New Jersey Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of the 26 New Jersey colleges that have competitive admission is 73.99% for the academic year 2024-2025. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 2.08%. The acceptance rate at 9 New Jersey colleges increased and the rate of 17 colleges decreased.

Princeton University has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 4.62%. Stevens Institute of Technology (47.58%) and Rutgers University-New Brunswick (58.15%) are following it in the list of Tightest New Jersey Colleges to Get In.

This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

Princeton University stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. Stevens Institute of Technology also maintained its second place in the ranking.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $40,185 and graduate tuition & fees is $32,539 for the academic year 2024-2025.

We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.

Comparison between Tightest New Jersey Colleges To Get In

Table. Tightest New Jersey Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Princeton University Princeton, NJPrivate, 4-year 4.62%
0.12%		75.48%1,550$62,6889,13798.00%5 to 1
2
-		Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJPrivate, 4-year 47.58%
4.14%		20.78%1,440$63,4628,46987.00%11 to 1
3
1		Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJPublic, 4-year 58.15%
7.20%		20.53%1,410$37,441
($17,929)		52,26984.00%16 to 1
4
1		The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJPublic, 4-year 62.29%
0.15%		19.66%1,240$25,752
($19,632)		8,14186.00%14 to 1
5
1		New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJPublic, 4-year 65.07%
1.83%		17.19%1,330$37,664
($19,974)		13,24773.00%17 to 1
6
7		Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJPublic, 4-year 66.29%
11.46%		2.44%1,185$37,276
($17,764)		5,67567.00%12 to 1
7
1		Drew University Madison, NJPrivate, 4-year 67.83%
1.61%		10.74%1,225$47,1002,23270.00%11 to 1
8
1		Bloomfield College of Montclair State University Bloomfield, NJPublic, 4-year 69.74%
2.51%		15.72%-$26,022
($15,912)		79938.00%12 to 1
9
1		Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJPublic, 4-year 70.64%
2.58%		17.76%1,210$27,708
($16,777)		5,98170.00%17 to 1
10
2		Saint Elizabeth University Morristown, NJPrivate, 4-year 71.03%
6.18%		7.56%-$36,74087151.00%8 to 1
Average58.32%20.79%1,324$40,185
($17,998)		10,68272.40%12 to 1