77%

Avg Admit Rate

55%

Avg Grad Rate

State Overview

New Jersey is home to 154 colleges and universities, ranging from research universities to community colleges. Princeton University leads the state in graduate earnings, with state alumni earning $48,603 on average ten years after enrollment. Whether you're looking for a flagship research university, a liberal arts college, or a career-focused program, New Jersey offers diverse options across all price points.

Quick Facts — New Jersey Colleges

Highest Earning

Princeton University

$110,066median earnings

Most Selective

Princeton University

5%acceptance rate

Best Grad Rate

Princeton University

97%6-yr grad rate

Most Affordable

Warren County Community College

$3,550avg net price

Top 10 Colleges in New Jersey by Graduate Earnings

Ranked by median earnings 10 years after enrollment. Public and private nonprofit only.

Princeton University

Princeton·Private Nonprofit

Admit

Net Price

$10,555

Grad Rate

97%

Earnings

$110,066

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken·Private Nonprofit

Admit

43%

Net Price

$40,468

Grad Rate

89%

Earnings

$108,772

Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing

Englewood Cliffs·Private Nonprofit

Admit

25%

Net Price

$21,187

Grad Rate

N/A

Earnings

$87,408

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark·Public

Admit

67%

Net Price

$16,496

Grad Rate

73%

Earnings

$84,276

Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok

Elizabeth·Private Nonprofit

Admit

100%

Net Price

$16,189

Grad Rate

16%

Earnings

$82,560

Rutgers University-Camden

Camden·Public

Admit

78%

Net Price

$18,803

Grad Rate

66%

Earnings

$74,479

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick·Public

Admit

65%

Net Price

$23,519

Grad Rate

85%

Earnings

$74,479

Rutgers University-Newark

Newark·Public

Admit

79%

Net Price

$19,407

Grad Rate

67%

Earnings

$74,479

JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools

Plainfield·Private Nonprofit

Admit

96%

Net Price

$33,035

Grad Rate

N/A

Earnings

$73,894

The College of New Jersey

Ewing·Public

Admit

62%

Net Price

$25,458

Grad Rate

85%

Earnings

$73,323

Most Affordable Colleges in New Jersey

Lowest average net price after grants and scholarships. Public and private nonprofit only.

#1 Most AffordablePublic

Warren County Community College

Washington, NJ

$3,550/ yr avg net

39% grad rate

#2 Most AffordablePublic

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

$4,622/ yr avg net

18% grad rate

#3 Most AffordablePrivate Nonprofit

Yeshiva Toras Chaim

Lakewood, NJ

$5,014/ yr avg net

23% grad rate

#4 Most AffordablePublic

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

$5,124/ yr avg net

26% grad rate

#5 Most AffordablePublic

Mercer County Community College

West Windsor, NJ

$5,342/ yr avg net

19% grad rate

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All Colleges in New Jersey

All 154 accredited institutions. Click column headers to sort.

School	City	Type	Admit Rate	Net Price	Grad Rate	Earnings (10yr)
Adult and Continuing Education-BCTS	Hackensack	Public	N/A	$14,358	77%	$49,739
Advantage Career Institute	Eatontown	Private For-Profit	N/A	$12,869	70%	N/A
American Institute	Clifton	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$28,710
American Institute of Alternative Medicine	East Brunswick	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education	Piscataway	Private For-Profit	N/A	$40,225	78%	$40,407
American Institute-Cherry Hill	Cherry Hill	Private For-Profit	N/A	$17,603	N/A	$28,710
American Institute-Clifton	CLIFTON	Private For-Profit	N/A	$17,695	52%	$28,710
American Institute-Somerset	Somerset	Private For-Profit	N/A	$16,629	46%	$28,710
American Institute-Toms River	Toms River	Private For-Profit	N/A	$17,386	48%	$28,710
Artistic Academy of Hair Design	Morris Plains	Private For-Profit	N/A	$23,786	91%	$34,266
ASI Career Institute	Turnersville	Private For-Profit	N/A	$10,692	96%	N/A
Assumption College for Sisters	Denville	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Atlantic Cape Community College	Mays Landing	Public	N/A	$8,502	24%	$34,241
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro	Hasbrouck Heights	Private For-Profit	N/A	$22,592	82%	$73,971
Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah	Lakewood	Private Nonprofit	67%	$11,297	72%	N/A
Bais Medrash Toras Chesed	Lakewood	Private Nonprofit	63%	$6,505	38%	N/A
Bard College - BHSEC Newark	Newark	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$46,543
Bergen Community College	Paramus	Public	N/A	$9,376	25%	$46,624
Berkeley College-Woodland Park	Woodland Park	Private For-Profit	N/A	$20,549	44%	$40,251
Best Care College	East Orange	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	54%	$64,311
Beth Medrash Govoha	Lakewood	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$47,544
Beth Medrash of Asbury Park	Lakewood	Private Nonprofit	42%	$8,030	3%	N/A
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University	Bloomfield	Private Nonprofit	67%	$18,778	33%	$45,902
Brookdale Community College	Lincroft	Public	N/A	$8,882	29%	$44,379
Burlington County Institute of Technology - Adult Education -	Medford	Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education	Westampton	Public	N/A	N/A	78%	N/A
Caldwell University	Caldwell	Private Nonprofit	65%	$21,188	64%	$53,843
Camden County College	Blackwood	Public	N/A	$5,124	26%	$41,212
Capital Health School of Nursing	Trenton	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Capital Health School of Radiologic Technology	Trenton	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Centenary University	Hackettstown	Private Nonprofit	97%	$19,037	59%	$53,726
Center for the Healing Arts	Voorhees	Private For-Profit	N/A	$12,513	91%	N/A
Chamberlain University-New Jersey	North Brunswick	Private For-Profit	90%	$36,438	N/A	$92,405
Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology	Wayne	Private For-Profit	N/A	$20,157	97%	N/A
County College of Morris	Randolph	Public	N/A	$9,259	34%	$50,243
Cutting Edge Academy	Succasunna	Private For-Profit	N/A	$30,484	94%	N/A
DeVry University-New Jersey	Iselin	Private For-Profit	100%	N/A	8%	$45,987
Drew University	Madison	Private Nonprofit	69%	$25,644	73%	$63,646
Eastern International College-Jersey City	Jersey City	Private For-Profit	100%	$23,532	33%	$35,008
Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine	Bloomfield	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$48,962
Eastwick College-Hackensack	Hackensack	Private For-Profit	N/A	$35,162	44%	$39,762
Eastwick College-Nutley	Nutley	Private For-Profit	N/A	$17,537	60%	$42,827
Eastwick College-Ramsey	Ramsey	Private For-Profit	N/A	$28,162	62%	$51,725
Empire Beauty School-Bloomfield	Bloomfield	Private For-Profit	N/A	$17,491	39%	$23,925
Empire Beauty School-Cherry Hill	Cherry Hill	Private For-Profit	N/A	$20,034	38%	$24,397
Empire Beauty School-Union	Union	Private For-Profit	N/A	$18,215	56%	$23,925
Essex County College	Newark	Public	N/A	$4,622	18%	$37,230
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus	Madison	Private Nonprofit	95%	$24,415	68%	$57,273
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus	Teaneck	Private Nonprofit	96%	$15,266	57%	$57,273
Felician University	Lodi	Private Nonprofit	94%	$41,315	51%	$57,602
Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville	Lawrenceville	Private For-Profit	N/A	$18,433	38%	$36,920
Fortis Institute-Wayne	Wayne	Private For-Profit	N/A	$22,441	49%	$36,920
Garden State Science and Technology Institute	Jersey City	Private For-Profit	N/A	$24,759	46%	N/A
Georgian Court University	Lakewood	Private Nonprofit	71%	$20,218	54%	$53,096
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine	Nutley	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Healthcare Training Institute	Union	Private For-Profit	76%	$5,699	87%	$37,571
Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences	Paterson	Private For-Profit	N/A	$22,064	84%	$43,917
Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing	Englewood Cliffs	Private Nonprofit	25%	$21,187	N/A	$87,408
Hudson County Community College	Jersey City	Public	N/A	$5,902	20%	$34,333
Innovate Salon Academy	South Plainfield	Private For-Profit	N/A	$38,617	86%	N/A
Innovate Salon Academy	Ewing	Private For-Profit	N/A	$30,319	76%	N/A
Innovate Salon Academy	Brick Township	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Jersey College	Teterboro	Private For-Profit	68%	$28,490	32%	$66,087
Jersey College - Ewing	Ewing	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$66,087
JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools	Plainfield	Private Nonprofit	96%	$33,035	N/A	$73,894
Kean University	Union	Public	77%	$12,168	47%	$57,237
Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud	Lakewood	Private Nonprofit	71%	$9,706	N/A	N/A
Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin	Iselin	Private For-Profit	N/A	$40,179	50%	$31,914
Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah	Mahwah	Private For-Profit	N/A	$29,211	71%	$46,396
Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown	Moorestown	Private For-Profit	N/A	$38,792	53%	$31,914
Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus	Paramus	Private For-Profit	N/A	$39,706	53%	$31,914
Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield	South Plainfield	Private For-Profit	N/A	$28,743	75%	$46,396
Lincoln Technical Institute-Union	Union	Private For-Profit	N/A	$25,407	68%	$46,396
MCI Institute of NJ	Ocean	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	97%	N/A
MCVSD	Freehold	Public	N/A	$24,170	60%	$45,062
Mercer County Community College	West Windsor	Public	N/A	$5,342	19%	$43,264
Middlesex College	Edison	Public	N/A	$6,000	30%	$46,861
Mobile Technical Training	South Hackensack	Private For-Profit	N/A	$13,686	82%	N/A
Monmouth University	West Long Branch	Private Nonprofit	90%	$31,650	69%	$67,991
Monmouth University - Monmouth Park Corporate Center	West Long Branch	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$67,991
Montclair State University	Montclair	Public	87%	$14,159	65%	$61,415
Morris County Vocational School District	Denville	Public	100%	$17,744	91%	$47,174
National Career Institute	East Orange	Private For-Profit	N/A	$21,409	61%	$26,415
New Brunswick Theological Seminary	New Brunswick	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
New Community Career & Technical Institute	Newark	Private Nonprofit	N/A	$5,716	49%	$40,200
New Jersey City University	Jersey City	Public	89%	$11,732	39%	$52,745
New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark	Public	67%	$16,496	73%	$84,276
Ocean County College	Toms River	Public	N/A	$10,576	39%	$45,210
Ocean County Vocational-Technical School	Toms River	Public	N/A	$10,226	74%	$47,122
P B Cosmetology Education Center	Gloucester	Private For-Profit	N/A	$22,005	67%	$26,800
P C Age-Jersey City	Jersey City	Private For-Profit	N/A	$22,327	60%	$54,323
Parisian Beauty School	Hackensack	Private For-Profit	N/A	$21,316	78%	$27,767
Passaic County Community College	Paterson	Public	N/A	$7,857	14%	$36,972
PC AGE-Metropark	Iselin	Private For-Profit	N/A	$22,528	66%	$54,323
Pennco Tech-Blackwood	Blackwood	Private For-Profit	N/A	$22,036	66%	$42,013
Pillar College	Newark	Private Nonprofit	N/A	$5,804	39%	$45,577
Princeton Theological Seminary	Princeton	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Princeton University	Princeton	Private Nonprofit	5%	$10,555	97%	$110,066
Prism Career Institute-Cherry Hill	Cherry Hill	Private For-Profit	N/A	$28,909	45%	$32,473
Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic City	West Atlantic City	Private For-Profit	N/A	$28,754	47%	$32,473
Pro Beauty Academy	Edison	Private For-Profit	N/A	$26,278	63%	N/A
Rabbi Jacob Joseph School	Edison	Private Nonprofit	90%	$5,774	2%	N/A
Rabbinical College of America	Morristown	Private Nonprofit	87%	$13,452	22%	$34,990
Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim	Lakewood	Private Nonprofit	100%	$6,594	N/A	N/A
Ramapo College of New Jersey	Mahwah	Public	73%	$20,360	71%	$67,541
Raritan Valley Community College	Branchburg	Public	N/A	$6,613	34%	$48,145
Relay Graduate School of Education - Newark	Newark	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rider University	Lawrenceville	Private Nonprofit	79%	$25,287	65%	$62,208
Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness	Voorhees	Private For-Profit	N/A	$16,964	87%	$29,601
Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North Plainfield	North Plainfield	Private For-Profit	N/A	$18,940	64%	$24,509
Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New York	West New York	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	53%	$18,123
Rowan College at Burlington County	Mount Laurel	Public	N/A	$6,101	33%	$44,745
Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus	Vineland	Public	N/A	$6,549	30%	$41,751
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus	Sewell	Public	N/A	$10,818	32%	$41,751
Rowan University	Glassboro	Public	78%	$22,185	68%	$59,988
Rutgers University-Camden	Camden	Public	78%	$18,803	66%	$74,479
Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Brunswick	Public	65%	$23,519	85%	$74,479
Rutgers University-Newark	Newark	Public	79%	$19,407	67%	$74,479
Saint Elizabeth University	Morristown	Private Nonprofit	77%	$17,949	42%	$53,038
Saint Peter's University	Jersey City	Private Nonprofit	91%	$12,973	62%	$57,815
Salem Community College	Carneys Point	Public	N/A	$9,837	39%	$38,020
Salon Professional Academy	Howell	Private For-Profit	N/A	$22,259	N/A	N/A
Seminary Bnos Chaim	Lakewood	Private Nonprofit	43%	$14,880	95%	N/A
Seton Hall University	South Orange	Private Nonprofit	79%	$28,921	72%	$70,196
Shore Beauty School	Egg Harbor Township	Private For-Profit	N/A	$21,578	57%	$21,377
Stevens Institute of Technology	Hoboken	Private Nonprofit	43%	$40,468	89%	$108,772
Stockton University	Galloway	Public	88%	$19,634	74%	$57,602
Strayer University-New Jersey	Piscataway	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$40,092
Sussex County Community College	Newton	Public	N/A	$7,054	38%	$44,664
Talmudical Academy-New Jersey	Adelphia	Private Nonprofit	42%	$6,666	9%	$40,344
The College of New Jersey	Ewing	Public	62%	$25,458	85%	$73,323
Thomas Edison State University	Trenton	Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	$69,331
Total Image Beauty Academy	Union City	Private For-Profit	N/A	$13,423	80%	$18,720
UCNJ Union College of Union County New Jersey	Cranford	Public	N/A	$7,251	35%	$41,595
Union County Vocational Technical School	Scotch Plains	Public	N/A	$8,325	82%	$37,590
Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield	Bloomfield	Private For-Profit	N/A	$26,052	47%	$51,222
Universal Training Institute	Perth Amboy	Private For-Profit	N/A	$37,693	62%	N/A
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine - New Jersey	Ridgefield	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Warren County Community College	Washington	Public	N/A	$3,550	39%	$43,359
William Paterson University of New Jersey	Wayne	Public	93%	$17,764	52%	$57,780
Yeshiva Bais Aharon	Lakewood	Private Nonprofit	75%	N/A	11%	N/A
Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah	Lakewood	Private Nonprofit	75%	$9,827	59%	N/A
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok	Lakewood	Private Nonprofit	50%	$10,046	90%	N/A
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel	Lakewood	Private Nonprofit	43%	$7,820	86%	N/A
Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah	Lakewood	Private Nonprofit	95%	$6,103	63%	N/A
Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood	Keyport	Private Nonprofit	80%	N/A	30%	N/A
Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village	Lakewood	Private Nonprofit	95%	$6,841	62%	N/A
Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel	Lakewood	Private Nonprofit	53%	$8,036	69%	N/A
Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch	North Plainfield	Private Nonprofit	100%	$7,240	6%	N/A
Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma	Union	Private Nonprofit	71%	$6,833	N/A	N/A
Yeshiva Toras Chaim	Lakewood	Private Nonprofit	98%	$5,014	23%	$62,526
Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah	Lakewood	Private Nonprofit	100%	$9,429	7%	N/A
Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok	Elizabeth	Private Nonprofit	100%	$16,189	16%	$82,560
Yeshivas Emek Hatorah	Howell	Private Nonprofit	100%	$6,055	16%	N/A

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