Hardest Colleges to Get Into in New Jersey
New Jersey has 20 colleges in the CollegeCalcAI database, and this page ranks every one of them by acceptance rate. The most selective are Princeton University (5%), Stevens Institute of Technology (48%), and Rutgers University (58%). 1 school admits a quarter of applicants or fewer, the median New Jersey college admits 72%, and 11 are public against 9 private. At the other end, William Paterson University admits 90%. Open any school for its full admissions profile, or check your own odds free.
- Princeton University5%acceptanceMost selectiveNJ · SAT 1570
- Stevens Institute of Technology48%acceptanceSelectiveNJ · SAT 1450
- Rutgers University58%acceptanceModerately selectiveNJ · SAT 1410
- The College of New Jersey62%acceptanceModerately selectiveNJ · SAT 1380
- New Jersey Institute of Technology65%acceptanceModerately selectiveNJ · SAT 1380
- Rutgers-Camden66%acceptanceModerately selectiveNJ · SAT 1180
- Drew University68%acceptanceModerately selectiveNJ · SAT 1230
- Caldwell University71%acceptanceModerately selectiveNJ · SAT 1150
- Ramapo College71%acceptanceModerately selectiveNJ · SAT 1260
- Rutgers-Newark71%acceptanceModerately selectiveNJ · SAT 1180
- Seton Hall University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveNJ · SAT 1310
- Kean University76%acceptanceAccessibleNJ · SAT 1180
- Rowan University78%acceptanceAccessibleNJ · SAT 1260
- Rider University79%acceptanceAccessibleNJ · SAT 1170
- Georgian Court University79%acceptanceAccessibleNJ · SAT 1150
- Montclair State University88%acceptanceAccessibleNJ · SAT 1190
- Monmouth University89%acceptanceAccessibleNJ · SAT 1210
- Felician University89%acceptanceAccessibleNJ · SAT 1150
- Stockton University89%acceptanceAccessibleNJ · SAT 1200
- William Paterson University90%acceptanceAccessibleNJ · SAT 1180
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Acceptance rates and admitted test ranges reflect publicly reported data (U.S. Department of Education / NCES IPEDS / Common Data Sets) and are rounded. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are a planning tool computed by a fixed, transparent model, not a guarantee of any admission decision.