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College ROI in New Jersey

See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.

TOP 10 · ECONOMIC ROI

Best estimated 10-year return

30 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.

1Princeton UniversityPrinceton · Private nonprofit+235%2Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken · Private nonprofit+82%3New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark · Public+79%4Chamberlain University-New JerseyNorth Brunswick · Private for-profit+52%5Rutgers University-CamdenCamden · Public+19%6Rutgers University-NewarkNewark · Public+18%7Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick · Public+10%8Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange · Private nonprofit+2%9Felician UniversityLodi · Private nonprofit−7%10The College of New JerseyEwing · Public−11%

TOP 10 · VALUE

Most earnings per price dollar

Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.

1Princeton UniversityPrinceton · Private nonprofit18.5×2New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark · Public5.4×3Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City · Private nonprofit4.9×4Kean UniversityUnion · Public4.7×5Rutgers University-CamdenCamden · Public4.0×6Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusTeaneck · Private nonprofit4.0×7Rutgers University-NewarkNewark · Public3.8×8Montclair State UniversityMontclair · Public3.8×9New Jersey City UniversityJersey City · Public3.6×10Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah · Public3.5×

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CollegeEarningsNet price10-year ROINet payoff

Lincoln Technical Institute-MahwahMahwah · Private for-profit$48,821$28,968−87%−$257,662 Lincoln Technical Institute-South PlainfieldSouth Plainfield · Private for-profit$48,821$31,575−88%−$268,090 Salem Community CollegeCarneys Point · Public$47,752$10,816−88%−$195,744 Hudson County Community CollegeJersey City · Public$46,503$7,307−93%−$194,198 Passaic County Community CollegePaterson · Public$46,396$7,761−93%−$197,084 Ocean County CollegeToms River · Public$46,410$11,411−94%−$211,544 Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland CampusVineland · Public$46,261$10,562−94%−$209,638 Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusSewell · Public$46,261$12,378−95%−$216,902 Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic CityWest Atlantic City · Private for-profit$45,787$29,653−97%−$290,742 Prism Career Institute-Cherry HillCherry Hill · Private for-profit$45,787$30,147−97%−$292,718 Adult and Continuing Education-BCTSHackensack · Public$45,468$10,588−98%−$217,672 Berkeley College-Woodland ParkWoodland Park · Private for-profit$45,271$27,100−99%−$285,690 Essex County CollegeNewark · Public$44,636$4,436−102%−$201,384 Eastern International College-Jersey CityJersey City · Private for-profit$44,485$21,111−102%−$269,594 Atlantic Cape Community CollegeMays Landing · Public$44,105$8,392−104%−$222,518 Eastwick College-HackensackHackensack · Private for-profit$42,496$29,885−108%−$324,580 Pillar CollegeNewark · Private nonprofit$42,951$8,470−110%−$234,370 Sussex County Community CollegeNewton · Public$42,385$7,859−112%−$237,586 Eastwick College-NutleyNutley · Private for-profit$41,855$17,206−113%−$280,274 Hohokus School of Trade and Technical SciencesPaterson · Private for-profit$39,634$22,148−120%−$322,252 Pennco Tech-BlackwoodBlackwood · Private for-profit$39,303$22,671−121%−$327,654 Ocean County Vocational-Technical SchoolToms River · Public$39,505$10,828−125%−$278,262 Lincoln Technical Institute-ParamusParamus · Private for-profit$35,832$41,121−127%−$436,164 Lincoln Technical Institute-MoorestownMoorestown · Private for-profit$35,832$39,141−127%−$428,244 Lincoln Technical Institute-IselinIselin · Private for-profit$35,832$37,819−128%−$422,956

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution located in New Jersey, including historical records marked as not currently operating. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.