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Total Enrollment 394,525
Undergraduate 327,172
Graduate 67,353
Men 178,653
Women 215,872

Student Population at New Jersey Colleges

At New Jersey colleges, there are 394,525 students including 327,172 undergraduate and 67,353 graduate schools students in total the for academic year 2023-2024. By attending status, there are 266,142 full-time and 128,383 part-time students.By gender, 45.28% male and 54.72% female students enrolled in New Jersey colleges in the academic year 2023-2024.
Student Population By Gender
New Jersey Colleges and Universities
TotalMaleFemale
Total by Gender394,525178,653215,872
Undergraduate327,172148,283178,889
Graduate67,35330,37036,983
By Attending Status
Full-time266,142127,280138,862
Part-time128,38351,37377,010
[Chart] Student Population by Gender - New Jersey Colleges

Enrollment by Attendance Status

New Jersey colleges have a total of 266,142 full-time students and 128,383 part-time students. In undergraduate schools, 228,003 students are attending classes with full-time status and 99,169 are part-time students. In graduate school, 38,139 students are full-time and 29,214 students are attending schools with part-time status.
Student Population By Attendance Status
New Jersey Colleges and Universities
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total394,525266,142128,383
Undergraduate327,172228,00399,169
Graduate67,35338,13929,214
[Chart] Student Population by Student Status - New Jersey Colleges

Online Class (Distance Learning) Enrollment

For New Jersey colleges, 57,058 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 112,284 students are enrolled in some online courses/degree programs out of total 394,525 students. In undergraduate schools, 140,963 students enrolled in online courses and 28,379 students took at least one online graduate course.
Distance Learning Enrollment (2023-2024)
New Jersey Colleges and Universities
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total Students394,525327,17267,353
Online Exclusively57,05839,80717,251
In Some Online Classes112,284101,15611,128
Not In Online Classes225,183186,20938,974
[Chart] New Jersey Colleges and Universities Online Class (Distance Learning) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at New Jersey colleges. There are 155,325 Caucasian, 51,735 Black/African American, 39,684 Asian, and 90,691 Hispanic students in New Jersey colleges.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity on
New Jersey Colleges
TotalMenWomen
Total394,525178,653215,872
American Indian/Native American625274351
Asian39,68419,23920,445
Black/African American51,73519,16332,572
Hispanic90,69136,01654,675
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islnader530240290
White155,32575,84679,479
Two More10,9644,7936,171
Un-Known22,1009,80812,292
[Chart] New Jersey Colleges Race/Ethnicity Distribution