A total of 394,525 students are enrolled in New Jersey colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

There are 327,172 undergraduate and 67,353 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 82.93% and the proportion of graduate students is 17.07%.

By school level, 259,482 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 125,241 students enrolled in community colleges, and 9,802 students enrolled in trade schools.

For New Jersey colleges, Rutgers University-New Brunswick has the most number of students of 50,637 among 4-year colleges. For New Jersey community colleges, Bergen Community College has the most students of 11,192 and Lincoln Technical Institute-Union is the largest trade school with 1,625.

Student Population By School Level for New Jersey Colleges

By attending status, there are 266,142 full-time students and 128,383 part-time students at New Jersey colleges.

The following table compares student population by school level between New Jersey colleges. A total of 394,525 students have enrolled in New Jersey colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population By School Level between New Jersey Colleges
SchoolTotal EnrollmentUndergraduateGraduate
TotalFull-timePart-time TotalFull-timePart-time
Eastwick College-HackensackPrivate, 4-year562562445117---
Assumption College for SistersPrivate, 2-4 year33331914---
Atlantic Cape Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,2784,2781,7862,492---
Fortis Institute-WaynePrivate, Less than 2-year36536532144---
Bergen Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year11,19211,1925,8755,317---
Berkeley College-Woodland ParkPrivate, 4-year2,0781,9441,1987461345678
Beth Medrash GovohaPrivate, 4-year8,0973,3343,323114,7634,426337
Bloomfield CollegePrivate, 4-year1,1531,1521,0708211-
Brookdale Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year9,8969,8964,0595,837---
Rowan College at Burlington CountyPublic, 2-4 year6,1806,1802,9833,197---
Caldwell UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,0281,6051,53471423113310
Camden County CollegePublic, 2-4 year7,7707,7703,0544,716---
Centenary UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,4981,0269616547230442
Adult and Continuing Education-BCTSPublic, Less than 2-year767676----
Lincoln Technical Institute-IselinPrivate, Less than 2-year548548405143---
American Institute-CliftonPrivate, 2-4 year760760760----
County College of MorrisPublic, 2-4 year5,8385,8382,5853,253---
Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland CampusPublic, 2-4 year2,4262,4269091,517---
Drew UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,0921,5131,46746579250329
Lincoln Technical Institute-South PlainfieldPrivate, 2-4 year339339236103---
Essex County CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,4666,4662,9983,468---
Empire Beauty School-UnionPrivate, Less than 2-year83835429---
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusPrivate, 4-year7,2855,3801,9053,4751,9056091,296
Felician UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,1481,7461,57217440295307
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham CampusPrivate, 4-year2,8232,0531,935118770590180
Hohokus School of Trade and Technical SciencesPrivate, Less than 2-year8282748---
Georgian Court UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,9621,4711,073398491151340
Rowan UniversityPublic, 4-year19,53515,23113,2072,0244,3042,5331,771
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusPublic, 2-4 year5,4415,4412,8262,615---
Empire Beauty School-Cherry HillPrivate, Less than 2-year86865333---
Eastwick College-RamseyPrivate, 4-year719719322397---
Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of NursingPrivate, 2-4 year19119132159---
Hudson County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,6836,6833,4953,188---
New Jersey City UniversityPublic, 4-year6,5394,8954,1467491,6443301,314
Kean UniversityPublic, 4-year12,88410,8458,7942,0512,0399881,051
Lincoln Technical Institute-UnionPrivate, Less than 2-year1,6251,6251,392233---
Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and WellnessPrivate, Less than 2-year360360126234---
Mercer County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,8215,8211,9163,905---
Middlesex CollegePublic, 2-4 year9,7369,7364,0545,682---
Monmouth UniversityPrivate, 4-year5,0273,8113,6621491,216597619
Montclair State UniversityPublic, 4-year21,78417,29015,4281,8624,4941,6932,801
JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder SchoolsPrivate, 2-4 year58258249533---
Eastwick College-NutleyPrivate, 2-4 year415415263152---
New Brunswick Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year132---13221111
Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New YorkPrivate, Less than 2-year264264132132---
New Jersey Institute of TechnologyPublic, 4-year12,3329,0197,4141,6053,3132,2351,078
Ocean County CollegePublic, 2-4 year7,1867,1863,0404,146---
P B Cosmetology Education CenterPrivate, Less than 2-year13513510431---
Parisian Beauty SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year454454252202---
Passaic County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,1195,1191,8653,254---
Pennco Tech-BlackwoodPrivate, 2-4 year886886608278---
Princeton Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year323---32331310
Princeton UniversityPrivate, 4-year8,8425,6045,540643,2383,238-
Rabbinical College of AmericaPrivate, 4-year203194194-99-
Ramapo College of New JerseyPublic, 4-year5,4784,9324,316616546232314
Rider UniversityPrivate, 4-year4,0543,1692,966203885309576
Rutgers University-CamdenPublic, 4-year5,9664,1853,4866991,781846935
Rutgers University-New BrunswickPublic, 4-year50,63736,34434,6671,67714,2938,6965,597
Rutgers University-NewarkPublic, 4-year11,0177,5116,3351,1763,5061,7231,783
Capital Health School of Radiologic TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year161616----
Capital Health School of NursingPrivate, 2-4 year535353----
Saint Peter's UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,4302,0711,8192521,3591,012347
Salem Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,1111,111520591---
Seton Hall UniversityPrivate, 4-year9,6236,0125,8441683,6111,6221,989
Shore Beauty SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year80805525---
Saint Elizabeth UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,122737590147385195190
Raritan Valley Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,3216,3212,5213,800---
Stevens Institute of TechnologyPrivate, 4-year9,3144,0704,050205,2443,7981,446
Stockton UniversityPublic, 4-year9,0808,1387,757381942408534
Talmudical Academy-New JerseyPrivate, 4-year737373----
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-TeterboroPrivate, 2-4 year368368252116---
Thomas Edison State UniversityPublic, 4-year8,2487,358767,2828907883
The College of New JerseyPublic, 4-year7,6297,0396,841198590245345
UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJPublic, 2-4 year7,7967,7963,4934,303---
William Paterson University of New JerseyPublic, 4-year9,0706,6045,1341,4702,4666241,842
Relay Graduate School of Education - NewarkPrivate, 4-year-------
Warren County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,3863,3866192,767---
Sussex County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,1812,1811,339842---
Morris County Vocational School DistrictPublic, Less than 2-year313131----
Empire Beauty School-BloomfieldPrivate, Less than 2-year94946529---
Lincoln Technical Institute-MoorestownPrivate, Less than 2-year675675472203---
MCVSDPublic, Less than 2-year474747----
Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North PlainfieldPrivate, Less than 2-year17817860118---
Rabbi Jacob Joseph SchoolPrivate, 4-year959595----
Artistic Academy of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year102102957---
Union County Vocational Technical SchoolPublic, Less than 2-year108108108----
Prism Career Institute-Cherry HillPrivate, Less than 2-year264264264----
Lincoln Technical Institute-MahwahPrivate, 2-4 year861861687174---
Eastern International College-Jersey CityPrivate, 4-year38738729394---
Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic CityPrivate, Less than 2-year220220220----
Ocean County Vocational-Technical SchoolPublic, Less than 2-year452452452----
New Community Career & Technical InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year222222----
Pillar CollegePrivate, 4-year5584623649896906
Lincoln Technical Institute-ParamusPrivate, Less than 2-year600600433167---
P C Age-Jersey CityPrivate, Less than 2-year150150150----
PC AGE-MetroparkPrivate, Less than 2-year333333----
Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional MedicinePrivate, 4-year5511-1144422
Healthcare Training InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year69695514---
Bais Medrash Toras ChesedPrivate, 4-year1101101073---
Yeshivas Be'er YitzchokPrivate, 4-year595959----
Yeshiva Toras ChaimPrivate, 4-year213213213----
Strayer University-New JerseyPrivate, 4-year53047415459561145
Total Image Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year19719779118---
Jersey CollegePrivate, 2-4 year3,3793,3793,379----
American Institute of Medical Sciences & EducationPrivate, 2-4 year25125166185---
National Career InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year119119119----
Keser Torah-Mayan HatalmudPrivate, 4-year545454----
Best Care CollegePrivate, 2-4 year252525----
Fortis Institute-LawrencevillePrivate, Less than 2-year244244244----
ASI Career InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year494949----
Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year27927977202---
Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron LeymaPrivate, 4-year404040----
Medical Career InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year142142142----
Universal Training InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year104104104----
Yeshiva Yesodei HatorahPrivate, 4-year676767----
Center for the Healing ArtsPrivate, Less than 2-year29291019---
DeVry University-New JerseyPrivate, 4-year95884543716
American Institute-Toms RiverPrivate, 2-4 year397397397----
Innovate Salon AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year20720714562---
Chamberlain University-New JerseyPrivate, 4-year1,2611,261428833---
American Institute of Alternative MedicinePrivate, Less than 2-year3232-32---
Garden State Science and Technology InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year22422420717---
Beth Medrash of Asbury ParkPrivate, 4-year989898----
Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei ShmuelPrivate, 4-year126126126----
Mobile Technical TrainingPrivate, Less than 2-year272727----
Cutting Edge AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year84844440---
Yeshiva Bais AharonPrivate, 4-year121212----
Bais Medrash Mayan HatorahPrivate, 4-year343434----
American Institute-SomersetPrivate, 2-4 year322322322----
Advantage Career InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year1001006634---
Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes BoruchPrivate, 4-year696969----
Yeshiva Chemdas HatorahPrivate, 4-year818181----
Yeshiva Gedolah Keren HatorahPrivate, 4-year186186186----
Yeshiva Gedolah of CliffwoodPrivate, 4-year727272----
Yeshivas Emek HatorahPrivate, 4-year939393----
Seminary Bnos ChaimPrivate, 2-4 year200200200----
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes YerachmielPrivate, 4-year178178178----
Innovate Salon AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year17417412153---
Universal Technical Institute-BloomfieldPrivate, 2-4 year1,1251,1251,125----
Pro Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year1521527577---
Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake VillagePrivate, 4-year828282----
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov YitzchokPrivate, 4-year6868671---
Jersey College - EwingPrivate, 2-4 year-------
Rabbinical Seminary Mkor ChaimPrivate, 4-year727272----
American InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year-------
Monmouth University - Monmouth Park Corporate CenterPrivate, 4-year-------
Bard College - BHSEC NewarkPrivate, 2-4 year-------
Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult EducationPublic, Less than 2-year24724747200---
American Institute-Cherry HillPrivate, Less than 2-year282282282----
Salon Professional AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year1181189424---
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine - New JerseyPrivate, 4-year-------
Burlington County Institute of Technology - Adult Education -Public, Less than 2-year-------