For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of New Jersey colleges is 66.33%, 209,205 accepted out of 315,393 applicants.
For New Jersey college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 17,287 (5.80%) compared to last year, from 298,106 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 281, which is more than 0.81% last year.
New Jersey colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 0.30% compared to last year, which means harder to get into New Jersey colleges. The yield decreased by 0.75%.
Among New Jersey colleges, Princeton University has the lowest acceptance rate of 4.00% with 1,586 accepted students out of 39,644 applicants. Rutgers University-New Brunswick has the most number of applicants of 43,347 and Rutgers University-New Brunswick has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 7,608.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in New Jersey. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University | 39,644 1,625 | 1,586 -581 | 1,221 -278 | 4.00% -1.70% | 76.99% 7.82% |
| Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing | 4 -11 | 1 -2 | 1 -2 | 25.00% 5.00% | 100.00% |
| Talmudical Academy-New Jersey | 24 6 | 10 -2 | 10 -2 | 41.67% -25.00% | 100.00% |
| Beth Medrash of Asbury Park | 52 12 | 22 -8 | 18 -8 | 42.31% -32.69% | 81.82% -4.85% |
| Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel | 61 -21 | 26 2 | 22 -2 | 42.62% 13.35% | 84.62% -15.38% |
| Seminary Bnos Chaim | 380 -4 | 163 -21 | 106 -29 | 42.89% -5.03% | 65.03% -8.34% |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | 14,170 1,670 | 6,093 315 | 1,036 26 | 43.00% -3.22% | 17.00% -0.48% |
| Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok | 40 | 20 -5 | 20 | 50.00% -12.50% | 100.00% 20.00% |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel | 100 -49 | 53 -16 | 44 -15 | 53.00% 6.69% | 83.02% -2.49% |
| The College of New Jersey | 11,668 1,366 | 7,234 596 | 1,519 -64 | 62.00% -2.43% | 21.00% -2.85% |
| Bais Medrash Toras Chesed | 73 -5 | 46 -9 | 33 | 63.01% -7.50% | 71.74% 11.74% |
| Caldwell University | 7,845 1,196 | 5,099 686 | 357 -88 | 65.00% -1.37% | 7.00% -3.08% |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 43,347 1,693 | 28,176 564 | 7,608 -172 | 65.00% -1.29% | 27.00% -1.18% |
| Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah | 36 -4 | 24 7 | 17 4 | 66.67% 24.17% | 70.83% -5.64% |
| Bloomfield College | 3,491 -88 | 2,339 -459 | 187 -48 | 67.00% -11.18% | 7.99% -0.41% |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | 13,993 983 | 9,375 790 | 1,781 206 | 67.00% 1.01% | 19.00% 0.65% |
| Jersey College | 536 171 | 364 123 | 258 79 | 67.91% 1.88% | 70.88% -3.39% |
| Drew University | 4,604 749 | 3,177 376 | 413 104 | 69.01% -3.65% | 13.00% 1.97% |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma | 34 -9 | 24 3 | 16 2 | 70.59% 21.75% | 66.67% 0.00% |
| Georgian Court University | 2,317 260 | 1,645 86 | 230 26 | 71.00% -4.79% | 13.98% 0.89% |
| Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud | 7 -9 | 5 -8 | 5 -6 | 71.43% -9.82% | 100.00% 15.38% |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey | 7,553 346 | 5,514 435 | 993 143 | 73.00% 2.53% | 18.01% 1.27% |
| Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah | 28 1 | 21 6 | 21 6 | 75.00% 19.44% | 100.00% |
| Yeshiva Bais Aharon | 8 3 | 6 3 | 6 4 | 75.00% 15.00% | 100.00% 33.33% |
| Healthcare Training Institute | 58 -3 | 44 -17 | 40 34 | 75.86% -24.14% | 90.91% 81.07% |
| Saint Elizabeth University | 1,777 -189 | 1,368 -46 | 137 -27 | 76.98% 5.06% | 10.01% -1.59% |
| Kean University | 12,142 1,657 | 9,349 688 | 1,963 -5 | 77.00% -5.60% | 21.00% -1.72% |
| Rutgers University-Camden | 11,951 806 | 9,322 794 | 559 31 | 78.00% 1.48% | 6.00% -0.19% |
| Rowan University | 17,923 1,020 | 13,980 974 | 2,516 -69 | 78.00% 1.06% | 18.00% -1.88% |
| Seton Hall University | 23,748 -1,983 | 18,761 -554 | 1,501 -11 | 79.00% 3.93% | 8.00% 0.17% |
| Rutgers University-Newark | 17,779 2,844 | 14,045 3,002 | 1,405 166 | 79.00% 5.06% | 10.00% -1.22% |
| Rider University | 9,069 -271 | 7,165 -693 | 788 9 | 79.01% -5.12% | 11.00% 1.09% |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood | 25 -5 | 20 5 | 12 1 | 80.00% 30.00% | 60.00% -13.33% |
| Montclair State University | 23,599 2,206 | 20,531 996 | 4,106 160 | 87.00% -4.31% | 20.00% -0.20% |
| Rabbinical College of America | 70 -5 | 61 -10 | 53 -7 | 87.14% -7.53% | 86.89% 2.38% |
| Stockton University | 9,338 -253 | 8,217 13 | 1,561 -1 | 88.00% 2.46% | 19.00% -0.04% |
| New Jersey City University | 5,757 -615 | 5,124 -620 | 564 -204 | 89.00% -1.14% | 11.01% -2.36% |
| Chamberlain University-New Jersey | 10 | 9 | 7 -2 | 90.00% | 77.78% -22.22% |
| Monmouth University | 8,410 473 | 7,569 353 | 984 88 | 90.00% -0.92% | 13.00% 0.58% |
| Rabbi Jacob Joseph School | 31 -14 | 28 -5 | 28 -5 | 90.32% 16.99% | 100.00% |
| Saint Peter's University | 4,381 1,382 | 3,987 1,323 | 439 46 | 91.01% 2.18% | 11.01% -3.74% |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey | 7,754 692 | 7,211 747 | 865 59 | 93.00% 1.47% | 12.00% -0.47% |
| Felician University | 2,254 -32 | 2,119 81 | 360 95 | 94.01% 4.86% | 16.99% 3.99% |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 4,457 36 | 4,234 294 | 508 41 | 95.00% 5.88% | 12.00% 0.15% |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah | 40 -1 | 38 -3 | 38 -3 | 95.00% -5.00% | 100.00% |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village | 22 -14 | 21 -9 | 21 -9 | 95.45% 12.12% | 100.00% |
| JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools | 238 232 | 228 222 | 32 26 | 95.80% -4.20% | 14.04% -85.96% |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 4,259 -35 | 4,089 478 | 613 82 | 96.01% 11.92% | 14.99% 0.28% |
| Centenary University | 1,294 -36 | 1,255 -29 | 176 -18 | 96.99% 0.45% | 14.02% -1.09% |
| Yeshiva Toras Chaim | 63 -37 | 62 3 | 62 3 | 98.41% 39.41% | 100.00% |
| DeVry University-New Jersey | 2 -1 | 2 -1 | 2 | 100.00% | 100.00% 33.33% |
| Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok | 5 -13 | 5 -11 | 5 -5 | 100.00% 11.11% | 100.00% 37.50% |
| Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim | 31 3 | 31 3 | 31 4 | 100.00% | 100.00% 3.57% |
| Morris County Vocational School District | 20 -5 | 20 -5 | 17 -6 | 100.00% | 85.00% -7.00% |
| Yeshivas Emek Hatorah | 29 6 | 29 6 | 29 6 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Eastern International College-Jersey City | 36 -52 | 36 21 | 36 21 | 100.00% 82.95% | 100.00% |
| Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah | 23 -4 | 23 -2 | 20 -3 | 100.00% 7.41% | 86.96% -5.04% |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch | 19 -3 | 19 | 19 | 100.00% 13.64% | 100.00% |