Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for New Jersey Colleges

There are 66 active four-years colleges and universities in New Jersey - 13 public and 53 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in New Jersey is 56%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 53% to 56%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 14 to 1 and it increased by 1 compared to 13 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 53.50% where the current academic year rate is 56%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at New Jersey Colleges over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	53%	51%	64%
2014-15	52%	51%	61%
2015-16	52%	49%	64%
2016-17	53%	52%	62%
2017-18	53%	50%	64%
2018-19	55%	51%	65%
2019-20	51%	50%	63%
2020-21	56%	53%	65%
2021-22	54%	51%	66%
2022-23	56%	54%	66%
Average	53.50%	51.20%	64.00%

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	33%
2014-15	37%
2015-16	32%
2016-17	29%
2017-18	26%
2018-19	28%
2019-20	33%
2020-21	36%
2021-22	40%
2022-23	39%
Average	33.30%

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	75%	58%
2014-15	79%	55%
2015-16	76%	57%
2016-17	76%	64%
2017-18	78%	51%
2018-19	77%	43%
2019-20	80%	51%
2020-21	76%	61%
2021-22	78%	63%
2022-23	78%	59%
Average	77.30%	56.20%

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	13:1
2014-15	14:1
2015-16	14:1
2016-17	14:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	15:1
2020-21	14:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	14:1
Average	14.00:1

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4-Year Colleges

Seton Hall University Private, four-years | South Orange
Princeton University Private, four-years | Princeton
Rutgers University-New Brunswick Public, four-years | New Brunswick
Montclair State University Public, four-years | Montclair
New Jersey Institute of Technology Public, four-years | Newark
Rowan University Public, four-years | Glassboro
Kean University Public, four-years | Union
Essex County College Public, 2-4 years | Newark
Bergen Community College Public, 2-4 years | Paramus
Stockton University Public, four-years | Galloway

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Graduate

Princeton University Private, four-years | Princeton
Rowan University Public, four-years | Glassboro
Rutgers University-Newark Public, four-years | Newark
Montclair State University Public, four-years | Montclair
Seton Hall University Private, four-years | South Orange
Kean University Public, four-years | Union
Rutgers University-New Brunswick Public, four-years | New Brunswick
William Paterson University of New Jersey Public, four-years | Wayne
Saint Elizabeth University Private, four-years | Morristown
The College of New Jersey Public, four-years | Ewing

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Online Schools

Thomas Edison State University Public, four-years | Trenton
Rutgers University-New Brunswick Public, four-years | New Brunswick
Bergen Community College Public, 2-4 years | Paramus
Rowan University Public, four-years | Glassboro
Drew University Private, four-years | Madison
Seton Hall University Private, four-years | South Orange
Stevens Institute of Technology Private, four-years | Hoboken
Montclair State University Public, four-years | Montclair
Rutgers University-Newark Public, four-years | Newark
William Paterson University of New Jersey Public, four-years | Wayne

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Trade Schools

Pennco Tech-Blackwood Private, 2-4 years | Blackwood
Best Care College Private, 2-4 years | East Orange
Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah Private, 2-4 years | Mahwah
New Community Career & Technical Institute Private, Less than 2-years | Newark
Mercer County Community College Public, 2-4 years | West Windsor
P C Age-Jersey City Private, Less than 2-years | Jersey City
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Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield Private, 2-4 years | Bloomfield
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Ocean County College Public, 2-4 years | Toms River

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Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for New Jersey Colleges

Graduation Rate Changes

Transfer-out Rate Changes

Retention Rate Changes

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes