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Most selective (lowest admit rate) in New Jersey
28 colleges in New Jersey with this figure reported (500+ students).
1Princeton University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)5% admit2Stevens Institute of Technology · NJ · Private (nonprofit)43% admit3The College of New Jersey · NJ · Public62% admit4Rutgers University-New Brunswick · NJ · Public65% admit5Caldwell University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)65% admit6New Jersey Institute of Technology · NJ · Public67% admit7Bloomfield College of Montclair State University · NJ · Public67% admit8Jersey College · NJ · Private (for-profit)68% admit9Drew University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)69% admit10Georgian Court University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)71% admit11Ramapo College of New Jersey · NJ · Public73% admit12Kean University · NJ · Public77% admit13Saint Elizabeth University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)77% admit14Rutgers University-Camden · NJ · Public78% admit15Rowan University · NJ · Public78% admit16Rutgers University-Newark · NJ · Public79% admit17Seton Hall University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)79% admit18Rider University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)79% admit19Montclair State University · NJ · Public87% admit20Stockton University · NJ · Public88% admit21New Jersey City University · NJ · Public89% admit22Monmouth University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)90% admit23Saint Peter's University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)91% admit24William Paterson University of New Jersey · NJ · Public93% admit25Felician University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)94% admit26Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus · NJ · Private (nonprofit)95% admit27Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus · NJ · Private (nonprofit)96% admit28Centenary University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)97% admit
Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS (latest survey year). Sorted only by most selective (lowest admit rate) — this is not an overall quality ranking. Open-admission colleges do not report an admit rate and are not listed here.