NJ

New Jersey College Graduation Rates

155 colleges ranked by 4-year graduation rate · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education · State average: 58%

✅ 32 Excellent (80%+) 🔵 35 Good (60–79%) ⚠️ 32 Moderate (40–59%) ⚪ 56 No data
# College Grad Rate Rating Retention Enrollment Type In-State Tuition
🥇 Assumption College for Sisters
Denville
100%
🟢 Excellent 100% 30 Private Non-profit $6,000
🥈 Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing
Englewood Cliffs
100%
🟢 Excellent 100% 178 Private Non-profit $23,914
🥉 Healthcare Training Institute
Union
100%
🟢 Excellent 95% 48 Private For-profit N/A
4 MCI Institute of NJ
Ocean
100%
🟢 Excellent N/A 150 Private For-profit N/A
5 Union County Vocational Technical School
Scotch Plains
99%
🟢 Excellent 100% 88 Public N/A
6 Total Image Beauty Academy
Union City
99%
🟢 Excellent 83% 204 Private For-profit N/A
7 ASI Career Institute
Turnersville
98%
🟢 Excellent N/A 62 Private For-profit N/A
8 Princeton University
Princeton
98%
🟢 Excellent 98% 5,709 Private Non-profit $62,688
9 Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness
Voorhees
94%
🟢 Excellent 100% 346 Private For-profit N/A
10 Innovate Salon Academy
South Plainfield
94%
🟢 Excellent 96% 288 Private For-profit N/A
11 Center for the Healing Arts
Voorhees
94%
🟢 Excellent N/A 39 Private For-profit N/A
12 Seminary Bnos Chaim
Lakewood
94%
🟢 Excellent 96% 182 Private Non-profit $13,150
13 Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel
Lakewood
91%
🟢 Excellent 95% 177 Private Non-profit $9,600
14 Adult and Continuing Education-BCTS
Hackensack
91%
🟢 Excellent 42% 106 Public N/A
15 Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel
Lakewood
89%
🟢 Excellent 70% 150 Private Non-profit $10,600
16 Morris County Vocational School District
Denville
88%
🟢 Excellent 82% 36 Public N/A
17 Mobile Technical Training
South Hackensack
88%
🟢 Excellent N/A 31 Private For-profit N/A
18 Parisian Beauty School
Hackensack
88%
🟢 Excellent 90% 441 Private For-profit N/A
19 American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education
Piscataway
88%
🟢 Excellent 100% 450 Private For-profit N/A
20 Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah
Lakewood
87%
🟢 Excellent 79% 181 Private Non-profit $9,150
21 Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken
87%
🟢 Excellent 94% 4,222 Private Non-profit $63,462
22 Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok
Lakewood
87%
🟢 Excellent 89% 71 Private Non-profit $13,700
23 The College of New Jersey
Ewing
86%
🟢 Excellent 91% 7,105 Public $19,632
24 P B Cosmetology Education Center
Gloucester
86%
🟢 Excellent 94% 120 Private For-profit N/A
25 Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education
Westampton
84%
🟢 Excellent 76% 96 Public N/A
26 Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick
84%
🟢 Excellent 93% 37,751 Public $17,929
27 Artistic Academy of Hair Design
Morris Plains
83%
🟢 Excellent 92% 88 Private For-profit N/A
28 Advantage Career Institute
Eatontown
82%
🟢 Excellent N/A 161 Private For-profit N/A
29 Innovate Salon Academy
Ewing
82%
🟢 Excellent N/A 174 Private For-profit N/A
30 Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences
Paterson
81%
🟢 Excellent 79% 146 Private For-profit N/A
31 Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology
Wayne
80%
🟢 Excellent 100% 353 Private For-profit N/A
32 Cutting Edge Academy
Succasunna
80%
🟢 Excellent 94% 99 Private For-profit N/A
33 Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah
Mahwah
79%
🔵 Good 79% 1,080 Private For-profit N/A
34 Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield
South Plainfield
77%
🔵 Good 73% 335 Private For-profit N/A
35 Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah
Lakewood
76%
🔵 Good 71% 72 Private Non-profit $12,150
36 Eastwick College-Ramsey
Ramsey
75%
🔵 Good N/A 1,203 Private For-profit $18,057
37 Lincoln Technical Institute-Union
Union
75%
🔵 Good 76% 1,785 Private For-profit N/A
38 New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark
73%
🔵 Good 90% 9,019 Public $19,974
39 P C Age-Jersey City
Jersey City
73%
🔵 Good 80% 106 Private For-profit N/A
40 Pennco Tech-Blackwood
Blackwood
72%
🔵 Good 93% 875 Private For-profit N/A
41 Fortis Institute-Wayne
Wayne
72%
🔵 Good 86% 502 Private For-profit N/A
42 Monmouth University
West Long Branch
72%
🔵 Good 80% 3,684 Private Non-profit $46,552
43 DeVry University-New Jersey
Iselin
71%
🔵 Good 100% 62 Private For-profit $17,408
44 Drew University
Madison
70%
🔵 Good 88% 1,533 Private Non-profit $47,100
45 Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro
Hasbrouck Heights
70%
🔵 Good 84% 695 Private For-profit $16,757
46 Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah
70%
🔵 Good 84% 4,898 Public $16,777
47 Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus
Paramus
70%
🔵 Good 63% 495 Private For-profit N/A
48 Seton Hall University
South Orange
69%
🔵 Good 81% 6,036 Private Non-profit $53,170
49 Stockton University
Galloway
69%
🔵 Good 79% 7,537 Public $16,266
50 Pro Beauty Academy
Edison
68%
🔵 Good 86% 67 Private For-profit N/A
51 Rowan University
Glassboro
67%
🔵 Good 82% 15,841 Public $16,574
52 Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield
Bloomfield
67%
🔵 Good 88% 1,428 Private For-profit N/A
53 Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New York
West New York
67%
🔵 Good 94% 271 Private For-profit N/A
54 Rutgers University-Camden
Camden
67%
🔵 Good 80% 3,753 Public $17,764
55 Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North Plainfield
North Plainfield
67%
🔵 Good 92% 190 Private For-profit N/A
56 Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma
Union
67%
🔵 Good 56% 47 Private Non-profit $11,350
57 Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus
Madison
67%
🔵 Good 78% 1,990 Private Non-profit $38,004
58 Ocean County Vocational-Technical School
Toms River
65%
🔵 Good 74% 497 Public N/A
59 Montclair State University
Montclair
65%
🔵 Good 78% 18,376 Public $15,912
60 Shore Beauty School
Egg Harbor Township
65%
🔵 Good 74% 188 Private For-profit N/A
61 Best Care College
East Orange
64%
🔵 Good 70% 44 Private For-profit N/A
62 Rutgers University-Newark
Newark
64%
🔵 Good 84% 7,709 Public $17,250
63 Rider University
Lawrenceville
61%
🔵 Good 78% 3,106 Private Non-profit $41,120
64 Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village
Lakewood
61%
🔵 Good 71% 87 Private Non-profit $9,030
65 Prism Career Institute-Cherry Hill
Cherry Hill
61%
🔵 Good 72% 269 Private For-profit N/A
66 Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic City
West Atlantic City
61%
🔵 Good 89% 235 Private For-profit N/A
67 Talmudical Academy-New Jersey
Adelphia
60%
🔵 Good 90% 72 Private Non-profit $15,800
68 Saint Peter's University
Jersey City
58%
🟡 Moderate 72% 2,135 Private Non-profit $42,552
69 Universal Training Institute
Perth Amboy
58%
🟡 Moderate 79% 158 Private For-profit N/A
70 Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah
Lakewood
58%
🟡 Moderate 63% 36 Private Non-profit $12,000
71 Caldwell University
Caldwell
57%
🟡 Moderate 77% 1,575 Private Non-profit $40,848
72 American Institute-Clifton
CLIFTON
57%
🟡 Moderate 70% 778 Private For-profit N/A
73 PC AGE-Metropark
Iselin
57%
🟡 Moderate 78% 46 Private For-profit N/A
74 Eastwick College-Nutley
Nutley
57%
🟡 Moderate 71% 618 Private For-profit $15,848
75 Empire Beauty School-Cherry Hill
Cherry Hill
57%
🟡 Moderate 80% 139 Private For-profit N/A
76 National Career Institute
East Orange
56%
🟡 Moderate 81% 249 Private For-profit N/A
77 American Institute-Cherry Hill
Cherry Hill
56%
🟡 Moderate 62% 390 Private For-profit N/A
78 Centenary University
Hackettstown
56%
🟡 Moderate 78% 910 Private Non-profit $37,732
79 American Institute-Somerset
Somerset
56%
🟡 Moderate 80% 364 Private For-profit N/A
80 American Institute-Toms River
Toms River
55%
🟡 Moderate 59% 484 Private For-profit N/A
81 Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown
Moorestown
54%
🟡 Moderate 63% 782 Private For-profit N/A
82 New Community Career & Technical Institute
Newark
54%
🟡 Moderate 18% 11 Private Non-profit N/A
83 Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin
Iselin
54%
🟡 Moderate 72% 638 Private For-profit N/A
84 Georgian Court University
Lakewood
54%
🟡 Moderate 76% 1,195 Private Non-profit $37,260
85 Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville
Lawrenceville
54%
🟡 Moderate 53% 373 Private For-profit N/A
86 Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus
Teaneck
53%
🟡 Moderate 77% 2,627 Private Non-profit $38,004
87 MCVSD
Freehold
53%
🟡 Moderate 37% 67 Public N/A
88 Saint Elizabeth University
Morristown
51%
🟡 Moderate 65% 557 Private Non-profit $36,741
89 Felician University
Lodi
47%
🟡 Moderate 76% 1,774 Private Non-profit $39,300
90 Kean University
Union
47%
🟡 Moderate 76% 11,433 Public $14,299
91 Mosdos Yaakov V'Yisroel
Lakewood
46%
🟡 Moderate 40% 679 Private Non-profit $8,760
92 Jersey College
Teterboro
45%
🟡 Moderate 63% 4,478 Private For-profit N/A
93 William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne
44%
🟡 Moderate 74% 6,614 Public $15,704
94 Empire Beauty School-Union
Union
44%
🟡 Moderate 71% 103 Private For-profit N/A
95 Berkeley College-Woodland Park
Woodland Park
44%
🟡 Moderate 55% 1,778 Private For-profit $29,800
96 Eastwick College-Hackensack
Hackensack
43%
🟡 Moderate N/A 1,171 Private For-profit $18,075
97 Ocean County College
Toms River
42%
🟡 Moderate 69% 5,424 Public $4,906
98 Salem Community College
Carneys Point
40%
🟡 Moderate 66% 910 Public $6,360
99 Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud
Lakewood
40%
🟡 Moderate 100% 57 Private Non-profit $12,460
100 Warren County Community College
Washington
39%
🔴 Below average 65% 836 Public $5,460
101 Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus
Sewell
39%
🔴 Below average 62% 4,234 Public $5,160
102 Pillar College
Newark
38%
🔴 Below average 74% 498 Private Non-profit $25,900
103 Bloomfield College of Montclair State University
Bloomfield
38%
🔴 Below average 59% 781 Public $15,912
104 Sussex County Community College
Newton
37%
🔴 Below average 58% 2,086 Public $5,544
105 Empire Beauty School-Bloomfield
Bloomfield
37%
🔴 Below average 63% 164 Private For-profit N/A
106 Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah
Lakewood
36%
🔴 Below average 75% 75 Private Non-profit $12,500
107 Rowan College at Burlington County
Mount Laurel
36%
🔴 Below average 58% 6,267 Public $6,990
108 County College of Morris
Randolph
36%
🔴 Below average 76% 5,360 Public $6,210
109 UCNJ Union College of Union County New Jersey
Cranford
35%
🔴 Below average 66% 7,939 Public $5,280
110 Eastern International College-Jersey City
Jersey City
34%
🔴 Below average 55% 495 Private For-profit $18,383
111 New Jersey City University
Jersey City
34%
🔴 Below average 65% 3,681 Public $14,460
112 Middlesex College
Edison
33%
🔴 Below average 72% 8,469 Public $4,764
113 Bais Medrash Toras Chesed
Lakewood
33%
🔴 Below average 91% 132 Private Non-profit $8,100
114 Chamberlain University-New Jersey
North Brunswick
33%
🔴 Below average 80% 1,226 Private For-profit $20,785
115 Garden State Science and Technology Institute
Jersey City
33%
🔴 Below average 64% 917 Private For-profit N/A
116 Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus
Vineland
33%
🔴 Below average 63% 2,074 Public $5,160
117 Yeshiva Toras Chaim
Lakewood
31%
🔴 Below average 92% 227 Private Non-profit $12,750
118 Raritan Valley Community College
Branchburg
31%
🔴 Below average 68% 5,416 Public $5,664
119 Camden County College
Blackwood
31%
🔴 Below average 63% 6,636 Public $4,320
120 Atlantic Cape Community College
Mays Landing
30%
🔴 Below average 57% 3,755 Public $6,068
121 Brookdale Community College
Lincroft
30%
🔴 Below average 70% 7,901 Public $6,270
122 Hudson County Community College
Jersey City
26%
🔴 Below average 61% 6,626 Public $5,384
123 Mercer County Community College
West Windsor
25%
🔴 Below average 67% 5,404 Public $5,310
124 Rabbinical College of America
Morristown
22%
🔴 Below average 75% 181 Private Non-profit $10,650
125 Bergen Community College
Paramus
21%
🔴 Below average 64% 10,557 Public $4,913
126 Essex County College
Newark
20%
🔴 Below average 56% 5,855 Public $5,415
127 Passaic County Community College
Paterson
19%
🔴 Below average 60% 4,260 Public $6,300
128 Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood
Keyport
19%
🔴 Below average 33% 30 Private Non-profit $8,550
129 Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok
Elizabeth
14%
🔴 Below average 100% 90 Private Non-profit $11,450
130 Beth Medrash of Asbury Park
Lakewood
10%
🔴 Below average 72% 124 Private Non-profit $12,010
131 Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch
North Plainfield
6%
🔴 Below average 84% 81 Private Non-profit $10,480
132 Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim
Lakewood
0%
🔴 Below average 87% 96 Private Non-profit $8,450
133 Rabbi Jacob Joseph School
Edison
0%
🔴 Below average 97% 115 Private Non-profit $12,700
134 Strayer University-New Jersey
Piscataway
0%
🔴 Below average N/A 702 Private For-profit $13,920
135 Yeshiva Bais Aharon
Lakewood
0%
🔴 Below average 0% 25 Private Non-profit $10,350
136 Yeshivas Emek Hatorah
Howell
0%
🔴 Below average 97% 90 Private Non-profit $9,750
137 Beth Medrash Govoha
Lakewood
⚪ No data N/A 4,027 Private Non-profit N/A
138 JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools
Plainfield
⚪ No data 25% 188 Private Non-profit $24,916
139 New Brunswick Theological Seminary
New Brunswick
⚪ No data N/A Private Non-profit N/A
140 Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton
⚪ No data N/A Private Non-profit N/A
141 Capital Health School of Radiologic Technology
Trenton
⚪ No data N/A 16 Private Non-profit N/A
142 Capital Health School of Nursing
Trenton
⚪ No data N/A 66 Private Non-profit N/A
143 Thomas Edison State University
Trenton
⚪ No data N/A 6,707 Public $6,838
144 Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine
Bloomfield
⚪ No data N/A 2 Private For-profit N/A
145 Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Nutley
⚪ No data N/A Private Non-profit N/A
146 Salon Professional Academy
Howell
⚪ No data 93% 237 Private For-profit N/A
147 Innovate Salon Academy
Brick Township
⚪ No data 98% 219 Private For-profit N/A
148 American Institute
Clifton
⚪ No data N/A Private For-profit N/A
149 Monmouth University - Monmouth Park Corporate Center
West Long Branch
⚪ No data N/A Private Non-profit N/A
150 Bard College - BHSEC Newark
Newark
⚪ No data N/A Private Non-profit N/A
151 Jersey College - Ewing
Ewing
⚪ No data N/A Private For-profit N/A
152 Relay Graduate School of Education - Newark
Newark
⚪ No data N/A Private Non-profit N/A
153 Virginia University of Integrative Medicine - New Jersey
Ridgefield
⚪ No data N/A Private Non-profit N/A
154 Pro Beauty Academy (The) - Kenilworth
Kenilworth
⚪ No data N/A Private For-profit N/A
155 Burlington County Institute of Technology - Adult Education -
Medford
⚪ No data N/A Public N/A

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Data source: Graduation rates from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. Rates reflect students completing within 150% of normal time. Calculated by Search 6000+ US Colleges.