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New Jersey Colleges Key Statistics

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Average Tuition & Fees $19,980
($17,069)
Average Acceptance Rates 73.17 %
Total Student Population 411,702
Average Graduation Rates 59.94 %
Average Student To Faculty Ratio 17.54 to 1

New Jersey Colleges Distribution

For the academic year 2024-2025, 153 colleges and universities are active in New Jersey - 39 public and 114 private schools. By school level, there are 65 4-year, 42 community colleges (2-4 years), and 46 trade/vocational schools (less than 2-years) in New Jersey. The following table shows the number of schools by school type and level in New Jersey.
New Jersey College Distribution by Type and Level
Number of Schools
School Types
Public39 schools
Private (not-for-profit)52 schools
Private (for-profit)62 schools
School Levels
4-Year or High65 schools
Community Colleges (2-4 Year)42 schools
Trade Schools (Less than 2-year)46 schools

Average Key Statistics for New Jersey Colleges

The average acceptance rate for New Jersey colleges is 73.17% and the average graduation rate is 59.94% in academic year 2024-2025. Total 411,702 students including in both undergraduate and graduate programs have attended New Jersey colleges and universities and the average students to faculty ratio is 17.54 to 1.
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Next charts are illustrating the core statistics for colleges and universities located in New Jersey.
[Chart] New Jersey Colleges Academic Statistics
Average Transfer-out Rate for New Jersey colleges is 27.581081081081 %
Average Retention Rate for New Jersey colleges is 76.5390625 %

2025 Average Tuition & Fees For New Jersey Colleges

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average undergraduate tuition & fees for New Jersey colleges are $17,069 for New Jersey residents and $19,980 for non-residents. For graduate schools, its average tuition and fees are $20,076 for in-state students and $23,325 for out-of-state students.
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New Jersey 2024-2025 Average Tuition & Fees
In-StateOut-of-State
Undergraduate$17,069$19,980
Graduate$20,076$23,325
[Chart] New Jersey State 2024-2025 Average Tuition & Fees

Offered Degree Programs at New Jersey Colleges

New Jersey colleges and universities are offering 5,167 programs through online and on-site education. Next table lists number of programs by offered degree.

Offered Programs at New Jersey State
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online Class
Less than 12-Week Certificate351
Less than one year certificate49142
One but less than two years certificate49838
Associate's Degree84963
Two but less than four years certificate280
Bachelor's Degree1,46644
Post Bachelor's Degree35956
Master's Degree977127
Post Master's Degree13710
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship2789
Doctor's degree - professional practice478
Doctor's degree - other20

Special Learning Opportunities at New Jersey State

In New Jersey, 65 colleges offer the undergraduate online programs and 33 colleges offer the graduate online programs. 20 colleges have the ROTC programs and 37 colleges offer the study abroad programs. Next table shows the number of New Jersey schools which are offering special learning opportunities by category.

Special Learning Opportunities at New Jersey State
Online Completely0 out of 148 Schools
Undergraduate Online Classes65 out of 148 Schools
Graduate Online Classes33 out of 148 Schools
ROTC20 out of 148 Schools
Weekend/Evening College79 out of 148 Schools
Teacher certificate31 out of 148 Schools
Study Abroad37 out of 148 Schools
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