New Jersey Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores

The 2025 average SAT score of New Jersey colleges is 1253 which is 13 points higher than previous SAT score of 1239.

Princeton University has the highest SAT score of 1550 among 16 New Jersey colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

Of those 16 New Jersey colleges, 6 schools' SAT scores increased compared to last year, and 6 schools' scores decreased. 3 schools' scores are same as last year.

The table below shows the 10 New Jersey colleges with the highest SAT scores along with important academic statistics.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $44,161 and graduate tuition & fees is $33,256 for the academic year 2024-2025.

Table. New Jersey Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores Comparison
	School Name	SAT Score	ACT Score	Acceptance Rate	Yield	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Total Population	Graduation Rate	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	Princeton University Princeton, NJPrivate, 4-year	1,550 10	35	4.62%	75.48%	$62,688	9,137	98.00%	5 to 1
2 -	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJPrivate, 4-year	1,440 -	33	47.58%	20.78%	$63,462	8,469	87.00%	11 to 1
3 -	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJPublic, 4-year	1,410 30	31	58.15%	20.53%	$37,441 ($17,929)	52,269	84.00%	16 to 1
4 -	New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJPublic, 4-year	1,330 5	31	65.07%	17.19%	$37,664 ($19,974)	13,247	73.00%	17 to 1
5 -	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJPrivate, 4-year	1,310 10	30	73.26%	8.82%	$53,170	9,571	69.00%	14 to 1
6	Caldwell University Caldwell, NJPrivate, 4-year	1,260	-	71.34%	8.50%	$40,848	2,005	57.00%	12 to 1
7 1	The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJPublic, 4-year	1,240 -	28	62.29%	19.66%	$25,752 ($19,632)	8,141	86.00%	14 to 1
8 1	Drew University Madison, NJPrivate, 4-year	1,225 15	26	67.83%	10.74%	$47,100	2,232	70.00%	11 to 1
9 1	Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJPrivate, 4-year	1,220 20	26	89.02%	9.98%	$46,552	4,767	72.00%	12 to 1
10 1	Rowan University Glassboro, NJPublic, 4-year	1,210 -	26	77.66%	23.04%	$26,932 ($16,574)	21,026	67.00%	17 to 1
	Average	1,320	30	61.68%	21.47%	$44,161 ($18,527)	13,086	76.30%	13 to 1

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Northern Virginia Community College Public, 2-4 year | Annandale, VA
Casper College Public, 2-4 year | Casper, WY
College of Western Idaho Public, 4-year | Nampa, ID
Texas State Technical College Public, 2-4 year | Waco, TX
National Park College Public, 2-4 year | Hot Springs, AR
Kansas State University Public, 4-year | Manhattan, KS
The University of Texas at Austin Public, 4-year | Austin, TX
University of Florida Public, 4-year | Gainesville, FL
Harvard University Private, 4-year | Cambridge, MA
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Public, 4-year | Atlanta, GA

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Graduate

Adams State University Public, 4-year | Alamosa, CO
University of Florida Public, 4-year | Gainesville, FL
Nova Southeastern University Private, 4-year | Fort Lauderdale, FL
University of Pennsylvania Private, 4-year | Philadelphia, PA
Johns Hopkins University Private, 4-year | Baltimore, MD
California State University-Northridge Public, 4-year | Northridge, CA
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Public, 4-year | University Park, PA
Thomas Jefferson University Private, 4-year | Philadelphia, PA
Clemson University Public, 4-year | Clemson, SC
Texas A&M University-College Station Public, 4-year | College Station, TX

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Online Schools

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus Public, 4-year | University Park, PA
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Public, 4-year | Atlanta, GA
Fort Hays State University Public, 4-year | Hays, KS
Southern New Hampshire University Private, 4-year | Manchester, NH
Grand Canyon University Private, 4-year | Phoenix, AZ
Western New Mexico University Public, 4-year | Silver City, NM
University of Central Florida Public, 4-year | Orlando, FL
Florida International University Public, 4-year | Miami, FL
University of North Dakota Public, 4-year | Grand Forks, ND
Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix Private, 2-4 year | Phoenix, AZ

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Trade Schools

Pima Medical Institute-Tucson Private, 4-year | Tucson, AZ
Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas Private, 2-4 year | Las Vegas, NV
Lincoln Technical Institute-Union Private, Less than 2-year | Union, NJ
UEI College-Sacramento Private, Less than 2-year | Sacramento, CA
Fortis Institute Private, 2-4 year | Houston, TX
WyoTech Private, 2-4 year | Laramie, WY
Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville Private, 2-4 year | Fayetteville, NC
Oklahoma Technical College Private, 2-4 year | Tulsa, OK
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis Private, Less than 2-year | Minneapolis, MN
Pima Medical Institute-San Antonio Private, 2-4 year | San Antonio, TX

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