18 colleges in New Jersey with an average net price under $20,000 a year, ranked by what families actually pay after aid. Cheapest: Mosdos Yaakov V'Yisroel at $7,666.
Net price is the average a family pays after grant aid — not the published sticker price. Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Schools granting only associate degrees are excluded, so a community college appears here only if it also awards bachelor's degrees.
Compare these on the map| # | College | Net price / yr | Graduates | Accepted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mosdos Yaakov V'Yisroel Lakewood, NJ |
$7,666$15,129 | 38% | 89% |
| 2 | Princeton University Princeton, NJ |
$7,815$87,888 | 97% | 5% |
| 3 | Saint Peter's University Jersey City, NJ |
$8,127$51,000 | 55% | 90% |
| 4 | Felician University Lodi, NJ |
$10,378$48,566 | 48% | — |
| 5 | New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ |
$10,591$23,555 | 39% | 98% |
| 6 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University Bloomfield, NJ |
$13,249$27,940 | 36% | 70% |
| 7 | Kean University Union, NJ |
$14,465$28,743 | 48% | 76% |
| 8 | Caldwell University Caldwell, NJ |
$15,180$53,194 | 57% | 71% |
| 9 | Montclair State University Montclair, NJ |
$15,193$29,060 | 66% | 88% |
| 10 | Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ |
$15,732$30,311 | 61% | 66% |
| 11 | Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ |
$16,013$29,317 | 65% | 71% |
| 12 | Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ |
$16,382$30,241 | 68% | 71% |
| 13 | Berkeley College-Woodland Park Woodland Park, NJ |
$16,902$41,701 | 44% | — |
| 14 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ |
$17,923$53,472 | 53% | 91% |
| 15 | Georgian Court University Lakewood, NJ |
$18,221$50,036 | 63% | 79% |
| 16 | William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ |
$18,533$29,596 | 44% | 90% |
| 17 | New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ |
$18,783$34,374 | 72% | 65% |
| 18 | Saint Elizabeth University Morristown, NJ |
$19,010$52,482 | 49% | 71% |