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73.41% Applicants Accepted to New Jersey Colleges

What is the Average Acceptance Rate in New Jersey?

The average acceptance rate of New Jersey colleges is 73.41%. Total 199,146 students have accepted out of 298,962. By gender, the acceptance rate of female students is 76.38% and male students' rate is 71.32%
The next schools are the top 5 New Jersey colleges that have the lowest acceptance rate. Princeton University has the lowest acceptance rate of 5.70% among New Jersey colleges. Stevens Institute of Technology and The College of New Jersey also have low acceptance rate of 46.22% and 64.43% respectively. The top schools are selected with an minimum number of new students (first-time students) of 100. You can view more schools at New Jersey colleges with lowest acceptance rate.
The following table summarizes the average acceptance rate in New Jersey by school type and level.
New Jersey Colleges The Average Acceptance Rate
TotalPublicPrivate (not-for-profit)Private (for-profit)
4 years colleges73.54%77.98%72.47%69.02%
Acceptance Rate by Gender at New Jersey colleges
ApplicantsAcceptedAcceptance Rate
Total298,962199,14673.41%
Female164,207114,73776.38%
Male134,54584,22671.32%
The following table shows the New Jersey Colleges with The Average Acceptance Rate. You can see more schools and narrow down the results in search result page.
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New Jersey Colleges with The Average Acceptance Rate
School NameLocationAcceptance RateApplicantsAccepted
Bloomfield College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Bloomfield, NJ78.18%3,5792,798
Caldwell University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Caldwell, NJ66.37%6,6494,413
Centenary University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Hackettstown, NJ96.54%1,3301,284
Drew University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Madison, NJ72.66%3,8552,801
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Teaneck, NJ84.09%4,2943,611
Felician University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lodi, NJ89.15%2,2862,038
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Madison, NJ89.12%4,4213,940
Georgian Court University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ75.79%2,0571,559
Rowan University
Public, four-years
Glassboro, NJ76.94%16,90313,006
Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing
Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years
Englewood Cliffs, NJ20.00%153
New Jersey City University
Public, four-years
Jersey City, NJ90.14%6,3725,744
Kean University
Public, four-years
Union, NJ82.60%10,4858,661
Monmouth University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
West Long Branch, NJ90.92%7,9377,216
Montclair State University
Public, four-years
Montclair, NJ91.31%21,39319,535
JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools
Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years
Plainfield, NJ100.00%66
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Public, four-years
Newark, NJ65.99%13,0108,585
Princeton University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Princeton, NJ5.70%38,0192,167
Rabbinical College of America
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Morristown, NJ94.67%7571
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Public, four-years
Mahwah, NJ70.47%7,2075,079
Rider University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lawrenceville, NJ84.13%9,3407,858
Rutgers University-Camden
Public, four-years
Camden, NJ76.52%11,1458,528
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Public, four-years
New Brunswick, NJ66.29%41,65427,612
Rutgers University-Newark
Public, four-years
Newark, NJ73.94%14,93511,043
Saint Peter's University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Jersey City, NJ88.83%2,9992,664
Seton Hall University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
South Orange, NJ75.07%25,73119,315
Saint Elizabeth University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Morristown, NJ71.92%1,9661,414
Stevens Institute of Technology
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Hoboken, NJ46.22%12,5005,778
Stockton University
Public, four-years
Galloway, NJ85.54%9,5918,204
Talmudical Academy-New Jersey
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Adelphia, NJ66.67%1812
The College of New Jersey
Public, four-years
Ewing, NJ64.43%10,3026,638
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Public, four-years
Wayne, NJ91.53%7,0626,464
Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ100.00%2828
Morris County Vocational School District
Public, less than 2-years
Denville, NJ100.00%2525
Rabbi Jacob Joseph School
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Edison, NJ73.33%4533
Eastern International College-Jersey City
Private (for-profit), four-years
Jersey City, NJ17.05%8815
Healthcare Training Institute
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Union, NJ100.00%6161
Bais Medrash Toras Chesed
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ70.51%7855
Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Elizabeth, NJ88.89%1816
Yeshiva Toras Chaim
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ59.00%10059
Jersey College
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Teterboro, NJ66.03%365241
Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ81.25%1613
Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Union, NJ48.84%4321
Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ92.59%2725
DeVry University-New Jersey
Private (for-profit), four-years
Iselin, NJ100.00%33
Chamberlain University-New Jersey
Private (for-profit), four-years
North Brunswick, NJ90.00%109
Beth Medrash of Asbury Park
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ75.00%4030
Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ46.31%14969
Yeshiva Bais Aharon
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ60.00%53
Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ42.50%4017
Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
North Plainfield, NJ86.36%2219
Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ55.56%2715
Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ100.00%4141
Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Keyport, NJ50.00%3015
Yeshivas Emek Hatorah
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Howell, NJ100.00%2323
Seminary Bnos Chaim
Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years
Lakewood, NJ47.92%384184
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ29.27%8224
Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ83.33%3630
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ62.50%4025