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Summary of New Jersey Colleges by SAT Score

More colleges are removing SAT scores as a "required item" from their application requirements, but still they are considering the SAT score in admission process. In New Jersey, 17 colleges require or consider SAT score to determine admission eligibility.

SAT Percentile and Score Table

The 2025 Average SAT score New Jersey colleges is 1,240. For public New Jersey colleges, the average SAT score is 1,204 and the private colleges' average SAT score is 1,281.
The following table summarizes the number of colleges by SAT score for 17 colleges that require or consider the SAT score for admission. The large-font numbers in each cell mean the number of schools for corresponding score and school type and the small-font numbers below mean the percentile for that SAT score.
You can see the list of college in each SAT range by following the link on the SAT range.
Number of New Jersey Colleges by 2025 SAT Score and Percentile
SAT ScoreTotalPublic CollegesPrivate Colleges
1500 or higher 1
94 to 99+
- 1
88 to 99+
1450 - 1500 - - -
1400 - 1450 2
82 to 94
1
89 to 99+
1
75 to 88
1350 - 1400 - - -
1300 - 1350 2
71 to 82
1
78 to 89
1
63 to 75
1250 - 1300 1
65 to 71
- 1
50 to 63
1200 - 1250 6
29 to 65
3
44 to 78
3
13 to 50
1150 - 1200 1
24 to 29
1
33 to 44
-
1100 - 1150 1
18 to 24
1
22 to 33
-
1050 - 1100 1
12 to 18
1
11 to 22
-
1000 - 1050 2
0 to 12
1
0 to 11
1
0 to 13
Below 1000 - - -

New Jersey Colleges by SAT Score Chart

The following chart visualizes the SAT score distribution for New Jersey colleges.
[Chart] Number of Colleges by SAT score and percentile

List of New Jersey Colleges by SAT score

The table is sorted from highest to lowest SAT score for New Jersey colleges, based on the most recent two years of data. A green number means the school's SAT score is higher than last year, while a red number means the score lower than last year.
17 New Jersey Colleges SAT Scores
School NameSAT Average Score
2024-20252023-2024
Princeton University
Private | Princeton, NJ
1,550
+10 (0.65%)
1,540
Stevens Institute of Technology
Private | Hoboken, NJ
1,440
+5 (0.35%)
1,435
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Public | New Brunswick, NJ
1,410
+35 (2.55%)
1,375
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Public | Newark, NJ
1,330
-10 (-0.75%)
1,340
Seton Hall University
Private | South Orange, NJ
1,310
-
1,310
Caldwell University
Private | Caldwell, NJ
1,260 -
The College of New Jersey
Public | Ewing, NJ
1,240
-
1,240
Drew University
Private | Madison, NJ
1,225
+10 (0.82%)
1,215
Monmouth University
Private | West Long Branch, NJ
1,220
+22 (1.84%)
1,198
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Public | Mahwah, NJ
1,210
+15 (1.26%)
1,195
Rowan University
Public | Glassboro, NJ
1,210
+5 (0.41%)
1,205
Rider University
Private | Lawrenceville, NJ
1,200
-5 (-0.41%)
1,205
Rutgers University-Camden
Public | Camden, NJ
1,185
+52 (4.59%)
1,133
Stockton University
Public | Galloway, NJ
1,140
-30 (-2.56%)
1,170
Montclair State University
Public | Montclair, NJ
1,070
-13 (-1.20%)
1,083
Jersey College
Private | Teterboro, NJ
1,040
+37 (3.69%)
1,003
Kean University
Public | Union, NJ
1,040
-70 (-6.31%)
1,110
Average1,240
+18 (1.47%)
1,222