66.63% of Applicants Accepted to New Jersey Colleges in 2022-2023 Admission

The 2023 average acceptance rate of New Jersey colleges is 66.63% and the admission yield is 17.46%. A total of 298,106 applicants have applied to New Jerseycolleges (four-years) and 198,626 have accepted to admit into one or more schools. Finally, 34,684 students out of the accepted students have enrolled into one of the accepted colleges.

For New Jersey college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 22,774 (8.27%) compared to last year, from 275,332 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 2,220, which is more than 6.84% last year.

New Jersey colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 0.25% compared to last year, which means harder to get into New Jersey colleges. The yield decreased by 0.17%.

Among New Jersey colleges, Princeton University has the lowest acceptance rate of 5.70% with 2,167 accepted students out of 38,019 applicants. Rutgers University-New Brunswick has the most number of applicants of 41,654 and Rutgers University-New Brunswick has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 7,780.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for New Jersey Colleges

The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in New Jersey. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Last Update: December 24, 2023 | Data source: IPEDS

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for New Jersey Colleges
School	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled	Acceptance Rate	Yield
Bloomfield College	3,579 842	2,798 498	235 -42	78.18% -5.85%	8.40% -3.64%
Caldwell University	6,649 3,155	4,413 1,060	445 96	66.37% -29.59%	10.08% -0.33%
Centenary University	1,330 -16	1,284 -30	194 -41	96.54% -1.08%	15.11% -2.77%
Drew University	3,855 313	2,801 -22	309 -50	72.66% -7.04%	11.03% -1.69%
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus	4,294 312	3,611 237	531 68	84.09% -0.64%	14.71% 0.99%
Felician University	2,286 -21	2,038 -84	265 -41	89.15% -2.83%	13.00% -1.42%
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus	4,421 296	3,940 452	467 -21	89.12% 4.56%	11.85% -2.14%
Georgian Court University	2,057 552	1,559 361	204 -4	75.79% -3.81%	13.09% -4.27%
Rowan University	16,903 5,244	13,006 3,239	2,585 394	76.94% -6.83%	19.88% -2.55%
Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing	15 2	3 1	3 2	20.00% 4.62%	100.00% 50.00%
New Jersey City University	6,372 786	5,744 680	768 7	90.14% -0.52%	13.37% -1.66%
Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art	83 31	66 22	36 -3	79.52% -5.10%	54.55% -34.09%
Kean University	10,485 1,437	8,661 1,499	1,968 466	82.60% 3.44%	22.72% 1.75%
Monmouth University	7,937 -271	7,216 359	896 -58	90.92% 7.38%	12.42% -1.49%
Montclair State University	21,393 2,702	19,535 2,599	3,946 455	91.31% 0.70%	20.20% -0.41%
JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools	6 -3	6 -3	6 -3	100.00%	100.00%
New Jersey Institute of Technology	13,010 1,432	8,585 580	1,575 201	65.99% -3.15%	18.35% 1.19%
Princeton University	38,019 418	2,167 520	1,499 209	5.70% 1.32%	69.17% -9.15%
Rabbinical College of America	75 -8	71 -1	60 2	94.67% 7.92%	84.51% 3.95%
Ramapo College of New Jersey	7,207 277	5,079 221	850 -50	70.47% 0.37%	16.74% -1.79%
Rider University	9,340 549	7,858 654	779 141	84.13% 2.18%	9.91% 1.05%
Rutgers University-Camden	11,145 -11	8,528 -252	528 -76	76.52% -2.18%	6.19% -0.69%
Rutgers University-New Brunswick	41,654 -1,507	27,612 -1,807	7,780 675	66.29% -1.87%	28.18% 4.03%
Rutgers University-Newark	14,935 479	11,043 -151	1,239 -61	73.94% -3.50%	11.22% -0.39%
Saint Peter's University	2,999 372	2,664 225	393 -9	88.83% -4.01%	14.75% -1.73%
Seton Hall University	25,731 2,314	19,315 1,375	1,512 -176	75.07% -1.54%	7.83% -1.58%
Saint Elizabeth University	1,966 700	1,414 481	164 57	71.92% -1.78%	11.60% 0.13%
Stevens Institute of Technology	12,500 1,180	5,778 -187	1,010 -81	46.22% -6.47%	17.48% -0.81%
Stockton University	9,591 3,344	8,204 2,923	1,562 204	85.54% 1.00%	19.04% -6.67%
Talmudical Academy-New Jersey	18 8	12 4	12 4	66.67% -13.33%	100.00%
The College of New Jersey	10,302 -91	6,638 196	1,583 107	64.43% 2.45%	23.85% 0.94%
William Paterson University of New Jersey	7,062 -2,109	6,464 -1,172	806 -189	91.53% 8.27%	12.47% -0.56%
Morris County Vocational School District	25 1	25 1	23 -1	100.00%	92.00% -8.00%
Rabbi Jacob Joseph School	45 10	33 4	33 4	73.33% -9.53%	100.00%
Eastern International College-Jersey City	88	15	15	17.05%	100.00%
Healthcare Training Institute	61 57	61 57	6 2	100.00%	9.84% -90.16%
Bais Medrash Toras Chesed	78 10	55 15	33 3	70.51% 11.69%	60.00% -15.00%
Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok	18 -2	16	10	88.89% 8.89%	62.50%
Yeshiva Toras Chaim	100 -11	59 -11	59 12	59.00% -4.06%	100.00% 32.86%
Jersey College	365 104	241 86	179 32	66.03% 6.64%	74.27% -20.57%
Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud	16 -3	13 -2	11 -4	81.25% 2.30%	84.62% -15.38%
Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma	43 -2	21 -2	14 -3	48.84% -2.27%	66.67% -7.24%
Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah	27 5	25 3	23 1	92.59% -7.41%	92.00% -8.00%
DeVry University-New Jersey	3 -15	3 -5	2 -6	100.00% 55.56%	66.67% -33.33%
Chamberlain University-New Jersey	10 -1	9 -1	9 2	90.00% -0.91%	100.00% 30.00%
Beth Medrash of Asbury Park	40 -11	30 13	26 15	75.00% 41.67%	86.67% 21.96%
Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel	149 49	69 19	59 15	46.31% -3.69%	85.51% -2.49%
Yeshiva Bais Aharon	5 -8	3 -10	2 -9	60.00% -40.00%	66.67% -17.95%
Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah	40 8	17 1	13 -1	42.50% -7.50%	76.47% -11.03%
Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch	22 3	19	19	86.36% -13.64%	100.00%
Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah	27 -5	15 -9	15 -9	55.56% -19.44%	100.00%
Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah	41 -14	41 1	41 1	100.00% 27.27%	100.00%
Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood	30 -5	15 -5	11	50.00% -7.14%	73.33% 18.33%
Yeshivas Emek Hatorah	23 -4	23 -4	23 -4	100.00%	100.00%
Seminary Bnos Chaim	384 84	184 -44	135 9	47.92% -28.08%	73.37% 18.11%
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel	82 2	24 -1	24 -1	29.27% -1.98%	100.00%
Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village	36 2	30 -2	30 -2	83.33% -10.79%	100.00%
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok	40 2	25 11	20 7	62.50% 25.66%	80.00% -12.86%
Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim	28 -2	28 -2	27 -3	100.00%	96.43% -3.57%

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