A total of 358,455 students are enrolled in New Jersey colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In New Jersey colleges and universites, 15,977 students are 18 years old or younger(4.46%), 90,481 students are 18 or 19 years old (25.24%), 86,952 students are between 20 and 22 years old (24.26%), 63,728 students are between 22 and 24 years old (17.78%), and 42,365 students are between 25 and 29 years old (11.82%).
34,413 students are between 30 and 39 years old (9.60%), 15,647 students are between 40 and 49 years old (4.37%), 8,533 students are 50 years old or older (2.38%).
Student Population by Age for New Jersey Colleges
In New Jersey 4-year colleges and universites, 4,485 students are 18 years old or younger(1.87%), 59,270 students are 18 or 19 years old (24.73%), 63,501 students are between 20 and 22 years old (26.49%), 46,635 students are between 22 and 24 years old (19.46%), 28,904 students are between 25 and 29 years old (12.06%), 21,319 students are between 30 and 39 years old (8.89%), 9,979 students are between 40 and 49 years old (4.16%), 5,541 students are 50 years old or older (2.31%)
In New Jersey community colleges, there are 40,719 students are younger than 20 years old (36.93%), 37,529 students are between 20 and 24 years old (34.04%), 12,006 students are between 25 and 29 years old (10.89%), and 19,712 students are 30 years old or older (17.88%).
In New Jersey trade schools, there are 1,984 students are younger than 20 years old (23.34%), 3,015 students are between 20 and 24 years old (35.46%), 1,455 students are between 25 and 29 years old (17.11%), and 2,042 students are 30 years old or older (24.02%).
Student Population Comparison By Age for All New Jersey Colleges
The following table compares student population by age between New Jersey colleges. A total of 358,455 students have enrolled in New Jersey colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.