What college costs in New Jersey
We have federal cost data for 46 four-year colleges in New Jersey: 13 public and 33 private. For 2024–25, the median cost of attendance was $35,139 at public colleges (in-state) and $38,904 at private colleges. The median average net price, what students who got federal aid actually paid, was $18,745. Colleges are sorted by average net price.
New Jersey state financial aid
- State Higher Education Agency: Higher Education Student Assistance Authority
Source: U.S. Department of Education state contacts. State grants usually require state residency and the FAFSA.
| College | Cost of attendance | Avg net price | Net price, income under $30k |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kean UniversityUnion | $26,949 | $12,447 | $7,374 |
| Montclair State UniversityMontclair | $28,305 | $15,566 | $10,880 |
| New Jersey City UniversityJersey City | $28,255 | $16,053 | $14,005 |
| New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark | $32,859 | $16,504 | $10,138 |
| Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah | $29,483 | $18,173 | $9,008 |
| Rutgers University-CamdenCamden | $35,178 | $18,745 | $13,797 |
| William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne | $28,476 | $18,745 | $16,171 |
| Rutgers University-NewarkNewark | $35,654 | $19,703 | $16,420 |
| Stockton UniversityGalloway | $35,139 | $20,670 | $15,135 |
| Rowan UniversityGlassboro | $35,842 | $22,408 | $15,305 |
| Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick | $36,993 | $24,406 | $16,343 |
| The College of New JerseyEwing | $38,860 | $27,646 | $7,908 |
| Bloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityBloomfield | $42,035 | $28,014 | $24,168 |
| College | Cost of attendance | Avg net price | Net price, income under $30k |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yeshiva Toras ChaimLakewood | $23,250 | $5,356 | $3,247 |
| Princeton UniversityPrinceton | $84,040 | $6,128 | $41 |
| Bais Medrash Toras ChesedLakewood | $14,000 | $6,838 | $6,605 |
| Rabbi Jacob Joseph SchoolEdison | $22,600 | $8,389 | $8,913 |
| Pillar CollegeNewark | $38,047 | $8,470 | $15,139 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes BoruchNorth Plainfield | $17,600 | $9,417 | $8,910 |
| Rabbinical Seminary Mkor ChaimLakewood | $17,750 | $9,494 | $8,929 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of CliffwoodKeyport | $17,850 | $9,641 | $9,755 |
| Beth Medrash of Asbury ParkLakewood | $21,110 | $9,766 | $10,157 |
| Keser Torah-Mayan HatalmudLakewood | $18,900 | $11,055 | $10,805 |
| Yeshiva Bais AharonLakewood | $19,522 | $11,757 | $11,187 |
| Bais Medrash Mayan HatorahLakewood | $20,700 | $11,794 | n/a |
| Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City | $50,272 | $12,199 | $10,783 |
| Yeshivas Emek HatorahHowell | $22,250 | $14,504 | $14,504 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusTeaneck | $50,305 | $15,404 | $10,218 |
| Rabbinical College of AmericaMorristown | $27,300 | $15,628 | $8,800 |
| Yeshiva Yesodei HatorahLakewood | $24,600 | $16,637 | n/a |
| Georgian Court UniversityLakewood | $50,671 | $19,285 | $12,683 |
| Centenary UniversityHackettstown | $52,362 | $20,503 | $13,329 |
| Eastern International College-Jersey CityJersey City | $26,182 | $21,111 | $21,111 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham CampusMadison | $54,204 | $22,829 | $12,624 |
| Saint Elizabeth UniversityMorristown | $53,075 | $23,125 | $20,379 |
| Drew UniversityMadison | $65,301 | $24,280 | $15,224 |
| Caldwell UniversityCaldwell | $54,073 | $24,691 | $18,059 |
| Rider UniversityLawrenceville | $55,967 | $24,792 | $15,824 |
| DeVry University-New JerseyIselin | $42,312 | $26,565 | $26,565 |
| Berkeley College-Woodland ParkWoodland Park | $44,691 | $27,100 | $25,832 |
| Yeshivas Be'er YitzchokElizabeth | $36,850 | $28,599 | $27,764 |
| Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch | $62,904 | $30,988 | $18,924 |
| Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange | $68,263 | $31,446 | $19,623 |
| Chamberlain University-New JerseyNorth Brunswick | $38,904 | $37,984 | $38,904 |
| Felician UniversityLodi | $50,316 | $40,045 | $39,626 |
| Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken | $79,790 | $41,346 | $27,221 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, cost of attendance 2024–25. Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid; it doesn't apply to international students. Public costs are in-state. Colleges with too little reported data are left out.