Top 110 universities in New Jersey | United States: Rankings & Acceptance rate

Rank 🏆	University name	Acceptance rate Acc. rate	City
1	Princeton University	6%	Princeton
2	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	65%	New Brunswick
3	Seton Hall University	73%	South Orange
4	New Jersey Institute of Technology	61%	Newark
5	Montclair State University	71%	Montclair
6	Stevens Institute of Technology	44%	Hoboken
7	Rowan University	69%	Glassboro
8	Rider University	67%	Lawrenceville
9	Union County College		Cranford
10	Monmouth University	74%	West Long Branch

11	The College of New Jersey	48%	Ewing
12	Drew University	63%	Madison
13	Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus	88%	Teaneck
14	Stockton University	82%	Galloway
15	William Paterson University of New Jersey	92%	Wayne
16	Kean University	82%	Union
17	Ramapo College of New Jersey	57%	Mahwah
18	Princeton Theological Seminary		Princeton
19	New Jersey City University	92%	Jersey City
20	Rutgers University - Camden	69%	Camden
21	College of Saint Elizabeth	65%	Morristown
22	Caldwell University	64%	Caldwell
23	Bergen Community College		Paramus
24	Thomas Edison State University		Trenton
25	Mercer County Community College		West Windsor
26	Berkeley College - Woodland Park	65%	Woodland Park
27	Rutgers University - Newark	64%	Newark
28	Georgian Court University	69%	Lakewood
29	Brookdale Community College		Lincroft
30	Raritan Valley Community College		Branchburg
31	Saint Peter's University	91%	Jersey City
32	Ocean County College		Toms River
33	Bloomfield College	64%	Bloomfield
34	County College of Morris		Randolph
35	Hudson County Community College		Jersey City
36	Passaic County Community College		Paterson
37	Atlantic Cape Community College		Mays Landing
38	Middlesex County College		Edison
39	Rowan College at Burlington County		Mount Laurel
40	Felician University	79%	Lodi
41	Essex County College		Newark
42	Camden County College		Blackwood
43	Sussex County Community College		Newton
44	Monmouth County Vocational School District		Freehold
45	Cumberland County College		Vineland
46	American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education		Piscataway
47	Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art	86%	Dover
48	Centenary University	87%	Hackettstown
49	New Brunswick Theological Seminary		New Brunswick
50	Rowan College at Gloucester County		Sewell

51	Saint Francis Medical Center School of Nursing		Trenton
52	Salem Community College		Carneys Point
53	Warren County Community College		Washington
54	New Community Workforce Development Center		Newark
55	Rutgers University - New Brunswick	58%	New Brunswick
56	Pillar College	35%	Newark
57	Divers Academy International		ERIAL
58	ASI Career Institute		Turnersville
59	Ocean County Vocational - Technical School		Toms River
60	Eastern International College - Jersey City		Jersey City
61	Pennco Tech - Blackwood		Blackwood
62	Assumption College for Sisters		Denville
63	Morris County Vocational School District	83%	Denville
64	Rabbinical College of America	93%	Morristown
65	Jersey College	65%	Teterboro
66	American Institute - Clifton		Clifton
67	Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine		Bloomfield
68	Artistic Academy of Hair Design		Morris Plains
69	Eastwick College - Ramsey	37%	Ramsey
70	Institute for Therapeutic Massage		HASKELL
71	Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness		Voorhees
72	Teterboro School of Aeronautics		Teterboro
73	Rizzieri Institute		Voorhees
74	P C Age - Jersey City		Jersey City
75	Hackensack Meridian Health JFK Medical Center Muhlenberg Harold B & Dorothy A Snyder Schools - School of Nursing	80%	Plainfield
76	Best Care College		East Orange
77	P B Cosmetology Education Center		Gloucester
78	Adult and Continuing Education - BCTS		Hackensack
79	Central Career Institute LLC		South Plainfield
80	Fortis Institute - Wayne		Wayne
81	American Institute of Alternative Medicine - New Jersey		East Brunswick
82	Capri Institute of Hair Design - Clifton		Clifton
83	Healthcare Training Institute - New Jersey	79%	Union
84	Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences		Paterson
85	Innovate Salon Academy		South Plainfield
86	National Career Institute		East Orange
87	Robert Fiance Beauty Schools - West New York		West New York
88	Union County Vocational Technical School		Scotch Plains
89	Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok	80%	Elizabeth
90	Atlantic Beauty & Spa Academy LLC		Egg Harbor Township
91	Bais Medrash Toras Chesed	57%	Lakewood
92	Holy Name Medical Center - Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing	100%	Teaneck
93	Mobile Technical Training		South Hackensack
94	Universal Training Institute		Perth Amboy
95	Beth Medrash Govoha		Lakewood
96	Beth Medrash of Asbury Park	87%	Lakewood
97	Cutting Edge Academy		Succasunna
98	Medical Career Institute		Ocean
99	Paul Mitchell the School - Jersey Shore		Brick
100	Roman Academy of Beauty Culture		Hawthorne

101	Talmudical Academy - New Jersey	81%	Adelphia
102	Total Image Beauty Academy		Union City
103	Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma	86%	Union
104	Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah	94%	Lakewood
105	Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah	83%	Lakewood
106	Garden State Science and Technology Institute		Jersey City
107	Rabbi Jacob Joseph School	94%	Edison
108	Yeshiva Bais Aharon	78%	Lakewood
109	Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel	36%	Lakewood
110	Yeshiva Toras Chaim	98%	Lakewood

Closest to New Jersey states

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Delaware	13	79
Maryland	72	25
Connecticut	59	9
District of Columbia	19	72
Pennsylvania	291	11
Rhode Island	17	78
New York	393	5
Massachusetts	144	1
Vermont	25	121
Virginia	122	37
New Hampshire	37	69
West Virginia	66	108
Ohio	242	39
North Carolina	149	14
Maine	34	135
South Carolina	78	92
Kentucky	76	58
Indiana	82	13
Michigan	131	17
Tennessee	139	61
Georgia	120	51
Illinois	205	28
Wisconsin	85	19
Alabama	71	101
Florida	263	27
Missouri	143	45
Iowa	71	46
Mississippi	49	148
Arkansas	73	132
Minnesota	94	18
Louisiana	91	93
Kansas	66	87
Oklahoma	95	98
Nebraska	42	49
South Dakota	26	302
North Dakota	25	191
Texas	279	16
Puerto Rico	108	273
Virgin Islands	1	1045
Colorado	80	42
Wyoming	10	158
New Mexico	37	86
Montana	29	159
Utah	52	53
Idaho	27	145
Arizona	79	35
Nevada	23	125
Washington	87	6
Oregon	66	74
California	562	3
Alaska	10	150
Hawaii	21	57
American Samoa	1	2810
Northern Marianas	1	2701
Federated States of Micronesia	1	2337
Guam	3	775