The average graduation rate of New Jersey colleges is 56.54%. It means that 56.54% of students have completed their studies within 150% of program length.

For the bachelor's degree (BS) in 4-year New Jersey colleges, the average graduation rate is 56.38%, which means 56.38% of students earned BS degree in 6 years after enrolling first year.

In New Jersey 2-year institutions (i.e. community colleges), the average graduation rate is 46.25%.

For New Jersey colleges, Eastwick College-Hackensack has the highest graduation rate of 111.02% among 4-year colleges. For New Jersey community colleges, Assumption College for Sisters has the highest graduation rate of 100.00%.

Graduation Rate By School Level and Completion Time for New Jersey Colleges

The following table compares graduation rates between New Jersey colleges. For 4-year colleges, the rates are based on the time it takes to earn a bachelor's degree, which typically requires 4 years of study. Therefore, 100% normal time means 4-year, 125% normal time means 5-years, and the 150% normal time means 6 years.

For community colleges (2-4 year schools) and trade schools, the completion time to measure graduation rates vary depending on the length of the program. For example, 150% normal time for 1-year certificate programs is 18 months and 3 years for 2-years associate degree.

Graduation Rate Comparison between New Jersey Colleges
SchoolGraduation Rate
(Completers)
Transfer-out RateRetention Rate
In 100% Normal TimeIn 125% Normal TimeIn 150% Normal Time
Eastwick College-Hackensack4-Year College, private55.12%-111.02%4%78%
Assumption College for SistersCommunity College100.00%-100.00%--
Atlantic Cape Community CollegeCommunity College9.67%-23.27%12%68%
Fortis Institute-WayneTrade School11.52%-37.70%--
Bergen Community CollegeCommunity College9.83%-25.01%12%63%
Berkeley College-Woodland Park4-Year College, private35.94%40.63%42.71%18%64%
Beth Medrash Govoha4-Year College, private-----
Bloomfield College4-Year College, private21.00%31.60%34.00%40%81%
Brookdale Community CollegeCommunity College14.57%-28.63%12%68%
Rowan College at Burlington CountyCommunity College14.42%-29.30%24%68%
Caldwell University4-Year College, private56.50%65.75%68.00%23%71%
Camden County CollegeCommunity College11.40%-21.59%10%72%
Centenary University4-Year College, private54.01%60.34%60.34%27%76%
Adult and Continuing Education-BCTSTrade School83.85%-83.85%--
Lincoln Technical Institute-IselinTrade School7.97%-48.49%--
American Institute-CliftonCommunity College30.84%-48.38%--
County College of MorrisCommunity College17.94%-32.79%14%70%
Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland CampusCommunity College18.68%-29.18%9%67%
Drew University4-Year College, private69.71%73.71%73.71%--
Lincoln Technical Institute-South PlainfieldCommunity College53.22%-73.39%--
Essex County CollegeCommunity College5.53%-16.91%12%61%
Empire Beauty School-UnionTrade School2.17%-50.00%--
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus4-Year College, private39.19%46.49%49.19%31%76%
Felician University4-Year College, private30.38%45.57%51.58%30%70%
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus4-Year College, private52.15%59.04%61.10%19%80%
Hohokus School of Trade and Technical SciencesTrade School87.36%-87.36%--
Georgian Court University4-Year College, private43.44%52.04%53.85%30%72%
Rowan University4-Year College, public37.34%53.37%68.06%14%85%
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusCommunity College19.41%-31.68%20%70%
Empire Beauty School-Cherry HillTrade School--23.91%--
Eastwick College-Ramsey4-Year College, private---16%71%
Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of NursingCommunity College-----
Hudson County Community CollegeCommunity College6.56%-17.38%8%65%
New Jersey City University4-Year College, public19.90%34.45%38.64%26%73%
Kean University4-Year College, public31.12%46.99%51.27%25%74%
Lincoln Technical Institute-UnionTrade School53.43%-64.38%--
Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and WellnessTrade School54.61%-87.23%--
Mercer County Community CollegeCommunity College7.39%-17.35%17%66%
Middlesex CollegeCommunity College15.12%-26.61%13%67%
Monmouth University4-Year College, private59.98%67.43%68.17%26%79%
Montclair State University4-Year College, public45.77%61.96%65.36%22%81%
JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder SchoolsCommunity College66.67%-66.67%--
Eastwick College-NutleyCommunity College56.56%-56.56%3%72%
New Brunswick Theological Seminary4-Year College, private-----
Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New YorkTrade School16.67%-50.00%--
New Jersey Institute of Technology4-Year College, public48.40%67.70%73.71%19%89%
Ocean County CollegeCommunity College26.20%-39.63%9%64%
P B Cosmetology Education CenterTrade School4.35%-69.57%--
Parisian Beauty SchoolTrade School5.48%-72.60%--
Passaic County Community CollegeCommunity College5.19%-13.13%14%67%
Pennco Tech-BlackwoodCommunity College2.97%-61.72%--
Princeton Theological Seminary4-Year College, private-----
Princeton University4-Year College, private88.12%95.48%97.32%--
Rabbinical College of America4-Year College, private15.00%27.50%27.50%--
Ramapo College of New Jersey4-Year College, public57.96%67.62%69.53%20%84%
Rider University4-Year College, private60.92%-66.55%--
Rutgers University-Camden4-Year College, public45.18%60.95%64.78%15%79%
Rutgers University-New Brunswick4-Year College, public70.14%82.23%84.43%7%92%
Rutgers University-Newark4-Year College, public39.22%62.20%66.24%18%82%
Capital Health School of Radiologic TechnologyCommunity College-----
Capital Health School of NursingCommunity College-----
Saint Peter's University4-Year College, private50.32%58.31%60.22%--
Salem Community CollegeCommunity College28.51%-40.27%5%73%
Seton Hall University4-Year College, private65.73%70.89%71.69%21%83%
Shore Beauty SchoolTrade School--50.00%--
Saint Elizabeth University4-Year College, private35.33%42.51%43.71%23%74%
Raritan Valley Community CollegeCommunity College18.37%-32.20%16%67%
Stevens Institute of Technology4-Year College, private65.35%86.49%87.86%1%93%
Stockton University4-Year College, public61.71%74.05%76.08%16%78%
Talmudical Academy-New Jersey4-Year College, private--20.00%80%75%
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-TeterboroCommunity College89.47%-89.47%--
Thomas Edison State University4-Year College, public-----
The College of New Jersey4-Year College, public74.90%84.25%85.76%9%90%
UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJCommunity College18.71%-35.12%7%67%
William Paterson University of New Jersey4-Year College, public36.81%52.11%55.98%25%71%
Relay Graduate School of Education - Newark4-Year College, private-----
Warren County Community CollegeCommunity College19.43%-30.86%13%64%
Sussex County Community CollegeCommunity College22.22%-32.59%9%61%
Morris County Vocational School DistrictTrade School92.86%-92.86%--
Empire Beauty School-BloomfieldTrade School--30.77%--
Lincoln Technical Institute-MoorestownTrade School9.55%-51.53%--
MCVSDTrade School46.88%-54.69%--
Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North PlainfieldTrade School11.11%-61.11%--
Rabbi Jacob Joseph School4-Year College, private---100%82%
Artistic Academy of Hair DesignTrade School8.11%-89.19%--
Union County Vocational Technical SchoolTrade School67.07%-67.07%1%21%
Prism Career Institute-Cherry HillTrade School26.49%-46.36%--
Lincoln Technical Institute-MahwahCommunity College59.33%-71.92%--
Eastern International College-Jersey City4-Year College, private21.43%-21.43%--
Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic CityTrade School24.83%-51.72%--
Ocean County Vocational-Technical SchoolTrade School76.09%-76.09%--
New Community Career & Technical InstituteTrade School28.92%-71.08%--
Pillar College4-Year College, private12.50%31.25%43.75%5%100%
Lincoln Technical Institute-ParamusTrade School7.14%-50.32%--
P C Age-Jersey CityTrade School62.79%-62.79%--
PC AGE-MetroparkTrade School70.59%-70.59%--
Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine4-Year College, private-----
Healthcare Training InstituteCommunity College100.00%-100.00%--
Bais Medrash Toras Chesed4-Year College, private-12.00%44.00%36%93%
Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok4-Year College, private-20.00%20.00%80%70%
Yeshiva Toras Chaim4-Year College, private-18.18%18.18%70%94%
Strayer University-New Jersey4-Year College, private25.00%-25.00%50%100%
Total Image Beauty AcademyTrade School54.01%-74.33%--
Jersey CollegeCommunity College17.44%-29.46%--
American Institute of Medical Sciences & EducationCommunity College75.00%-75.00%--
National Career InstituteTrade School61.11%-61.11%--
Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud4-Year College, private-----
Best Care CollegeCommunity College50.98%-50.98%--
Fortis Institute-LawrencevilleTrade School13.49%-33.02%--
ASI Career InstituteTrade School97.06%-97.06%--
Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & CosmetologyTrade School2.86%-97.14%--
Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma4-Year College, private---100%88%
Medical Career InstituteCommunity College100.00%-100.00%--
Universal Training InstituteTrade School36.36%-68.94%--
Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah4-Year College, private-5.26%5.26%94%81%
Center for the Healing ArtsTrade School--95.24%--
DeVry University-New Jersey4-Year College, private---39%83%
American Institute-Toms RiverCommunity College29.77%-51.15%--
Innovate Salon AcademyTrade School24.44%-95.56%--
Chamberlain University-New Jersey4-Year College, private---100%40%
American Institute of Alternative MedicineTrade School-----
Garden State Science and Technology InstituteTrade School4.35%-34.78%--
Beth Medrash of Asbury Park4-Year College, private---75%64%
Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel4-Year College, private26.32%-26.32%31%77%
Mobile Technical TrainingTrade School58.82%-76.47%--
Cutting Edge AcademyTrade School5.88%-88.24%--
Yeshiva Bais Aharon4-Year College, private-57.14%57.14%42%64%
Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah4-Year College, private8.33%-8.33%8%43%
American Institute-SomersetCommunity College-----
Advantage Career InstituteTrade School5.56%-59.60%--
Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch4-Year College, private7.69%15.38%15.38%84%74%
Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah4-Year College, private---48%84%
Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah4-Year College, private---43%93%
Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood4-Year College, private28.57%57.14%57.14%42%91%
Yeshivas Emek Hatorah4-Year College, private30.00%-30.00%70%78%
Seminary Bnos ChaimCommunity College96.97%-96.97%--
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel4-Year College, private--5.26%15%92%
Innovate Salon AcademyTrade School13.04%-73.91%--
Universal Technical Institute-BloomfieldCommunity College5.26%-40.98%--
Pro Beauty AcademyTrade School--62.50%6%100%
Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village4-Year College, private6.25%-6.25%25%53%
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok4-Year College, private14.29%-14.29%--
Jersey College - EwingCommunity College-----
Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim4-Year College, private---100%70%
American InstituteCommunity College-----
Monmouth University - Monmouth Park Corporate Center4-Year College, private-----
Bard College - BHSEC NewarkCommunity College-----
Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult EducationTrade School76.47%-76.47%--
American Institute-Cherry HillTrade School-----
Salon Professional AcademyTrade School-----
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine - New Jersey4-Year College, private-----
Burlington County Institute of Technology - Adult Education -Trade School-----