A total of 411,702 students are enrolled in New Jersey colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
There are 343,060 undergraduate and 68,648 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 83.33% and the proportion of graduate students is 16.67%.
By school level, 268,558 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 128,247 students enrolled in community colleges, and 14,897 students enrolled in trade schools.
For New Jersey colleges, Rutgers University-New Brunswick has the most number of students of 52,269 among 4-year colleges. For New Jersey community colleges, Middlesex College has the most students of 12,044 and Lincoln Technical Institute-Union is the largest trade school with 1,785.
By attending status, there are 280,981 full-time students and 130,689 part-time students at New Jersey colleges.
The following table compares student population by school level between New Jersey colleges. A total of 411,702 students have enrolled in New Jersey colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||
| Eastwick College-HackensackPrivate, 4-year | 1,171 | 1,171 | 822 | 349 | - | - | - |
| Assumption College for SistersPrivate, 2-4 year | 30 | 30 | 20 | 10 | - | - | - |
| Atlantic Cape Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,052 | 4,052 | 1,618 | 2,434 | - | - | - |
| Fortis Institute-WaynePrivate, Less than 2-year | 502 | 502 | 455 | 47 | - | - | - |
| Bergen Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 11,720 | 11,720 | 5,873 | 5,847 | - | - | - |
| Berkeley College-Woodland ParkPrivate, 4-year | 1,996 | 1,907 | 1,130 | 777 | 89 | 18 | 71 |
| Beth Medrash GovohaPrivate, 4-year | 9,657 | 4,027 | 3,239 | 788 | 5,630 | 5,146 | 484 |
| Bloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 799 | 799 | 695 | 104 | 6 | - | - |
| Brookdale Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 9,900 | 9,900 | 4,140 | 5,760 | - | - | - |
| Rowan College at Burlington CountyPublic, 2-4 year | 6,620 | 6,620 | 3,130 | 3,490 | - | - | - |
| Caldwell UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,005 | 1,617 | 1,544 | 73 | 388 | 134 | 254 |
| Camden County CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 7,622 | 7,622 | 3,358 | 4,264 | - | - | - |
| Centenary UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,398 | 936 | 868 | 68 | 462 | 16 | 446 |
| Adult and Continuing Education-BCTSPublic, Less than 2-year | 117 | 117 | 117 | - | - | - | - |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-IselinPrivate, Less than 2-year | 638 | 638 | 563 | 75 | - | - | - |
| American Institute-CliftonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 778 | 778 | 487 | 291 | - | - | - |
| County College of MorrisPublic, 2-4 year | 6,131 | 6,131 | 2,711 | 3,420 | - | - | - |
| Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland CampusPublic, 2-4 year | 2,686 | 2,686 | 1,075 | 1,611 | - | - | - |
| Drew UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,232 | 1,626 | 1,594 | 32 | 606 | 266 | 340 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-South PlainfieldPrivate, 2-4 year | 335 | 335 | 271 | 64 | - | - | - |
| Essex County CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 7,026 | 7,026 | 3,328 | 3,698 | - | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-UnionPrivate, Less than 2-year | 103 | 103 | 66 | 37 | - | - | - |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusPrivate, 4-year | 8,045 | 5,690 | 2,157 | 3,533 | 2,355 | 967 | 1,388 |
| Felician UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,427 | 1,870 | 1,703 | 167 | 557 | 165 | 392 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham CampusPrivate, 4-year | 2,885 | 2,012 | 1,927 | 85 | 873 | 598 | 275 |
| Hohokus School of Trade and Technical SciencesPrivate, Less than 2-year | 146 | 146 | 122 | 24 | - | - | - |
| Georgian Court UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,013 | 1,616 | 1,114 | 502 | 397 | 181 | 216 |
| Rowan UniversityPublic, 4-year | 21,026 | 16,100 | 14,187 | 1,913 | 4,926 | 3,118 | 1,808 |
| Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusPublic, 2-4 year | 5,218 | 5,218 | 2,711 | 2,507 | - | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-Cherry HillPrivate, Less than 2-year | 139 | 139 | 81 | 58 | - | - | - |
| Eastwick College-RamseyPrivate, 4-year | 1,203 | 1,203 | 660 | 543 | - | - | - |
| Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of NursingPrivate, 2-4 year | 178 | 178 | 34 | 144 | - | - | - |
| Hudson County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 7,763 | 7,763 | 3,985 | 3,778 | - | - | - |
| New Jersey City UniversityPublic, 4-year | 5,429 | 3,871 | 3,308 | 563 | 1,558 | 300 | 1,258 |
| Kean UniversityPublic, 4-year | 13,905 | 11,758 | 10,001 | 1,757 | 2,147 | 1,146 | 1,001 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-UnionPrivate, Less than 2-year | 1,785 | 1,785 | 1,785 | - | - | - | - |
| Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and WellnessPrivate, Less than 2-year | 346 | 346 | 125 | 221 | - | - | - |
| Mercer County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 6,394 | 6,394 | 2,080 | 4,314 | - | - | - |
| Middlesex CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 12,044 | 12,044 | 4,378 | 7,666 | - | - | - |
| Monmouth UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 4,767 | 3,710 | 3,594 | 116 | 1,057 | 550 | 507 |
| Montclair State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 23,375 | 18,712 | 17,222 | 1,490 | 4,663 | 2,227 | 2,436 |
| JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder SchoolsPrivate, 2-4 year | 188 | 188 | 45 | 143 | - | - | - |
| Eastwick College-NutleyPrivate, 2-4 year | 618 | 618 | 363 | 255 | - | - | - |
| New Brunswick Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 129 | - | - | - | 129 | 45 | 84 |
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New YorkPrivate, Less than 2-year | 271 | 271 | 155 | 116 | - | - | - |
| New Jersey Institute of TechnologyPublic, 4-year | 13,247 | 10,200 | 8,605 | 1,595 | 3,047 | 2,016 | 1,031 |
| Ocean County CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 7,095 | 7,095 | 3,043 | 4,052 | - | - | - |
| P B Cosmetology Education CenterPrivate, Less than 2-year | 120 | 120 | 108 | 12 | - | - | - |
| Parisian Beauty SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 441 | 441 | 258 | 183 | - | - | - |
| Passaic County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,782 | 4,782 | 1,745 | 3,037 | - | - | - |
| Pennco Tech-BlackwoodPrivate, Less than 2-year | 875 | 875 | 628 | 247 | - | - | - |
| Princeton Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 302 | - | - | - | 302 | 267 | 35 |
| Princeton UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 9,137 | 5,813 | 5,726 | 87 | 3,324 | 3,321 | 3 |
| Rabbinical College of AmericaPrivate, 4-year | 194 | 181 | 181 | - | 13 | 13 | - |
| Ramapo College of New JerseyPublic, 4-year | 5,981 | 5,444 | 4,539 | 905 | 537 | 239 | 298 |
| Rider UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 4,003 | 3,145 | 2,984 | 161 | 858 | 364 | 494 |
| Rutgers University-CamdenPublic, 4-year | 5,675 | 3,857 | 3,261 | 596 | 1,818 | 933 | 885 |
| Rutgers University-New BrunswickPublic, 4-year | 52,269 | 37,985 | 36,609 | 1,376 | 14,284 | 8,942 | 5,342 |
| Rutgers University-NewarkPublic, 4-year | 11,315 | 7,989 | 6,958 | 1,031 | 3,326 | 1,637 | 1,689 |
| Capital Health School of Radiologic TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year | 16 | 16 | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| Capital Health School of NursingPrivate, 2-4 year | 66 | 66 | 66 | - | - | - | - |
| Saint Peter's UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,572 | 2,263 | 2,062 | 201 | 1,309 | 968 | 341 |
| Salem Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,135 | 1,135 | 498 | 637 | - | - | - |
| Seton Hall UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 9,571 | 6,146 | 6,003 | 143 | 3,425 | 1,694 | 1,731 |
| Shore Beauty SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 188 | 188 | 136 | 52 | - | - | - |
| Saint Elizabeth UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 871 | 560 | 516 | 44 | 311 | 188 | 123 |
| Raritan Valley Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 6,762 | 6,762 | 2,698 | 4,064 | - | - | - |
| Stevens Institute of TechnologyPrivate, 4-year | 8,469 | 4,236 | 4,169 | 67 | 4,233 | 2,772 | 1,461 |
| Stockton UniversityPublic, 4-year | 8,631 | 7,565 | 7,266 | 299 | 1,066 | 440 | 626 |
| Talmudical Academy-New JerseyPrivate, 4-year | 72 | 72 | 72 | - | - | - | - |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-TeterboroPrivate, 2-4 year | 695 | 695 | 503 | 192 | - | - | - |
| Thomas Edison State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 7,544 | 6,775 | 166 | 6,609 | 769 | 12 | 757 |
| The College of New JerseyPublic, 4-year | 8,141 | 7,435 | 7,267 | 168 | 706 | 289 | 417 |
| UCNJ Union College of Union County, New JerseyPublic, 2-4 year | 8,330 | 8,330 | 3,722 | 4,608 | - | - | - |
| William Paterson University of New JerseyPublic, 4-year | 9,942 | 6,647 | 5,239 | 1,408 | 3,295 | 749 | 2,546 |
| Relay Graduate School of Education - NewarkPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Warren County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 944 | 944 | 374 | 570 | - | - | - |
| Sussex County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,247 | 2,247 | 1,393 | 854 | - | - | - |
| Morris County Vocational School DistrictPublic, Less than 2-year | 36 | 36 | 36 | - | - | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-BloomfieldPrivate, Less than 2-year | 164 | 164 | 104 | 60 | - | - | - |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-MoorestownPrivate, Less than 2-year | 782 | 782 | 604 | 178 | - | - | - |
| MCVSDPublic, Less than 2-year | 67 | 67 | 67 | - | - | - | - |
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North PlainfieldPrivate, Less than 2-year | 190 | 190 | 102 | 88 | - | - | - |
| Rabbi Jacob Joseph SchoolPrivate, 4-year | 115 | 115 | 115 | - | - | - | - |
| Artistic Academy of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year | 88 | 88 | 88 | - | - | - | - |
| Union County Vocational Technical SchoolPublic, Less than 2-year | 88 | 88 | 88 | - | - | - | - |
| Prism Career Institute-Cherry HillPrivate, Less than 2-year | 269 | 269 | 269 | - | - | - | - |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-MahwahPrivate, Less than 2-year | 1,080 | 1,080 | 1,050 | 30 | - | - | - |
| Eastern International College-Jersey CityPrivate, 4-year | 495 | 495 | 368 | 127 | - | - | - |
| Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic CityPrivate, Less than 2-year | 235 | 235 | 235 | - | - | - | - |
| Ocean County Vocational-Technical SchoolPublic, Less than 2-year | 497 | 497 | 497 | - | - | - | - |
| New Community Career & Technical InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 11 | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| Pillar CollegePrivate, 4-year | 556 | 512 | 493 | 19 | 44 | 33 | 11 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-ParamusPrivate, Less than 2-year | 495 | 495 | 398 | 97 | - | - | - |
| P C Age-Jersey CityPrivate, Less than 2-year | 106 | 106 | 106 | - | - | - | - |
| PC AGE-MetroparkPrivate, Less than 2-year | 46 | 46 | 46 | - | - | - | - |
| Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional MedicinePrivate, 4-year | 42 | 2 | - | 2 | 40 | 37 | 3 |
| Healthcare Training InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year | 48 | 48 | 34 | 14 | - | - | - |
| Bais Medrash Toras ChesedPrivate, 4-year | 132 | 132 | 132 | - | - | - | - |
| Yeshivas Be'er YitzchokPrivate, 4-year | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Yeshiva Toras ChaimPrivate, 4-year | 227 | 227 | 208 | 19 | - | - | - |
| Strayer University-New JerseyPrivate, 4-year | 796 | 703 | 25 | 678 | 93 | 28 | 65 |
| Total Image Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 204 | 204 | 71 | 133 | - | - | - |
| Jersey CollegePrivate, 2-4 year | 4,478 | 4,478 | 3,104 | 1,374 | - | - | - |
| American Institute of Medical Sciences & EducationPrivate, 2-4 year | 472 | 472 | 205 | 267 | - | - | - |
| National Career InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 249 | 249 | 178 | 71 | - | - | - |
| Keser Torah-Mayan HatalmudPrivate, 4-year | 57 | 57 | 53 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Best Care CollegePrivate, 2-4 year | 44 | 44 | 44 | - | - | - | - |
| Fortis Institute-LawrencevillePrivate, Less than 2-year | 373 | 373 | 373 | - | - | - | - |
| ASI Career InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 62 | 62 | 62 | - | - | - | - |
| Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 353 | 353 | 189 | 164 | - | - | - |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron LeymaPrivate, 4-year | 47 | 47 | 47 | - | - | - | - |
| MCI Institute of NJPrivate, 2-4 year | 150 | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - |
| Universal Training InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 158 | 158 | 158 | - | - | - | - |
| Yeshiva Yesodei HatorahPrivate, 4-year | 76 | 76 | 76 | - | - | - | - |
| Center for the Healing ArtsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 39 | 39 | 22 | 17 | - | - | - |
| DeVry University-New JerseyPrivate, 4-year | 67 | 62 | 43 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| American Institute-Toms RiverPrivate, 2-4 year | 484 | 484 | 301 | 183 | - | - | - |
| Innovate Salon AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 288 | 288 | 176 | 112 | - | - | - |
| Chamberlain University-New JerseyPrivate, 4-year | 1,226 | 1,226 | 453 | 773 | - | - | - |
| American Institute of Alternative MedicinePrivate, Less than 2-year | 32 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Garden State Science and Technology InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 917 | 917 | 532 | 385 | - | - | - |
| Beth Medrash of Asbury ParkPrivate, 4-year | 124 | 124 | 124 | - | - | - | - |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei ShmuelPrivate, 4-year | 150 | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - |
| Mobile Technical TrainingPrivate, Less than 2-year | 31 | 31 | 31 | - | - | - | - |
| Cutting Edge AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 99 | 99 | 72 | 27 | - | - | - |
| Yeshiva Bais AharonPrivate, 4-year | 25 | 25 | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| Bais Medrash Mayan HatorahPrivate, 4-year | 38 | 38 | 38 | - | - | - | - |
| American Institute-SomersetPrivate, 2-4 year | 364 | 364 | 223 | 141 | - | - | - |
| Advantage Career InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 161 | 161 | 120 | 41 | - | - | - |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes BoruchPrivate, 4-year | 81 | 81 | 81 | - | - | - | - |
| Yeshiva Chemdas HatorahPrivate, 4-year | 72 | 72 | 72 | - | - | - | - |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Keren HatorahPrivate, 4-year | 181 | 181 | 181 | - | - | - | - |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of CliffwoodPrivate, 4-year | 30 | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Yeshivas Emek HatorahPrivate, 4-year | 101 | 101 | 101 | - | - | - | - |
| Seminary Bnos ChaimPrivate, 2-4 year | 182 | 182 | 167 | 15 | - | - | - |
| Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes YerachmielPrivate, 4-year | 177 | 177 | 177 | - | - | - | - |
| Innovate Salon AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 174 | 174 | 124 | 50 | - | - | - |
| Universal Technical Institute-BloomfieldPrivate, 2-4 year | 1,428 | 1,428 | 1,428 | - | - | - | - |
| Pro Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 67 | 67 | 32 | 35 | - | - | - |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake VillagePrivate, 4-year | 87 | 87 | 87 | - | - | - | - |
| Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov YitzchokPrivate, 4-year | 72 | 72 | 72 | - | - | - | - |
| Jersey College - EwingPrivate, 2-4 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rabbinical Seminary Mkor ChaimPrivate, 4-year | 96 | 96 | 96 | - | - | - | - |
| American InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Monmouth University - Monmouth Park Corporate CenterPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bard College - BHSEC NewarkPrivate, 2-4 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult EducationPublic, Less than 2-year | 241 | 241 | 49 | 192 | - | - | - |
| American Institute-Cherry HillPrivate, Less than 2-year | 390 | 390 | 263 | 127 | - | - | - |
| Salon Professional AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 237 | 237 | 193 | 44 | - | - | - |
| Virginia University of Integrative Medicine - New JerseyPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Burlington County Institute of Technology - Adult Education -Public, Less than 2-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Innovate Salon AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 219 | 219 | 167 | 52 | - | - | - |