24 Best colleges for Linguistics in New Jersey

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in New Jersey ranked based on their research performance in Linguistics. A graph of 2.23M citations received by 56.2K academic papers made by 24 universities in New Jersey was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Princeton University

Princeton

For Linguistics

#23 in the United States

#25 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,811

2. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick

For Linguistics

#29 in the United States

#31 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 71%

3. Berkeley College - Woodland Park

Woodland Park

For Linguistics

#171 in the United States

#196 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,068
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $18,293

4. New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark

For Linguistics

#200 in the United States

#231 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 94%

5. Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken

For Linguistics

#268 in the United States

#302 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $43,665

6. Montclair State University

Montclair

For Linguistics

#274 in the United States

#308 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1083
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $11,743

7. College of New Jersey

Ewing Township

For Linguistics

#313 in the United States

#350 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 85%

8. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

Teaneck

For Linguistics

#314 in the United States

#351 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Net Price: $17,121
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $31,504

9. Rowan University

Glassboro

For Linguistics

#337 in the United States

#378 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 93%

10. Seton Hall University

South Orange

For Linguistics

#345 in the United States

#386 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $31,642

11. William Paterson University of New Jersey

Wayne

For Linguistics

#447 in the United States

#493 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $13,984
Enrollment: 9,426

12. Rider University

Lawrenceville

For Linguistics

#450 in the United States

#496 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $26,618

13. Monmouth University

West Long Branch

For Linguistics

#496 in the United States

#548 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1198
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $33,228

14. Stockton University

Galloway

For Linguistics

#555 in the United States

#610 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 96%

15. Kean University

Union Township

For Linguistics

#565 in the United States

#620 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1109
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $12,982

16. Drew University

Madison

For Linguistics

#618 in the United States

#675 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $28,193

17. Princeton Theological Seminary

Princeton

For Linguistics

#671 in the United States

#729 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 287
Male:Female: 47:53

18. Ramapo College of New Jersey

Mahwah

For Linguistics

#702 in the United States

#764 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 84%

19. Saint Peter's University

Jersey

For Linguistics

#742 in the United States

#806 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $14,486
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $35,708

20. New Jersey City University

Jersey

For Linguistics

#820 in the United States

#886 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $13,189
Enrollment: 5,833

21. New Brunswick Theological Seminary

New Brunswick

For Linguistics

#844 in the United States

#912 in North America

Enrollment: 131
Male:Female: 51:49

22. Caldwell University

Caldwell

For Linguistics

#1032 in the United States

#1107 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Net Price: $23,071
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,549

23. Georgian Court University

Lakewood Township

For Linguistics

#1106 in the United States

#1182 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $21,072
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $27,689

24. Bloomfield College

Bloomfield

For Linguistics

#1241 in the United States

#1321 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Net Price: $18,522
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $25,635

Closest to New Jersey states to learn Linguistics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	26	13
Connecticut	20	11
District of Columbia	8	57
Pennsylvania	89	8
Rhode Island	9	61
New York	117	7
Massachusetts	60	2
Vermont	7	122
Virginia	39	43
New Hampshire	11	83
West Virginia	13	115
Ohio	51	22
North Carolina	34	27
Maine	9	220
South Carolina	20	78
Kentucky	19	65
Indiana	31	34
Michigan	30	4
Tennessee	29	45
Georgia	37	44
Illinois	61	9
Wisconsin	27	15
Alabama	22	80
Florida	39	37
Missouri	32	36
Iowa	19	35
Mississippi	11	182
Arkansas	16	147
Minnesota	25	25
Louisiana	20	81
Kansas	10	74
Oklahoma	15	121
Nebraska	10	104
South Dakota	8	339
North Dakota	5	215
Texas	68	18
Puerto Rico	9	498
Colorado	18	51
New Mexico	7	98
Montana	4	218
Utah	10	49
Idaho	7	203
Arizona	8	31
Nevada	4	144
Washington	23	6
Oregon	16	87
California	110	1
Alaska	3	331
Hawaii	6	108