New Jersey Private colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For New Jersey Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $23,415.

Stevens Institute of Technology has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $63,462 and Assumption College for Sisters has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,000 among New Jersey Private colleges. For graduate programs, Princeton University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $65,936 and Beth Medrash Govoha has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $5,360 among New Jersey Private colleges.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of New Jersey Private colleges in 2025 is $36,039 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for New Jersey Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
Tuition & Fees$23,415$24,041
Books & Supplies$620$620
Room & Board$8,152$8,152
Other Expenses$3,851$3,851
COA$36,039$36,664

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of New Jersey Private colleges is $23,415. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.

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

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for New Jersey Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
2020-2021$20,495$1,188
2021-2022$20,480$1,235
2022-2023$21,001$1,326
2023-2024$21,582$1,375
2024-2025$22,021$1,394
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of New Jersey Private colleges in 2025 is $24,041.

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

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for New Jersey Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
2020-2021$20,048$1,116
2021-2022$20,190$1,137
2022-2023$22,278$935
2023-2024$22,581$1,005
2024-2025$22,964$1,077

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

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of New Jersey Private colleges in 2025 is $935.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $1,004.

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

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for New Jersey Private colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
2020-2021$910$953
2021-2022$910$958
2022-2023$911$982
2023-2024$931$978
2024-2025$935$1,004

New Jersey Private colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of New Jersey Private colleges in 2025 is $12,003 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $18,393 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 Private colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for New Jersey Private colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $7,425$3,530 $13,198$3,699
2021-2022 $7,516$3,637 $13,464$3,908
2022-2023 $7,653$3,610 $14,482$3,974
2023-2024 $8,054$4,850 $15,108$6,181
2024-2025 $8,152$3,851 $13,504$4,889