The Best Value Colleges in New Jersey by Academic Quality per Dollar for 2023
These are the New Jersey schools which appear on CollegeCalc's Best Value Colleges in America ranking and represent the colleges providing the finest education balanced against an affordable average net price. The best value in New Jersey ranking goes to Princeton University with a 99th percentile national academic rank for a comparatively affordable $18,685 average net price.
Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc rating of a college's overall academics and effectiveness. The score ranges from zero to one hundred, with fifty being the median for all eligible colleges. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average price paid by students. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our rating methodology.
All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2021/2022 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021/2022 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Rating | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
#1 Princeton UniversityPrinceton, Private Not For Profit |
$18,685 | 99 | 99 |
#2 Rider UniversityLawrenceville, Private Not For Profit |
$29,396 | 69 | 88 |
#3 Rutgers University New BrunswickNew Brunswick, Public Not For Profit |
$17,835 | 78 | 85 |
#4 New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, Public Not For Profit |
$18,328 | 71 | 83 |
#5 Rutgers University NewarkNewark, Public Not For Profit |
$13,832 | 71 | 85 |
#6 Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, Public Not For Profit |
$17,286 | 67 | 66 |
#7 Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, Private Not For Profit |
$33,652 | 69 | 59 |
#8 Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, Private Not For Profit |
$40,303 | 77 | 63 |
#9 The College of New JerseyEwing, Public Not For Profit |
$24,617 | 74 | 59 |
#10 Rowan UniversityGlassboro, Public Not For Profit |
$24,810 | 66 | 43 |