Best Jersey City Private Colleges
40 private colleges near Jersey City, and 1 within city limits, enrolling 325,133 students across the metro.
Princeton University in Princeton ranks #1 nationally and leads the Jersey City area. Saint Peter's University enrolls the most students with 3,572 currently taking classes. Touro University has the lowest tuition at $22,450 per year.
Princeton University
- Private 4 Year
- Princeton, NJ
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- Jan 1 application deadline
Princeton is an Ivy League university known for undergraduate economics, public policy, and engineering. Most undergraduates complete a required senior thesis and live in residential colleges.
- SAT Range 1510-1580
- Avg GPA 3.93
- Acceptance Rate 5%
- Net Price $15,313
Columbia University in the City of New York
- Private 4 Year
- New York, NY
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- Jan 1 application deadline
Columbia is an Ivy League university known for its undergraduate Core Curriculum, political science, and economics. The urban campus sits in Morningside Heights in Manhattan.
- SAT Range 1510-1580
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.91
- Acceptance Rate 4%
- Net Price $22,520
Barnard College
- Private 4 Year
- New York, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- Jan 4 application deadline
Barnard is a highly selective private women's liberal arts college known for undergraduate English, political science, and psychology. The urban Morningside Heights campus sits beside Columbia University, where students can cross-register for courses.
- SAT Range 1470-1560
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.85
- Acceptance Rate 9%
- Net Price $26,407
New York University
- Private 4 Year
- New York, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
NYU is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate business, film, and the performing arts. The urban campus is centered in Manhattan's Greenwich Village.
- SAT Range 1480-1560
- Avg GPA 3.79
- Acceptance Rate 9%
- Net Price $30,325
Yeshiva University
- Private 4 Year
- New York, NY
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- Feb 1 application deadline
Yeshiva is a private Jewish university known for combining Jewish studies with undergraduate business, sciences, and liberal arts. Men and women study on separate urban campuses in Manhattan.
- SAT Range 1340-1510
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Acceptance Rate 56%
- Net Price $39,681
Stevens Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Hoboken, NJ
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Stevens is a private technological university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and systems engineering. The compact Hoboken campus sits on the Hudson River waterfront facing the Manhattan skyline.
- SAT Range 1380-1505
- Avg GPA 3.88
- Acceptance Rate 48%
- Net Price $46,165
Fordham University
- Private 4 Year
- Bronx, NY
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4.2 | 5 reviews
- Jan 1 application deadline
Fordham is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business, communications, and the liberal arts. The main Rose Hill campus in the Bronx borders the New York Botanical Garden.
- SAT Range 1320-1480
- Avg GPA 3.67
- Acceptance Rate 59%
- Net Price $48,190
Sarah Lawrence College
- Private 4 Year
- Bronxville, NY
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- Jan 15 application deadline
Sarah Lawrence is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate creative writing, the arts, and conference-based individualized study. The suburban Bronxville campus sits just north of New York City.
- SAT Range 1240-1430
- Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $43,629
Touro University
- Private 4 Year
- New York, NY
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3.0 | 1 reviews
Touro is a private Jewish-sponsored university known for undergraduate health sciences and education. The university operates multiple urban campuses across New York City.
- SAT Range 1218-1453
- Avg GPA 3.17
- Acceptance Rate 61%
- Net Price $29,179
The New School
- Private 4 Year
- New York, NY
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3.3 | 3 reviews
The New School is a private university known for undergraduate fashion, design, and the performing arts. Students attend classes on an urban campus in Manhattan's Greenwich Village.
- SAT Range 1140-1360
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.59
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $67,224
Adelphi University
- Private 4 Year
- Garden City, NY
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3.0 | 3 reviews
Adelphi is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, psychology, and the performing arts. The suburban Garden City campus sits on Long Island outside New York City.
- SAT Range 1120-1340
- Avg GPA 3.69
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $31,303
Hofstra University
- Private 4 Year
- Hempstead, NY
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4.0 | 3 reviews
Hofstra is a private university known for undergraduate communications, journalism, and business. The suburban Long Island campus sits in Hempstead near New York City.
- SAT Range 1230-1400
- Avg GPA 3.74
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $35,792
Seton Hall University
- Private 4 Year
- South Orange, NJ
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- Feb 1 application deadline
Seton Hall is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate business and diplomacy. The suburban campus in South Orange sits a short train ride from New York City.
- SAT Range 1220-1390
- Avg GPA 3.64
- Acceptance Rate 73%
- Net Price $33,896
New York Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Old Westbury, NY
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3.0 | 2 reviews
NYIT is a private university known for undergraduate architecture, engineering, and computer science. The suburban Old Westbury campus sits on Long Island.
- SAT Range 1190-1420
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $24,688
Manhattan University
- Private 4 Year
- Riverdale, NY
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- Aug 31 application deadline
Manhattan University is a private Lasallian Catholic university known for undergraduate engineering. The residential campus is in the Riverdale section of the Bronx.
- SAT Range 1180-1358
- Avg GPA 3.63
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $29,717
Pratt Institute Main
- Private 4 Year
- Brooklyn, NY
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- Jan 5 application deadline
Pratt is a private college known for undergraduate architecture, art, and design. The compact urban campus occupies a city-block setting in Brooklyn's Clinton Hill.
- SAT Range 1150-1390
- Avg GPA 3.86
- Acceptance Rate 73%
- Net Price $54,150
St. Joseph's University New York
- Private 4 Year
- Brooklyn, NY
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St. Joseph's New York is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The urban campus is in Brooklyn.
- SAT Range 1110-1270
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $19,422
Wagner College
- Private 4 Year
- Staten Island, NY
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- Feb 15 application deadline
Wagner is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, theater, and business. The hilltop campus on Staten Island overlooks New York Harbor.
- SAT Range 1190-1290
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $28,033