A total of 355,981 students are enrolled in New Jersey colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In New Jersey colleges and universites, 15,961 students are 18 years old or younger(4.48%), 87,143 students are 18 or 19 years old (24.48%), 85,444 students are between 20 and 22 years old (24.00%), 65,598 students are between 22 and 24 years old (18.43%), and 43,465 students are between 25 and 29 years old (12.21%).
34,653 students are between 30 and 39 years old (9.73%), 14,850 students are between 40 and 49 years old (4.17%), 8,557 students are 50 years old or older (2.40%).
Student Population by Age for New Jersey Colleges
In New Jersey 4-year colleges and universites, 4,831 students are 18 years old or younger(1.02%), 54,483 students are 18 or 19 years old (11.48%), 61,681 students are between 20 and 22 years old (13.00%), 49,053 students are between 22 and 24 years old (10.33%), 30,753 students are between 25 and 29 years old (6.48%), 21,762 students are between 30 and 39 years old (4.58%), 9,268 students are between 40 and 49 years old (1.95%), 5,382 students are 50 years old or older (1.13%)
In New Jersey community colleges, there are 42,477 students are younger than 20 years old (18.69%), 38,420 students are between 20 and 24 years old (16.90%), 12,013 students are between 25 and 29 years old (5.28%), and 20,542 students are 30 years old or older (9.04%).
In New Jersey trade schools, there are 1,313 students are younger than 20 years old (13.11%), 1,888 students are between 20 and 24 years old (18.86%), 699 students are between 25 and 29 years old (6.98%), and 1,106 students are 30 years old or older (11.05%).
Student Population Comparison By Age for All New Jersey Colleges
The following table compares student population by age between New Jersey colleges. A total of 355,981 students have enrolled in New Jersey colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.