Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate in New Jersey
Ranked by graduation rate (84 colleges with at least 200 undergraduates). Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
| # | College | Graduation rate | Net price | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Total Image Beauty Academy Union City, NJ · Private for-profit | 99% | $12,830 | $18,720 |
| 2 | Princeton University Princeton, NJ · Private nonprofit | 98% | $6,128 | $110,066 |
| 3 | Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness Voorhees, NJ · Private for-profit | 94% | $17,818 | $29,601 |
| 4 | Innovate Salon Academy South Plainfield, NJ · Private for-profit | 94% | $42,607 | — |
| 5 | Parisian Beauty School Hackensack, NJ · Private for-profit | 88% | $32,141 | $27,767 |
| 6 | American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education Piscataway, NJ · Private for-profit | 88% | — | $40,407 |
| 7 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ · Private nonprofit | 87% | $41,346 | $108,772 |
| 8 | The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ · Public | 86% | $27,646 | $73,323 |
| 9 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ · Public | 84% | $24,406 | $74,479 |
| 10 | Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology Wayne, NJ · Private for-profit | 80% | — | — |
| 11 | Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah Mahwah, NJ · Private for-profit | 79% | $28,968 | $46,396 |
| 12 | Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield South Plainfield, NJ · Private for-profit | 77% | $31,575 | $46,396 |
| 13 | Eastwick College-Ramsey Ramsey, NJ · Private for-profit | 75% | $27,074 | $51,725 |
| 14 | Lincoln Technical Institute-Union Union, NJ · Private for-profit | 75% | $27,311 | $46,396 |
| 15 | New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ · Public | 73% | $16,504 | $84,276 |
| 16 | Pennco Tech-Blackwood Blackwood, NJ · Private for-profit | 72% | $22,671 | $42,013 |
| 17 | Fortis Institute-Wayne Wayne, NJ · Private for-profit | 72% | $24,009 | $36,920 |
| 18 | Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ · Private nonprofit | 72% | $30,988 | $67,991 |
| 19 | Drew University Madison, NJ · Private nonprofit | 70% | $24,280 | $63,646 |
| 20 | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro Hasbrouck Heights, NJ · Private for-profit | 70% | $24,800 | $73,971 |
| 21 | Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ · Public | 70% | $18,173 | $67,541 |
| 22 | Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus Paramus, NJ · Private for-profit | 70% | $41,121 | $31,914 |
| 23 | Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ · Private nonprofit | 69% | $31,446 | $70,196 |
| 24 | Stockton University Galloway, NJ · Public | 69% | $20,670 | $57,602 |
| 25 | Rowan University Glassboro, NJ · Public | 67% | $22,408 | $59,988 |
| 26 | Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield Bloomfield, NJ · Private for-profit | 67% | $28,042 | $51,222 |
| 27 | Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ · Public | 67% | $18,745 | $74,479 |
| 28 | Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New York West New York, NJ · Private for-profit | 67% | $21,953 | $18,123 |
| 29 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Madison, NJ · Private nonprofit | 67% | $22,829 | $57,273 |
| 30 | Ocean County Vocational-Technical School Toms River, NJ · Public | 65% | $10,828 | $47,122 |
| 31 | Montclair State University Montclair, NJ · Public | 65% | $15,566 | $61,415 |
| 32 | Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ · Public | 64% | $19,703 | $74,479 |
| 33 | Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ · Private nonprofit | 61% | $24,792 | $62,208 |
| 34 | Prism Career Institute-Cherry Hill Cherry Hill, NJ · Private for-profit | 61% | $30,147 | $32,473 |
| 35 | Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic City West Atlantic City, NJ · Private for-profit | 61% | $29,653 | $32,473 |
| 36 | Saint Peter's University Jersey City, NJ · Private nonprofit | 58% | $12,199 | $57,815 |
| 37 | Caldwell University Caldwell, NJ · Private nonprofit | 57% | $24,691 | $53,843 |
| 38 | American Institute-Clifton CLIFTON, NJ · Private for-profit | 57% | $20,371 | $28,710 |
| 39 | Eastwick College-Nutley Nutley, NJ · Private for-profit | 57% | $17,206 | $42,827 |
| 40 | National Career Institute East Orange, NJ · Private for-profit | 56% | $25,261 | $26,415 |
| 41 | American Institute-Cherry Hill Cherry Hill, NJ · Private for-profit | 56% | $21,458 | $28,710 |
| 42 | Centenary University Hackettstown, NJ · Private nonprofit | 56% | $20,503 | $53,726 |
| 43 | American Institute-Somerset Somerset, NJ · Private for-profit | 56% | $20,464 | $28,710 |
| 44 | American Institute-Toms River Toms River, NJ · Private for-profit | 55% | $19,781 | $28,710 |
| 45 | Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown Moorestown, NJ · Private for-profit | 54% | $39,141 | $31,914 |
| 46 | Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin Iselin, NJ · Private for-profit | 54% | $37,819 | $31,914 |
| 47 | Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville Lawrenceville, NJ · Private for-profit | 54% | $22,336 | $36,920 |
| 48 | Georgian Court University Lakewood, NJ · Private nonprofit | 54% | $19,285 | $53,096 |
| 49 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ · Private nonprofit | 53% | $15,404 | $57,273 |
| 50 | Saint Elizabeth University Morristown, NJ · Private nonprofit | 51% | $23,125 | $53,038 |
| 51 | Felician University Lodi, NJ · Private nonprofit | 47% | $40,045 | $57,602 |
| 52 | Kean University Union, NJ · Public | 47% | $12,447 | $57,237 |
| 53 | Mosdos Yaakov V'Yisroel Lakewood, NJ · Private nonprofit | 46% | — | — |
| 54 | Jersey College Teterboro, NJ · Private for-profit | 45% | $52,558 | $66,087 |
| 55 | William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ · Public | 44% | $18,745 | $57,780 |
| 56 | Berkeley College-Woodland Park Woodland Park, NJ · Private for-profit | 44% | $27,100 | $40,251 |
| 57 | Eastwick College-Hackensack Hackensack, NJ · Private for-profit | 43% | $29,885 | $39,762 |
| 58 | Ocean County College Toms River, NJ · Public | 42% | $11,411 | $45,210 |
| 59 | Salem Community College Carneys Point, NJ · Public | 40% | $10,816 | $38,020 |
| 60 | Warren County Community College Washington, NJ · Public | 39% | $5,726 | $43,359 |
| 61 | Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus Sewell, NJ · Public | 39% | $12,378 | $41,751 |
| 62 | Pillar College Newark, NJ · Private nonprofit | 38% | $8,470 | $45,577 |
| 63 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University Bloomfield, NJ · Public | 38% | $28,014 | $61,415 |
| 64 | Sussex County Community College Newton, NJ · Public | 37% | $7,859 | $44,664 |
| 65 | Rowan College at Burlington County Mount Laurel, NJ · Public | 36% | $5,344 | $44,745 |
| 66 | County College of Morris Randolph, NJ · Public | 36% | $8,895 | $50,243 |
| 67 | UCNJ Union College of Union County New Jersey Cranford, NJ · Public | 35% | $8,257 | $41,595 |
| 68 | Eastern International College-Jersey City Jersey City, NJ · Private for-profit | 34% | $21,111 | $35,008 |
| 69 | New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ · Public | 34% | $16,053 | $52,745 |
| 70 | Middlesex College Edison, NJ · Public | 33% | $2,288 | $46,861 |
| 71 | Chamberlain University-New Jersey North Brunswick, NJ · Private for-profit | 33% | $37,984 | $92,405 |
| 72 | Garden State Science and Technology Institute Jersey City, NJ · Private for-profit | 33% | $25,536 | — |
| 73 | Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus Vineland, NJ · Public | 33% | $10,562 | $41,751 |
| 74 | Yeshiva Toras Chaim Lakewood, NJ · Private nonprofit | 31% | $5,356 | $62,526 |
| 75 | Raritan Valley Community College Branchburg, NJ · Public | 31% | $6,778 | $48,145 |
| 76 | Camden County College Blackwood, NJ · Public | 31% | $5,996 | $41,212 |
| 77 | Atlantic Cape Community College Mays Landing, NJ · Public | 30% | $8,392 | $34,241 |
| 78 | Brookdale Community College Lincroft, NJ · Public | 30% | $11,231 | $44,379 |
| 79 | Hudson County Community College Jersey City, NJ · Public | 26% | $7,307 | $34,333 |
| 80 | Mercer County Community College West Windsor, NJ · Public | 25% | $5,279 | $43,264 |
| 81 | Bergen Community College Paramus, NJ · Public | 21% | $10,345 | $46,624 |
| 82 | Essex County College Newark, NJ · Public | 20% | $4,436 | $37,230 |
| 83 | Passaic County Community College Paterson, NJ · Public | 19% | $7,761 | $36,972 |
| 84 | Strayer University-New Jersey Piscataway, NJ · Private for-profit | 0% | — | $40,092 |