For New Jersey, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $10,511 for New Jersey residents and $19,705 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $19,940 for New Jersey residents and $23,567 for out-of-state students.

Stevens Institute of Technology has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $60,952 and Best Care College has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,087 among New Jersey. For graduate programs, Princeton University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $62,860 and Beth Medrash Govoha has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $4,693 among New Jersey.

You can narrow New Jersey colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of New Jersey in 2024 is $26,221 for state residents and $35,415 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for New Jersey
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$10,511$19,705$19,940$23,567
Books & Supplies$1,142$1,142
Room & Board$9,923$9,923
Other Expenses$4,646$4,646
COA$26,221$35,415$35,651$39,277

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of New Jersey is $10,511 for state residents and $19,705 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for New Jersey over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for New Jersey (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$8,318$1,612$17,571$1,282
2020-2021$8,438$1,625$17,548$1,187
2021-2022$8,632$1,746$17,771$1,241
2022-2023$8,818$1,686$18,205$1,264
2023-2024$10,511-$19,705$0

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of New Jersey in 2024 is $19,940 for state residents and $23,567 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for New Jersey over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for New Jersey (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$15,253$1,762$20,479$1,278
2020-2021$15,395$1,949$19,936$1,356
2021-2022$15,803$1,806$20,191$1,299
2022-2023$16,395$1,669$21,497$1,139
2023-2024$18,022$1,918$22,255$1,311

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of New Jersey in 2024 is $326 for state residents and $678 for out-of-state students.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $881 for state residents and $1,035 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for New Jersey (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2019-2020$533$630 $855$973
2020-2021$546$637 $838$944
2021-2022$552$645 $850$949
2022-2023$565$659 $874$973
2023-2024$326$678 $881$1,035

New Jersey Living Costs

The average living costs of New Jersey in 2024 is $14,569 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $19,865 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.

The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for New Jersey.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for New Jersey (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $9,016$3,506 $12,380$4,234
2020-2021 $9,097$3,447 $12,319$4,352
2021-2022 $9,167$3,551 $12,563$4,367
2022-2023 $9,327$3,608 $13,151$4,711
2023-2024 $9,923$4,646 $14,001$5,864