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Colleges in New Jersey

Every New Jersey college College Intel tracks, with admit rates and enrollment from the US Dept of Education College Scorecard. Application deadlines come from each school's own admissions pages and are shown where we've researched them.

29Colleges tracked
74%Avg. admit rate
1Under 20% admit
15With researched deadlines

New Jersey college guide

How New Jersey students pay for and get into college: the Tuition Aid Grant and its Sept. 15 deadline, free community college and the Garden State Guarantee, NJ STARS, Rutgers admissions, and school-by-school SAT results.

TAG maximum$14,4042026-27 at private colleges; $10,964 at RutgersFAFSA deadlineSept. 152027 for new students; April 15 for TAG renewalsFree tuition income limit$65,000Community college, Rutgers yrs 1-2, public yrs 3-4Rutgers Early ActionNov. 1Regular Decision Dec. 1; decisions by Jan. 31Average SAT10522024-25; 60% of seniors had taken itNational Merit cutoff223Selection Index, class of 2027

Paying for college

  1. New Jersey Financial Aid: TAG (Up to $14,404), Free Community College, the Garden State Guarantee, and the Sept. 15 Deadline
  2. New Jersey TAG Award Amounts 2026-27: $14,404 Private, $10,964 Rutgers, $9,496 State Colleges, $3,098 County Colleges -- and the 2027-28 Deadlines
  3. Free College in New Jersey: CCOG, the Garden State Guarantee, NJ STARS and Rutgers' Scarlet Guarantee Explained

Getting in

  1. Rutgers-New Brunswick Admissions for New Jersey Residents: Nov. 1 Early Action, Dec. 1 Regular Decision, Admitted Students' Scores by School, and Free Tuition Under $65,000
  2. Princeton Accepted vs. Rejected Applicants: GPA, Paid Jobs and Founding Something in 145 Real 2026 Decisions

Test scores and high school data

  1. New Jersey High School SAT Scores, 2024-25: State Average 1052, Bergen County Academies Leads at 1458, and the Top 25 Schools
  2. New Jersey's National Merit Semifinalist Cutoff, Class of 2027: Tied for Highest in the Country

All 29 New Jersey colleges

Showing 29 colleges, most selective first. Tuition is the published rate before financial aid, for the year shown.