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 11,640 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. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

152 New Jersey Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Lakewood 17161- $13,379 $10,272 11,640 6,386 5,254 16 to 1
Newark 7421 $32,034
($17,804)		 $31,293
($24,124)		 30,395 23,480 6,915 11 to 1
Jersey City 6312 $28,296
($13,971)		 $19,448
($14,854)		 17,413 14,410 3,003 18 to 1
Union 5212 $16,213
($13,426)		 $23,919
($18,630)		 14,701 12,662 2,039 15 to 1
Bloomfield 4211 $25,177 $15,904 2,427 2,382 45 20 to 1
Trenton 312- $8,598
($6,638)		 $12,150
($12,150)		 8,317 7,427 890 10 to 1
Toms River 3-21 - - 8,035 8,035 - 20 to 1
Cherry Hill 3--3 - - 632 632 - 23 to 1
Iselin 31-2 $15,032 $17,552 676 669 7 14 to 1
Hackensack 31-2 $16,913 - 1,092 1,092 - 20 to 1
Edison 3111 $12,700 - 9,983 9,983 - 17 to 1
Ewing 3111 $24,568
($18,685)		 $17,643
($17,643)		 7,803 7,213 590 10 to 1
Morristown 22-- $24,471 $16,463 1,325 931 394 11 to 1
Lawrenceville 21-1 $38,900 $19,061 4,298 3,413 885 21 to 1
North Plainfield 21-1 $9,850 - 247 247 - 13 to 1
CLIFTON 2-2- - - 760 760 - 12 to 1
Denville 2-11 - - 64 64 - 11 to 1
West Long Branch 22-- $44,850 $27,032 5,027 3,811 1,216 6 to 1
South Plainfield 2-11 - - 546 546 - 14 to 1
Wayne 21-1 $24,464
($15,150)		 $23,410
($16,408)		 9,435 6,969 2,466 15 to 1
New Brunswick 22-- $36,001
($17,239)		 $26,872
($22,348)		 50,769 36,344 14,425 8 to 1
East Orange 2-11 - - 144 144 - 23 to 1
Princeton 22-- $59,710 $41,555 9,165 5,604 3,561 3 to 1
Blackwood 2-2- - - 8,656 8,656 - 21 to 1
Mahwah 211- $26,388
($15,978)		 $20,444
($20,444)		 6,339 5,793 546 20 to 1
Voorhees 2--2 - - 389 389 - 19 to 1
Madison 22-- $41,933 $25,199 4,915 3,566 1,349 11 to 1
Howell 21-1 $9,750 - 211 211 - 22 to 1
Piscataway 211- $13,920 $15,135 781 725 56 28 to 1
Paramus 2-11 - - 11,792 11,792 - 18 to 1
Paterson 2-11 - - 5,201 5,201 - 14 to 1
Sewell 1-1- - - 5,441 5,441 - 24 to 1
Washington 1-1- - - 3,386 3,386 - 18 to 1
Caldwell 11-- $39,452 $19,800 2,028 1,605 423 13 to 1
North Brunswick 11-- $21,140 - 1,261 1,261 - 10 to 1
Ramsey 11-- $17,028 - 719 719 - 10 to 1
Moorestown 1--1 - - 675 675 - 16 to 1
Hackettstown 11-- $37,732 $19,350 1,498 1,026 472 13 to 1
South Hackensack 1--1 - - 27 27 - 10 to 1
Somerset 1-1- - - 322 322 - 25 to 1
West Windsor 1-1- - - 5,821 5,821 - 16 to 1
Scotch Plains 1--1 - - 108 108 - 18 to 1
Vineland 1-1- - - 2,426 2,426 - 23 to 1
South Orange 11-- $51,370 $36,110 9,623 6,012 3,611 14 to 1
Keyport 11-- $8,550 - 72 72 - 21 to 1
Elizabeth 11-- $11,450 - 59 59 - 8 to 1
Branchburg 1-1- - - 6,321 6,321 - 19 to 1
Westampton 1--1 - - 247 247 - 9 to 1
Plainfield 1-1- - - 582 582 - 10 to 1
Union City 1--1 - - 197 197 - 25 to 1
Galloway 11-- $23,420
($15,532)		 $23,202
($16,506)		 9,080 8,138 942 16 to 1
Medford 1--1 - - - - - -
Woodland Park 11-- $27,772 $19,850 2,078 1,944 134 14 to 1
Lodi 11-- $38,030 $21,660 2,148 1,746 402 13 to 1
Hasbrouck Heights 1-1- - - 368 368 - 20 to 1
Pine Brook 1--1 - - 279 279 - 12 to 1
Glassboro 11-- $25,564
($15,700)		 $17,645
($17,645)		 19,535 15,231 4,304 16 to 1
Cranford 1-1- - - 7,796 7,796 - 22 to 1
Mount Laurel 1-1- - - 6,180 6,180 - 18 to 1
Perth Amboy 1--1 - - 104 104 - 26 to 1
Newton 1-1- - - 2,181 2,181 - 17 to 1
East Brunswick 1--1 - - 32 32 - 7 to 1
Englewood Cliffs 1-1- - - 191 191 - 9 to 1
Freehold 1--1 - - 47 47 - 10 to 1
Camden 11-- $35,841
($17,079)		 $35,368
($22,528)		 5,966 4,185 1,781 13 to 1
Succasunna 1--1 - - 84 84 - 11 to 1
Morris Plains 1--1 - - 102 102 - 16 to 1
Randolph 1-1- - - 5,838 5,838 - 17 to 1
Carneys Point 1-1- - - 1,111 1,111 - 15 to 1
Eatontown 1--1 - - 100 100 - 19 to 1
West Atlantic City 1--1 - - 220 220 - 35 to 1
Egg Harbor Township 1--1 - - 80 80 - 13 to 1
Mays Landing 1-1- - - 4,278 4,278 - 14 to 1
Montclair 11-- $24,126
($14,766)		 $15,137
($15,137)		 21,784 17,290 4,494 17 to 1
Hoboken 11-- $60,952 $42,988 9,314 4,070 5,244 11 to 1
Ridgefield 11-- - - - - - -
Nutley 1-1- - - 415 415 - 13 to 1
Teterboro 1-1- - - 3,379 3,379 - 23 to 1
Teaneck 11-- $37,686 $18,438 7,285 5,380 1,905 13 to 1
Adelphia 11-- $15,800 - 73 73 - 18 to 1
West New York 1--1 - - 264 264 - 16 to 1
Turnersville 1--1 - - 49 49 - 12 to 1
Lincroft 1-1- - - 9,896 9,896 - 18 to 1
Gloucester 1--1 - - 135 135 - 25 to 1
Ocean 1-1- - - 142 142 - 12 to 1