Top colleges in New Jersey by 10-year ROI
Executive Summary
Bachelor’s-predominant institutions located in New Jersey with at least 200 students, sorted by the same 10-year ROI estimate used nationally. Princeton University leads this list at $527,702 (10 Yr. ROI).
Leaders: top 3
Princeton University
10 Yr. ROI
$527,702
Stevens Institute of Technology
10 Yr. ROI
$348,902
New Jersey Institute of Technology
10 Yr. ROI
$326,098
Top 25 Top colleges in New Jersey by 10-year ROI
| Rank | Institution | State | Control | Enrollment | 10 Yr. ROI | Also see |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton University | NJ | Private nonprofit | 5,709 | $527,702 | Grad 97.4% · Net $7,815 |
| 2 | Stevens Institute of Technology | NJ | Private nonprofit | 4,222 | $348,902 | Grad 88.7% · Net $37,396 |
| 3 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | NJ | Public | 9,019 | $326,098 | Grad 72.1% · Net $18,783 |
| 4 | Rutgers University-Camden | NJ | Public | 3,753 | $289,720 | Grad 61.0% · Net $15,732 |
| 5 | Rutgers University-Newark | NJ | Public | 7,709 | $288,316 | Grad 64.9% · Net $16,013 |
| 6 | Felician University | NJ | Private nonprofit | 1,774 | $266,686 | Grad 47.5% · Net $10,378 |
| 7 | Chamberlain University-New Jersey | NJ | Private for-profit | 1,226 | $257,984 | Grad 60.0% · Net $42,922 |
| 8 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | NJ | Public | 37,751 | $243,896 | Grad 83.9% · Net $24,897 |
| 9 | Ramapo College of New Jersey | NJ | Public | 4,898 | $243,295 | Grad 67.7% · Net $16,382 |
| 10 | Saint Peter's University | NJ | Private nonprofit | 2,135 | $237,956 | Grad 54.5% · Net $8,127 |
| 11 | The College of New Jersey | NJ | Public | 7,105 | $228,843 | Grad 85.3% · Net $26,752 |
| 12 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | NJ | Public | 781 | $221,254 | Grad 36.0% · Net $13,249 |
| 13 | New Jersey City University | NJ | Public | 3,681 | $219,152 | Grad 39.0% · Net $10,591 |
| 14 | Kean University | NJ | Public | 11,433 | $211,718 | Grad 48.5% · Net $14,465 |
| 15 | Montclair State University | NJ | Public | 18,376 | $211,534 | Grad 65.6% · Net $15,193 |
| 16 | Pillar College | NJ | Private nonprofit | 498 | $209,062 | Grad 36.0% · Net $2,785 |
| 17 | Seton Hall University | NJ | Private nonprofit | 6,036 | $206,996 | Grad 70.5% · Net $31,552 |
| 18 | Caldwell University | NJ | Private nonprofit | 1,575 | $206,828 | Grad 56.6% · Net $15,180 |
| 19 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | NJ | Private nonprofit | 2,627 | $199,572 | Grad 53.5% · Net $17,923 |
| 20 | Georgian Court University | NJ | Private nonprofit | 1,195 | $188,236 | Grad 62.7% · Net $18,221 |
| 21 | William Paterson University of New Jersey | NJ | Public | 6,614 | $188,072 | Grad 44.3% · Net $18,533 |
| 22 | Rowan University | NJ | Public | 15,841 | $182,080 | Grad 69.0% · Net $23,938 |
| 23 | Rider University | NJ | Private nonprofit | 3,106 | $179,788 | Grad 62.3% · Net $24,780 |
| 24 | Monmouth University | NJ | Private nonprofit | 3,684 | $177,330 | Grad 72.2% · Net $30,978 |
| 25 | Saint Elizabeth University | NJ | Private nonprofit | 557 | $171,996 | Grad 49.1% · Net $19,010 |
Method notes
- Underlying institution file: EDsmart Data processed College Scorecard extract merged to the IPEDS 2024 directory for HBCU and Carnegie fields.
- Cohort applied on this page: enrollment floor of 200 undergraduates; sorted highest first on 10 Yr. ROI; 31 campuses met every filter and the top 25 are published.
- Ties on the ranked metric are broken by enrollment, then institution name, so ranks stay stable between rebuilds.
- ROI column matches the processed college_roi_rankings series in this site build; see College Scorecard ROI methodology.
- How the 10-year ROI figure is built: median earnings reported 6, 8, and 10 years after entry (years 7 and 9 linearly interpolated) are summed across years 6–10, then average annual net price × typical years enrolled (five for bachelor’s-predominant campuses) is subtracted. It is a nominal-dollar gap—not discounted to present value, and it does not subtract earnings foregone while enrolled or compare against a no-college baseline. Campuses reporting only one of the three earnings years are excluded from these tables.
- School profile links use generated slugs; not every campus has a published profile page yet—use the Scorecard site as fallback.