New Jersey Colleges Where More Students Leave Before Graduation

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 34% last year.

William Paterson University of New Jersey with 44% and Kean University with 47% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of New Jersey Colleges with the Lowest Graduation Rate.

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

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $30,395 and graduate tuition & fees is $25,509 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Low Graduation Rate New Jersey Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 82.05%, and the average SAT score is 1,159, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between New Jersey Colleges With The Lowest Graduation Rate

Table. New Jersey Colleges With The 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 34.00%
4.00%
$14,460
($14,460)
9.83%98.38%-5,42913 to 1
2
1
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJPublic, 4-year 44.00%
3.00%
$25,344
($15,704)
12.56%90.08%-9,94218 to 1
3
1
Kean University Union, NJPublic, 4-year 47.00%
4.00%
$22,446
($14,299)
18.67%75.90%1,04013,90517 to 1
4
-
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJPrivate, 4-year 53.00%
8.00%
$37,01011.79%90.71%-8,04514 to 1
5
2
Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJPublic, 4-year 64.00%
3.00%
$36,762
($17,250)
7.07%71.36%-11,31514 to 1
6
1
Montclair State University Montclair, NJPublic, 4-year 65.00%
1.00%
$26,022
($15,912)
18.17%87.89%1,07023,37518 to 1
7
1
Rowan University Glassboro, NJPublic, 4-year 67.00%
1.00%
$26,932
($16,574)
23.04%77.66%1,21021,02617 to 1
7
1
Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJPublic, 4-year 67.00%
1.00%
$37,276
($17,764)
2.44%66.29%1,1855,67512 to 1
9
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Seton Hall University South Orange, NJPrivate, 4-year 69.00%
2.00%
$53,1708.82%73.26%1,3109,57114 to 1
9
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Stockton University Galloway, NJPublic, 4-year 69.00%
2.00%
$24,524
($16,266)
15.53%88.94%1,1408,63117 to 1
Average57.90%$30,395
($16,029)
12.79%82.05%1,15911,69115 to 1