New Jersey Online Colleges Comparison
55 New Jersey colleges offer online degree programs and/or online courses. Of that, 5 colleges have online students more than 50% of total enrollment.
The next list summarizes the important statistics for online colleges. For this statistics, we include online completely colleges and colleges with the rate of online students of 50% or more.
- The 2024 average tuition & fees of New Jersey online colleges is $14,977 for New Jersey residents and $16,331 for out-of-state students. Stevens Institute of Technology has the highest tuition & fees of $60,952 and Camden County College has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,056.
- Total 56,277 students have enrolled in online colleges in New Jersey. Thomas Edison State University is the largest online college with 7,500 online students.
- William Paterson University of New Jersey offers the most number of online programs of 62 programs via distance learning.
- Strayer University-New Jersey has the lowest students to faculty ratio of 3 to 1.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
55 Online Colleges in New Jersey
The next table lists all online colleges located in New Jersey. You can sort them to compare the schools focusing on specific topics by clicking each column title. The "-" value in table means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.
| College Name | New Jersey Residents Tuition & Fees | Out-of-State Tuition & Fees | Student Population (Total) | Online Student Population | Number of Programs (total) | Number of Online Programs | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Cape Community College Mays Landing, NJ Public, 2-4 years | $6,913 | $8,313 | 4,273 | 1,432 | 86 | 5 | 16 to 1 |
| Bergen Community College Paramus, NJ Public, 2-4 years | $8,613 | $9,005 | 11,801 | 1,918 | 79 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Berkeley College-Woodland Park Woodland Park, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | $24,520 | $27,772 | 2,007 | 1,043 | 33 | 25 | 14 to 1 |
| Bloomfield College Bloomfield, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | $29,300 | $30,680 | 910 | 59 | 35 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Brookdale Community College Lincroft, NJ Public, 2-4 years | $9,056 | $9,806 | 9,916 | 600 | 53 | 2 | 18 to 1 |
| Rowan College at Burlington County Mount Laurel, NJ Public, 2-4 years | $5,376 | $6,936 | 6,547 | 2,858 | 75 | - | 21 to 1 |
| Caldwell University Caldwell, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | $33,950 | $39,452 | 1,864 | 42 | 64 | 2 | 13 to 1 |
| Camden County College Blackwood, NJ Public, 2-4 years | $4,056 | $4,056 | 7,591 | 2,063 | 82 | 11 | 21 to 1 |
| Centenary University Hackettstown, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | $32,580 | $37,732 | 1,453 | 250 | 79 | 8 | 12 to 1 |
| County College of Morris Randolph, NJ Public, 2-4 years | $10,530 | $14,310 | 6,069 | 723 | 63 | 14 | 17 to 1 |
| Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus Vineland, NJ Public, 2-4 years | $5,820 | $5,820 | 2,557 | 748 | 54 | 2 | 18 to 1 |
| Drew University Madison, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | $49,168 | $45,360 | 2,226 | 66 | 86 | 13 | 11 to 1 |
| Essex County College Newark, NJ Public, 2-4 years | $9,318 | $9,318 | 6,790 | 900 | 48 | 1 | 24 to 1 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | $39,446 | $37,686 | 7,607 | 1,011 | 116 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Felician University Lodi, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | $33,650 | $38,030 | 2,236 | 196 | 60 | 3 | 15 to 1 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Madison, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | $41,780 | $38,506 | 2,778 | 107 | 86 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Georgian Court University Lakewood, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | $32,260 | $37,110 | 1,910 | 265 | 61 | 9 | 10 to 1 |
| Rowan University Glassboro, NJ Public, 4 years four-years | $15,700 | $25,564 | 19,660 | 2,595 | 268 | 14 | 16 to 1 |
| Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus Sewell, NJ Public, 2-4 years | $5,820 | $5,820 | 5,390 | 1,533 | 52 | 10 | 25 to 1 |
| Hudson County Community College Jersey City, NJ Public, 2-4 years | $8,740 | $12,280 | 7,229 | 2,221 | 64 | - | 22 to 1 |
| New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ Public, 4 years four-years | $13,971 | $24,888 | 5,833 | 1,682 | 76 | 10 | 14 to 1 |
| Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art Dover, NJ Private, Less than 2 years | $20,400 | $21,755 | 81 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 6 to 1 |
| Kean University Union, NJ Public, 4 years four-years | $13,426 | $21,076 | 13,352 | 1,364 | 113 | 7 | 17 to 1 |
| Mercer County Community College West Windsor, NJ Public, 2-4 years | $6,433 | $8,942 | 6,219 | 803 | 87 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Middlesex College Edison, NJ Public, 2-4 years | $7,068 | $7,068 | 11,471 | 1,614 | 71 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | $36,732 | $44,850 | 4,981 | 208 | 77 | 4 | 12 to 1 |
| Montclair State University Montclair, NJ Public, 4 years four-years | $14,766 | $24,126 | 22,570 | 2,142 | 189 | - | 17 to 1 |
| JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools Plainfield, NJ Private, 2-4 years | $21,406 | $31,336 | 572 | 23 | 3 | - | 10 to 1 |
| New Brunswick Theological Seminary New Brunswick, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | 131 | 131 | 4 | 4 | - |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ Public, 4 years four-years | $19,022 | $35,934 | 13,007 | 693 | 133 | 5 | 16 to 1 |
| Ocean County College Toms River, NJ Public, 2-4 years | $5,122 | $6,850 | 7,429 | 1,355 | 59 | 12 | 20 to 1 |
| Passaic County Community College Paterson, NJ Public, 2-4 years | $7,590 | $9,690 | 5,165 | 417 | 69 | 15 | 16 to 1 |
| Princeton Theological Seminary Princeton, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | 287 | 13 | 5 | - | - |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ Public, 4 years four-years | $15,978 | $26,388 | 5,521 | 249 | 66 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | $41,310 | $38,900 | 4,083 | 399 | 181 | 9 | 12 to 1 |
| Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ Public, 4 years four-years | $17,079 | $35,841 | 5,776 | 1,224 | 79 | 4 | 12 to 1 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ Public, 4 years four-years | $17,239 | $36,001 | 50,617 | 3,195 | 391 | 9 | 15 to 1 |
| Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ Public, 4 years four-years | $16,586 | $35,348 | 10,809 | 1,114 | 103 | 4 | 13 to 1 |
| Saint Peter's University Jersey City, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | $36,402 | $41,054 | 3,673 | 768 | 113 | 18 | 11 to 1 |
| Salem Community College Carneys Point, NJ Public, 2-4 years | $7,140 | $9,900 | 1,094 | 163 | 41 | 1 | 17 to 1 |
| Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | $40,588 | $51,370 | 9,494 | 930 | 128 | 11 | 14 to 1 |
| Saint Elizabeth University Morristown, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | $33,131 | $35,942 | 1,009 | 135 | 66 | 5 | 11 to 1 |
| Raritan Valley Community College Branchburg, NJ Public, 2-4 years | $7,440 | $7,440 | 6,587 | 707 | 83 | 7 | 19 to 1 |
| Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | $50,554 | $60,952 | 8,842 | 903 | 152 | 8 | 10 to 1 |
| Stockton University Galloway, NJ Public, 4 years four-years | $15,532 | $23,420 | 8,788 | 619 | 72 | 3 | 17 to 1 |
| Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ Public, 4 years four-years | $6,638 | $8,598 | 7,587 | 7,500 | 88 | 86 | 15 to 1 |
| The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ Public, 4 years four-years | $18,685 | $24,568 | 7,652 | 82 | 101 | - | 13 to 1 |
| UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ Cranford, NJ Public, 2-4 years | $9,500 | $9,500 | 8,081 | 1,542 | 56 | 16 | 21 to 1 |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ Public, 4 years four-years | $15,150 | $24,464 | 9,426 | 4,312 | 208 | 3 | 17 to 1 |
| Warren County Community College Washington, NJ Public, 2-4 years | $5,610 | $5,910 | 3,342 | 185 | 42 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Sussex County Community College Newton, NJ Public, 2-4 years | $7,272 | $9,024 | 2,220 | 394 | 51 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Pillar College Newark, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | $21,076 | $24,820 | 554 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 14 to 1 |
| Strayer University-New Jersey Piscataway, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | $13,857 | $13,920 | 602 | 602 | 33 | 33 | 39 to 1 |
| DeVry University-New Jersey Iselin, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | $14,892 | $15,032 | 74 | 58 | 12 | - | 3 to 1 |
| Chamberlain University-New Jersey North Brunswick, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | $19,500 | $21,140 | 1,316 | 91 | 1 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Average | $14,977 | $16,331 | 359,059 | 56,277 | - | - | 16 to 1 |