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.
The following table shows the New Jersey colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
Lakewood | 17 | 16 | 1 | - | $13,379 | $10,272 | 12,340 | 6,616 | 5,724 | 16 to 1 |
Newark | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | $32,034 ($17,804) |
$31,293 ($24,124) |
31,178 | 24,237 | 6,941 | 12 to 1 |
Jersey City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | $28,296 ($13,971) |
$19,448 ($14,854) |
17,948 | 14,752 | 3,196 | 18 to 1 |
Union | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | $16,213 ($13,426) |
$23,919 ($18,630) |
15,263 | 13,145 | 2,118 | 16 to 1 |
Bloomfield | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | $25,177 | $15,904 | 2,277 | 2,229 | 48 | 22 to 1 |
Ewing | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $24,568 ($18,685) |
$17,643 ($17,643) |
7,805 | 7,226 | 579 | 11 to 1 |
Trenton | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | $8,598 ($6,638) |
$12,150 ($12,150) |
7,655 | 6,841 | 814 | 10 to 1 |
Toms River | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 8,342 | 8,342 | - | 21 to 1 |
Cherry Hill | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 853 | 853 | - | 24 to 1 |
Iselin | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | $15,032 | $17,552 | 716 | 710 | 6 | 14 to 1 |
Edison | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $12,700 | - | 11,667 | 11,667 | - | 17 to 1 |
Hackensack | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | $16,913 | - | 1,392 | 1,392 | - | 19 to 1 |
Howell | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $9,750 | - | 236 | 236 | - | 22 to 1 |
Madison | 2 | 2 | - | - | $41,933 | $25,199 | 5,004 | 3,621 | 1,383 | 11 to 1 |
Piscataway | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $13,920 | $15,135 | 999 | 935 | 64 | 27 to 1 |
Paramus | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 12,409 | 12,409 | - | 16 to 1 |
Paterson | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5,299 | 5,299 | - | 14 to 1 |
Morristown | 2 | 2 | - | - | $24,471 | $16,463 | 1,215 | 867 | 348 | 12 to 1 |
Lawrenceville | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $38,900 | $19,061 | 4,388 | 3,549 | 839 | 25 to 1 |
North Plainfield | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $9,850 | - | 230 | 230 | - | 13 to 1 |
CLIFTON | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 735 | 735 | - | 11 to 1 |
West Long Branch | 2 | 2 | - | - | $44,850 | $27,032 | 4,981 | 3,842 | 1,139 | 6 to 1 |
Denville | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 67 | 67 | - | 11 to 1 |
South Plainfield | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 571 | 571 | - | 17 to 1 |
Wayne | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $24,464 ($15,150) |
$23,410 ($16,408) |
9,830 | 6,950 | 2,880 | 19 to 1 |
New Brunswick | 2 | 2 | - | - | $36,001 ($17,239) |
$26,872 ($22,348) |
50,748 | 36,588 | 14,160 | 8 to 1 |
East Orange | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 194 | 194 | - | 23 to 1 |
Princeton | 2 | 2 | - | - | $59,710 | $41,555 | 9,209 | 5,671 | 3,538 | 3 to 1 |
Mahwah | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $60,952 | $42,988 | 8,842 | 4,092 | 4,750 | 10 to 1 |
Ridgefield | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nutley | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 456 | 456 | - | 11 to 1 |
Teterboro | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4,089 | 4,089 | - | 18 to 1 |
Teaneck | 1 | 1 | - | - | $37,686 | $18,438 | 7,607 | 5,440 | 2,167 | 14 to 1 |
Adelphia | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $21,140 | - | 1,316 | 1,316 | - | 12 to 1 |
Caldwell | 1 | 1 | - | - | $39,452 | $19,800 | 1,864 | 1,448 | 416 | 13 to 1 |
Ramsey | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $51,370 | $36,110 | 9,494 | 6,061 | 3,433 | 14 to 1 |
Keyport | 1 | 1 | - | - | $8,550 | - | 55 | 55 | - | 18 to 1 |
Vineland | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,557 | 2,557 | - | 18 to 1 |
Elizabeth | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $23,420 ($15,532) |
$23,202 ($16,506) |
8,788 | 7,812 | 976 | 17 to 1 |
Medford | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Woodland Park | 1 | 1 | - | - | $27,772 | $19,850 | 2,007 | 1,900 | 107 | 14 to 1 |
Lodi | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 |