New Jersey Colleges with low acceptance rates

Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate in New Jersey for 2025

These are the most selective public and private four-year colleges in New Jersey. The list is ranked by acceptance rate, lowest to highest and limited to schools which reject at least half of all applicants. Leading the list is Princeton University which sent acceptance letters to only 4% of the 39,644 students who applied and rejected 96%.

Not all schools on the most selective list are overly academically challenging. Some schools with less rigorous test and high school GPA requirements may receive a large numbers of qualified applicants and the school does not have space to admit them all.

If you're looking for challenging colleges, explore rankings of New Jersey colleges with the highest SAT scores, highest ACT scores and highest GPA's.
New Jersey Low Acceptance % Public Private 4 year

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Princeton University
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Princeton, NJ

Princeton University

Private 4 Year

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4% Acceptance Rate

#1 Best Colleges in America

  • 8,922enrollment
  • $19,811net price
  • 1500-1580SAT range
  • 34-35ACT range
  • 3.93Avg GPA

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Talmudical Academy New Jersey
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Adelphia, NJ
 

Talmudical Academy New Jersey

Private 4 Year

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42% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 78enrollment
  • $8,295net price
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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Stevens Institute of Technology
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Hoboken, NJ

Stevens Institute of Technology

Private 4 Year

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43% Acceptance Rate

#3 Best Colleges in New Jersey

  • 8,842enrollment
  • $43,665net price
  • 1370-1500SAT range
  • 31-34ACT range
  • 3.88Avg GPA

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