Notable Four-Year Colleges and Universities in New Jersey

This directory-style guide highlights 50 four-year colleges and universities in New Jersey. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

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Institutions in this guide

Rutgers University-New Brunswick — New Brunswick, New Jersey. Public four-year institution.
Montclair State University — Montclair, New Jersey. Public four-year institution.
Rowan University — Glassboro, New Jersey. Public four-year institution.
Kean University — Union, New Jersey. Public four-year institution.
New Jersey Institute of Technology — Newark, New Jersey. Public four-year institution.
Rutgers University-Newark — Newark, New Jersey. Public four-year institution.
Seton Hall University — South Orange, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Stevens Institute of Technology — Hoboken, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Stockton University — Galloway, New Jersey. Public four-year institution.
William Paterson University of New Jersey — Wayne, New Jersey. Public four-year institution.
Princeton University — Princeton, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Thomas Edison State University — Trenton, New Jersey. Public four-year institution.
Beth Medrash Govoha — Lakewood, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
The College of New Jersey — Ewing, New Jersey. Public four-year institution.
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus — Teaneck, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
New Jersey City University — Jersey City, New Jersey. Public four-year institution.
Rutgers University-Camden — Camden, New Jersey. Public four-year institution.
Ramapo College of New Jersey — Mahwah, New Jersey. Public four-year institution.
Monmouth University — West Long Branch, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Rider University — Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Saint Peter's University — Jersey City, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus — Madison, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Felician University — Lodi, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Drew University — Madison, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Caldwell University — Caldwell, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Georgian Court University — Lakewood, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Centenary University — Hackettstown, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Bloomfield College — Bloomfield, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Saint Elizabeth University — Morristown, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Pillar College — Newark, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine — Nutley, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Princeton Theological Seminary — Princeton, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Yeshiva Toras Chaim — Lakewood, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Rabbinical College of America — Morristown, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah — Lakewood, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel — Lakewood, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
New Brunswick Theological Seminary — New Brunswick, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel — Lakewood, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Bais Medrash Toras Chesed — Lakewood, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Beth Medrash of Asbury Park — Lakewood, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Rabbi Jacob Joseph School — Edison, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Yeshivas Emek Hatorah — Howell, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village — Lakewood, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah — Lakewood, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Talmudical Academy-New Jersey — Adelphia, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim — Lakewood, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood — Keyport, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch — North Plainfield, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok — Lakewood, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah — Lakewood, New Jersey. Private nonprofit four-year institution.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2022. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES IPEDS. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.