For New Jersey colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $10,751 for New Jersey residents and $19,876 for out-of-state students.

For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $18,946 for New Jersey residents and $23,244 for out-of-state students.

Stevens Institute of Technology has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $60,952 and Best Care College has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,087 among New Jersey colleges. For graduate programs, Princeton University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $62,860 and Beth Medrash Govoha has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $4,693 among New Jersey colleges.

You can narrow New Jersey colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of New Jersey colleges in 2024 is $26,395 for state residents and $35,521 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for New Jersey colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$10,751$19,876$18,946$23,244
Books & Supplies$1,076$1,076
Room & Board$9,923$9,923
Other Expenses$4,646$4,646
COA$26,395$35,521$34,591$38,888

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of New Jersey colleges is $10,751 for state residents and $19,876 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for New Jersey colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for New Jersey colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$8,318$1,612$17,600$1,305
2020-2021$8,438$1,625$17,654$1,203
2021-2022$8,632$1,746$17,757$1,238
2022-2023$8,818$1,686$18,176$1,267
2023-2024$9,042$1,708$18,559$1,317
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of New Jersey colleges in 2024 is $18,946 for state residents and $23,244 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for New Jersey colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for New Jersey colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$15,253$1,762$20,479$1,278
2020-2021$15,395$1,949$19,936$1,356
2021-2022$15,803$1,806$20,191$1,299
2022-2023$16,395$1,669$21,497$1,139
2023-2024$17,068$1,878$21,984$1,260

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of New Jersey colleges in 2024 is $584 for state residents and $679 for out-of-state students.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $888 for state residents and $989 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for New Jersey colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2019-2020$532$631 $855$973
2020-2021$546$638 $838$944
2021-2022$550$644 $850$949
2022-2023$565$659 $874$973
2023-2024$584$679 $888$989

New Jersey colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of New Jersey colleges in 2024 is $14,569 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $19,865 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.

The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for New Jersey colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for New Jersey colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $9,037$3,546 $12,508$4,271
2020-2021 $9,118$3,486 $12,380$4,401
2021-2022 $9,189$3,591 $12,585$4,411
2022-2023 $9,352$3,649 $13,234$4,749
2023-2024 $9,923$4,646 $14,001$5,864