For New Jersey 4-Year Colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $15,762 for New Jersey residents and $23,873 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 Bais Medrash Toras Chesed has the lowest tuition & fees of $8,100 among New Jersey 4-Year 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 4-Year 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 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $31,344 for state residents and $39,455 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 4-Year Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$15,762$23,873$18,946$23,244
Books & Supplies$926$926
Room & Board$10,035$10,035
Other Expenses$4,621$4,621
COA$31,344$39,455$34,527$38,825

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of New Jersey 4-Year Colleges is $15,762 for state residents and $23,873 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for New Jersey 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for New Jersey 4-Year Colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$11,851$2,344$21,547$1,021
2020-2021$11,895$2,240$21,635$918
2021-2022$12,343$2,552$21,812$938
2022-2023$12,717$2,454$22,380$943
2023-2024$13,194$2,568$22,900$973
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of New Jersey 4-Year 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 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for New Jersey 4-Year 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 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $769 for state residents and $896 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 4-Year Colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2019-2020$721$847 $855$973
2020-2021$728$852 $838$944
2021-2022$735$861 $850$949
2022-2023$746$871 $874$973
2023-2024$769$896 $888$989

New Jersey 4-Year Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of New Jersey 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $14,655 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $21,285 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 4-Year Colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for New Jersey 4-Year Colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $9,239$3,470 $13,331$4,276
2020-2021 $9,325$3,407 $13,280$4,340
2021-2022 $9,396$3,519 $13,254$4,555
2022-2023 $9,562$3,581 $14,140$4,942
2023-2024 $10,035$4,621 $14,951$6,335