New Jersey Public Colleges

Rutgers University New Brunswick

• Public 4 Year
• New Brunswick, NJ
• 4.8 | 4 reviews

Rutgers is a large public university known for undergraduate pharmacy, engineering, and life sciences. Students take classes across multiple campuses in New Brunswick and Piscataway linked by campus buses.

• SAT Range 1310-1500
• Predicted Avg GPA 3.3
• Acceptance Rate 58%
• Net Price $20,522

Kean University

• Public 4 Year
• Union, NJ
• 4.1 | 7 reviews

• Aug 15 application deadline

Kean is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and design. The suburban campus in Union sits near New York City.

• SAT Range 930-1150
• Avg GPA 3.2
• Acceptance Rate 76%
• Net Price $12,708

Montclair State University

• Public 4 Year
• Montclair, NJ
• 4.0 | 1 reviews

Montclair State is a large public university known for undergraduate education and the performing arts. The suburban campus sits in northern New Jersey near New York City.

• SAT Range 910-1210
• Avg GPA 3.3
• Acceptance Rate 88%
• Net Price $17,669

Rowan University

• Public 4 Year
• Glassboro, NJ
• 2.7 | 6 reviews

Rowan is a public university known for undergraduate engineering and education. Glassboro is a South Jersey college town built around the campus.

• SAT Range 1110-1310
• Avg GPA 3.44
• Acceptance Rate 78%
• Net Price $23,761

The College of New Jersey

• Public 4 Year
• Ewing, NJ
• 4.5 | 2 reviews

• Feb 1 application deadline

TCNJ is a public college known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and business. The suburban Ewing campus is primarily residential.

• SAT Range 1140-1340
• Predicted Avg GPA 3.29
• Acceptance Rate 62%
• Net Price $25,580

New Jersey Institute of Technology

• Public 4 Year
• Newark, NJ
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• Mar 1 application deadline

NJIT is a public technological university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and architecture. The urban campus is located in Newark.

• SAT Range 1210-1460
• Avg GPA 3.72
• Acceptance Rate 65%
• Net Price $17,313

Ramapo College of New Jersey

• Public 4 Year
• Mahwah, NJ
• | 0 reviews

• Feb 1 application deadline

Ramapo is a public liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and communication arts. The wooded suburban campus sits in the Ramapo Mountains foothills near the New York border.

• SAT Range 1130-1300
• Avg GPA 3.47
• Acceptance Rate 71%
• Net Price $17,566

Bergen Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Paramus, NJ
• | 0 reviews

A public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. Most students commute to the suburban campus in Paramus.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $9,973

Rutgers University Newark

• Public 4 Year
• Newark, NJ
• 4.0 | 1 reviews

Rutgers-Newark is a public university known for undergraduate business and criminal justice. The urban campus is located in downtown Newark.

• SAT Range 1030-1270
• Predicted Avg GPA 3.23
• Acceptance Rate 71%
• Net Price $18,276

Essex County College

• Public 2 Year
• Newark, NJ
• | 0 reviews

• Aug 24 application deadline

Essex County College is a public community college offering associate degrees and career certificate programs. The urban campus is located in downtown Newark.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $4,971

William Paterson University of New Jersey

• Public 4 Year
• Wayne, NJ
• | 0 reviews

• Jun 1 application deadline

William Paterson is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and music. The suburban Wayne campus sits in northern New Jersey within reach of New York City.

• SAT Range 990-1345
• Avg GPA 2.97
• Acceptance Rate 90%
• Net Price $13,509

Stockton University

• Public 4 Year
• Galloway, NJ
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• Sep 1 application deadline

Stockton is a public university known for undergraduate environmental science and marine science. The wooded campus sits in New Jersey's Pinelands near Atlantic City.

• SAT Range 1030-1230
• Avg GPA 3.54
• Acceptance Rate 89%
• Net Price $20,761

Rutgers University Camden

• Public 4 Year
• Camden, NJ
• 4.0 | 1 reviews

Rutgers-Camden is a public university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and biology. The urban campus sits across the Delaware River from Philadelphia.

• SAT Range 1050-1300
• Predicted Avg GPA 3.23
• Acceptance Rate 66%
• Net Price $19,821

New Jersey City University

• Public 4 Year
• Jersey City, NJ
• | 0 reviews

NJCU is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. The urban campus sits in Jersey City across the Hudson River from Manhattan.

• SAT Range 890-1140
• Avg GPA 3.24
• Acceptance Rate 98%
• Net Price $16,724

Middlesex College

• Public 2 Year
• Edison, NJ
• | 0 reviews

Middlesex College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and business programs. Most students commute to the suburban campus in Edison.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $2,314

Hudson County Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Jersey City, NJ
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• Sep 1 application deadline

Hudson County Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, culinary arts, and business programs. The urban campus is in Jersey City across the Hudson River from Manhattan.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $7,528

Camden County College

• Public 2 Year
• Blackwood, NJ
• | 0 reviews

• Aug 31 application deadline

Camden County College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and health sciences. The suburban Blackwood campus serves students from across southern New Jersey.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $5,779

UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey

• Public 2 Year
• Cranford, NJ
• | 0 reviews

UCNJ is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The main campus is in suburban Cranford, with additional sites across Union County.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $6,798