Which colleges are most affordable for New Jersey residents ? The answer may surprise you.
These rankings of the most affordable colleges for New Jersey residents are based on the estimated net price for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of New Jersey.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of the school paid by the student and family, after factoring in merit and grant aid from the college federal programs and work study.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton University | 3500 | 75600 | 0.9536 | 5,916 | 1528 | 0.0442 | |
| 2 | Saint Peter's University | 10800 | 62200 | 0.8266 | 2,263 | 1070 | 0.903 | |
| 3 | Kean University | 12300 | 39200 | 0.6862 | 11,932 | 1040 | 0.7811 | |
| 4 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 15200 | 90700 | 0.8325 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 5 | Georgian Court University | 16400 | 57000 | 0.7123 | 1,616 | 1155 | 0.7888 | |
| 5 | Montclair State University | 16400 | 36000 | 0.5451 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 7 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | 17200 | 31500 | 0.4541 | 9,827 | 1329 | 0.6737 | |
| 8 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 19700 | 40600 | 0.5158 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 9 | Stockton University | 19800 | 32200 | 0.3836 | 7,583 | 1134 | 0.901 | |
| 10 | Rutgers University-Newark | 20200 | 39200 | 0.4852 | 7,989 | 1159 | 0.7136 | |
| 11 | Centenary University | 21200 | 62900 | 0.6634 | 936 | 1070 | 0.8308 | |
| 12 | Rowan University | 21300 | 41300 | 0.485 | 17,157 | 1204 | 0.7654 | |
| 13 | Saint Elizabeth University | 21600 | 55700 | 0.6128 | 560 | 990 | 0.7103 | |
| 14 | Ramapo College of New Jersey | 21800 | 36700 | 0.4073 | 5,492 | 1210 | 0.7026 | |
| 15 | New Jersey City University | 22200 | 35900 | 0.3812 | 3,871 | 1015 | 0.9838 | |
| 16 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 22600 | 89100 | 0.7462 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9631 | |
| 17 | Seton Hall University | 24100 | 66500 | 0.638 | 6,178 | 1328 | 0.6915 | |
| 18 | Rider University | 24400 | 59400 | 0.5898 | 3,052 | 1214 | 0.7741 | |
| 19 | Monmouth University | 27200 | 79600 | 0.6585 | 3,657 | 1220 | 0.8716 | |
| 19 | William Paterson University of New Jersey | 27200 | 33000 | 0.1757 | 6,647 | 1153 | 0.9008 | |
| 21 | The College of New Jersey | 27300 | 41200 | 0.3375 | 7,433 | 1243 | 0.6148 | |
| 22 | Caldwell University | 27500 | 59300 | 0.5364 | 1,619 | 1245 | 0.7134 | |
| 23 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 28700 | 38800 | 0.2607 | 799 | 865 | 0.6974 | |
| 24 | Rutgers University-Camden | 34800 | 40100 | 0.1329 | 3,857 | 1168 | 0.6629 | |
| 25 | Drew University | 35000 | 63700 | 0.4505 | 1,671 | 1239 | 0.6734 | |
| 26 | Felician University | 41000 | 57700 | 0.2894 | 2,131 | 1015 | 0.9722 | |
| 27 | Stevens Institute of Technology | 43500 | 86000 | 0.4944 | 4,206 | 1430 | 0.5068 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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