For New Jersey Public colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $10,751 for New Jersey residents and $15,819 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $18,946 for New Jersey residents and $25,037 for out-of-state students.
Rutgers University-New Brunswick has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $36,001 and Camden County College has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,056 among New Jersey Public colleges. For graduate programs, New Jersey Institute of Technology has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $36,702 and Thomas Edison State University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $12,150 among New Jersey Public colleges.
The average COA of New Jersey Public colleges in 2024 is $32,050 for state residents and $37,118 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $10,751 | $15,819 | $18,946 | $25,037 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,564 | $1,564 | ||
| Room & Board | $15,594 | $15,594 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,141 | $4,141 | ||
| COA | $32,050 | $37,118 | $40,245 | $46,336 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of New Jersey Public colleges is $10,751 for state residents and $15,819 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for New Jersey Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $8,318 | $1,612 | $13,567 | $1,461 |
| 2020-2021 | $8,438 | $1,625 | $13,522 | $1,422 |
| 2021-2022 | $8,632 | $1,746 | $13,796 | $1,474 |
| 2022-2023 | $8,818 | $1,686 | $14,139 | $1,422 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,042 | $1,708 | $14,324 | $1,495 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of New Jersey Public colleges in 2024 is $18,946 for state residents and $25,037 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for New Jersey Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $15,253 | $1,762 | $21,896 | $1,762 |
| 2020-2021 | $15,395 | $1,949 | $21,471 | $1,949 |
| 2021-2022 | $15,803 | $1,806 | $21,559 | $1,806 |
| 2022-2023 | $16,395 | $1,669 | $22,226 | $1,669 |
| 2023-2024 | $17,068 | $1,878 | $23,159 | $1,878 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of New Jersey Public colleges in 2024 is $332 for state residents and $529 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $852 for state residents and $1,132 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2019-2020 | $305 | $492 | $762 | $1,079 |
| 2020-2021 | $311 | $492 | $769 | $1,054 |
| 2021-2022 | $315 | $499 | $790 | $1,056 |
| 2022-2023 | $322 | $512 | $819 | $1,088 |
| 2023-2024 | $332 | $529 | $852 | $1,132 |
The average living costs of New Jersey Public colleges in 2024 is $19,735 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $18,556 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for New Jersey Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $13,839 | $3,496 | $11,863 | $4,433 |
| 2020-2021 | $14,046 | $3,401 | $11,755 | $4,760 |
| 2021-2022 | $14,179 | $3,492 | $11,825 | $4,549 |
| 2022-2023 | $14,578 | $3,834 | $12,107 | $5,287 |
| 2023-2024 | $15,594 | $4,141 | $12,947 | $5,608 |