There are 153 colleges in New Jersey - 40 public and 113 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the New Jersey colleges is $16,092 for state residents and $24,000 for out-of-state students.

85 New Jersey cities have at least one college and, of them, Lakewood has the most of 17 colleges. It has 16 four-year colleges and 1 community college with a total of 13,366 students. Newark and Jersey City also has a number of colleges of 7 and 6 colleges respectively.

The following table shows the New Jersey colleges by city. The 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

153 New Jersey Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Lakewood 17161- $13,484 $10,605 13,366 7,339 6,027 17 to 1
Newark 7421 $33,442
($18,612)		 $32,640
($25,189)		 32,155 25,738 6,417 12 to 1
Jersey City 6312 $25,132
($14,460)		 $15,767
($15,499)		 18,282 15,415 2,867 19 to 1
Union 5212 $16,898
($14,299)		 $25,472
($19,841)		 15,888 13,741 2,147 20 to 1
Bloomfield 4211 $22,848
($15,912)		 $18,052
($16,056)		 2,433 2,393 46 21 to 1
Iselin 31-2 $17,008 $9,832 751 746 5 14 to 1
Cherry Hill 3--3 - - 798 798 - 22 to 1
Wayne 31-2 $25,344
($15,704)		 $24,211
($16,963)		 10,797 7,502 3,295 19 to 1
Trenton 312- $8,856
($6,838)		 $12,150
($12,150)		 7,626 6,857 769 11 to 1
Toms River 3-21 - - 8,076 8,076 - 21 to 1
Ewing 3111 $25,752
($19,632)		 $18,349
($18,349)		 8,315 7,609 706 11 to 1
Hackensack 31-2 $18,075 - 1,729 1,729 - 25 to 1
Edison 3111 $12,700 - 12,226 12,226 - 18 to 1
Paramus 2-11 - - 12,215 12,215 - 16 to 1
North Plainfield 21-1 $10,480 - 271 271 - 15 to 1
Denville 2-11 - - 66 66 - 11 to 1
Madison 22-- $42,284 $26,319 5,117 3,638 1,479 11 to 1
West Long Branch 22-- $46,552 $26,918 4,767 3,710 1,057 6 to 1
Morristown 22-- $23,695 $14,914 1,065 741 324 9 to 1
Lawrenceville 21-1 $41,120 $20,220 4,376 3,518 858 28 to 1
East Orange 2-11 - - 293 293 - 23 to 1
New Brunswick 22-- $27,121
($17,929)		 $27,595
($23,241)		 52,398 37,985 14,413 8 to 1
CLIFTON 2-11 - - 778 778 - 10 to 1
Voorhees 2--2 - - 385 385 - 19 to 1
Paterson 2-11 - - 4,928 4,928 - 13 to 1
Howell 21-1 $9,750 - 338 338 - 21 to 1
Princeton 22-- $41,794 $43,418 9,439 5,813 3,626 3 to 1
Piscataway 211- $13,920 $15,135 1,268 1,175 93 31 to 1
South Plainfield 2-11 - - 623 623 - 18 to 1
Blackwood 2-11 - - 8,497 8,497 - 19 to 1
Mahwah 21-1 $27,708
($16,777)		 $21,466
($21,466)		 7,061 6,524 537 25 to 1
Teterboro 1-1- - - 4,478 4,478 - 16 to 1
Brick Township 1--1 - - 219 219 - 33 to 1
Nutley 1-1- - - 618 618 - 14 to 1
Galloway 11-- $24,524
($16,266)		 $24,264
($17,262)		 8,631 7,565 1,066 17 to 1
Somerset 1-1- - - 364 364 - 18 to 1
Camden 11-- $37,276
($17,764)		 $36,772
($23,428)		 5,675 3,857 1,818 12 to 1
Turnersville 1--1 - - 62 62 - 12 to 1
Lodi 11-- $39,300 $22,520 2,427 1,870 557 15 to 1
West New York 1--1 - - 271 271 - 19 to 1
Hasbrouck Heights 1-1- - - 695 695 - 22 to 1
Keyport 11-- $8,550 - 30 30 - 15 to 1
Randolph 1-1- - - 6,131 6,131 - 17 to 1
West Windsor 1-1- - - 6,394 6,394 - 16 to 1
Carneys Point 1-1- - - 1,135 1,135 - 17 to 1
Scotch Plains 1--1 - - 88 88 - 17 to 1
Perth Amboy 1--1 - - 158 158 - 30 to 1
Lincroft 1-1- - - 9,900 9,900 - 19 to 1
Glassboro 11-- $26,932
($16,574)		 $18,607
($18,607)		 21,026 16,100 4,926 17 to 1
Gloucester 1--1 - - 120 120 - 25 to 1
Cranford 1-1- - - 8,330 8,330 - 22 to 1
Elizabeth 11-- $11,450 - 90 90 - 7 to 1
Westampton 1--1 - - 241 241 - 13 to 1
Egg Harbor Township 1--1 - - 188 188 - 19 to 1
East Brunswick 1--1 - - 32 32 - 7 to 1
Caldwell 11-- $40,848 $17,646 2,005 1,617 388 12 to 1
Newton 1-1- - - 2,247 2,247 - 16 to 1
Union City 1--1 - - 204 204 - 25 to 1
Medford 1--1 - - - - - -
Plainfield 1-1- - - 188 188 - 10 to 1
Hoboken 11-- $63,462 $44,494 8,469 4,236 4,233 11 to 1
Succasunna 1--1 - - 99 99 - 16 to 1
Hackettstown 11-- $37,732 $19,350 1,398 936 462 12 to 1
Englewood Cliffs 1-1- - - 178 178 - 9 to 1
Freehold 1--1 - - 67 67 - 10 to 1
Woodland Park 11-- $28,320 $21,769 1,996 1,907 89 14 to 1
Teaneck 11-- $37,010 $19,068 8,045 5,690 2,355 14 to 1
Adelphia 11-- $15,800 - 72 72 - 18 to 1
Eatontown 1--1 - - 161 161 - 20 to 1
Morris Plains 1--1 - - 88 88 - 13 to 1
Ocean 1-1- - - 150 150 - 12 to 1
West Atlantic City 1--1 - - 235 235 - 35 to 1
Vineland 1-1- - - 2,686 2,686 - 19 to 1
South Orange 11-- $53,170 $37,470 9,571 6,146 3,425 14 to 1
North Brunswick 11-- $21,520 - 1,226 1,226 - 12 to 1
Mount Laurel 1-1- - - 6,620 6,620 - 21 to 1
Sewell 1-1- - - 5,218 5,218 - 24 to 1
Washington 1-1- - - 944 944 - 22 to 1
Ridgefield 11-- - - - - - -
Mays Landing 1-1- - - 4,052 4,052 - 18 to 1
Montclair 11-- $26,022
($15,912)		 $16,056
($16,056)		 23,375 18,712 4,663 18 to 1
Branchburg 1-1- - - 6,762 6,762 - 19 to 1
South Hackensack 1--1 - - 31 31 - 10 to 1
Ramsey 11-- $18,057 - 1,203 1,203 - 16 to 1
Moorestown 1--1 - - 782 782 - 18 to 1