Top Colleges in New Jersey Tuition Comparison

Princeton University ranked first in the Top Colleges in New Jersey rankings, followed by Rutgers University-New Brunswick and The College of New Jersey.

The average tuition & fees of Top Colleges in New Jersey is $17,824 for in-state and $40,088 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2024-2025.

Stevens Institute of Technology has the highest tuition & fees of $63,462 and DeVry University-New Jersey has the lowest tuition & fees of $17,008 among Top Colleges in New Jersey. For graduate programs, the 2025 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,215 for in-state and $27,497 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate is 68.04% and the SAT score is 1305 for the Top Colleges in New Jersey. Their acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into the schools, and the SAT score is relatively high.

Table. Top Colleges in New Jersey Tuition & Fees Comparison
RankSchool NameUndergraduate TuitionGraduate TuitionAcceptance RateSAT/ACT Scores Student PopulationGraduation Rate
1Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ$62,688
$2,978		$65,936
$3,076		4.62%
0.12%		1,550 SAT
35 ACT
10 /1		9,137
215		98%
1%
2Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ$37,441 ($17,929)
$1,440 ($690)		$37,689 ($23,241)
$1,445 ($893)		58.15%
-7.20%		1,410 SAT
31 ACT
30 /0		52,269
1,652		84%
-1%
3The College of New JerseyEwing, NJ$25,752 ($19,632)
$1,184 ($947)		$18,349 ($18,349)
$706 ($706)		62.29%
0.15%		1,240 SAT
28 ACT0 /0		8,141
489		86%
1%
4Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ$63,462
$2,510		$44,494
$1,506		47.58%
4.14%		1,440 SAT
33 ACT0 /0		8,469
-373		87%
-2%
5DeVry University-New JerseyIselin, NJ$17,008
$1,976		$9,832
$7,720		100.00%0-67
-7		71%
38%
6Rider UniversityLawrenceville, NJ$41,120
$2,220		$20,220
$1,159		78.64%
-0.76%		1,200 SAT
30 ACT
-10 /3		4,003
-80		61%
-2%
7Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City, NJ$42,552
$1,498		$16,035
$775		90.30%
-0.23%		-3,572
-101		58%
-5%
8Montclair State UniversityMontclair, NJ$26,022 ($15,912)
$1,896 ($1,146)		$16,056 ($16,056)
$919 ($919)		87.89%
0.48%		1,070 SAT
-10		23,375
805		65%
1%
9Centenary UniversityHackettstown, NJ$37,732$19,35083.08%
-13.60%		-1,398
-55		56%
10Drew UniversityMadison, NJ$47,100
$1,740		$27,010
$954		67.83%
-1.61%		1,225 SAT
26 ACT
-15 /-1		2,232
6		70%
-2%
Average$40,088 ($17,824)$27,497 ($19,215)68%1,30511,26674%
Top Colleges in New Jersey Tuition Comparison