Elizabeth is a city in New Jersey and it is the county seat of Union county. Its population is 129,216. There are 50 colleges near Elizabeth, New Jersey - 10 public and 40 private schools. 1 college is located in the city limit and 49 colleges are in 20 miles from Elizabeth. 48 schools provide undergraduate programs and 20 schools offer graduate programs.
A total of 151,000 students is attending one of those schools and its average 2025 tuition is $21,657 (based on out-of-state rate at 4-years colleges). The acceptance rate of the schools is 74.87% and the average SAT score submitted by enrolled students is 1,237.
| School Name | School Type | Undergraduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Enrollment | Students per Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok In Elizabeth |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$11,450 | Not Offered | 90 | 7 to 1 |
| Kean University 2.4 miles from Elizabeth |
Public four-years |
$22,446 ($14,299) | $25,472 ($19,841) | 13,905 | 17 to 1 |
| Empire Beauty School-Union 2.8 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$16,320 | Not Offered | 103 | 25 to 1 |
| St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island 4.2 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$17,492 | Not Offered | 656 | 16 to 1 |
| Healthcare Training Institute 4.6 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$16,500 | Not Offered | 48 | 10 to 1 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma 4.7 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$11,350 | Not Offered | 47 | 12 to 1 |
| College of Staten Island CUNY 5.0 miles from Elizabeth |
Public four-years |
$15,440 ($7,490) | $21,080 ($11,650) | 11,033 | 17 to 1 |
| New Community Career & Technical Institute 5.1 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (not-for-profit) less than 2-years |
$8,610 | Not Offered | 11 | 10 to 1 |
| Essex County College 5.1 miles from Elizabeth |
Public 2-4 years |
$9,523 | Not Offered | 7,026 | 26 to 1 |
| Rutgers University-Newark 5.1 miles from Elizabeth |
Public four-years |
$36,762 ($17,250) | $37,669 ($23,221) | 11,315 | 14 to 1 |
| Pillar College 5.2 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$25,900 | $21,816 | 556 | 14 to 1 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Union 5.2 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$28,425 | Not Offered | 1,785 | 34 to 1 |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology 5.3 miles from Elizabeth |
Public four-years |
$37,664 ($19,974) | $38,436 ($27,156) | 13,247 | 17 to 1 |
| Seton Hall University 6.0 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$53,170 | $37,470 | 9,571 | 14 to 1 |
| Career School of NY 6.2 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (not-for-profit) less than 2-years |
$6,470 | Not Offered | 112 | 12 to 1 |
| Wagner College 6.2 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$53,200 | $24,610 | 2,001 | 11 to 1 |
| New Jersey City University 6.3 miles from Elizabeth |
Public four-years |
$14,460 | $15,499 | 5,429 | 13 to 1 |
| UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ 6.7 miles from Elizabeth |
Public 2-4 years |
$9,500 | Not Offered | 8,330 | 22 to 1 |
| National Career Institute 6.8 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$10,000 | Not Offered | 249 | 15 to 1 |
| Best Care College 7.1 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$1,087 | Not Offered | 44 | 30 to 1 |
| Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary 7.6 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$9,600 | Not Offered | 82 | 27 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-NYC 7.6 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$15,500 | Not Offered | 96 | 11 to 1 |
| Saint Peter's University 7.6 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$42,552 | $16,035 | 3,572 | 12 to 1 |
| P C Age-Jersey City 8.0 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$23,790 | Not Offered | 106 | 24 to 1 |
| Hudson County Community College 8.1 miles from Elizabeth |
Public 2-4 years |
$9,248 | Not Offered | 7,763 | 21 to 1 |
| Eastern International College-Jersey City 8.4 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$18,383 | Not Offered | 495 | 15 to 1 |
| Garden State Science and Technology Institute 8.4 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$15,471 | Not Offered | 917 | 30 to 1 |
| Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine 8.9 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$19,673 | $20,048 | 42 | 6 to 1 |
| Bloomfield College 9.0 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$26,022 | $16,056 | 799 | 12 to 1 |
| Empire Beauty School-Bloomfield 9.0 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$16,320 | Not Offered | 164 | 22 to 1 |
| Brittany Beauty Academy 9.0 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$9,900 | Not Offered | 89 | 8 to 1 |
| Union County Vocational Technical School 9.4 miles from Elizabeth |
Public less than 2-years |
$5,500 | Not Offered | 88 | 17 to 1 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin 9.6 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$33,554 | Not Offered | 638 | 15 to 1 |
| Alliance University 9.6 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$27,500 | $14,900 | 1,595 | 15 to 1 |
| Relay Graduate School of Education 9.7 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
- | - | 1,324 | 35 to 1 |
| Mildred Elley-New York Campus 9.7 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$17,926 | Not Offered | 961 | 32 to 1 |
| Metropolitan College of New York 9.7 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$20,188 | $20,188 | 683 | 12 to 1 |
| Institute of Culinary Education 9.8 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$42,504 | Not Offered | 589 | 7 to 1 |
| DeVry University-New Jersey 9.8 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$17,008 | $9,832 | 67 | 2 to 1 |
| The King's College 9.8 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$21,690 | Not Offered | 326 | 8 to 1 |
| Yeshiva of Kasho 10.0 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$14,000 | Not Offered | 185 | 15 to 1 |
| PC AGE-Metropark 10.1 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$23,790 | Not Offered | 46 | 24 to 1 |
| CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College 10.1 miles from Elizabeth |
Public 2-4 years |
$8,050 ($5,170) | Not Offered | 20,123 | 20 to 1 |
| Pacific College of Health and Science 10.1 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$15,804 | $19,592 | 736 | 9 to 1 |
| Pro Beauty Academy 10.2 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$10,150 | Not Offered | 67 | 15 to 1 |
| Pace University 10.3 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$53,510 | $30,770 | 13,634 | 14 to 1 |
| Stevens Institute of Technology 10.3 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$63,462 | $44,494 | 8,469 | 11 to 1 |
| New York Law School 10.3 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $36,816 | 1,062 | - |
| Eastwick College-Nutley 10.3 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$15,848 | Not Offered | 618 | 14 to 1 |
| New York Academy of Art 10.4 miles from Elizabeth |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $50,642 | 106 | - |
