New Jersey City University has the lowest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 38% last year.

Kean University with 51% and William Paterson University of New Jersey with 55% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of New Jersey Public Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate.

Colleges having lowest graduation rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of New Jersey Public Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate

New Jersey City University has the lowest graduation rate of 38% and Kean University has the second lowest graduation rate of 51%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $27,705 and graduate tuition & fees is $25,569 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 80.50% and the average SAT score is 1,160 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 62.50% 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 Lowest Graduation Rate.

Table. New Jersey Public Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJPublic, 4-year 38.00%
1.01%
$24,888
($13,971)
13.37%90.14%-6,53915 to 1
2
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Kean University Union, NJPublic, 4-year 51.00%
3.28%
$21,076
($13,426)
22.72%82.60%1,02012,88416 to 1
3
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William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJPublic, 4-year 55.00%
0.96%
$24,464
($15,150)
12.47%91.53%1,1509,07015 to 1
4
3
Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJPublic, 4-year 64.00%
6.85%
$35,841
($17,079)
6.19%76.52%1,1605,96613 to 1
5
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Montclair State University Montclair, NJPublic, 4-year 65.00%
2.32%
$24,126
($14,766)
20.20%91.31%1,08021,78417 to 1
6
2
Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJPublic, 4-year 66.00%
1.10%
$35,348
($16,586)
11.22%73.94%-11,01713 to 1
7
1
Rowan University Glassboro, NJPublic, 4-year 68.00%
0.59%
$25,564
($15,700)
19.88%76.94%1,19019,53516 to 1
8
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Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJPublic, 4-year 69.00%
2.74%
$26,388
($15,978)
16.74%70.47%1,2105,47816 to 1
9
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New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJPublic, 4-year 73.00%
0.69%
$35,934
($19,022)
18.35%65.99%1,32012,33215 to 1
10
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Stockton University Galloway, NJPublic, 4-year 76.00%
0.20%
$23,420
($15,532)
19.04%85.54%1,1509,08016 to 1
Average62.50%$27,705
($15,721)
16.02%80.50%1,16011,36915 to 1