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These New Jersey Colleges Ranked Among Best In America

New Jersey boasts one of the highest college graduation rates in America, and with top-rated small and large, public and private universities, it's no surprise since there seems to be a school to fit every sort of student— 30 of which have ranked among the top 1,500 on the US News & World Report's 2022-2023 Best Colleges. 

Princeton University

Princeton University

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Jillian Pikora
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Princeton was the highest ranking overall in both the state and the country. The first place status has it outranking MIT, Harvard, Stafford, Yale — the latter three of which tied— the University of Chicago, and the University of Pennsylvania— which tied with John Hopkins University. 

Here are the top nine best colleges in New Jersey which also ranked among the top 250 in the country:

  • Princeton University
  • Rutgers University- New Brunswick
  • Stevens Institute of Technology
  • New Jersey Institute of Technology
  • Rutgers University- Newark
  • Rutgers University- Camden
  • Seton Hall University
  • Montclair State University
  • Stockton University

US News uses a 17-point methodology to rank the schools. You can read more about it here. 

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