Largest New Jersey Colleges and Universities

Largest New Jersey Colleges with Most Enrollment

Rutgers University-New Brunswick has the most students of 52,269 for the academic year 2024-2025 in New Jersey. Montclair State University is ranked second with 23,375 students and Rowan University follows them with 21,026 students.

Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. The following table compares the schools that have most students by gender.

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Largest New Jersey Colleges with Most Enrollment
	Name	Total # of Students	Female	Male
1	Rutgers University-New Brunswick Public, four-yearsNew Brunswick, NJ	52,269	28,237	24,032
2	Montclair State University Public, four-yearsMontclair, NJ	23,375	14,279	9,096
3	Rowan University Public, four-yearsGlassboro, NJ	21,026	10,793	10,233
4	Kean University Public, four-yearsUnion, NJ	13,905	8,811	5,094
5	New Jersey Institute of Technology Public, four-yearsNewark, NJ	13,247	4,124	9,123
6	Rutgers University-Newark Public, four-yearsNewark, NJ	11,315	5,930	5,385
7	William Paterson University of New Jersey Public, four-yearsWayne, NJ	9,942	6,689	3,253
8	Seton Hall University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSouth Orange, NJ	9,571	5,579	3,992
9	Princeton University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPrinceton, NJ	9,137	4,378	4,759
10	Stockton University Public, four-yearsGalloway, NJ	8,631	5,347	3,284
11	Stevens Institute of Technology Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHoboken, NJ	8,469	2,699	5,770
12	The College of New Jersey Public, four-yearsEwing, NJ	8,141	4,655	3,486
13	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsTeaneck, NJ	8,045	4,734	3,311
14	Thomas Edison State University Public, four-yearsTrenton, NJ	7,544	3,074	4,470
15	Ramapo College of New Jersey Public, four-yearsMahwah, NJ	5,981	3,494	2,487
16	Rutgers University-Camden Public, four-yearsCamden, NJ	5,675	3,362	2,313
17	New Jersey City University Public, four-yearsJersey City, NJ	5,429	3,352	2,077
18	Monmouth University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWest Long Branch, NJ	4,767	3,168	1,599
19	Rider University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLawrenceville, NJ	4,003	2,365	1,638
20	Saint Peter's University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsJersey City, NJ	3,572	2,003	1,569

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