List of 47 best universities in New Jersey

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Top 47 universities in New Jersey ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 22.1M citations received by 555K academic publications made by 47 universities from New Jersey, the popularity of 3,567 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Princeton University

Princeton

#21 in the United States

#22 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,811

2. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick

#29 in the United States

#31 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 71%

3. New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark

#210 in the United States

#237 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 94%

4. Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken

#239 in the United States

#270 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $43,665

5. Montclair State University

Montclair

#275 in the United States

#306 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1083
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $11,743

6. Seton Hall University

South Orange

#292 in the United States

#323 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $31,642

7. Rowan University

Glassboro

#306 in the United States

#338 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 93%

8. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

Teaneck

#367 in the United States

#408 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Net Price: $17,121
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $31,504

9. College of New Jersey

Ewing Township

#368 in the United States

#409 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 85%

10. Monmouth University

West Long Branch

#438 in the United States

#485 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1198
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $33,228

11. Rider University

Lawrenceville

#477 in the United States

#524 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $26,618

12. William Paterson University of New Jersey

Wayne

#488 in the United States

#536 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $13,984
Enrollment: 9,426

13. Stockton University

Galloway

#493 in the United States

#541 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 96%

14. Kean University

Union Township

#506 in the United States

#557 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1109
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $12,982

15. Drew University

Madison

#549 in the United States

#602 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $28,193

16. Berkeley College - Woodland Park

Woodland Park

#561 in the United States

#615 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,068
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $18,293

17. Ramapo College of New Jersey

Mahwah

#734 in the United States

#800 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 84%

18. Princeton Theological Seminary

Princeton

#743 in the United States

#811 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 287
Male:Female: 47:53

19. New Jersey City University

Jersey

#798 in the United States

#866 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $13,189
Enrollment: 5,833

20. Saint Peter's University

Jersey

#980 in the United States

#1051 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $14,486
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $35,708

21. Thomas Edison State University

Trenton

#1239 in the United States

#1316 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 7,587
Male:Female: 59:41
Founded: 1972

22. Caldwell University

Caldwell

#1279 in the United States

#1356 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Net Price: $23,071
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,549

23. Georgian Court University

Lakewood Township

#1343 in the United States

#1422 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $21,072
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $27,689

24. Bloomfield College

Bloomfield

#1411 in the United States

#1491 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Net Price: $18,522
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $25,635

25. Rutgers University - Camden

Camden

#1424 in the United States

#1505 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1133
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

26. Felician University

Lodi

#1469 in the United States

#1553 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1020
Net Price: $15,818
Receiving Aid: 99%

27. College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown

#1541 in the United States

#1627 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $18,412
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $33,755

28. Centenary University

Hackettstown

#1623 in the United States

#1710 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $22,838
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $28,415

29. New Brunswick Theological Seminary

New Brunswick

#1703 in the United States

#1790 in North America

Enrollment: 131
Male:Female: 51:49

30. Pillar College

Newark

#1976 in the United States

#2069 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $5,842
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $27,072

31. Rutgers University - Newark

Newark

#2034 in the United States

#2127 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $16,298
Enrollment: 10,809

32. Rabbinical College of America

Morristown

#2205 in the United States

#2303 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $14,947
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $10,053

33. Eastern International College - Jersey City

Jersey

#2289 in the United States

#2390 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,532
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $6,161

34. Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine

Bloomfield

#2352 in the United States

#2453 in North America

Enrollment: 50
Male:Female: 18:82

35. Eastwick College - Ramsey

Ramsey

#2384 in the United States

#2485 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $28,467
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $5,718

36. Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok

Elizabeth

#2418 in the United States

#2519 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,562
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $8,478

37. Beth Medrash of Asbury Park

Lakewood Township

#2443 in the United States

#2544 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Net Price: $10,707
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $8,103

38. Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel

Lakewood Township

#2446 in the United States

#2547 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Net Price: $8,944
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $6,966

39. Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah

Lakewood Township

#2448 in the United States

#2549 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $11,390
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,040

40. Yeshiva Bais Aharon

Lakewood Township

#2452 in the United States

#2553 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $11,935
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $4,115

41. Rabbi Jacob Joseph School

Edison

#2464 in the United States

#2565 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Net Price: $9,977
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $10,323

42. Yeshiva Toras Chaim

Lakewood Township

#2467 in the United States

#2568 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Net Price: $5,821
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $15,236

43. Talmudical Academy - New Jersey

Adelphia

#2470 in the United States

#2571 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Net Price: $8,295
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $13,005

44. Bais Medrash Toras Chesed

Lakewood Township

#2473 in the United States

#2574 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $7,484
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $6,216

45. Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah

Lakewood Township

#2487 in the United States

#2588 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Net Price: $11,755
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $6,645

46. Beth Medrash Govoha

Lakewood Township

#2488 in the United States

#2589 in North America

Enrollment: 8,824

47. Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma

Union Township

#2495 in the United States

#2596 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $7,047
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $10,503

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Delaware	5	90
Maryland	34	9
Connecticut	28	10
District of Columbia	15	55
Pennsylvania	155	12
Rhode Island	12	49
New York	221	4
Massachusetts	88	1
Vermont	17	111
Virginia	63	40
New Hampshire	16	77
West Virginia	26	110
Ohio	90	18
North Carolina	65	24
Maine	19	153
South Carolina	37	88
Kentucky	38	61
Indiana	55	32
Michigan	62	3
Tennessee	56	50
Georgia	63	47
Illinois	100	15
Wisconsin	47	13
Alabama	33	85
Florida	109	23
Missouri	67	39
Iowa	39	48
Mississippi	18	132
Arkansas	24	127
Minnesota	48	14
Louisiana	27	79
Kansas	32	72
Oklahoma	31	96
Nebraska	23	68
South Dakota	15	234
North Dakota	14	182
Texas	119	26
Puerto Rico	52	360
US Virgin Islands	1	796
Colorado	38	44
Wyoming	1	144
New Mexico	12	82
Montana	12	154
Utah	20	41
Idaho	10	147
Arizona	25	34
Nevada	10	131
Washington	57	8
Oregon	31	63
California	249	2
Alaska	6	177
Hawaii	10	159
American Samoa	1	1705
Northern Mariana Islands	1	1596
Guam	2	616

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