College ROI in New Jersey

See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.

TOP 10 · ECONOMIC ROI

Best estimated 10-year return

30 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.

1Princeton UniversityPrinceton · Private nonprofit+235%2Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken · Private nonprofit+82%3New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark · Public+79%4Chamberlain University-New JerseyNorth Brunswick · Private for-profit+52%5Rutgers University-CamdenCamden · Public+19%6Rutgers University-NewarkNewark · Public+18%7Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick · Public+10%8Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange · Private nonprofit+2%9Felician UniversityLodi · Private nonprofit−7%10The College of New JerseyEwing · Public−11%

TOP 10 · VALUE

Most earnings per price dollar

Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.

1Princeton UniversityPrinceton · Private nonprofit18.5×2New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark · Public5.4×3Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City · Private nonprofit4.9×4Kean UniversityUnion · Public4.7×5Rutgers University-CamdenCamden · Public4.0×6Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusTeaneck · Private nonprofit4.0×7Rutgers University-NewarkNewark · Public3.8×8Montclair State UniversityMontclair · Public3.8×9New Jersey City UniversityJersey City · Public3.6×10Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah · Public3.5×

ALL COLLEGES IN NJ

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157 matching colleges · page 2 of 7

CollegeEarningsNet price10-year ROINet payoff

William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne · Public$58,765$18,745−46%−$117,330 Universal Training InstitutePerth Amboy · Private for-profit$64,589$45,933−46%−$167,842 Eastwick College-RamseyRamsey · Private for-profit$60,381$27,074−47%−$134,486 New Jersey City UniversityJersey City · Public$57,697$16,053−48%−$117,242 Stockton UniversityGalloway · Public$58,188$20,670−50%−$130,800 Raritan Valley Community CollegeBranchburg · Public$54,952$6,778−52%−$107,592 Bloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityBloomfield · Public$58,895$28,014−52%−$153,106 Mercer County Community CollegeWest Windsor · Public$54,390$5,279−53%−$107,216 Centenary UniversityHackettstown · Private nonprofit$57,159$20,503−54%−$140,422 Drew UniversityMadison · Private nonprofit$57,555$24,280−55%−$151,570 Georgian Court UniversityLakewood · Private nonprofit$55,726$19,285−58%−$149,880 Caldwell UniversityCaldwell · Private nonprofit$56,473$24,691−59%−$164,034 UCNJ Union College of Union County New JerseyCranford · Public$53,618$8,257−60%−$126,848 County College of MorrisRandolph · Public$53,595$8,895−60%−$129,630 PC AGE-MetroparkIselin · Private for-profit$54,114$19,952−65%−$168,668 P C Age-Jersey CityJersey City · Private for-profit$54,114$22,098−66%−$177,252 Universal Technical Institute-BloomfieldBloomfield · Private for-profit$53,898$28,042−70%−$203,188 Camden County CollegeBlackwood · Public$51,149$5,996−70%−$142,494 Rowan College at Burlington CountyMount Laurel · Public$50,720$5,344−72%−$144,176 Middlesex CollegeEdison · Public$50,168$2,288−73%−$137,472 Morris County Vocational School DistrictDenville · Public$51,824$18,332−73%−$185,088 Brookdale Community CollegeLincroft · Public$50,836$11,231−74%−$166,564 Bergen Community CollegeParamus · Public$48,340$10,345−85%−$187,980 Warren County Community CollegeWashington · Public$47,963$5,726−85%−$173,274 Lincoln Technical Institute-UnionUnion · Private for-profit$48,821$27,311−87%−$251,034

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution located in New Jersey, including historical records marked as not currently operating. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.