For New Jersey Public colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $11,434 for New Jersey residents and $16,387 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $19,503 for New Jersey residents and $24,746 for out-of-state students.
New Jersey Institute of Technology has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $37,664 and Camden County College has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,416 among New Jersey Public colleges. For graduate programs, New Jersey Institute of Technology has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $38,436 and Thomas Edison State University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $12,150 among New Jersey Public colleges.
The average COA of New Jersey Public colleges in 2025 is $33,460 for state residents and $38,413 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $11,434 | $16,387 | $19,503 | $24,746 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,480 | $1,480 | ||
| Room & Board | $16,328 | $16,328 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,218 | $4,218 | ||
| COA | $33,460 | $38,413 | $41,528 | $46,771 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of New Jersey Public colleges is $11,434 for state residents and $16,387 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for New Jersey Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $9,112 | $1,625 | $14,042 | $1,378 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,300 | $1,746 | $14,308 | $1,429 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,480 | $1,686 | $14,640 | $1,379 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,698 | $1,708 | $14,820 | $1,450 |
| 2024-2025 | $9,611 | $1,824 | $14,785 | $1,603 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of New Jersey Public colleges in 2025 is $19,503 for state residents and $24,746 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for New Jersey Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $14,855 | $1,949 | $20,498 | $1,949 |
| 2021-2022 | $15,514 | $1,806 | $20,859 | $1,806 |
| 2022-2023 | $16,064 | $1,669 | $21,479 | $1,669 |
| 2023-2024 | $16,689 | $1,878 | $22,345 | $1,878 |
| 2024-2025 | $17,632 | $1,871 | $22,875 | $1,871 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of New Jersey Public colleges in 2025 is $347 for state residents and $539 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $886 for state residents and $1,121 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2020-2021 | $330 | $506 | $749 | $1,014 |
| 2021-2022 | $333 | $512 | $769 | $1,015 |
| 2022-2023 | $341 | $525 | $796 | $1,045 |
| 2023-2024 | $350 | $542 | $826 | $1,086 |
| 2024-2025 | $347 | $539 | $886 | $1,121 |
The average living costs of New Jersey Public colleges in 2025 is $20,546 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $19,788 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 Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $13,939 | $3,362 | $11,821 | $4,745 |
| 2021-2022 | $14,081 | $3,455 | $11,899 | $4,545 |
| 2022-2023 | $14,449 | $3,766 | $12,172 | $5,259 |
| 2023-2024 | $15,387 | $4,049 | $12,987 | $5,571 |
| 2024-2025 | $16,328 | $4,218 | $14,188 | $5,601 |