Universities in New Jersey
New Jersey has 147 degree-granting institutions reporting to the U.S. Department of Education – 39 public, 49 private nonprofit, together enrolling about 316,789 undergraduates (2024-25 data). Each links to a full financial-health and student-outcomes profile.
| # | Institution | Sector | Undergrads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research | Public | 37,751 |
| 2 | Montclair State UniversityMontclair · R2: Doctoral, High Research | Public | 18,376 |
| 3 | Rowan UniversityGlassboro · R2: Doctoral, High Research | Public | 15,841 |
| 4 | Kean UniversityUnion · Doctoral/Professional University | Public | 11,433 |
| 5 | Bergen Community CollegeParamus · Associate's: High Transfer-High Traditional | Public | 10,557 |
| 6 | New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research | Public | 9,019 |
| 7 | Middlesex CollegeEdison · Associate's: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional | Public | 8,469 |
| 8 | UCNJ Union College of Union County New JerseyCranford · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Traditional | Public | 7,939 |
| 9 | Brookdale Community CollegeLincroft · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Traditional | Public | 7,901 |
| 10 | Rutgers University-NewarkNewark · R2: Doctoral, High Research | Public | 7,709 |
| 11 | Stockton UniversityGalloway · Doctoral/Professional University | Public | 7,537 |
| 12 | The College of New JerseyEwing · Master's, Larger Programs | Public | 7,105 |
| 13 | Thomas Edison State UniversityTrenton · Master's, Medium Programs | Public | 6,707 |
| 14 | Camden County CollegeBlackwood · Associate's: High Transfer-High Nontraditional | Public | 6,636 |
| 15 | Hudson County Community CollegeJersey City · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Traditional | Public | 6,626 |
| 16 | William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne · Master's, Larger Programs | Public | 6,614 |
| 17 | Rowan College at Burlington CountyMount Laurel · Associate's: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional | Public | 6,267 |
| 18 | Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange · R2: Doctoral, High Research | Private | 6,036 |
| 19 | Essex County CollegeNewark · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Traditional | Public | 5,855 |
| 20 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research | Private | 5,709 |
| 21 | Ocean County CollegeToms River · Associate's: High Transfer-High Nontraditional | Public | 5,424 |
| 22 | Raritan Valley Community CollegeBranchburg · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-Mixed | Public | 5,416 |
| 23 | Mercer County Community CollegeWest Windsor · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Traditional | Public | 5,404 |
| 24 | County College of MorrisRandolph · Associate's: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional | Public | 5,360 |
| 25 | Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah · Master's, Larger Programs | Public | 4,898 |
| 26 | Jersey CollegeTeterboro · Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | Private for-profit | 4,478 |
| 27 | Passaic County Community CollegePaterson · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Traditional | Public | 4,260 |
| 28 | Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusSewell · Associate's: High Transfer-High Traditional | Public | 4,234 |
| 29 | Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken · R2: Doctoral, High Research | Private | 4,222 |
| 30 | Beth Medrash GovohaLakewood · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant | Private | 4,027 |
| 31 | Atlantic Cape Community CollegeMays Landing · Associate's: High Transfer-High Traditional | Public | 3,755 |
| 32 | Rutgers University-CamdenCamden · R2: Doctoral, High Research | Public | 3,753 |
| 33 | Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch · Master's, Larger Programs | Private | 3,684 |
| 34 | New Jersey City UniversityJersey City · Master's, Larger Programs | Public | 3,681 |
| 35 | Rider UniversityLawrenceville · Master's, Larger Programs | Private | 3,106 |
| 36 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusTeaneck · Master's, Larger Programs | Private | 2,627 |
| 37 | Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City · Master's, Larger Programs | Private | 2,135 |
| 38 | Sussex County Community CollegeNewton · Associate's: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional | Public | 2,086 |
| 39 | Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland CampusVineland · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Traditional | Public | 2,074 |
| 40 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham CampusMadison · Master's, Larger Programs | Private | 1,990 |
| 41 | Lincoln Technical Institute-UnionUnion · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 1,785 |
| 42 | Berkeley College-Woodland ParkWoodland Park · Master's, Small Programs | Private for-profit | 1,778 |
| 43 | Felician UniversityLodi · Master's, Medium Programs | Private | 1,774 |
| 44 | Caldwell UniversityCaldwell · Master's, Medium Programs | Private | 1,575 |
| 45 | Drew UniversityMadison · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences | Private | 1,533 |
| 46 | Universal Technical Institute-BloomfieldBloomfield · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 1,428 |
| 47 | Chamberlain University-New JerseyNorth Brunswick · Special Focus: Medical Schools/Centers | Private for-profit | 1,226 |
| 48 | Eastwick College-RamseyRamsey · Special Focus: Medical Schools/Centers | Private for-profit | 1,203 |
| 49 | Georgian Court UniversityLakewood · Master's, Larger Programs | Private | 1,195 |
| 50 | Eastwick College-HackensackHackensack · Associate's: High Career-Technical-Mixed | Private for-profit | 1,171 |
| 51 | Lincoln Technical Institute-MahwahMahwah · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 1,080 |
| 52 | Garden State Science and Technology InstituteJersey City · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 917 |
| 53 | Centenary UniversityHackettstown · Master's, Medium Programs | Private | 910 |
| 54 | Salem Community CollegeCarneys Point · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 910 |
| 55 | Pennco Tech-BlackwoodBlackwood · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 875 |
| 56 | Warren County Community CollegeWashington · Associate's: High Transfer-High Nontraditional | Public | 836 |
| 57 | Lincoln Technical Institute-MoorestownMoorestown · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 782 |
| 58 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityBloomfield · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences | Public | 781 |
| 59 | American Institute-CliftonCLIFTON · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 778 |
| 60 | Strayer University-New JerseyPiscataway · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 702 |
| 61 | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-TeterboroHasbrouck Heights · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 695 |
| 62 | Mosdos Yaakov V'YisroelLakewood · Other / Unclassified | Private | 679 |
| 63 | Lincoln Technical Institute-IselinIselin · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 638 |
| 64 | Eastwick College-NutleyNutley · Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | Private for-profit | 618 |
| 65 | Saint Elizabeth UniversityMorristown · Master's, Medium Programs | Private | 557 |
| 66 | Fortis Institute-WayneWayne · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 502 |
| 67 | Pillar CollegeNewark · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences | Private | 498 |
| 68 | Ocean County Vocational-Technical SchoolToms River · Other / Unclassified | Public | 497 |
| 69 | Eastern International College-Jersey CityJersey City · Special Focus: Medical Schools/Centers | Private for-profit | 495 |
| 70 | Lincoln Technical Institute-ParamusParamus · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 495 |
| 71 | American Institute-Toms RiverToms River · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 484 |
| 72 | American Institute of Medical Sciences & EducationPiscataway · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 450 |
| 73 | Parisian Beauty SchoolHackensack · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 441 |
| 74 | American Institute-Cherry HillCherry Hill · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 390 |
| 75 | Fortis Institute-LawrencevilleLawrenceville · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 373 |
| 76 | American Institute-SomersetSomerset · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 364 |
| 77 | Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & CosmetologyWayne · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 353 |
| 78 | Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and WellnessVoorhees · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 346 |
| 79 | Lincoln Technical Institute-South PlainfieldSouth Plainfield · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 335 |
| 80 | Innovate Salon AcademySouth Plainfield · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 288 |
| 81 | Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New YorkWest New York · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 271 |
| 82 | Prism Career Institute-Cherry HillCherry Hill · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 269 |
| 83 | National Career InstituteEast Orange · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 249 |
| 84 | Salon Professional AcademyHowell · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 237 |
| 85 | Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic CityWest Atlantic City · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 235 |
| 86 | Yeshiva Toras ChaimLakewood · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant | Private | 227 |
| 87 | Innovate Salon AcademyBrick Township · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 219 |
| 88 | Total Image Beauty AcademyUnion City · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 204 |
| 89 | Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North PlainfieldNorth Plainfield · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 190 |
| 90 | JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder SchoolsPlainfield · Other / Unclassified | Private | 188 |
| 91 | Shore Beauty SchoolEgg Harbor Township · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 188 |
| 92 | Seminary Bnos ChaimLakewood · Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields | Private | 182 |
| 93 | Rabbinical College of AmericaMorristown · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant | Private | 181 |
| 94 | Yeshiva Gedolah Keren HatorahLakewood · Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields | Private | 181 |
| 95 | Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of NursingEnglewood Cliffs · Other / Unclassified | Private | 178 |
| 96 | Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes YerachmielLakewood · Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields | Private | 177 |
| 97 | Innovate Salon AcademyEwing · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 174 |
| 98 | Empire Beauty School-BloomfieldBloomfield · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 164 |
| 99 | Advantage Career InstituteEatontown · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 161 |
| 100 | Universal Training InstitutePerth Amboy · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 158 |
| 101 | MCI Institute of NJOcean · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 150 |
| 102 | Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei ShmuelLakewood · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant | Private | 150 |
| 103 | Hohokus School of Trade and Technical SciencesPaterson · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 146 |
| 104 | Empire Beauty School-Cherry HillCherry Hill · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 139 |
| 105 | Bais Medrash Toras ChesedLakewood · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant | Private | 132 |
| 106 | Beth Medrash of Asbury ParkLakewood · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant | Private | 124 |
| 107 | P B Cosmetology Education CenterGloucester · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 120 |
| 108 | Rabbi Jacob Joseph SchoolEdison · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant | Private | 115 |
| 109 | Adult and Continuing Education-BCTSHackensack · Other / Unclassified | Public | 106 |
| 110 | P C Age-Jersey CityJersey City · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 106 |
| 111 | Empire Beauty School-UnionUnion · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 103 |
| 112 | Cutting Edge AcademySuccasunna · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 99 |
| 113 | Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult EducationWestampton · Other / Unclassified | Public | 96 |
| 114 | Rabbinical Seminary Mkor ChaimLakewood · Other / Unclassified | Private | 96 |
| 115 | Yeshivas Be'er YitzchokElizabeth · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant | Private | 90 |
| 116 | Yeshivas Emek HatorahHowell · Other / Unclassified | Private | 90 |
| 117 | Artistic Academy of Hair DesignMorris Plains · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 88 |
| 118 | Union County Vocational Technical SchoolScotch Plains · Other / Unclassified | Public | 88 |
| 119 | Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake VillageLakewood · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant | Private | 87 |
| 120 | Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes BoruchNorth Plainfield · Other / Unclassified | Private | 81 |
| 121 | Yeshiva Yesodei HatorahLakewood · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant | Private | 75 |
| 122 | Talmudical Academy-New JerseyAdelphia · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant | Private | 72 |
| 123 | Yeshiva Chemdas HatorahLakewood · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant | Private | 72 |
| 124 | Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov YitzchokLakewood · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant | Private | 71 |
| 125 | MCVSDFreehold · Other / Unclassified | Public | 67 |
| 126 | Pro Beauty AcademyEdison · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 67 |
| 127 | Capital Health School of NursingTrenton · Other / Unclassified | Private | 66 |
| 128 | ASI Career InstituteTurnersville · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 62 |
| 129 | DeVry University-New JerseyIselin · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Private for-profit | 62 |
| 130 | Keser Torah-Mayan HatalmudLakewood · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant | Private | 57 |
| 131 | Healthcare Training InstituteUnion · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 48 |
| 132 | Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron LeymaUnion · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant | Private | 47 |
| 133 | PC AGE-MetroparkIselin · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 46 |
| 134 | Best Care CollegeEast Orange · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 44 |
| 135 | Center for the Healing ArtsVoorhees · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 39 |
| 136 | Bais Medrash Mayan HatorahLakewood · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant | Private | 36 |
| 137 | Morris County Vocational School DistrictDenville · Other / Unclassified | Public | 36 |
| 138 | Mobile Technical TrainingSouth Hackensack · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 31 |
| 139 | Assumption College for SistersDenville · Associate's: High Transfer-High Traditional | Private | 30 |
| 140 | Yeshiva Gedolah of CliffwoodKeyport · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant | Private | 30 |
| 141 | Yeshiva Bais AharonLakewood · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant | Private | 25 |
| 142 | Capital Health School of Radiologic TechnologyTrenton · Other / Unclassified | Private | 16 |
| 143 | New Community Career & Technical InstituteNewark · Other / Unclassified | Private | 11 |
| 144 | Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional MedicineBloomfield · Special Focus: Medical Schools/Centers | Private for-profit | 2 |
| 145 | Hackensack Meridian School of MedicineNutley · Other / Unclassified | Private | – |
| 146 | New Brunswick Theological SeminaryNew Brunswick · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant | Private | – |
| 147 | Princeton Theological SeminaryPrinceton · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant | Private | – |
A directory, not a ranking, listed by undergraduate enrollment. Counts and figures come from the most recent College Scorecard & IPEDS release (2024-25), which lags the current academic year by 2–3 years. Open each institution’s profile for financial health, outcomes and peer benchmarks.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25). Compiled by Ibex Insights. See the methodology.