152 New Jersey Colleges Statistics by City

There are 152 colleges in New Jersey - 39 public and 113 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the New Jersey colleges is $15,367 for state residents and $23,803 for out-of-state students.

85 New Jersey cities have at least one college and, of them, Lakewood has the most of 17 colleges. It has 16 four-year colleges and 1 community college with a total of 12,340 students. Newark and Jersey City also has a number of colleges of 7 and 6 colleges respectively.

New Jersey Colleges by City

The following table shows the New Jersey colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.

152 New Jersey Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Lakewood 17161- $13,379 $10,272 12,340 6,616 5,724 16 to 1
Newark 7421 $32,034
($17,804)
$31,293
($24,124)
31,178 24,237 6,941 12 to 1
Jersey City 6312 $28,296
($13,971)
$19,448
($14,854)
17,948 14,752 3,196 18 to 1
Union 5212 $16,213
($13,426)
$23,919
($18,630)
15,263 13,145 2,118 16 to 1
Bloomfield 4211 $25,177 $15,904 2,277 2,229 48 22 to 1
Ewing 3111 $24,568
($18,685)
$17,643
($17,643)
7,805 7,226 579 11 to 1
Trenton 312- $8,598
($6,638)
$12,150
($12,150)
7,655 6,841 814 10 to 1
Toms River 3-21 - - 8,342 8,342 - 21 to 1
Cherry Hill 3--3 - - 853 853 - 24 to 1
Iselin 31-2 $15,032 $17,552 716 710 6 14 to 1
Edison 3111 $12,700 - 11,667 11,667 - 17 to 1
Hackensack 31-2 $16,913 - 1,392 1,392 - 19 to 1
Howell 21-1 $9,750 - 236 236 - 22 to 1
Madison 22-- $41,933 $25,199 5,004 3,621 1,383 11 to 1
Piscataway 211- $13,920 $15,135 999 935 64 27 to 1
Paramus 2-11 - - 12,409 12,409 - 16 to 1
Paterson 2-11 - - 5,299 5,299 - 14 to 1
Morristown 22-- $24,471 $16,463 1,215 867 348 12 to 1
Lawrenceville 21-1 $38,900 $19,061 4,388 3,549 839 25 to 1
North Plainfield 21-1 $9,850 - 230 230 - 13 to 1
CLIFTON 2-2- - - 735 735 - 11 to 1
West Long Branch 22-- $44,850 $27,032 4,981 3,842 1,139 6 to 1
Denville 2-11 - - 67 67 - 11 to 1
South Plainfield 2-11 - - 571 571 - 17 to 1
Wayne 21-1 $24,464
($15,150)
$23,410
($16,408)
9,830 6,950 2,880 19 to 1
New Brunswick 22-- $36,001
($17,239)
$26,872
($22,348)
50,748 36,588 14,160 8 to 1
East Orange 2-11 - - 194 194 - 23 to 1
Princeton 22-- $59,710 $41,555 9,209 5,671 3,538 3 to 1
Mahwah 211- $26,388
($15,978)
$20,444
($20,444)
6,485 5,977 508 21 to 1
Blackwood 2-2- - - 8,587 8,587 - 23 to 1
Voorhees 2--2 - - 417 417 - 19 to 1
Egg Harbor Township 1--1 - - 174 174 - 19 to 1
Montclair 11-- $24,126
($14,766)
$15,137
($15,137)
22,570 18,062 4,508 17 to 1
Mays Landing 1-1- - - 4,273 4,273 - 16 to 1
Hoboken 11-- $60,952 $42,988 8,842 4,092 4,750 10 to 1
Ridgefield 11-- - - - - - -
Nutley 1-1- - - 456 456 - 11 to 1
Teterboro 1-1- - - 4,089 4,089 - 18 to 1
Teaneck 11-- $37,686 $18,438 7,607 5,440 2,167 14 to 1
Adelphia 11-- $15,800 - 78 78 - 20 to 1
West New York 1--1 - - 229 229 - 13 to 1
Turnersville 1--1 - - 33 33 - 11 to 1
Gloucester 1--1 - - 113 113 - 25 to 1
Ocean 1-1- - - 162 162 - 12 to 1
Lincroft 1-1- - - 9,916 9,916 - 18 to 1
Sewell 1-1- - - 5,390 5,390 - 25 to 1
Washington 1-1- - - 3,342 3,342 - 19 to 1
North Brunswick 11-- $21,140 - 1,316 1,316 - 12 to 1
Caldwell 11-- $39,452 $19,800 1,864 1,448 416 13 to 1
Ramsey 11-- $17,028 - 929 929 - 13 to 1
Moorestown 1--1 - - 633 633 - 17 to 1
South Hackensack 1--1 - - 31 31 - 10 to 1
Hackettstown 11-- $37,732 $19,350 1,453 951 502 12 to 1
Somerset 1-1- - - 274 274 - 14 to 1
West Windsor 1-1- - - 6,219 6,219 - 16 to 1
Scotch Plains 1--1 - - 60 60 - 15 to 1
South Orange 11-- $51,370 $36,110 9,494 6,061 3,433 14 to 1
Keyport 11-- $8,550 - 55 55 - 18 to 1
Vineland 1-1- - - 2,557 2,557 - 18 to 1
Elizabeth 11-- $11,450 - 52 52 - 7 to 1
Branchburg 1-1- - - 6,587 6,587 - 19 to 1
Westampton 1--1 - - 250 250 - 13 to 1
Plainfield 1-1- - - 572 572 - 10 to 1
Union City 1--1 - - 293 293 - 25 to 1
Galloway 11-- $23,420
($15,532)
$23,202
($16,506)
8,788 7,812 976 17 to 1
Medford 1--1 - - - - - -
Woodland Park 11-- $27,772 $19,850 2,007 1,900 107 14 to 1
Lodi 11-- $38,030 $21,660 2,236 1,833 403 15 to 1
Hasbrouck Heights 1-1- - - 500 500 - 30 to 1
Pine Brook 1--1 - - 247 247 - 12 to 1
Glassboro 11-- $25,564
($15,700)
$17,645
($17,645)
19,660 14,869 4,791 16 to 1
Cranford 1-1- - - 8,081 8,081 - 21 to 1
Perth Amboy 1--1 - - 133 133 - 28 to 1
Mount Laurel 1-1- - - 6,547 6,547 - 21 to 1
Newton 1-1- - - 2,220 2,220 - 17 to 1
East Brunswick 1--1 - - 32 32 - 7 to 1
Englewood Cliffs 1-1- - - 181 181 - 9 to 1
Freehold 1--1 - - 63 63 - 10 to 1
Camden 11-- $35,841
($17,079)
$35,368
($22,528)
5,776 3,922 1,854 12 to 1
Succasunna 1--1 - - 94 94 - 15 to 1
Morris Plains 1--1 - - 93 93 - 31 to 1
Carneys Point 1-1- - - 1,094 1,094 - 17 to 1
Eatontown 1--1 - - 149 149 - 20 to 1
Randolph 1-1- - - 6,069 6,069 - 17 to 1
West Atlantic City 1--1 - - 273 273 - 35 to 1
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