2026 Tightest New Jersey Colleges To Admit Rankings
Among New Jersey colleges, Princeton University has the tightest acceptance rate (4.62%) and Stevens Institute of Technology has the second lowest rate (47.58%) based on academic year 2023-2024 admission data.
Below table ranks and compares the Tightest New Jersey Colleges To Admit having lowest acceptance rate. For the acceptance rate rankings, we only include 4-year New Jersey colleges that have competitive admission.
Tightest New Jersey Colleges To Admit
| Rank | College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Tuition & Fees | Student Population | SAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton University Princeton, NJ | 40,468 | 1,868 | 1,410 | 4.6% | 75.5% | $62,688 | 9,137 | 1,550 |
| 2 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ | 10,673 | 5,078 | 1,055 | 47.6% | 20.8% | $63,462 | 8,469 | 1,440 |
| 3 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ | 68,614 | 39,899 | 8,191 | 58.1% | 20.5% | $37,441 | 52,269 | 1,410 |
| 4 | The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ | 12,766 | 7,952 | 1,563 | 62.3% | 19.7% | $25,752 | 8,141 | 1,240 |
| 5 | New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ | 15,607 | 10,156 | 1,746 | 65.1% | 17.2% | $37,664 | 13,247 | 1,330 |
| 6 | Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ | 32,840 | 21,768 | 531 | 66.3% | 2.4% | $37,276 | 5,675 | 1,185 |
| 7 | Drew University Madison, NJ | 5,024 | 3,408 | 366 | 67.8% | 10.7% | $47,100 | 2,232 | 1,225 |
| 8 | Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ | 8,976 | 6,341 | 1,126 | 70.6% | 17.8% | $27,708 | 5,981 | 1,210 |
| 9 | Caldwell University Caldwell, NJ | 9,364 | 6,680 | 568 | 71.3% | 8.5% | $40,848 | 2,005 | 1,260 |
| 10 | Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ | 36,793 | 26,254 | 1,857 | 71.4% | 7.1% | $36,762 | 11,315 | - |
Qualified New Jersey Colleges in Core Admission Stats
