For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of New Jersey colleges is 65.12%, 258,043 accepted out of 396,241 applicants.
For New Jersey college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 80,848 (25.63%) compared to last year, from 315,393 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 2,134, which is more than 6.05% last year.
New Jersey colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 1.34% compared to last year, which means harder to get into New Jersey colleges. The yield decreased by 2.33%.
Among New Jersey colleges, Princeton University has the lowest acceptance rate of 4.62% with 1,868 accepted students out of 40,468 applicants. Rutgers University-New Brunswick has the most number of applicants of 68,614 and Rutgers University-New Brunswick has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 8,191.
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.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University | 40,468 824 | 1,868 86 | 1,410 44 | 4.62% 0.13% | 75.48% -1.18% |
| Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing | 5 1 | 1 | 1 | 20.00% -5.00% | 100.00% |
| Healthcare Training Institute | 12 -46 | 5 -39 | 5 -35 | 41.67% -34.19% | 100.00% 9.09% |
| Talmudical Academy-New Jersey | 23 -1 | 10 | 10 | 43.48% 1.81% | 100.00% |
| Seminary Bnos Chaim | 390 10 | 170 5 | 98 -10 | 43.59% 0.17% | 57.65% -7.80% |
| Yeshiva Toras Chaim | 113 50 | 50 -12 | 50 -12 | 44.25% -54.16% | 100.00% |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | 10,673 -3,497 | 5,078 -1,078 | 1,055 31 | 47.58% 4.14% | 20.78% 4.15% |
| Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel | 68 7 | 35 9 | 34 12 | 51.47% 8.85% | 97.14% 12.52% |
| Beth Medrash of Asbury Park | 65 13 | 35 13 | 21 3 | 53.85% 11.54% | 60.00% -21.82% |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel | 120 20 | 65 12 | 58 14 | 54.17% 1.17% | 89.23% 6.21% |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma | 30 -4 | 17 -7 | 10 -6 | 56.67% -13.92% | 58.82% -7.85% |
| Bais Medrash Toras Chesed | 85 12 | 49 3 | 35 2 | 57.65% -5.36% | 71.43% -0.31% |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 68,614 25,267 | 39,899 11,573 | 8,191 510 | 58.15% -7.20% | 20.53% -6.59% |
| JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools | 321 83 | 188 -41 | 37 6 | 58.57% -37.65% | 19.68% 6.14% |
| The College of New Jersey | 12,766 1,098 | 7,952 701 | 1,563 16 | 62.29% 0.15% | 19.66% -1.68% |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | 15,607 1,614 | 10,156 794 | 1,746 -16 | 65.07% -1.83% | 17.19% -1.63% |
| Rutgers University-Camden | 32,840 20,889 | 21,768 12,476 | 531 -49 | 66.29% -11.46% | 2.44% -3.80% |
| Jersey College | 760 224 | 514 150 | 389 130 | 67.63% -0.28% | 75.68% 4.53% |
| Drew University | 5,024 420 | 3,408 211 | 366 -38 | 67.83% -1.61% | 10.74% -1.90% |
| Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah | 19 -17 | 13 -11 | 12 -5 | 68.42% 1.75% | 92.31% 21.48% |
| Eastern International College-Jersey City | 191 155 | 133 97 | 42 6 | 69.63% -30.37% | 31.58% -68.42% |
| Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 1,596 -1,895 | 1,113 -1,234 | 175 -7 | 69.74% 2.51% | 15.72% 7.97% |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood | 10 -15 | 7 -13 | 1 -11 | 70.00% -10.00% | 14.29% -45.71% |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey | 8,976 1,423 | 6,341 811 | 1,126 114 | 70.64% -2.58% | 17.76% -0.54% |
| Saint Elizabeth University | 2,216 439 | 1,574 202 | 119 -17 | 71.03% -6.18% | 7.56% -2.35% |
| Caldwell University | 9,364 1,519 | 6,680 1,549 | 568 225 | 71.34% 5.94% | 8.50% 1.82% |
| Rutgers University-Newark | 36,793 19,014 | 26,254 12,257 | 1,857 449 | 71.36% -7.37% | 7.07% -2.99% |
| Seton Hall University | 24,776 1,028 | 18,152 -586 | 1,601 29 | 73.26% -5.64% | 8.82% 0.43% |
| Kean University | 13,936 1,794 | 10,578 1,243 | 1,975 7 | 75.90% -0.98% | 18.67% -2.41% |
| Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok | 30 -10 | 23 3 | 23 3 | 76.67% 26.67% | 100.00% |
| Rowan University | 19,593 1,670 | 15,216 1,268 | 3,506 951 | 77.66% -0.16% | 23.04% 4.72% |
| Rider University | 10,071 1,002 | 7,920 719 | 720 -86 | 78.64% -0.76% | 9.09% -2.10% |
| Georgian Court University | 2,354 37 | 1,856 222 | 223 -9 | 78.84% 8.32% | 12.02% -2.18% |
| Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah | 30 2 | 24 3 | 21 | 80.00% 5.00% | 87.50% -12.50% |
| Yeshiva Bais Aharon | 11 3 | 9 3 | 9 3 | 81.82% 6.82% | 100.00% |
| Centenary University | 1,749 455 | 1,453 202 | 213 32 | 83.08% -13.60% | 14.66% 0.19% |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village | 43 21 | 36 15 | 32 11 | 83.72% -11.73% | 88.89% -11.11% |
| Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah | 27 4 | 23 | 22 2 | 85.19% -14.81% | 95.65% 8.69% |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah | 49 9 | 42 4 | 42 4 | 85.71% -9.29% | 100.00% |
| Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok | 29 24 | 25 20 | 24 19 | 86.21% -13.79% | 96.00% -4.00% |
| Montclair State University | 26,257 2,658 | 23,076 2,447 | 4,192 153 | 87.89% 0.48% | 18.17% -1.41% |
| Stockton University | 10,520 1,182 | 9,357 1,124 | 1,453 -77 | 88.94% 0.77% | 15.53% -3.05% |
| Monmouth University | 9,321 911 | 8,298 768 | 828 -147 | 89.02% -0.52% | 9.98% -2.97% |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch | 28 9 | 25 6 | 25 6 | 89.29% -10.71% | 100.00% |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey | 9,165 1,411 | 8,256 1,082 | 1,037 154 | 90.08% -2.44% | 12.56% 0.25% |
| Saint Peter's University | 5,217 836 | 4,711 745 | 535 81 | 90.30% -0.23% | 11.36% -0.09% |
| Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim | 32 1 | 29 -2 | 29 -2 | 90.63% -9.37% | 100.00% |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 5,826 1,567 | 5,285 1,200 | 623 17 | 90.71% -5.20% | 11.79% -3.04% |
| Rabbi Jacob Joseph School | 36 5 | 33 5 | 33 5 | 91.67% 1.35% | 100.00% |
| Rabbinical College of America | 103 33 | 98 37 | 95 42 | 95.15% 8.01% | 96.94% 10.05% |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 5,652 1,195 | 5,380 1,134 | 565 53 | 95.19% -0.08% | 10.50% -1.56% |
| New Jersey City University | 5,679 -78 | 5,587 453 | 549 -27 | 98.38% 9.20% | 9.83% -1.39% |
| Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud | 6 -1 | 6 1 | 4 -1 | 100.00% 28.57% | 66.67% -33.33% |
| Yeshivas Emek Hatorah | 21 -8 | 21 -8 | 21 -8 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Morris County Vocational School District | 25 5 | 25 5 | 23 6 | 100.00% | 92.00% 7.00% |
| DeVry University-New Jersey | 1 -1 | 1 -1 | 1 -1 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Chamberlain University-New Jersey | 18 8 | 18 9 | 12 5 | 100.00% 10.00% | 66.67% -11.11% |