There are 39 community colleges (2-4 year colleges) in New Jersey - 19 public and 20 private schools.
The 2025 average tuition & fees of New Jersey community colleges is $9,522 for New Jersey residents and $16,256 for out-of-state students. The average financial aid amounts including grants and/or scholarships is $5,480. A total of 128,247 students enrolled in New Jersey community colleges (3,562 in average).
New Jersey Community Colleges Average Statistics
29 New Jersey community colleges have the open admission policy with some application requirements such as high school diploma and certificate of attendance. The average acceptance rate of schools having competitive admission is 46.29% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 70.60%.
24 schools offer online degree/programs and 1,045 students enrolled online exclusively.
The average graduation rate is 50.26% and the transfer-out rate is 50.26%. The average students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1 at New Jersey community colleges.
The following table shows the 2025 average academic statistics for New Jersey community colleges.
New Jersey Community Colleges Comparison - Ranking and Key Facts
Raritan Valley Community College is ranked first among New Jersey community colleges and Bergen Community College and County College of Morris are second and third position in the ranking.
The 2025 average tuition & fees of the schools are $9,522 for New Jersey residents and $16,256 for out-of-state students. The following table compares the New Jersey community colleges with key statistics by ranking.