The College of New Jersey has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 85% last year.
Rutgers University-New Brunswick with 84% and Stockton University with 76% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of New Jersey Public Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $29,165 and graduate tuition & fees is $26,202 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 77.00% and the average SAT score is 1,216 at the schools.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJPublic, 4-year | 85.00% 1.91% | $24,568 ($18,685) | 21.00% | 62.00% | 1,240 | 7,629 | 13 to 1 |
| 2 - | Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJPublic, 4-year | 84.00% 0.27% | $36,001 ($17,239) | 27.00% | 65.00% | 1,380 | 50,637 | 15 to 1 |
| 3 - | Stockton University Galloway, NJPublic, 4-year | 76.00% 0.20% | $23,420 ($15,532) | 19.00% | 88.00% | 1,170 | 9,080 | 16 to 1 |
| 4 - | New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJPublic, 4-year | 73.00% 0.69% | $35,934 ($19,022) | 19.00% | 67.00% | 1,335 | 12,332 | 15 to 1 |
| 5 - | Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJPublic, 4-year | 69.00% 2.74% | $26,388 ($15,978) | 18.01% | 73.00% | 1,190 | 5,478 | 16 to 1 |
| 6 1 | Rowan University Glassboro, NJPublic, 4-year | 68.00% 0.59% | $25,564 ($15,700) | 18.00% | 78.00% | 1,210 | 19,535 | 16 to 1 |
| 7 2 | Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJPublic, 4-year | 66.00% 1.10% | $35,348 ($16,586) | 10.00% | 79.00% | - | 11,017 | 13 to 1 |
| 8 - | Montclair State University Montclair, NJPublic, 4-year | 65.00% 2.32% | $24,126 ($14,766) | 20.00% | 87.00% | 1,080 | 21,784 | 17 to 1 |
| 9 3 | Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJPublic, 4-year | 64.00% 6.85% | $35,841 ($17,079) | 6.00% | 78.00% | 1,120 | 5,966 | 13 to 1 |
| 10 - | William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJPublic, 4-year | 55.00% 0.96% | $24,464 ($15,150) | 12.00% | 93.00% | - | 9,070 | 15 to 1 |
| Average | 70.50% | $29,165 ($16,574) | 17.00% | 77.00% | 1,216 | 15,253 | 15 to 1 |