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.
The following table shows the New Jersey colleges by city. The 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Lakewood | 17 | 16 | 1 | - | $13,484 | $10,605 | 13,366 | 7,339 | 6,027 | 17 to 1 |
| Newark | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | $33,442 ($18,612) |
$32,640 ($25,189) |
32,155 | 25,738 | 6,417 | 12 to 1 |
| Jersey City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | $25,132 ($14,460) |
$15,767 ($15,499) |
18,282 | 15,415 | 2,867 | 19 to 1 |
| Union | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | $16,898 ($14,299) |
$25,472 ($19,841) |
15,888 | 13,741 | 2,147 | 20 to 1 |
| Bloomfield | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | $22,848 ($15,912) |
$18,052 ($16,056) |
2,433 | 2,393 | 46 | 21 to 1 |
| Wayne | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | $25,344 ($15,704) |
$24,211 ($16,963) |
10,797 | 7,502 | 3,295 | 19 to 1 |
| Trenton | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | $8,856 ($6,838) |
$12,150 ($12,150) |
7,626 | 6,857 | 769 | 11 to 1 |
| Toms River | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 8,076 | 8,076 | - | 21 to 1 |
| Ewing | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $25,752 ($19,632) |
$18,349 ($18,349) |
8,315 | 7,609 | 706 | 11 to 1 |
| Edison | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $12,700 | - | 12,226 | 12,226 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Hackensack | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | $18,075 | - | 1,729 | 1,729 | - | 25 to 1 |
| Iselin | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | $17,008 | $9,832 | 751 | 746 | 5 | 14 to 1 |
| Cherry Hill | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 798 | 798 | - | 22 to 1 |
| Lawrenceville | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $41,120 | $20,220 | 4,376 | 3,518 | 858 | 28 to 1 |
| New Brunswick | 2 | 2 | - | - | $27,121 ($17,929) |
$27,595 ($23,241) |
52,398 | 37,985 | 14,413 | 8 to 1 |
| East Orange | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 293 | 293 | - | 23 to 1 |
| Voorhees | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 385 | 385 | - | 19 to 1 |
| CLIFTON | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 778 | 778 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Paterson | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4,928 | 4,928 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Howell | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $9,750 | - | 338 | 338 | - | 21 to 1 |
| Princeton | 2 | 2 | - | - | $41,794 | $43,418 | 9,439 | 5,813 | 3,626 | 3 to 1 |
| Piscataway | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $13,920 | $15,135 | 1,268 | 1,175 | 93 | 31 to 1 |
| South Plainfield | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 623 | 623 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Mahwah | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $27,708 ($16,777) |
$21,466 ($21,466) |
7,061 | 6,524 | 537 | 25 to 1 |
| Blackwood | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 8,497 | 8,497 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Paramus | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 12,215 | 12,215 | - | 16 to 1 |
| North Plainfield | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $10,480 | - | 271 | 271 | - | 15 to 1 |
| West Long Branch | 2 | 2 | - | - | $46,552 | $26,918 | 4,767 | 3,710 | 1,057 | 6 to 1 |
| Denville | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 66 | 66 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Madison | 2 | 2 | - | - | $42,284 | $26,319 | 5,117 | 3,638 | 1,479 | 11 to 1 |
| Morristown | 2 | 2 | - | - | $23,695 | $14,914 | 1,065 | 741 | 324 | 9 to 1 |
| Plainfield | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 188 | 188 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Hoboken | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $37,732 | $19,350 | 1,398 | 936 | 462 | 12 to 1 |
| Adelphia | 1 | 1 | - | - | $15,800 | - | 72 | 72 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Woodland Park | 1 | 1 | - | - | $28,320 | $21,769 | 1,996 | 1,907 | 89 | 14 to 1 |
| Teaneck | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $21,520 | - | 1,226 | 1,226 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Mount Laurel | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6,620 | 6,620 | - | 21 to 1 |
| Montclair | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mays Landing | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4,052 | 4,052 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Ramsey | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $8,550 | - | 30 | 30 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Randolph | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6,131 | 6,131 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Glassboro | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $40,848 | $17,646 | 2,005 | 1,617 | 388 | 12 to 1 |