65.12% of Applicants Accepted to New Jersey Colleges in 2025 Admission

396,241

Applicants

258,043

Admitted

65.12%

Acceptance Rate

14.49%

Yield

For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of New Jersey colleges is 65.12%, 258,043 accepted out of 396,241 applicants.

For New Jersey college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 80,848 (25.63%) compared to last year, from 315,393 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 2,134, which is more than 6.05% last year.

New Jersey colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 1.34% compared to last year, which means harder to get into New Jersey colleges. The yield decreased by 2.33%.

Among New Jersey colleges, Princeton University has the lowest acceptance rate of 4.62% with 1,868 accepted students out of 40,468 applicants. Rutgers University-New Brunswick has the most number of applicants of 68,614 and Rutgers University-New Brunswick has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 8,191.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for New Jersey Colleges

The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in New Jersey. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Data source: IPEDS
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for New Jersey Colleges
SchoolApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
Princeton University40,468
824		1,868
86		1,410
44		4.62%
0.13%		75.48%
-1.18%
Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing5
1		1120.00%
-5.00%		100.00%
Healthcare Training Institute12
-46		5
-39		5
-35		41.67%
-34.19%		100.00%
9.09%
Talmudical Academy-New Jersey23
-1		101043.48%
1.81%		100.00%
Seminary Bnos Chaim390
10		170
5		98
-10		43.59%
0.17%		57.65%
-7.80%
Yeshiva Toras Chaim113
50		50
-12		50
-12		44.25%
-54.16%		100.00%
Stevens Institute of Technology10,673
-3,497		5,078
-1,078		1,055
31		47.58%
4.14%		20.78%
4.15%
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel68
7		35
9		34
12		51.47%
8.85%		97.14%
12.52%
Beth Medrash of Asbury Park65
13		35
13		21
3		53.85%
11.54%		60.00%
-21.82%
Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel120
20		65
12		58
14		54.17%
1.17%		89.23%
6.21%
Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma30
-4		17
-7		10
-6		56.67%
-13.92%		58.82%
-7.85%
Bais Medrash Toras Chesed85
12		49
3		35
2		57.65%
-5.36%		71.43%
-0.31%
Rutgers University-New Brunswick68,614
25,267		39,899
11,573		8,191
510		58.15%
-7.20%		20.53%
-6.59%
JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools321
83		188
-41		37
6		58.57%
-37.65%		19.68%
6.14%
The College of New Jersey12,766
1,098		7,952
701		1,563
16		62.29%
0.15%		19.66%
-1.68%
New Jersey Institute of Technology15,607
1,614		10,156
794		1,746
-16		65.07%
-1.83%		17.19%
-1.63%
Rutgers University-Camden32,840
20,889		21,768
12,476		531
-49		66.29%
-11.46%		2.44%
-3.80%
Jersey College760
224		514
150		389
130		67.63%
-0.28%		75.68%
4.53%
Drew University5,024
420		3,408
211		366
-38		67.83%
-1.61%		10.74%
-1.90%
Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah19
-17		13
-11		12
-5		68.42%
1.75%		92.31%
21.48%
Eastern International College-Jersey City191
155		133
97		42
6		69.63%
-30.37%		31.58%
-68.42%
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University1,596
-1,895		1,113
-1,234		175
-7		69.74%
2.51%		15.72%
7.97%
Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood10
-15		7
-13		1
-11		70.00%
-10.00%		14.29%
-45.71%
Ramapo College of New Jersey8,976
1,423		6,341
811		1,126
114		70.64%
-2.58%		17.76%
-0.54%
Saint Elizabeth University2,216
439		1,574
202		119
-17		71.03%
-6.18%		7.56%
-2.35%
Caldwell University9,364
1,519		6,680
1,549		568
225		71.34%
5.94%		8.50%
1.82%
Rutgers University-Newark36,793
19,014		26,254
12,257		1,857
449		71.36%
-7.37%		7.07%
-2.99%
Seton Hall University24,776
1,028		18,152
-586		1,601
29		73.26%
-5.64%		8.82%
0.43%
Kean University13,936
1,794		10,578
1,243		1,975
7		75.90%
-0.98%		18.67%
-2.41%
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok30
-10		23
3		23
3		76.67%
26.67%		100.00%
Rowan University19,593
1,670		15,216
1,268		3,506
951		77.66%
-0.16%		23.04%
4.72%
Rider University10,071
1,002		7,920
719		720
-86		78.64%
-0.76%		9.09%
-2.10%
Georgian Court University2,354
37		1,856
222		223
-9		78.84%
8.32%		12.02%
-2.18%
Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah30
2		24
3		2180.00%
5.00%		87.50%
-12.50%
Yeshiva Bais Aharon11
3		9
3		9
3		81.82%
6.82%		100.00%
Centenary University1,749
455		1,453
202		213
32		83.08%
-13.60%		14.66%
0.19%
Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village43
21		36
15		32
11		83.72%
-11.73%		88.89%
-11.11%
Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah27
4		2322
2		85.19%
-14.81%		95.65%
8.69%
Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah49
9		42
4		42
4		85.71%
-9.29%		100.00%
Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok29
24		25
20		24
19		86.21%
-13.79%		96.00%
-4.00%
Montclair State University26,257
2,658		23,076
2,447		4,192
153		87.89%
0.48%		18.17%
-1.41%
Stockton University10,520
1,182		9,357
1,124		1,453
-77		88.94%
0.77%		15.53%
-3.05%
Monmouth University9,321
911		8,298
768		828
-147		89.02%
-0.52%		9.98%
-2.97%
Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch28
9		25
6		25
6		89.29%
-10.71%		100.00%
William Paterson University of New Jersey9,165
1,411		8,256
1,082		1,037
154		90.08%
-2.44%		12.56%
0.25%
Saint Peter's University5,217
836		4,711
745		535
81		90.30%
-0.23%		11.36%
-0.09%
Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim32
1		29
-2		29
-2		90.63%
-9.37%		100.00%
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus5,826
1,567		5,285
1,200		623
17		90.71%
-5.20%		11.79%
-3.04%
Rabbi Jacob Joseph School36
5		33
5		33
5		91.67%
1.35%		100.00%
Rabbinical College of America103
33		98
37		95
42		95.15%
8.01%		96.94%
10.05%
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus5,652
1,195		5,380
1,134		565
53		95.19%
-0.08%		10.50%
-1.56%
New Jersey City University5,679
-78		5,587
453		549
-27		98.38%
9.20%		9.83%
-1.39%
Yeshivas Emek Hatorah21
-8		21
-8		21
-8		100.00%100.00%
Morris County Vocational School District25
5		25
5		23
6		100.00%92.00%
7.00%
DeVry University-New Jersey1
-1		1
-1		1
-1		100.00%100.00%
Chamberlain University-New Jersey18
8		18
9		12
5		100.00%
10.00%		66.67%
-11.11%
Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud6
-1		6
1		4
-1		100.00%
28.57%		66.67%
-33.33%