Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus has the lowest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 53% last year.
Seton Hall University with 69% and Stevens Institute of Technology with 87% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of New Jersey Private Colleges with the Lowest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $54,083 and graduate tuition & fees is $41,742 for the academic year 2024-2025.
For these well-regarded New Jersey Private Colleges with the Lowest Graduation Rate, the average acceptance rate is 54.04% and the average SAT score is 1,433, indicating a moderately selective admissions process.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJPrivate, 4-year | 53.00% 8.00% | $37,010 | 11.79% | 90.71% | - | 8,045 | 14 to 1 |
| 2 - | Seton Hall University South Orange, NJPrivate, 4-year | 69.00% 2.00% | $53,170 | 8.82% | 73.26% | 1,310 | 9,571 | 14 to 1 |
| 3 - | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJPrivate, 4-year | 87.00% 2.00% | $63,462 | 20.78% | 47.58% | 1,440 | 8,469 | 11 to 1 |
| 4 - | Princeton University Princeton, NJPrivate, 4-year | 98.00% 1.00% | $62,688 | 75.48% | 4.62% | 1,550 | 9,137 | 5 to 1 |
| Average | 76.75% | $54,083 | 29.22% | 54.04% | 1,433 | 8,806 | 11 to 1 |