There are 38 Public Colleges in New Jersey. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $15,367 for New Jersey residents and $26,632 for out-of-state students. The average graduate schools' tuition & fees are $18,310 for New Jersey residents and $24,748 for out-of-state students.

Rutgers University-New Brunswick has the highest tuition & fees of $36,001 and Thomas Edison State University has the lowest tuition & fees of $8,598 among Public Colleges in New Jersey.

Rutgers University-New Brunswick is the largest school with 50,637 students and Ramapo College of New Jersey is the smallest school with 5,478 students among those schools.

38 Public Colleges in New Jersey

Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between Public Colleges in New Jersey
School NameUnder-graduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
Adult and Continuing Education-BCTSHackensack, NJ
Public, Less than 2-year
 $14,040
($14,040)		- -- 19 to 1 76
Atlantic Cape Community CollegeMays Landing, NJ
Public, 2-4 year
 $7,263
($6,063)		- -23% 14 to 1 4,278
Bergen Community CollegeParamus, NJ
Public, 2-4 year
 $9,005
($8,613)		- -25% 19 to 1 11,192
Brookdale Community CollegeLincroft, NJ
Public, 2-4 year
 $9,806
($9,056)		- -28% 18 to 1 9,896
Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult EducationWestampton, NJ
Public, Less than 2-year
 $5,222
($5,222)		- -- 9 to 1 247
Camden County CollegeBlackwood, NJ
Public, 2-4 year
 $4,056
($4,056)		- -21% 23 to 1 7,770
County College of MorrisRandolph, NJ
Public, 2-4 year
 $14,310
($10,530)		- -32% 17 to 1 5,838
Essex County CollegeNewark, NJ
Public, 2-4 year
 $9,318
($9,318)		- -16% 24 to 1 6,466
Hudson County Community CollegeJersey City, NJ
Public, 2-4 year
 $12,280
($8,740)		- -17% 22 to 1 6,683
Kean UniversityUnion, NJ
Public, 4-year
 $21,076
($13,426)		$23,919
($18,630)		 82.60%51% 16 to 1 12,884
MCVSDFreehold, NJ
Public, Less than 2-year
 $12,500
($12,500)		- -- 10 to 1 47
Mercer County Community CollegeWest Windsor, NJ
Public, 2-4 year
 $8,942
($6,433)		- -17% 16 to 1 5,821
Middlesex CollegeEdison, NJ
Public, 2-4 year
 $7,068
($7,068)		- -26% 19 to 1 9,736
Montclair State UniversityMontclair, NJ
Public, 4-year
 $24,126
($14,766)		$15,137
($14,285)		 91.31%65% 17 to 1 21,784
Morris County Vocational School DistrictDenville, NJ
Public, Less than 2-year
 $12,209
($12,209)		- 100.00%- 16 to 1 31
New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, NJ
Public, 4-year
 $24,888
($13,971)		$23,635
($14,854)		 90.14%38% 15 to 1 6,539
New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ
Public, 4-year
 $35,934
($19,022)		$36,702
($25,918)		 65.99%73% 15 to 1 12,332
Ocean County CollegeToms River, NJ
Public, 2-4 year
 $6,850
($5,122)		- -39% 18 to 1 7,186
Ocean County Vocational-Technical SchoolToms River, NJ
Public, Less than 2-year
 $11,110
($11,110)		- -- 18 to 1 452
Passaic County Community CollegePaterson, NJ
Public, 2-4 year
 $9,690
($7,590)		- -13% 15 to 1 5,119
Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, NJ
Public, 4-year
 $26,388
($15,978)		$20,444
($19,657)		 70.47%69% 16 to 1 5,478
Raritan Valley Community CollegeBranchburg, NJ
Public, 2-4 year
 $7,440
($7,440)		- -32% 19 to 1 6,321
Rowan College at Burlington CountyMount Laurel, NJ
Public, 2-4 year
 $6,936
($5,376)		- -29% 18 to 1 6,180
Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland CampusVineland, NJ
Public, 2-4 year
 $5,820
($5,820)		- -29% 23 to 1 2,426
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusSewell, NJ
Public, 2-4 year
 $5,820
($5,820)		- -31% 24 to 1 5,441
Rowan UniversityGlassboro, NJ
Public, 4-year
 $25,564
($15,700)		$17,645
($16,796)		 76.94%68% 16 to 1 19,535
Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, NJ
Public, 4-year
 $35,841
($17,079)		$35,368
($22,528)		 76.52%64% 13 to 1 5,966
Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ
Public, 4-year
 $36,001
($17,239)		$36,244
($22,348)		 66.29%84% 15 to 1 50,637
Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, NJ
Public, 4-year
 $35,348
($16,586)		$36,225
($22,329)		 73.94%66% 13 to 1 11,017
Salem Community CollegeCarneys Point, NJ
Public, 2-4 year
 $9,900
($7,140)		- -40% 15 to 1 1,111
Stockton UniversityGalloway, NJ
Public, 4-year
 $23,420
($15,532)		$23,202
($16,506)		 85.54%76% 16 to 1 9,080
Sussex County Community CollegeNewton, NJ
Public, 2-4 year
 $9,024
($7,272)		- -32% 17 to 1 2,181
The College of New JerseyEwing, NJ
Public, 4-year
 $24,568
($18,685)		$17,643
($15,624)		 64.43%85% 13 to 1 7,629
Thomas Edison State UniversityTrenton, NJ
Public, 4-year
 $8,598
($6,638)		$12,150
($12,150)		 -- 15 to 1 8,248
Union County CollegeCranford, NJ
Public, 2-4 year
 $9,500
($9,500)		- -35% 22 to 1 7,796
Union County Vocational Technical SchoolScotch Plains, NJ
Public, Less than 2-year
 $5,500
($5,500)		- -- 18 to 1 108
Warren County Community CollegeWashington, NJ
Public, 2-4 year
 $5,910
($5,610)		- -30% 18 to 1 3,386
William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, NJ
Public, 4-year
 $24,464
($15,150)		$23,410
($16,408)		 91.53%55% 15 to 1 9,070