The average graduation rate of New Jersey colleges is 59.94%. It means that 59.94% of students have completed their studies within 150% of program length.
For the bachelor's degree (BS) in 4-year New Jersey colleges, the average graduation rate is 56.40%, which means 56.40% of students earned BS degree in 6 years after enrolling first year.
In New Jersey 2-year institutions (i.e. community colleges), the average graduation rate is 50.26%.
For New Jersey colleges, Princeton University has the highest graduation rate of 97.61% among 4-year colleges. For New Jersey community colleges, Assumption College for Sisters has the highest graduation rate of 100.00%.
The following table compares graduation rates between New Jersey colleges. For 4-year colleges, the rates are based on the time it takes to earn a bachelor's degree, which typically requires 4 years of study. Therefore, 100% normal time means 4-year, 125% normal time means 5-years, and the 150% normal time means 6 years.
For community colleges (2-4 year schools) and trade schools, the completion time to measure graduation rates vary depending on the length of the program. For example, 150% normal time for 1-year certificate programs is 18 months and 3 years for 2-years associate degree.
| School | Graduation Rate (Completers) | Transfer-out Rate | Retention Rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In 100% Normal Time | In 125% Normal Time | In 150% Normal Time | |||
| Eastwick College-Hackensack4-Year College, private | - | - | - | 10% | - |
| Assumption College for SistersCommunity College | 100.00% | - | 100.00% | - | 100% |
| Atlantic Cape Community CollegeCommunity College | 14.79% | - | 30.03% | 14% | 57% |
| Fortis Institute-WayneTrade School | 21.28% | - | 72.34% | - | 86% |
| Bergen Community CollegeCommunity College | 8.15% | - | 20.69% | 15% | 64% |
| Berkeley College-Woodland Park4-Year College, private | 31.87% | 35.16% | 39.56% | 13% | 55% |
| Beth Medrash Govoha4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bloomfield College of Montclair State University4-Year College, public | 22.25% | 34.78% | 38.11% | 32% | 59% |
| Brookdale Community CollegeCommunity College | 13.88% | - | 29.92% | 14% | 70% |
| Rowan College at Burlington CountyCommunity College | 22.82% | - | 35.88% | 15% | 58% |
| Caldwell University4-Year College, private | 44.33% | 56.28% | 57.49% | 26% | 77% |
| Camden County CollegeCommunity College | 17.11% | - | 30.86% | 12% | 63% |
| Centenary University4-Year College, private | 44.84% | 53.36% | 55.16% | 28% | 78% |
| Adult and Continuing Education-BCTSTrade School | 91.03% | - | 91.03% | - | 42% |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-IselinTrade School | 22.63% | - | 54.09% | - | 72% |
| American Institute-CliftonTrade School | - | - | - | - | 70% |
| County College of MorrisCommunity College | 18.99% | - | 35.57% | 17% | 76% |
| Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland CampusCommunity College | 18.13% | - | 32.90% | 9% | 63% |
| Drew University4-Year College, private | 62.62% | 69.52% | 70.48% | 21% | 88% |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-South PlainfieldCommunity College | 50.79% | - | 77.17% | - | 73% |
| Essex County CollegeCommunity College | 8.63% | - | 19.90% | 12% | 56% |
| Empire Beauty School-UnionTrade School | - | - | 43.90% | - | 71% |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus4-Year College, private | 41.36% | 50.98% | 54.05% | 3% | 77% |
| Felician University4-Year College, private | 26.74% | 42.71% | 46.88% | 33% | 76% |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus4-Year College, private | 57.68% | 66.02% | 66.47% | 22% | 78% |
| Hohokus School of Trade and Technical SciencesTrade School | 81.15% | - | 81.15% | - | 79% |
| Georgian Court University4-Year College, private | 22.86% | 24.29% | 53.57% | 37% | 76% |
| Rowan University4-Year College, public | 50.09% | 64.07% | 67.29% | 15% | 82% |
| Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusCommunity College | 22.97% | - | 38.71% | 21% | 62% |
| Empire Beauty School-Cherry HillTrade School | - | - | 56.82% | - | 80% |
| Eastwick College-Ramsey4-Year College, private | 83.33% | - | 83.33% | 8% | - |
| Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of NursingCommunity College | 50.00% | - | 100.00% | - | 100% |
| Hudson County Community CollegeCommunity College | 10.87% | - | 25.74% | 8% | 61% |
| New Jersey City University4-Year College, public | 19.60% | 29.72% | 33.89% | 27% | 65% |
| Kean University4-Year College, public | 24.72% | 40.96% | 46.57% | 24% | 76% |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-UnionTrade School | 39.85% | - | 74.79% | - | 76% |
| Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and WellnessTrade School | 51.88% | - | 94.38% | - | 100% |
| Mercer County Community CollegeCommunity College | 11.70% | - | 24.90% | 17% | 67% |
| Middlesex CollegeCommunity College | 19.85% | - | 33.40% | 15% | 72% |
| Monmouth University4-Year College, private | 64.57% | 71.24% | 71.90% | 23% | 80% |
| Montclair State University4-Year College, public | 46.08% | 61.18% | 64.66% | 20% | 78% |
| JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder SchoolsCommunity College | - | - | - | - | 25% |
| Eastwick College-NutleyCommunity College | 55.38% | - | 56.92% | - | 71% |
| New Brunswick Theological Seminary4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New YorkTrade School | 33.33% | - | 66.67% | - | 94% |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology4-Year College, public | 48.78% | 67.78% | 72.76% | 16% | 90% |
| Ocean County CollegeCommunity College | 26.94% | - | 41.51% | 10% | 69% |
| P B Cosmetology Education CenterTrade School | 14.29% | - | 85.71% | - | 94% |
| Parisian Beauty SchoolTrade School | 10.84% | - | 87.95% | - | 90% |
| Passaic County Community CollegeCommunity College | 5.46% | - | 19.25% | 17% | 60% |
| Pennco Tech-BlackwoodTrade School | - | - | - | - | 93% |
| Princeton Theological Seminary4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Princeton University4-Year College, private | 75.26% | 95.22% | 97.61% | - | 98% |
| Rabbinical College of America4-Year College, private | 1.85% | 22.22% | 22.22% | 63% | 75% |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey4-Year College, public | 56.89% | 67.58% | 69.81% | 17% | 84% |
| Rider University4-Year College, private | 53.59% | 60.46% | 61.33% | 28% | 78% |
| Rutgers University-Camden4-Year College, public | 47.43% | 62.38% | 66.67% | 15% | 80% |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick4-Year College, public | 68.98% | 81.45% | 83.91% | - | 93% |
| Rutgers University-Newark4-Year College, public | 41.95% | 59.35% | 63.75% | 18% | 84% |
| Capital Health School of Radiologic TechnologyCommunity College | - | - | - | - | - |
| Capital Health School of NursingCommunity College | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saint Peter's University4-Year College, private | 47.86% | 56.76% | 58.19% | - | 72% |
| Salem Community CollegeCommunity College | 27.54% | - | 40.12% | 10% | 66% |
| Seton Hall University4-Year College, private | 63.98% | 68.44% | 69.49% | 23% | 81% |
| Shore Beauty SchoolTrade School | 18.75% | - | 64.58% | - | 74% |
| Saint Elizabeth University4-Year College, private | 32.97% | 47.80% | 51.10% | 30% | 65% |
| Raritan Valley Community CollegeCommunity College | 17.75% | - | 30.87% | 22% | 68% |
| Stevens Institute of Technology4-Year College, private | 70.97% | 85.39% | 86.88% | 3% | 94% |
| Stockton University4-Year College, public | 51.45% | 65.83% | 68.54% | 19% | 79% |
| Talmudical Academy-New Jersey4-Year College, private | - | - | - | 20% | 90% |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-TeterboroCommunity College | 70.21% | - | 70.21% | - | 84% |
| Thomas Edison State University4-Year College, public | - | - | - | - | - |
| The College of New Jersey4-Year College, public | 75.84% | 83.91% | 85.85% | 10% | 91% |
| UCNJ Union College of Union County, New JerseyCommunity College | 20.11% | - | 35.42% | 6% | 66% |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey4-Year College, public | 26.16% | 40.25% | 43.96% | 28% | 74% |
| Relay Graduate School of Education - Newark4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Warren County Community CollegeCommunity College | 28.47% | - | 38.89% | 17% | 65% |
| Sussex County Community CollegeCommunity College | 34.97% | - | 36.97% | 12% | 58% |
| Morris County Vocational School DistrictTrade School | 88.46% | - | 88.46% | - | 82% |
| Empire Beauty School-BloomfieldTrade School | - | - | 36.84% | - | 63% |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-MoorestownTrade School | 36.51% | - | 54.44% | - | 63% |
| MCVSDTrade School | 40.00% | - | 52.86% | 7% | 37% |
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North PlainfieldTrade School | 11.11% | - | 66.67% | - | 92% |
| Rabbi Jacob Joseph School4-Year College, private | - | - | - | 83% | 97% |
| Artistic Academy of Hair DesignTrade School | 40.00% | - | 82.86% | - | 92% |
| Union County Vocational Technical SchoolTrade School | 97.26% | - | 98.63% | - | 100% |
| Prism Career Institute-Cherry HillTrade School | 40.80% | - | 60.80% | - | 72% |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-MahwahTrade School | - | - | - | - | 79% |
| Eastern International College-Jersey City4-Year College, private | 6.25% | - | 6.25% | 4% | 55% |
| Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic CityTrade School | 37.42% | - | 60.65% | - | 89% |
| Ocean County Vocational-Technical SchoolTrade School | 65.31% | - | 65.31% | - | 74% |
| New Community Career & Technical InstituteTrade School | 10.28% | - | 54.21% | - | 18% |
| Pillar College4-Year College, private | - | 20.00% | 30.00% | 5% | 74% |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-ParamusTrade School | 31.52% | - | 69.65% | - | 63% |
| P C Age-Jersey CityTrade School | 72.73% | - | 72.73% | - | 80% |
| PC AGE-MetroparkTrade School | 57.14% | - | 57.14% | - | 78% |
| Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Healthcare Training InstituteCommunity College | 95.59% | - | 100.00% | - | 95% |
| Bais Medrash Toras Chesed4-Year College, private | - | 4.17% | 33.33% | 33% | 91% |
| Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok4-Year College, private | - | - | 14.29% | 57% | 100% |
| Yeshiva Toras Chaim4-Year College, private | 13.79% | 31.03% | 31.03% | 69% | 92% |
| Strayer University-New Jersey4-Year College, private | - | - | - | 33% | - |
| Total Image Beauty AcademyTrade School | 96.48% | - | 98.59% | - | 83% |
| Jersey CollegeCommunity College | 34.73% | - | 44.77% | - | 63% |
| American Institute of Medical Sciences & EducationCommunity College | 53.13% | - | 87.50% | - | 100% |
| National Career InstituteTrade School | 31.71% | - | 56.10% | - | 81% |
| Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud4-Year College, private | 40.00% | - | 40.00% | 60% | 100% |
| Best Care CollegeCommunity College | 63.89% | - | 63.89% | - | 70% |
| Fortis Institute-LawrencevilleTrade School | 30.00% | - | 53.57% | - | 53% |
| ASI Career InstituteTrade School | 98.46% | - | 98.46% | - | - |
| Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & CosmetologyTrade School | 20.00% | - | 80.00% | - | 100% |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma4-Year College, private | - | - | 16.67% | 33% | 56% |
| MCI Institute of NJCommunity College | 100.00% | - | 100.00% | - | - |
| Universal Training InstituteTrade School | 24.56% | - | 57.89% | - | 79% |
| Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah4-Year College, private | 27.27% | 31.82% | 36.36% | 64% | 75% |
| Center for the Healing ArtsTrade School | 93.75% | - | 93.75% | - | - |
| DeVry University-New Jersey4-Year College, private | 33.33% | 50.00% | 66.67% | - | 100% |
| American Institute-Toms RiverCommunity College | 37.02% | - | 54.70% | - | 59% |
| Innovate Salon AcademyTrade School | 79.10% | - | 94.03% | 1% | 96% |
| Chamberlain University-New Jersey4-Year College, private | 33.33% | - | 33.33% | 33% | 80% |
| American Institute of Alternative MedicineTrade School | - | - | - | - | - |
| Garden State Science and Technology InstituteTrade School | 10.17% | - | 33.05% | - | 64% |
| Beth Medrash of Asbury Park4-Year College, private | - | 10.00% | 10.00% | 80% | 72% |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel4-Year College, private | 11.11% | - | 11.11% | 11% | 70% |
| Mobile Technical TrainingTrade School | 88.24% | - | 88.24% | - | - |
| Cutting Edge AcademyTrade School | 26.67% | - | 80.00% | - | 94% |
| Yeshiva Bais Aharon4-Year College, private | - | - | - | 83% | - |
| Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah4-Year College, private | - | - | - | 26% | 63% |
| American Institute-SomersetCommunity College | 38.75% | - | 55.63% | - | 80% |
| Advantage Career InstituteTrade School | 49.11% | - | 82.14% | - | - |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch4-Year College, private | - | 5.56% | 5.56% | 94% | 84% |
| Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah4-Year College, private | - | 4.76% | 4.76% | 24% | 71% |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah4-Year College, private | - | - | 2.56% | 13% | 79% |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood4-Year College, private | 19.05% | - | 19.05% | 81% | 33% |
| Yeshivas Emek Hatorah4-Year College, private | - | - | - | 100% | 97% |
| Seminary Bnos ChaimCommunity College | 93.55% | - | 93.55% | - | 96% |
| Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel4-Year College, private | - | - | 8.70% | 9% | 95% |
| Innovate Salon AcademyTrade School | 26.79% | - | 82.14% | - | - |
| Universal Technical Institute-BloomfieldCommunity College | 29.13% | - | 66.79% | - | 88% |
| Pro Beauty AcademyTrade School | 18.18% | - | 68.18% | - | 86% |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village4-Year College, private | 34.78% | - | 34.78% | 30% | 71% |
| Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok4-Year College, private | 20.00% | - | 26.67% | 13% | 89% |
| Jersey College - EwingCommunity College | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim4-Year College, private | - | - | - | 100% | 87% |
| American InstituteCommunity College | - | - | - | - | - |
| Monmouth University - Monmouth Park Corporate Center4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bard College - BHSEC NewarkCommunity College | - | - | - | - | - |
| Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult EducationTrade School | 84.21% | - | 84.21% | - | 76% |
| American Institute-Cherry HillTrade School | - | - | - | - | 62% |
| Salon Professional AcademyTrade School | - | - | - | - | 93% |
| Virginia University of Integrative Medicine - New Jersey4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Burlington County Institute of Technology - Adult Education -Trade School | - | - | - | - | - |
| Innovate Salon AcademyTrade School | - | - | - | - | 98% |