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New Jersey Colleges' Retention Rate

What is the Average Retention Rate in New Jersey?

The retention rate is the percentage of first-time students who attend and continue their study in next year at colleges. The low retention rate means that more students transfer out to or stop/pause the program at a school. In general, high ranked colleges or special purpose colleges' retention rate is higher than others.
The average retention rate of New Jersey colleges is 75.04% for full-time students and 62.35% for part-time students. 41,222 out of 53,156 full-time first-year students continued their study in next year at New Jersey colleges. In public New Jersey colleges, the retention rate is 70% and private schools' rate is 77% By school levels, the retention rate at four-years colleges is 78% and community colleges' rate is 73% in New Jersey.
The next schools are the top 5 New Jersey colleges that have the highest retention rate. Princeton University has the highest retention rate of 97% among New Jersey colleges. Stevens Institute of Technology and Rutgers University-New Brunswick also have higher rate of 93% and 92% respectively. For the ranking, we exclude community colleges and four-colleges with less than 1,000 first-time students.
The following table summarizes the average retention rate in New Jersey by school type and level.
The Average Retention Rate In New Jersey
TotalPublicPrivate (not-for-profit)Private (for-profit)
Total75.09%70.11%77.07%77.00%
4 Years Colleges78.45%81.50%78.26%73.50%
Community Colleges72.61%66.74%84.00%77.69%
Trade Schools72.63%58.00%4.00%77.36%
The following table summarizes the retention rate and number of students by attending status for New Jersey collegesNumbers in parentheses in each column indicate the number of students in the corresponding category.
Retention Rate by Attending Status at New Jersey colleges
Retention RateFirst-time StudentsEnrolled in Next Year
Full-time75.04%53,15641,222
Part-time62.35%7,4033,832
The following table shows the New Jersey Colleges. You can see more schools and narrow down the results in search result page.
AllPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesTrade Schools
New Jersey Colleges
School NameLocationTuition & FeesEnrollmentAcceptance RateGraduation Rate
Eastwick College-Hackensack
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Hackensack, NJ $16,913 562 - 55%
Assumption College for Sisters
Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years
Denville, NJ $5,773 33 - 100%
Atlantic Cape Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Mays Landing, NJ $7,263 ($6,063) 4,278 - 23%
Fortis Institute-Wayne
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Wayne, NJ $16,264 365 - -
Bergen Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Paramus, NJ $9,005 ($8,613) 11,192 - 25%
Berkeley College-Woodland Park
Private (for-profit), four-years
Woodland Park, NJ $28,600 2,078 - 44%
Beth Medrash Govoha
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ $25,780 8,097 - -
Bloomfield College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Bloomfield, NJ $30,680 1,153 78.18% 34%
Brookdale Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Lincroft, NJ $9,806 ($9,056) 9,896 - 28%
Rowan College at Burlington County
Public, 2-4 years
Mount Laurel, NJ $6,936 ($5,376) 6,180 - 29%
Caldwell University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Caldwell, NJ $39,450 2,028 66.37% 68%
Camden County College
Public, 2-4 years
Blackwood, NJ $4,056 ($4,056) 7,770 - 21%
Centenary University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Hackettstown, NJ $37,732 1,498 96.54% 61%
Adult and Continuing Education-BCTS
Public, less than 2-years
Hackensack, NJ $14,040 ($14,040) 76 - -
Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Iselin, NJ $32,134 548 - -
American Institute-Clifton
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
CLIFTON, NJ $19,495 760 - 48%
County College of Morris
Public, 2-4 years
Randolph, NJ $14,310 ($10,530) 5,838 - 32%
Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus
Public, 2-4 years
Vineland, NJ $5,820 ($5,820) 2,426 - 29%
Drew University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Madison, NJ $45,360 2,092 72.66% 73%
Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
South Plainfield, NJ $34,442 339 - 73%
Essex County College
Public, 2-4 years
Newark, NJ $9,318 ($9,318) 6,466 - 16%
Empire Beauty School-Union
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Union, NJ $16,320 83 - -
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Teaneck, NJ $35,822 7,285 84.09% 51%
Felician University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lodi, NJ $37,830 2,148 89.15% 51%
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Madison, NJ $35,822 2,823 89.12% 61%
Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Paterson, NJ $20,465 82 - -
Georgian Court University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ $37,110 1,962 75.79% 53%
Rowan University
Public, four-years
Glassboro, NJ $25,564 ($15,700) 19,535 76.94% 68%
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus
Public, 2-4 years
Sewell, NJ $5,820 ($5,820) 5,441 - 31%
Empire Beauty School-Cherry Hill
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Cherry Hill, NJ $17,520 86 - -
Eastwick College-Ramsey
Private (for-profit), four-years
Ramsey, NJ $17,028 719 - 61%
Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing
Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years
Englewood Cliffs, NJ $23,489 191 20.00% -
Hudson County Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Jersey City, NJ $12,280 ($8,740) 6,683 - 17%
New Jersey City University
Public, four-years
Jersey City, NJ $24,888 ($13,971) 6,539 90.14% 38%
Kean University
Public, four-years
Union, NJ $21,076 ($13,426) 12,884 82.60% 51%
Lincoln Technical Institute-Union
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Union, NJ $28,425 1,625 - -
Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Voorhees, NJ $18,550 360 - -
Mercer County Community College
Public, 2-4 years
West Windsor, NJ $8,942 ($6,433) 5,821 - 17%
Middlesex College
Public, 2-4 years
Edison, NJ $7,068 ($7,068) 9,736 - 26%
Monmouth University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
West Long Branch, NJ $44,850 5,027 90.92% 68%
Montclair State University
Public, four-years
Montclair, NJ $24,126 ($14,766) 21,784 91.31% 65%
JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools
Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years
Plainfield, NJ $31,336 582 100.00% 66%
Eastwick College-Nutley
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Nutley, NJ $14,846 415 - 56%
New Brunswick Theological Seminary
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
New Brunswick, NJ $16,800 132 - -
Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New York
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
West New York, NJ $19,500 264 - -
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Public, four-years
Newark, NJ $35,934 ($19,022) 12,332 65.99% 73%
Ocean County College
Public, 2-4 years
Toms River, NJ $6,850 ($5,122) 7,186 - 39%
P B Cosmetology Education Center
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Gloucester, NJ $19,200 135 - -
Parisian Beauty School
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Hackensack, NJ $19,960 454 - -
Passaic County Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Paterson, NJ $9,690 ($7,590) 5,119 - 13%
Pennco Tech-Blackwood
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Blackwood, NJ $18,750 886 - 61%
Princeton Theological Seminary
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Princeton, NJ $20,250 323 - -
Princeton University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Princeton, NJ $59,710 8,842 5.70% 97%
Rabbinical College of America
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Morristown, NJ $13,000 203 94.67% 27%
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Public, four-years
Mahwah, NJ $26,388 ($15,978) 5,478 70.47% 69%
Rider University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lawrenceville, NJ $38,900 4,054 84.13% 66%
Rutgers University-Camden
Public, four-years
Camden, NJ $35,841 ($17,079) 5,966 76.52% 64%
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Public, four-years
New Brunswick, NJ $36,001 ($17,239) 50,637 66.29% 84%
Rutgers University-Newark
Public, four-years
Newark, NJ $35,348 ($16,586) 11,017 73.94% 66%
Capital Health School of Radiologic Technology
Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years
Trenton, NJ $9,752 16 - -
Capital Health School of Nursing
Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years
Trenton, NJ $17,115 53 - -
Saint Peter's University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Jersey City, NJ $41,054 3,430 88.83% 60%
Salem Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Carneys Point, NJ $9,900 ($7,140) 1,111 - 40%
Seton Hall University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
South Orange, NJ $51,370 9,623 75.07% 71%
Shore Beauty School
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Egg Harbor Township, NJ $21,225 80 - -
Saint Elizabeth University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Morristown, NJ $35,942 1,122 71.92% 43%
Raritan Valley Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Branchburg, NJ $7,440 ($7,440) 6,321 - 32%
Stevens Institute of Technology
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Hoboken, NJ $60,952 9,314 46.22% 87%
Stockton University
Public, four-years
Galloway, NJ $23,420 ($15,532) 9,080 85.54% 76%
Talmudical Academy-New Jersey
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Adelphia, NJ $15,800 73 66.67% 20%
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Teterboro, NJ $16,757 368 - 89%
Thomas Edison State University
Public, four-years
Trenton, NJ $8,598 ($6,638) 8,248 - -
The College of New Jersey
Public, four-years
Ewing, NJ $24,568 ($18,685) 7,629 64.43% 85%
Union County College
Public, 2-4 years
Cranford, NJ $9,500 ($9,500) 7,796 - 35%
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Public, four-years
Wayne, NJ $24,464 ($15,150) 9,070 91.53% 55%
Warren County Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Washington, NJ $5,910 ($5,610) 3,386 - 30%
Sussex County Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Newton, NJ $9,024 ($7,272) 2,181 - 32%
Morris County Vocational School District
Public, less than 2-years
Denville, NJ $12,209 ($12,209) 31 100.00% -
Empire Beauty School-Bloomfield
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Bloomfield, NJ $16,320 94 - -
Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Moorestown, NJ $32,214 675 - -
MCVSD
Public, less than 2-years
Freehold, NJ $12,500 ($12,500) 47 - -
Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North Plainfield
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
North Plainfield, NJ $19,500 178 - -
Rabbi Jacob Joseph School
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Edison, NJ $12,700 95 73.33% -
Artistic Academy of Hair Design
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Morris Plains, NJ $21,600 102 - -
Union County Vocational Technical School
Public, less than 2-years
Scotch Plains, NJ $5,500 ($5,500) 108 - -
Prism Career Institute-Cherry Hill
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Cherry Hill, NJ $28,416 264 - -
Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Mahwah, NJ $28,425 861 - 71%
Eastern International College-Jersey City
Private (for-profit), four-years
Jersey City, NJ $18,947 387 17.05% 42%
Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic City
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
West Atlantic City, NJ $28,416 220 - -
Ocean County Vocational-Technical School
Public, less than 2-years
Toms River, NJ $11,110 ($11,110) 452 - -
New Community Career & Technical Institute
Private (not-for-profit), less than 2-years
Newark, NJ $8,610 22 - -
Pillar College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Newark, NJ $24,820 558 - 44%
Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Paramus, NJ $32,134 600 - -
P C Age-Jersey City
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Jersey City, NJ $23,790 150 - -
PC AGE-Metropark
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Iselin, NJ $23,790 33 - -
Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine
Private (for-profit), four-years
Bloomfield, NJ $19,673 55 - -
Healthcare Training Institute
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Union, NJ $16,500 69 100.00% 100%
Bais Medrash Toras Chesed
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ $8,100 110 70.51% 44%
Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Elizabeth, NJ $11,450 59 88.89% 20%
Yeshiva Toras Chaim
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ $12,750 213 59.00% 18%
Strayer University-New Jersey
Private (for-profit), four-years
Piscataway, NJ $13,920 530 - 25%
Total Image Beauty Academy
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Union City, NJ $15,132 197 - -
Jersey College
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Teterboro, NJ $36,635 3,379 66.03% 29%
American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Piscataway, NJ $35,525 251 - 75%
National Career Institute
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
East Orange, NJ $10,000 119 - -
Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ $11,060 54 81.25% -
Best Care College
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
East Orange, NJ $1,087 25 - 50%
Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Lawrenceville, NJ $16,264 244 - -
ASI Career Institute
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Turnersville, NJ $11,500 49 - -
Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Pine Brook, NJ $14,525 279 - -
Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Union, NJ $11,350 40 48.84% -
Medical Career Institute
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Ocean, NJ $33,500 142 - 100%
Universal Training Institute
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Perth Amboy, NJ $22,630 104 - -
Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ $12,500 67 92.59% 5%
Center for the Healing Arts
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Voorhees, NJ $11,850 29 - -
DeVry University-New Jersey
Private (for-profit), four-years
Iselin, NJ $17,488 95 100.00% -
American Institute-Toms River
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Toms River, NJ $19,495 397 - 51%
Innovate Salon Academy
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
South Plainfield, NJ $12,726 207 - -
Chamberlain University-New Jersey
Private (for-profit), four-years
North Brunswick, NJ $20,462 1,261 90.00% -
American Institute of Alternative Medicine
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
East Brunswick, NJ $6,500 32 - -
Garden State Science and Technology Institute
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Jersey City, NJ $15,471 224 - -
Beth Medrash of Asbury Park
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ $12,010 98 75.00% -
Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ $9,720 126 46.31% 68%
Mobile Technical Training
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
South Hackensack, NJ $15,300 27 - -
Cutting Edge Academy
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Succasunna, NJ $16,675 84 - -
Yeshiva Bais Aharon
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ $10,350 12 60.00% 57%
Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ $12,000 34 42.50% 83%
American Institute-Somerset
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Somerset, NJ $19,495 322 - -
Advantage Career Institute
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Eatontown, NJ $12,364 100 - -
Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
North Plainfield, NJ $9,850 69 86.36% 15%
Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ $12,150 81 55.56% 51%
Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ $9,950 186 100.00% 56%
Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Keyport, NJ $8,550 72 50.00% 57%
Yeshivas Emek Hatorah
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Howell, NJ $9,750 93 100.00% 30%
Seminary Bnos Chaim
Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years
Lakewood, NJ $12,600 200 47.92% 96%
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ $9,400 178 29.27% 84%
Innovate Salon Academy
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Ewing, NJ $12,726 174 - -
Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Bloomfield, NJ $41,450 1,125 - 40%
Pro Beauty Academy
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Edison, NJ $9,950 152 - -
Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ $9,030 82 83.33% 75%
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ $13,700 68 62.50% 100%
Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lakewood, NJ $8,450 72 100.00% -
Jersey College - Ewing
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Ewing, NJ $36,635 - - -
American Institute
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Clifton, NJ $14,020 - - -
Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education
Public, less than 2-years
Westampton, NJ $5,222 ($5,222) 247 - -
American Institute-Cherry Hill
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Cherry Hill, NJ $19,495 282 - -
Salon Professional Academy
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Howell, NJ $16,805 118 - -