The 2024 average tuition & fees is $26,632 over 13 4-years public New Jersey colleges.

Thomas Edison State University is the cheapest public New Jersey college with tuition & fees of $8,598.

Kean University ($21,076) and Stockton University ($23,420) are following it in the list of New Jersey Public Colleges with the Lowest Tuition & Fees.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of New Jersey Public Colleges With The Lowest Tuition & Fees

The average acceptance rate is 80.77% and the average SAT score is 1,154 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 63.67% and the students to faculty ratio is 15 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 New Jersey Public Colleges With The Lowest Tuition & Fees.

Table. New Jersey Public Colleges With The Lowest Tuition & Fees Comparison
School NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateTotal PopulationSAT ScoreGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJPublic, 4-year $8,598
($6,638)
$958		$12,150
($12,150)
-		-8,248--15 to 1
2
-		Kean University Union, NJPublic, 4-year $21,076
($13,426)
$712		$23,919
($18,630)
$809		82.60%12,8841,02051.00%16 to 1
3
1		Stockton University Galloway, NJPublic, 4-year $23,420
($15,532)
$498		$23,202
($16,506)
$504		85.54%9,0801,15076.00%16 to 1
4
1		Montclair State University Montclair, NJPublic, 4-year $24,126
($14,766)
$1,654		$15,137
($14,285)
$852		91.31%21,7841,08065.00%17 to 1
5
-		William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJPublic, 4-year $24,464
($15,150)
$840		$23,410
($16,408)
$806		91.53%9,0701,15055.00%15 to 1
6
3		The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJPublic, 4-year $24,568
($18,685)
$6,204		$17,643
($15,624)
$2,019		64.43%7,6291,28085.00%13 to 1
7
1		New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJPublic, 4-year $24,888
($13,971)
$725		$23,635
($14,854)
$689		90.14%6,539-38.00%15 to 1
8
1		Rowan University Glassboro, NJPublic, 4-year $25,564
($15,700)
$1,219		$17,645
($16,796)
$849		76.94%19,5351,19068.00%16 to 1
9
1		Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJPublic, 4-year $26,388
($15,978)
$1,015		$20,444
($19,657)
$787		70.47%5,4781,21069.00%16 to 1
10
-		Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJPublic, 4-year $35,348
($16,586)
$2,000		$36,225
($22,329)
$2,061		73.94%11,017-66.00%13 to 1
Average$23,844
($14,643)		$21,341
($16,724)		80.77%11,1261,15463.67%15 to 1