How much does college cost in New Jersey?

The average in-state tuition in New Jersey is $17,507 per year, based on 157 colleges.

What is the cheapest college in New Jersey?

The lowest in-state tuition in New Jersey is $4,320 at Camden County College.

What is the most expensive college in New Jersey?

The highest in-state tuition in New Jersey is N/A at Burlington County Institute of Technology - Adult Education -.

How does New Jersey compare to the national average?

The national average in-state tuition is $18,082; New Jersey is 3% below that.

How many colleges are in New Jersey?

College Scorecard lists 157 colleges in New Jersey.

College Tuition in New Jersey (2026): Average Cost and Full List

	New Jersey	National	Difference
Average in-state tuition	$17,507	$18,082	-3%

All 157 Colleges in New Jersey

#	College	City	In-State Tuition	Out-of-State	Acceptance
1	Camden County College	Blackwood	$4,320	$4,416	N/A
2	Middlesex College	Edison	$4,764	$7,356	N/A
3	Ocean County College	Toms River	$4,906	$6,970	N/A
4	Bergen Community College	Paramus	$4,913	$9,294	N/A
5	Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus	Vineland	$5,160	$6,000	N/A
6	Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus	Sewell	$5,160	$6,000	N/A
7	UCNJ Union College of Union County New Jersey	Cranford	$5,280	$9,500	N/A
8	Mercer County Community College	West Windsor	$5,310	$9,174	N/A
9	Hudson County Community College	Jersey City	$5,384	$9,248	N/A
10	Essex County College	Newark	$5,415	$9,523	N/A
11	Warren County Community College	Washington	$5,460	$6,360	N/A
12	Sussex County Community College	Newton	$5,544	$9,024	N/A
13	Raritan Valley Community College	Branchburg	$5,664	$7,584	N/A
14	Assumption College for Sisters	Denville	$6,000	$6,000	N/A
15	Atlantic Cape Community College	Mays Landing	$6,068	$9,068	N/A
16	County College of Morris	Randolph	$6,210	$14,310	N/A
17	Brookdale Community College	Lincroft	$6,270	$10,140	N/A
18	Passaic County Community College	Paterson	$6,300	$10,560	N/A
19	Salem Community College	Carneys Point	$6,360	$10,260	N/A
20	Thomas Edison State University	Trenton	$6,838	$8,856	N/A
21	Rowan College at Burlington County	Mount Laurel	$6,990	$9,510	N/A
22	Bais Medrash Toras Chesed	Lakewood	$8,100	$8,100	58%
23	Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim	Lakewood	$8,450	$8,450	91%
24	Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood	Keyport	$8,550	$8,550	70%
25	Mosdos Yaakov V'Yisroel	Lakewood	$8,760	$8,760	89%
26	Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village	Lakewood	$9,030	$9,030	84%
27	Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah	Lakewood	$9,150	$9,150	86%
28	Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel	Lakewood	$9,600	$9,600	51%
29	Yeshivas Emek Hatorah	Howell	$9,750	$9,750	100%
30	Yeshiva Bais Aharon	Lakewood	$10,350	$10,350	82%
31	Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch	North Plainfield	$10,480	$10,480	89%
32	Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel	Lakewood	$10,600	$10,600	54%
33	Rabbinical College of America	Morristown	$10,650	$10,650	95%
34	Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma	Union	$11,350	$11,350	57%
35	Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok	Elizabeth	$11,450	$11,450	86%
36	Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah	Lakewood	$12,000	$12,000	68%
37	Beth Medrash of Asbury Park	Lakewood	$12,010	$12,010	54%
38	Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah	Lakewood	$12,150	$12,150	80%
39	Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud	Lakewood	$12,460	$12,460	100%
40	Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah	Lakewood	$12,500	$12,500	85%
41	Rabbi Jacob Joseph School	Edison	$12,700	$12,700	92%
42	Yeshiva Toras Chaim	Lakewood	$12,750	$12,750	44%
43	Seminary Bnos Chaim	Lakewood	$13,150	$13,150	44%
44	Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok	Lakewood	$13,700	$13,700	77%
45	Strayer University-New Jersey	Piscataway	$13,920	$13,920	N/A
46	Kean University	Union	$14,299	$22,446	76%
47	New Jersey City University	Jersey City	$14,460	$14,460	98%
48	William Paterson University of New Jersey	Wayne	$15,704	$25,344	90%
49	Talmudical Academy-New Jersey	Adelphia	$15,800	$15,800	43%
50	Eastwick College-Nutley	Nutley	$15,848	$15,848	N/A
51	Bloomfield College of Montclair State University	Bloomfield	$15,912	$26,022	70%
52	Montclair State University	Montclair	$15,912	$26,022	88%
53	Stockton University	Galloway	$16,266	$24,524	89%
54	Rowan University	Glassboro	$16,574	$26,932	78%
55	Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro	Hasbrouck Heights	$16,757	$16,757	N/A
56	Ramapo College of New Jersey	Mahwah	$16,777	$27,708	71%
57	Rutgers University-Newark	Newark	$17,250	$36,762	71%
58	DeVry University-New Jersey	Iselin	$17,408	$17,408	100%
59	Rutgers University-Camden	Camden	$17,764	$37,276	66%
60	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Brunswick	$17,929	$37,441	58%
61	Eastwick College-Ramsey	Ramsey	$18,057	$18,057	N/A
62	Eastwick College-Hackensack	Hackensack	$18,075	$18,075	N/A
63	Eastern International College-Jersey City	Jersey City	$18,383	$18,383	70%
64	The College of New Jersey	Ewing	$19,632	$25,752	62%
65	New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark	$19,974	$37,664	65%
66	Chamberlain University-New Jersey	North Brunswick	$20,785	$20,785	100%
67	Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing	Englewood Cliffs	$23,914	$23,914	20%
68	JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools	Plainfield	$24,916	$31,336	59%
69	Pillar College	Newark	$25,900	$25,900	N/A
70	Berkeley College-Woodland Park	Woodland Park	$29,800	$29,800	N/A
71	Saint Elizabeth University	Morristown	$36,741	$36,741	71%
72	Georgian Court University	Lakewood	$37,260	$37,260	79%
73	Centenary University	Hackettstown	$37,732	$37,732	83%
74	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus	Teaneck	$38,004	$38,004	91%
75	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus	Madison	$38,004	$38,004	95%
76	Felician University	Lodi	$39,300	$39,300	N/A
77	Caldwell University	Caldwell	$40,848	$40,848	71%
78	Rider University	Lawrenceville	$41,120	$41,120	79%
79	Saint Peter's University	Jersey City	$42,552	$42,552	90%
80	Monmouth University	West Long Branch	$46,552	$46,552	89%
81	Drew University	Madison	$47,100	$47,100	68%
82	Seton Hall University	South Orange	$53,170	$53,170	73%
83	Princeton University	Princeton	$62,688	$62,688	5%
84	Stevens Institute of Technology	Hoboken	$63,462	$63,462	48%
85	Fortis Institute-Wayne	Wayne	N/A	N/A	N/A
86	Beth Medrash Govoha	Lakewood	N/A	N/A	N/A
87	Adult and Continuing Education-BCTS	Hackensack	N/A	N/A	N/A
88	Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin	Iselin	N/A	N/A	N/A
89	American Institute-Clifton	CLIFTON	N/A	N/A	N/A
90	Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield	South Plainfield	N/A	N/A	N/A
91	Empire Beauty School-Union	Union	N/A	N/A	N/A
92	Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences	Paterson	N/A	N/A	N/A
93	Empire Beauty School-Cherry Hill	Cherry Hill	N/A	N/A	N/A
94	Lincoln Technical Institute-Union	Union	N/A	N/A	N/A
95	Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness	Voorhees	N/A	N/A	N/A
96	New Brunswick Theological Seminary	New Brunswick	N/A	N/A	N/A
97	Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New York	West New York	N/A	N/A	N/A
98	P B Cosmetology Education Center	Gloucester	N/A	N/A	N/A
99	Parisian Beauty School	Hackensack	N/A	N/A	N/A
100	Pennco Tech-Blackwood	Blackwood	N/A	N/A	N/A
101	Princeton Theological Seminary	Princeton	N/A	N/A	N/A
102	Capital Health School of Radiologic Technology	Trenton	N/A	N/A	N/A
103	Capital Health School of Nursing	Trenton	N/A	N/A	N/A
104	Shore Beauty School	Egg Harbor Township	N/A	N/A	N/A
105	Morris County Vocational School District	Denville	N/A	N/A	100%
106	Empire Beauty School-Bloomfield	Bloomfield	N/A	N/A	N/A
107	Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown	Moorestown	N/A	N/A	N/A
108	MCVSD	Freehold	N/A	N/A	N/A
109	Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North Plainfield	North Plainfield	N/A	N/A	N/A
110	Artistic Academy of Hair Design	Morris Plains	N/A	N/A	N/A
111	Union County Vocational Technical School	Scotch Plains	N/A	N/A	N/A
112	Prism Career Institute-Cherry Hill	Cherry Hill	N/A	N/A	N/A
113	Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah	Mahwah	N/A	N/A	N/A
114	Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic City	West Atlantic City	N/A	N/A	N/A
115	Ocean County Vocational-Technical School	Toms River	N/A	N/A	N/A
116	New Community Career & Technical Institute	Newark	N/A	N/A	N/A
117	Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus	Paramus	N/A	N/A	N/A
118	P C Age-Jersey City	Jersey City	N/A	N/A	N/A
119	PC AGE-Metropark	Iselin	N/A	N/A	N/A
120	Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine	Bloomfield	N/A	N/A	N/A
121	Healthcare Training Institute	Union	N/A	N/A	42%
122	Total Image Beauty Academy	Union City	N/A	N/A	N/A
123	Jersey College	Teterboro	N/A	N/A	68%
124	American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education	Piscataway	N/A	N/A	N/A
125	National Career Institute	East Orange	N/A	N/A	N/A
126	Best Care College	East Orange	N/A	N/A	N/A
127	Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville	Lawrenceville	N/A	N/A	N/A
128	ASI Career Institute	Turnersville	N/A	N/A	N/A
129	Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology	Wayne	N/A	N/A	N/A
130	MCI Institute of NJ	Ocean	N/A	N/A	N/A
131	Universal Training Institute	Perth Amboy	N/A	N/A	N/A
132	Center for the Healing Arts	Voorhees	N/A	N/A	N/A
133	American Institute-Toms River	Toms River	N/A	N/A	N/A
134	Innovate Salon Academy	South Plainfield	N/A	N/A	N/A
135	Garden State Science and Technology Institute	Jersey City	N/A	N/A	N/A
136	Mobile Technical Training	South Hackensack	N/A	N/A	N/A
137	Cutting Edge Academy	Succasunna	N/A	N/A	N/A
138	American Institute-Somerset	Somerset	N/A	N/A	N/A
139	Advantage Career Institute	Eatontown	N/A	N/A	N/A
140	Innovate Salon Academy	Ewing	N/A	N/A	N/A
141	Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield	Bloomfield	N/A	N/A	N/A
142	Pro Beauty Academy	Edison	N/A	N/A	N/A
143	Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine	Nutley	N/A	N/A	N/A
144	Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education	Westampton	N/A	N/A	N/A
145	American Institute-Cherry Hill	Cherry Hill	N/A	N/A	N/A
146	Salon Professional Academy	Howell	N/A	N/A	N/A
147	Innovate Salon Academy	Brick Township	N/A	N/A	N/A
148	Ideal Institute of Technology	Pleasantville	N/A	N/A	N/A
149	Bet Midrash Ohel Torah	Lakewood	N/A	N/A	N/A
150	American Institute	Clifton	N/A	N/A	N/A
151	Monmouth University - Monmouth Park Corporate Center	West Long Branch	N/A	N/A	N/A
152	Bard College - BHSEC Newark	Newark	N/A	N/A	N/A
153	Jersey College - Ewing	Ewing	N/A	N/A	N/A
154	Relay Graduate School of Education - Newark	Newark	N/A	N/A	N/A
155	Virginia University of Integrative Medicine - New Jersey	Ridgefield	N/A	N/A	N/A
156	Pro Beauty Academy (The) - Kenilworth	Kenilworth	N/A	N/A	N/A
157	Burlington County Institute of Technology - Adult Education -	Medford	N/A	N/A	N/A

College Tuition in New Jersey (2026)

New Jersey vs. National Average