First-Gen Fit Rankings: New Jersey

Sorted by First-Gen Fit Score · 53 schools · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

🏆 2 Excellent (80+) ✅ 19 Good (60–79) ⚠️ 28 Fair (40–59) ⚠️ 4 Low (<40)

#	College	Fit Score	First-Gen Rate	Pell Rate	Net Price <$30k	Retention
1	Strayer University-New Jersey Piscataway	87 🏆 Excellent	—	68%	—	—
2	Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim Lakewood	83 🏆 Excellent	—	75.3%	$8,929	87.1%
3	Beth Medrash Govoha Lakewood	79 ✅ Good	—	74.5%	—	—
4	Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch North Plainfield	76 ✅ Good	—	61.4%	$8,910	84.2%
5	Talmudical Academy-New Jersey Adelphia	75 ✅ Good	—	51.3%	—	90%
6	Yeshiva Toras Chaim Lakewood	74 ✅ Good	—	37.8%	$3,247	91.9%
7	Pillar College Newark	73 ✅ Good	—	69.9%	$15,139	74.1%
8	Kean University Union	71 ✅ Good	—	47.9%	$7,374	76.1%
9	Princeton University Princeton	68 ✅ Good	—	19.2%	$41	98.4%
10	Saint Peter's University Jersey City	68 ✅ Good	—	52%	$10,783	71.8%
11	Montclair State University Montclair	65 ✅ Good	—	47%	$10,880	77.9%
12	Bais Medrash Toras Chesed Lakewood	65 ✅ Good	—	27.2%	$6,605	90.9%
13	DeVry University-New Jersey Iselin	65 ✅ Good	—	70.6%	$26,565	100%
14	New Jersey City University Jersey City	64 ✅ Good	—	52.5%	$14,005	64.8%
15	New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark	64 ✅ Good	—	39.6%	$10,138	89.5%
16	Rutgers University-Newark Newark	64 ✅ Good	—	58.8%	$16,420	83.8%
17	Beth Medrash of Asbury Park Lakewood	63 ✅ Good	—	45%	$10,157	72.2%
18	Rabbi Jacob Joseph School Edison	62 ✅ Good	—	22.9%	$8,913	96.8%
19	Rutgers University-Camden Camden	61 ✅ Good	—	47.7%	$13,797	80%
20	Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah Lakewood	61 ✅ Good	—	40.3%	—	75%
21	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Madison	60 ✅ Good	—	36.5%	$12,624	78.2%
22	Centenary University Hackettstown	59 ⚠️ Fair	—	38.3%	$13,329	77.8%
23	Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah	59 ⚠️ Fair	—	28.2%	$9,008	83.6%
24	Stockton University Galloway	59 ⚠️ Fair	—	42.3%	$15,135	78.6%
25	William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne	59 ⚠️ Fair	—	46.5%	$16,171	73.9%
26	Caldwell University Caldwell	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	48.6%	$18,059	77.3%
27	Georgian Court University Lakewood	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	33.2%	$12,683	76.1%
28	Rabbinical College of America Morristown	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	43.7%	$8,800	75.5%
29	Saint Elizabeth University Morristown	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	57.9%	$20,379	64.7%
30	Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud Lakewood	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	18.6%	$10,805	100%
31	Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma Union	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	46.8%	$11,602	56.3%
32	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	22%	$10,218	77%
33	Bloomfield College of Montclair State University Bloomfield	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	70.4%	$24,168	59.4%
34	The College of New Jersey Ewing	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	21%	$7,908	91.3%
35	Rowan University Glassboro	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	33.1%	$15,305	82.3%
36	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	27.9%	$16,343	93%
37	Berkeley College-Woodland Park Woodland Park	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	61.8%	$25,832	54.6%
38	Yeshiva Bais Aharon Lakewood	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	69.2%	$11,187	0%
39	Drew University Madison	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	28.9%	$15,224	88.4%
40	Rider University Lawrenceville	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	34.7%	$15,824	78.4%
41	Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok Elizabeth	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	53.9%	$27,764	100%
42	Felician University Lodi	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	52.5%	$39,626	75.7%
43	Yeshivas Emek Hatorah Howell	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	12.9%	$14,504	96.6%
44	Monmouth University West Long Branch	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	30.5%	$18,924	79.9%
45	Seton Hall University South Orange	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	32.5%	$19,623	81.5%
46	Eastern International College-Jersey City Jersey City	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	38.6%	$21,111	54.8%
47	Chamberlain University-New Jersey North Brunswick	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	38.7%	$38,904	80%
48	Thomas Edison State University Trenton	44 ⚠️ Fair	—	23.7%	—	—
49	Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood Keyport	40 ⚠️ Fair	—	16.4%	$9,755	33.3%
50	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken	34 ⚠️ Low	—	20.4%	$27,221	93.6%
51	New Brunswick Theological Seminary New Brunswick	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
52	Princeton Theological Seminary Princeton	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
53	Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Nutley	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—

Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. First-Gen Fit Score is a composite index for informational purposes only.

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