The 2023 Directory of New Jersey Colleges and Prices
How much does it cost to attend college in New Jersey? The average annual in-state college tuition in New Jersey was $17,268 for the 2021-2022 academic year. This is $2,138 higher than the U.S. average and ranks New Jersey amongst the costliest as the 14th most expensive and 39th most affordable state or district to attend college. This is a change of $86 from the 2019-2020 average of $17,182 and represents a 0.5% annual increase. The list of New Jersey colleges below provides school specific cost and value rating.
Our guide surveyed tuition data from the 59 colleges and universities in New Jersey, the most popular being Rutgers University New Brunswick with 43,245 full time students and an in-state tuition list price of $12,536. Princeton University is the most expensive in New Jersey with an in-state tuition of $56,010.
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All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2020-2021 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021-2022 academic year.
School | Tuition | Rating | Value |
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Atlantic Cape Community CollegeMays Landing, New Jersey |
$5,883 | NA | NA |
Bais Medrash Toras ChesedLakewood, New Jersey |
$7,200 | NA | NA |
Bergen Community CollegeParamus, New Jersey |
$7,224 | NA | NA |
Berkeley College Woodland ParkWoodland Park, New Jersey |
$25,900 | NA | NA |
Bloomfield CollegeBloomfield, New Jersey |
$30,680 | 25 | 7 |
Brookdale Community CollegeLincroft, New Jersey |
$7,605 | NA | NA |
Burlington County CollegePemberton, New Jersey |
$3,806 | NA | NA |
Caldwell UniversityCaldwell, New Jersey |
$34,900 | 54 | 79 |
Camden County CollegeBlackwood, New Jersey |
$2,856 | NA | NA |
Centenary UniversityHackettstown, New Jersey |
$33,550 | 47 | 54 |
College of Saint ElizabethMorristown, New Jersey |
$32,900 | NA | NA |
County College of MorrisRandolph, New Jersey |
$8,760 | NA | NA |
Cumberland County CollegeVineland, New Jersey |
$4,170 | NA | NA |
DeVry University New JerseyNorth Brunswick, New Jersey |
$15,835 | NA | NA |
Drew UniversityMadison, New Jersey |
$41,820 | NA | NA |
Eastwick CollegeRamsey, New Jersey |
$17,066 | NA | NA |
Essex County CollegeNewark, New Jersey |
$7,742 | NA | NA |
Fairleigh Dickinson University College at FlorhamMadison, New Jersey |
$32,000 | NA | NA |
Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan CampusTeaneck, New Jersey |
$32,000 | NA | NA |
Felician CollegeLodi, New Jersey |
$33,200 | 36 | 46 |