Most Favored New Jersey Colleges

Most Favored New Jersey Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the most favored (higher yield) schools in New Jersey. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.

Princeton University, has the highest yield rate of 75.48% for academic year 2024-2025 in New Jersey. Rowan University is positioned second with 23.04% yield and Stevens Institute of Technology follows them with 21%. Next table shows the schools that have high yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the lowest yield rates in New Jersey.

Most Favored New Jersey Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate (2025)
	Name	Yield	# of Applicants	# of Admitted	# of Enrolled	Acceptance Rate
1	Princeton University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPrinceton, NJ	75.48%	40,468	1,868	1,410	4.62%
2	Rowan University Public, four-yearsGlassboro, NJ	23.04%	19,593	15,216	3,506	77.66%
3	Stevens Institute of Technology Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHoboken, NJ	20.78%	10,673	5,078	1,055	47.58%
4	Rutgers University-New Brunswick Public, four-yearsNew Brunswick, NJ	20.53%	68,614	39,899	8,191	58.15%
5	The College of New Jersey Public, four-yearsEwing, NJ	19.66%	12,766	7,952	1,563	62.29%
6	Kean University Public, four-yearsUnion, NJ	18.67%	13,936	10,578	1,975	75.90%
7	Montclair State University Public, four-yearsMontclair, NJ	18.17%	26,257	23,076	4,192	87.89%
8	Ramapo College of New Jersey Public, four-yearsMahwah, NJ	17.76%	8,976	6,341	1,126	70.64%
9	New Jersey Institute of Technology Public, four-yearsNewark, NJ	17.19%	15,607	10,156	1,746	65.07%
10	Bloomfield College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBloomfield, NJ	15.72%	1,596	1,113	175	69.74%

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