Universities in New Jersey
New Jersey has 149 degree-granting institutions reporting to the U.S. Department of Education – 39 public, 51 private nonprofit, 59 for-profit, 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 · Special Focus: Faith-Related | 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 · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | 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 · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 1,428 |
| 47 | Chamberlain University-New JerseyNorth Brunswick · Special Focus: Other Health Professions | Private for-profit | 1,226 |
| 48 | Eastwick College-RamseyRamsey · Special Focus: Other Health Professions | 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 · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 1,080 |
| 52 | Garden State Science and Technology InstituteJersey City · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | 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 · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 875 |
| 56 | Warren County Community CollegeWashington · Associate's: High Transfer-High Nontraditional | Public | 836 |
| 57 | Lincoln Technical Institute-MoorestownMoorestown · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 782 |
| 58 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityBloomfield · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences | Public | 781 |
| 59 | American Institute-CliftonCLIFTON · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 778 |
| 60 | Strayer University-New JerseyPiscataway · Four-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 702 |
| 61 | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-TeterboroHasbrouck Heights · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 695 |
| 62 | Mosdos Yaakov V'YisroelLakewood · Four-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private | 679 |
| 63 | Lincoln Technical Institute-IselinIselin · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | 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 · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 502 |
| 67 | Pillar CollegeNewark · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences | Private | 498 |
| 68 | Ocean County Vocational-Technical SchoolToms River · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Public | 497 |
| 69 | Eastern International College-Jersey CityJersey City · Special Focus: Other Health Professions | Private for-profit | 495 |
| 70 | Lincoln Technical Institute-ParamusParamus · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 495 |
| 71 | American Institute-Toms RiverToms River · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 484 |
| 72 | American Institute of Medical Sciences & EducationPiscataway · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 450 |
| 73 | Parisian Beauty SchoolHackensack · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 441 |
| 74 | American Institute-Cherry HillCherry Hill · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 390 |
| 75 | Fortis Institute-LawrencevilleLawrenceville · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 373 |
| 76 | American Institute-SomersetSomerset · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 364 |
| 77 | Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & CosmetologyWayne · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 353 |
| 78 | Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and WellnessVoorhees · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 346 |
| 79 | Lincoln Technical Institute-South PlainfieldSouth Plainfield · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 335 |
| 80 | Innovate Salon AcademySouth Plainfield · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 288 |
| 81 | Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New YorkWest New York · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 271 |
| 82 | Prism Career Institute-Cherry HillCherry Hill · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 269 |
| 83 | National Career InstituteEast Orange · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 249 |
| 84 | Salon Professional AcademyHowell · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 237 |
| 85 | Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic CityWest Atlantic City · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 235 |
| 86 | Yeshiva Toras ChaimLakewood · Special Focus: Faith-Related | Private | 227 |
| 87 | Innovate Salon AcademyBrick Township · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 219 |
| 88 | Total Image Beauty AcademyUnion City · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 204 |
| 89 | Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North PlainfieldNorth Plainfield · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 190 |
| 90 | JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder SchoolsPlainfield · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private | 188 |
| 91 | Shore Beauty SchoolEgg Harbor Township · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 188 |
| 92 | Seminary Bnos ChaimLakewood · Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields | Private | 182 |
| 93 | Rabbinical College of AmericaMorristown · Special Focus: Faith-Related | 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 · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private | 178 |
| 96 | Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes YerachmielLakewood · Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields | Private | 177 |
| 97 | Innovate Salon AcademyEwing · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 174 |
| 98 | Empire Beauty School-BloomfieldBloomfield · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 164 |
| 99 | Advantage Career InstituteEatontown · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 161 |
| 100 | Universal Training InstitutePerth Amboy · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 158 |
| 101 | MCI Institute of NJOcean · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 150 |
| 102 | Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei ShmuelLakewood · Special Focus: Faith-Related | Private | 150 |
| 103 | Hohokus School of Trade and Technical SciencesPaterson · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 146 |
| 104 | Empire Beauty School-Cherry HillCherry Hill · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 139 |
| 105 | Bais Medrash Toras ChesedLakewood · Special Focus: Faith-Related | Private | 132 |
| 106 | Beth Medrash of Asbury ParkLakewood · Special Focus: Faith-Related | Private | 124 |
| 107 | P B Cosmetology Education CenterGloucester · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 120 |
| 108 | Rabbi Jacob Joseph SchoolEdison · Special Focus: Faith-Related | Private | 115 |
| 109 | Adult and Continuing Education-BCTSHackensack · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Public | 106 |
| 110 | P C Age-Jersey CityJersey City · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 106 |
| 111 | Empire Beauty School-UnionUnion · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 103 |
| 112 | Cutting Edge AcademySuccasunna · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 99 |
| 113 | Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult EducationWestampton · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Public | 96 |
| 114 | Rabbinical Seminary Mkor ChaimLakewood · Four-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private | 96 |
| 115 | Yeshivas Be'er YitzchokElizabeth · Special Focus: Faith-Related | Private | 90 |
| 116 | Yeshivas Emek HatorahHowell · Four-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private | 90 |
| 117 | Artistic Academy of Hair DesignMorris Plains · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 88 |
| 118 | Union County Vocational Technical SchoolScotch Plains · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Public | 88 |
| 119 | Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake VillageLakewood · Special Focus: Faith-Related | Private | 87 |
| 120 | Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes BoruchNorth Plainfield · Four-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private | 81 |
| 121 | Yeshiva Yesodei HatorahLakewood · Special Focus: Faith-Related | Private | 75 |
| 122 | Talmudical Academy-New JerseyAdelphia · Special Focus: Faith-Related | Private | 72 |
| 123 | Yeshiva Chemdas HatorahLakewood · Special Focus: Faith-Related | Private | 72 |
| 124 | Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov YitzchokLakewood · Special Focus: Faith-Related | Private | 71 |
| 125 | MCVSDFreehold · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Public | 67 |
| 126 | Pro Beauty AcademyEdison · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 67 |
| 127 | Capital Health School of NursingTrenton · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private | 66 |
| 128 | ASI Career InstituteTurnersville · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 62 |
| 129 | DeVry University-New JerseyIselin · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Private for-profit | 62 |
| 130 | Keser Torah-Mayan HatalmudLakewood · Special Focus: Faith-Related | Private | 57 |
| 131 | Healthcare Training InstituteUnion · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 48 |
| 132 | Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron LeymaUnion · Special Focus: Faith-Related | Private | 47 |
| 133 | PC AGE-MetroparkIselin · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 46 |
| 134 | Best Care CollegeEast Orange · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 44 |
| 135 | Center for the Healing ArtsVoorhees · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 39 |
| 136 | Bais Medrash Mayan HatorahLakewood · Special Focus: Faith-Related | Private | 36 |
| 137 | Morris County Vocational School DistrictDenville · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Public | 36 |
| 138 | Mobile Technical TrainingSouth Hackensack · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 31 |
| 139 | Assumption College for SistersDenville · Associate's: High Transfer-High Traditional | Private | 30 |
| 140 | Yeshiva Gedolah of CliffwoodKeyport · Special Focus: Faith-Related | Private | 30 |
| 141 | Yeshiva Bais AharonLakewood · Special Focus: Faith-Related | Private | 25 |
| 142 | Capital Health School of Radiologic TechnologyTrenton · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private | 16 |
| 143 | New Community Career & Technical InstituteNewark · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private | 11 |
| 144 | Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional MedicineBloomfield · Special Focus: Other Health Professions | Private for-profit | 2 |
| 145 | Bet Midrash Ohel TorahLakewood · Four-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private | – |
| 146 | Hackensack Meridian School of MedicineNutley · Four-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private | – |
| 147 | Ideal Institute of TechnologyPleasantville · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private | – |
| 148 | New Brunswick Theological SeminaryNew Brunswick · Special Focus: Faith-Related | Private | – |
| 149 | Princeton Theological SeminaryPrinceton · Special Focus: Faith-Related | 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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Frequently asked
How many colleges and universities are in New Jersey?
149 degree-granting institutions in New Jersey report to the U.S. Department of Education: 39 public, 51 private nonprofit, 59 for-profit. Together they enroll about 316,789 undergraduates (2024-25 data).
Which New Jersey college enrolls the most undergraduates?
Rutgers University-New Brunswick in New Brunswick, with about 37,751 undergraduates (2024-25 data). It is the largest of the 149 institutions listed on this page by undergraduate enrollment.
Where does this New Jersey college data come from?
The U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard and IPEDS collections, most recent release (2024-25). Every figure is federal, published and free to check; nothing on this page is estimated or AI-generated.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25). Compiled by Ibex Insights. See the methodology.