Cheapest In-State Tuition in New Jersey
Ranked by in-state tuition & fees (58 colleges with at least 200 undergraduates). Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
| # | College | In-state tuition & fees | Net price | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camden County College Blackwood, NJ · Public | $4,320 | $5,996 | $41,212 |
| 2 | Middlesex College Edison, NJ · Public | $4,764 | $2,288 | $46,861 |
| 3 | Ocean County College Toms River, NJ · Public | $4,906 | $11,411 | $45,210 |
| 4 | Bergen Community College Paramus, NJ · Public | $4,913 | $10,345 | $46,624 |
| 5 | Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus Vineland, NJ · Public | $5,160 | $10,562 | $41,751 |
| 6 | Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus Sewell, NJ · Public | $5,160 | $12,378 | $41,751 |
| 7 | UCNJ Union College of Union County New Jersey Cranford, NJ · Public | $5,280 | $8,257 | $41,595 |
| 8 | Mercer County Community College West Windsor, NJ · Public | $5,310 | $5,279 | $43,264 |
| 9 | Hudson County Community College Jersey City, NJ · Public | $5,384 | $7,307 | $34,333 |
| 10 | Essex County College Newark, NJ · Public | $5,415 | $4,436 | $37,230 |
| 11 | Warren County Community College Washington, NJ · Public | $5,460 | $5,726 | $43,359 |
| 12 | Sussex County Community College Newton, NJ · Public | $5,544 | $7,859 | $44,664 |
| 13 | Raritan Valley Community College Branchburg, NJ · Public | $5,664 | $6,778 | $48,145 |
| 14 | Atlantic Cape Community College Mays Landing, NJ · Public | $6,068 | $8,392 | $34,241 |
| 15 | County College of Morris Randolph, NJ · Public | $6,210 | $8,895 | $50,243 |
| 16 | Brookdale Community College Lincroft, NJ · Public | $6,270 | $11,231 | $44,379 |
| 17 | Passaic County Community College Paterson, NJ · Public | $6,300 | $7,761 | $36,972 |
| 18 | Salem Community College Carneys Point, NJ · Public | $6,360 | $10,816 | $38,020 |
| 19 | Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ · Public | $6,838 | — | $69,331 |
| 20 | Rowan College at Burlington County Mount Laurel, NJ · Public | $6,990 | $5,344 | $44,745 |
| 21 | Mosdos Yaakov V'Yisroel Lakewood, NJ · Private nonprofit | $8,760 | — | — |
| 22 | Yeshiva Toras Chaim Lakewood, NJ · Private nonprofit | $12,750 | $5,356 | $62,526 |
| 23 | Strayer University-New Jersey Piscataway, NJ · Private for-profit | $13,920 | — | $40,092 |
| 24 | Kean University Union, NJ · Public | $14,299 | $12,447 | $57,237 |
| 25 | New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ · Public | $14,460 | $16,053 | $52,745 |
| 26 | William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ · Public | $15,704 | $18,745 | $57,780 |
| 27 | Eastwick College-Nutley Nutley, NJ · Private for-profit | $15,848 | $17,206 | $42,827 |
| 28 | Montclair State University Montclair, NJ · Public | $15,912 | $15,566 | $61,415 |
| 29 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University Bloomfield, NJ · Public | $15,912 | $28,014 | $61,415 |
| 30 | Stockton University Galloway, NJ · Public | $16,266 | $20,670 | $57,602 |
| 31 | Rowan University Glassboro, NJ · Public | $16,574 | $22,408 | $59,988 |
| 32 | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro Hasbrouck Heights, NJ · Private for-profit | $16,757 | $24,800 | $73,971 |
| 33 | Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ · Public | $16,777 | $18,173 | $67,541 |
| 34 | Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ · Public | $17,250 | $19,703 | $74,479 |
| 35 | Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ · Public | $17,764 | $18,745 | $74,479 |
| 36 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ · Public | $17,929 | $24,406 | $74,479 |
| 37 | Eastwick College-Ramsey Ramsey, NJ · Private for-profit | $18,057 | $27,074 | $51,725 |
| 38 | Eastwick College-Hackensack Hackensack, NJ · Private for-profit | $18,075 | $29,885 | $39,762 |
| 39 | Eastern International College-Jersey City Jersey City, NJ · Private for-profit | $18,383 | $21,111 | $35,008 |
| 40 | The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ · Public | $19,632 | $27,646 | $73,323 |
| 41 | New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ · Public | $19,974 | $16,504 | $84,276 |
| 42 | Chamberlain University-New Jersey North Brunswick, NJ · Private for-profit | $20,785 | $37,984 | $92,405 |
| 43 | Pillar College Newark, NJ · Private nonprofit | $25,900 | $8,470 | $45,577 |
| 44 | Berkeley College-Woodland Park Woodland Park, NJ · Private for-profit | $29,800 | $27,100 | $40,251 |
| 45 | Saint Elizabeth University Morristown, NJ · Private nonprofit | $36,741 | $23,125 | $53,038 |
| 46 | Georgian Court University Lakewood, NJ · Private nonprofit | $37,260 | $19,285 | $53,096 |
| 47 | Centenary University Hackettstown, NJ · Private nonprofit | $37,732 | $20,503 | $53,726 |
| 48 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ · Private nonprofit | $38,004 | $15,404 | $57,273 |
| 49 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Madison, NJ · Private nonprofit | $38,004 | $22,829 | $57,273 |
| 50 | Felician University Lodi, NJ · Private nonprofit | $39,300 | $40,045 | $57,602 |
| 51 | Caldwell University Caldwell, NJ · Private nonprofit | $40,848 | $24,691 | $53,843 |
| 52 | Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ · Private nonprofit | $41,120 | $24,792 | $62,208 |
| 53 | Saint Peter's University Jersey City, NJ · Private nonprofit | $42,552 | $12,199 | $57,815 |
| 54 | Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ · Private nonprofit | $46,552 | $30,988 | $67,991 |
| 55 | Drew University Madison, NJ · Private nonprofit | $47,100 | $24,280 | $63,646 |
| 56 | Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ · Private nonprofit | $53,170 | $31,446 | $70,196 |
| 57 | Princeton University Princeton, NJ · Private nonprofit | $62,688 | $6,128 | $110,066 |
| 58 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ · Private nonprofit | $63,462 | $41,346 | $108,772 |