Public colleges
Public Colleges in New Jersey
CampusPin lists 32 public colleges and universities in New Jersey, about 37.6% of the state's 85 institutions. Public colleges charge state residents a lower in-state rate, with a median published in-state tuition of $15,700 in this snapshot.
New Jersey public colleges by the numbers
- Public colleges
- 32
- Share of state colleges
- 37.6%
- Median in-state tuition
- $15,700
- Median out-of-state tuition
- $24,888
- Out-of-state premium
- +$9,188
- National public in-state median
- $8,994
Counts and shares come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution snapshot; tuition medians are the published public-university figures from the tuition-by-state snapshot. Published prices are before financial aid; net price is typically lower. Residency rules determine in-state eligibility.
Public universities in New Jersey
- Kean UniversityUnion · $13,426 in-state
- Montclair State UniversityMontclair · $14,766 in-state
- New Jersey City UniversityJersey City · $13,971 in-state
- New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark · $19,022 in-state
- Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah · $15,978 in-state
- Rowan UniversityGlassboro · $15,700 in-state
- Rutgers University-CamdenCamden · $17,079 in-state
- Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick · $17,239 in-state
- Rutgers University-NewarkNewark · $16,586 in-state
- Stockton UniversityGalloway · $15,532 in-state
- The College of New JerseyEwing · $18,685 in-state
- Thomas Edison State UniversityTrenton · $6,638 in-state
- William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne · $15,150 in-state
Public community colleges in New Jersey
- Atlantic Cape Community CollegeMays Landing · $4,863
- Bergen Community CollegeParamus · $4,757
- Brookdale Community CollegeLincroft · $5,921
- Camden County CollegeBlackwood · $3,960
- County College of MorrisRandolph · $6,210
- Essex County CollegeNewark · $5,346
- Hudson County Community CollegeJersey City · $5,020
- Mercer County Community CollegeWest Windsor · $5,082
- Middlesex CollegeEdison · $4,524
- Ocean County CollegeToms River · $4,690
- Passaic County Community CollegePaterson · $5,580
- Raritan Valley Community CollegeBranchburg · $5,520
- Rowan College at Burlington CountyMount Laurel · $4,968
- Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland CampusVineland · $4,980
- Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusSewell · $4,980
- Salem Community CollegeCarneys Point · $6,150
- Sussex County Community CollegeNewton · $5,544
- UCNJ Union College of Union County NJCranford · $5,280
- Warren County Community CollegeWashington · $5,310
Public vs private in New Jersey
Public colleges are state-supported and charge residents a lower in-state rate; private colleges set one tuition for all students but often discount it heavily with institutional aid. Compare net price and outcomes, not just sticker price, on each profile. Our cost and outcomes by state research shows how the median net price and graduation rate vary from one state to the next.
Public colleges in nearby states
Data sources & methodology
Public-college counts and tuition for New Jersey come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution and tuition-by-state snapshots; the college list is compiled live from each institution's record.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
Each school's official admissions, registrar, and financial-aid pages are the authoritative source for current details.
Where a value is unavailable it is shown as unavailable, never as 0, free, or a negative judgment. Always confirm final details with the institution before applying.
Suggested citation
CampusPin. Public Colleges in New Jersey. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/public-colleges-in/new-jersey