153 New Jersey Colleges Statistics by City

There are 153 colleges in New Jersey - 40 public and 113 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the New Jersey colleges is $16,092 for state residents and $24,000 for out-of-state students.

85 New Jersey cities have at least one college and, of them, Lakewood has the most of 17 colleges. It has 16 four-year colleges and 1 community college with a total of 13,366 students. Newark and Jersey City also has a number of colleges of 7 and 6 colleges respectively.

New Jersey Colleges by City

The following table shows the New Jersey colleges by city. The 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.

153 New Jersey Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Lakewood 17161- $13,484 $10,605 13,366 7,339 6,027 17 to 1
Newark 7421 $33,442
($18,612)
$32,640
($25,189)
32,155 25,738 6,417 12 to 1
Jersey City 6312 $25,132
($14,460)
$15,767
($15,499)
18,282 15,415 2,867 19 to 1
Union 5212 $16,898
($14,299)
$25,472
($19,841)
15,888 13,741 2,147 20 to 1
Bloomfield 4211 $22,848
($15,912)
$18,052
($16,056)
2,433 2,393 46 21 to 1
Wayne 31-2 $25,344
($15,704)
$24,211
($16,963)
10,797 7,502 3,295 19 to 1
Trenton 312- $8,856
($6,838)
$12,150
($12,150)
7,626 6,857 769 11 to 1
Toms River 3-21 - - 8,076 8,076 - 21 to 1
Ewing 3111 $25,752
($19,632)
$18,349
($18,349)
8,315 7,609 706 11 to 1
Edison 3111 $12,700 - 12,226 12,226 - 18 to 1
Hackensack 31-2 $18,075 - 1,729 1,729 - 25 to 1
Iselin 31-2 $17,008 $9,832 751 746 5 14 to 1
Cherry Hill 3--3 - - 798 798 - 22 to 1
Lawrenceville 21-1 $41,120 $20,220 4,376 3,518 858 28 to 1
New Brunswick 22-- $27,121
($17,929)
$27,595
($23,241)
52,398 37,985 14,413 8 to 1
East Orange 2-11 - - 293 293 - 23 to 1
Voorhees 2--2 - - 385 385 - 19 to 1
CLIFTON 2-11 - - 778 778 - 10 to 1
Paterson 2-11 - - 4,928 4,928 - 13 to 1
Howell 21-1 $9,750 - 338 338 - 21 to 1
Princeton 22-- $41,794 $43,418 9,439 5,813 3,626 3 to 1
Piscataway 211- $13,920 $15,135 1,268 1,175 93 31 to 1
South Plainfield 2-11 - - 623 623 - 18 to 1
Mahwah 21-1 $27,708
($16,777)
$21,466
($21,466)
7,061 6,524 537 25 to 1
Blackwood 2-11 - - 8,497 8,497 - 19 to 1
Paramus 2-11 - - 12,215 12,215 - 16 to 1
North Plainfield 21-1 $10,480 - 271 271 - 15 to 1
West Long Branch 22-- $46,552 $26,918 4,767 3,710 1,057 6 to 1
Denville 2-11 - - 66 66 - 11 to 1
Madison 22-- $42,284 $26,319 5,117 3,638 1,479 11 to 1
Morristown 22-- $23,695 $14,914 1,065 741 324 9 to 1
Plainfield 1-1- - - 188 188 - 10 to 1
Hoboken 11-- $63,462 $44,494 8,469 4,236 4,233 11 to 1
Union City 1--1 - - 204 204 - 25 to 1
Medford 1--1 - - - - - -
Englewood Cliffs 1-1- - - 178 178 - 9 to 1
Freehold 1--1 - - 67 67 - 10 to 1
Succasunna 1--1 - - 99 99 - 16 to 1
Hackettstown 11-- $37,732 $19,350 1,398 936 462 12 to 1
Adelphia 11-- $15,800 - 72 72 - 18 to 1
Woodland Park 11-- $28,320 $21,769 1,996 1,907 89 14 to 1
Teaneck 11-- $37,010 $19,068 8,045 5,690 2,355 14 to 1
Morris Plains 1--1 - - 88 88 - 13 to 1
Eatontown 1--1 - - 161 161 - 20 to 1
Ocean 1-1- - - 150 150 - 12 to 1
South Orange 11-- $53,170 $37,470 9,571 6,146 3,425 14 to 1
West Atlantic City 1--1 - - 235 235 - 35 to 1
Vineland 1-1- - - 2,686 2,686 - 19 to 1
Sewell 1-1- - - 5,218 5,218 - 24 to 1
Washington 1-1- - - 944 944 - 22 to 1
North Brunswick 11-- $21,520 - 1,226 1,226 - 12 to 1
Mount Laurel 1-1- - - 6,620 6,620 - 21 to 1
Montclair 11-- $26,022
($15,912)
$16,056
($16,056)
23,375 18,712 4,663 18 to 1
Branchburg 1-1- - - 6,762 6,762 - 19 to 1
Ridgefield 11-- - - - - - -
Mays Landing 1-1- - - 4,052 4,052 - 18 to 1
Ramsey 11-- $18,057 - 1,203 1,203 - 16 to 1
Moorestown 1--1 - - 782 782 - 18 to 1
South Hackensack 1--1 - - 31 31 - 10 to 1
Nutley 1-1- - - 618 618 - 14 to 1
Galloway 11-- $24,524
($16,266)
$24,264
($17,262)
8,631 7,565 1,066 17 to 1
Teterboro 1-1- - - 4,478 4,478 - 16 to 1
Brick Township 1--1 - - 219 219 - 33 to 1
Camden 11-- $37,276
($17,764)
$36,772
($23,428)
5,675 3,857 1,818 12 to 1
Somerset 1-1- - - 364 364 - 18 to 1
West New York 1--1 - - 271 271 - 19 to 1
Hasbrouck Heights 1-1- - - 695 695 - 22 to 1
Turnersville 1--1 - - 62 62 - 12 to 1
Lodi 11-- $39,300 $22,520 2,427 1,870 557 15 to 1
West Windsor 1-1- - - 6,394 6,394 - 16 to 1
Carneys Point 1-1- - - 1,135 1,135 - 17 to 1
Scotch Plains 1--1 - - 88 88 - 17 to 1
Keyport 11-- $8,550 - 30 30 - 15 to 1
Randolph 1-1- - - 6,131 6,131 - 17 to 1
Glassboro 11-- $26,932
($16,574)
$18,607
($18,607)
21,026 16,100 4,926 17 to 1
Gloucester 1--1 - - 120 120 - 25 to 1
Cranford 1-1- - - 8,330 8,330 - 22 to 1
Perth Amboy 1--1 - - 158 158 - 30 to 1
Lincroft 1-1- - - 9,900 9,900 - 19 to 1
Egg Harbor Township 1--1 - - 188 188 - 19 to 1
Elizabeth 11-- $11,450 - 90 90 - 7 to 1
Westampton 1--1 - - 241 241 - 13 to 1
Newton 1-1- - - 2,247 2,247 - 16 to 1
East Brunswick 1--1 - - 32 32 - 7 to 1
Caldwell 11-- $40,848 $17,646 2,005 1,617 388 12 to 1
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