List of colleges and universities in New Jersey

As of 2014, the State of New Jersey recognizes and licenses 66 institutions of higher education (post-secondary) through its Commission on Higher Education. These institutions include four public research universities, eight state colleges and universities, fourteen private colleges and universities (two of which are classified as research universities), nineteen county colleges, fourteen religious institutions, and eight for-profit proprietary schools.[1]

Old Queens, the oldest building at Rutgers University
Mead Hall at Drew University
Cleveland Tower at Princeton University

New Jersey was the only British colony to permit the establishment of two colleges in the colonial period. Princeton University, chartered in 1746 as the College of New Jersey, and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, chartered on November 10, 1766 as Queen's College, were two of nine colleges founded before the American Revolution.[2][3][4]:passim. In the 1860s, these two colleges competed to become the state's land grant college under the terms of the Morrill Act of 1862 which provided land and funding to expand development of engineering, scientific, agricultural, and military education at one school in each state. Rutgers received the designation in 1864 began to expand instruction in these areas and taking on a hybrid private-public role that paved the way for its transformation into a state university in 1945. Today, Rutgers is a large public research university serving over 65,000 students. Princeton remained a private college and developed into a research university that is one of the nation's eight prestigious Ivy League schools.

On August 22, 2012, the New Jersey governor Chris Christie signed into law the New Jersey Medical and Health Science Education Restructuring Act which divided the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) between Rutgers and Rowan University, creating two public medical schools.[5][6] According to The Star-Ledger, the law gave Rutgers "nearly all of UMDNJ—including its medical schools in Newark and Piscataway—in one of the greatest expansions in the state university's history" and southern New Jersey's Rowan University would "take over UMDNJ's osteopathic medical school in Stratford."[7]

There are three law schools in the state accredited by the American Bar Association; two at Rutgers (at the university's Rutgers–Newark and Rutgers–Camden campuses respectively) and the other at Seton Hall University's campus in Newark.[8]

Colleges and universities
Key
Abbreviation Accrediting or approving agency
AARTSAssociation of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools
ATSAssociation of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada
MSCHEMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
NJCHENew Jersey Commission on Higher Education

Public colleges and universities
School Location Founded Control[9] Type[9] Enrollment Accrediting or approving agency
The College of New JerseyEwing Township1855PublicMaster's6,964MSCHE
Kean UniversityUnion and Hillside1855PublicMaster's16,000+MSCHE
Montclair State UniversityMontclair1908PublicResearch university21,115 [10]MSCHE
New Jersey City UniversityJersey City1929PublicMaster's8,550MSCHE
New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark1881PublicResearch university10,130MSCHE
Ramapo CollegeMahwah1969PublicMaster's5,200MSCHE
Rowan UniversityGlassboro, Camden, and Stratford1923PublicResearch university18,484MSCHE
Rutgers University[lower-alpha 1]New Brunswick, Piscataway, Camden, and Newark1766PublicResearch university65,000+MSCHE
Stockton UniversityGalloway1969PublicMaster's8,111MSCHE
Thomas Edison State UniversityTrenton1972PublicMaster's10,934 [12]MSCHE
William Paterson UniversityWayne1855PublicMaster's10,250MSCHE

Private colleges and universities
School Location Founded Control[9] Type[9] Enrollment Accrediting or approving agency
Bloomfield CollegeBloomfield1868PrivateBaccalaureate2,156[13]MSCHE
Caldwell UniversityCaldwell1939PrivateMaster's2,284[14]MSCHE
Centenary UniversityHackettstown, Long Valley, Parsippany, and Edison1867PrivateMaster's3,000+MSCHE
College of Saint ElizabethMorris Twp. and Florham Park1899PrivateMaster's2,044MSCHE
Divers Academy International Erial 1977 Private Certifications 268
Drew UniversityMadison1867PrivateMaster's2,369MSCHE
Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityMadison, Florham Park, Teaneck, and Hackensack1942PrivateMaster's12,000+MSCHE
Felician UniversityLodi and Rutherford1942PrivateMaster's2,040MSCHE
Georgian Court UniversityLakewood1908PrivateMaster's1,772MSCHE
Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch1933PrivateMaster's6,494MSCHE
Princeton UniversityPrinceton1746PrivateResearch university8,010MSCHE
Rider UniversityLawrence1865PrivateMaster's5,790MSCHE
St. Peter's UniversityJersey City1881PrivateMaster's2,987MSCHE
Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange1856PrivateResearch university9,745MSCHE
Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken1870PrivateResearch university5,260MSCHE

County community colleges
Sussex County's freeholders purchased Don Bosco College, a Roman Catholic seminary, for its community college campus in 1989.
Main article: List of New Jersey County Colleges

New Jersey has a system of 19 public community colleges at the county level statewide. This reflects the fact that each college serves one of New Jersey's 21 counties, except for Atlantic Cape Community College and Raritan Valley Community College, each of which serves two counties. In 1989, the New Jersey Council of County Colleges was created to promote the advancement of the state's county community colleges. In 2003, governor James McGreevey created the New Jersey Community Colleges Compact, through Executive Order No. 81, as a statewide partnership to enable cooperation between the colleges and various state departments. The county colleges of New Jersey represent 56% of all undergraduate students in the state and offer studies in associate degree and certificate programs. Reflecting long-term trends nationwide, the male-to-female ratio of students in the system is 41% male to 59% female, and 48% of students are over the age of 24. Overall, the system enrolls more than 350,000 students each year on campuses that range in size from 1,300 students at Salem Community College to over 15,000 students at Bergen Community College.

Not all of the county colleges were founded by the State of New Jersey; the oldest county college in New Jersey, Union County College, was founded in 1933 by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration as Union County Junior College; it operated as a private college from 1936 to 1982, and merged with the publicly operated Union County Technical Institute in 1982 to become the current public institution.[15]

For-profit institutions
School Location Founded Control[9] Type[9] Enrollment Accrediting or approving agency
Berkeley CollegeDover, Newark, Paramus, Woodland Park, Woodbridge, New York City, and White Plains-Proprietary
(for-profit)		Special focus institution3,709[16]MSCHE
DeVry UniversityNorth Brunswick1931Proprietary
(for-profit)		Baccalaureate
Associate's		90,000[lower-alpha 2]-
Eastern International CollegeJersey City and Belleville-Proprietary
(for-profit)		Not classified-ACCSCT
Eastwick CollegeRamsey, Hackensack, Paterson, and Nutley1985Proprietary
(for-profit)		Not classified-ACICS
Jersey College[lower-alpha 3]Teterboro, Ewing, Tampa, Jacksonville, and Fort Lauderdale-Proprietary
(for-profit)		College of nursing-COE,
Lincoln Technical InstituteEdison, Mahwah, Moorestown, Paramus, South Plainfield, Union, New Britain, Shelton, Columbia, Brockton, Lowell, Somerville, New York City, Allentown, Philadelphia (3 locations), and Lincoln 1947Proprietary
(for-profit)		Baccalaureate
Associate's		3,995 [lower-alpha 4] ACICS
Strayer UniversityCherry Hill1892Proprietary
(for-profit)		Master's54,325[lower-alpha 5]MSCHE
University of PhoenixJersey City-Proprietary
(for-profit)		Special focus institution-HLC

Independent religious schools

Religious colleges
School Location Founded Control[9] Type[9] Enrollment Accrediting or approving agency
Assumption College for SistersDenville1953PrivateAssociates40[23]MSCHE, NJCHE
Pillar CollegeZarephath (Franklin Twp. and Newark1908PrivateSpecial focus institution241[24]MSCHE

Christian theological seminaries

Theological schools are typically classified as "Special Topic Institutions" by the Carnegie Foundation.

School Location Founded Affiliation Accrediting or approving agency Notes
Drew Theological SchoolMadison1867United Methodist ChurchATS, MSCHE
  • Founded as Methodist seminary, expanded into Drew University when liberal arts education added in 1928.
New Brunswick Theological SeminaryNew Brunswick1784Reformed Church in AmericaATS, MSCHE
  • Oldest seminary in the United States, founded as Dutch Reformed seminary in New York City, moved to New Brunswick in 1810, run jointly and shared facilities with Queen's College, later Rutgers College, until 1856.
Princeton Theological SeminaryPrinceton1812Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)ATS, MSCHE
  • Second-oldest seminary in the United States, second largest theological library collection in the world, behind only the Vatican Apostolic Library in Vatican City

Talmudic schools
School Location Founded Affiliation Accrediting or approving agency Notes
Bais Medrash Toras ChesedLakewood--AARTS-
Beth Medrash GovohaLakewood1943Haredi Orthodox JudaismAARTS-
Mesivta Keser TorahBelmar--AARTS-
Rabbi Jacob Joseph SchoolEdison and New York City--AARTS-
Rabbinical College of AmericaMorristown1973Jewish (Chabad Lubavitch Chasidic)AARTS
  • Rabbinical college, also offers orthodox day school for boys and girls and summer programs
Talmudical Academy of Central New JerseyHowell1972Orthodox JewishAARTS
  • Includes an orthodox yeshiva high school and rabbinical college
Yeshivas Be'er YitzchokElizabeth--AARTS-
Yeshiva Gedola Zichron LeymaLinden--(pending)-
Yeshiva Toras ChaimLakewood--AARTS-
Yeshivat Yesodei HaTorahLakewood--AARTS-

Defunct institutions
List of defunct institutions in New Jersey
School Location Control Founded Closed Notes
Alma White CollegeZarephath (Franklin Twp.)-19211978-
Alphonsus College---1974-
Bayonne Junior CollegeBayonne--1951-
Bergen Junior CollegeTeaneck--1954 TeaneckMerged with Fairleigh Dickinson University
College of South JerseyCamden-19261950Merged with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey ro become Rutgers University-Camden
Don Bosco CollegeNewton-19281990Campus sold to County of Sussex to house Sussex County Community College
Englewood Cliffs CollegeEnglewood Cliffs-19621974-
Essex Junior College---1937-
Evelyn College for WomenPrinceton-18871897-
Gibbs CollegeLivingston, Boston, Norwalk, Tysons Corner, and Cranston-19111997-
Immaculate Conception SeminarySouth Orange --18611986Now Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology, affiliated with Seton Hall University
ITT Technical Institute---2016-
Jersey City Junior CollegeJersey City --19291959Students transferred to Jersey City State College, now New Jersey City University
John Marshall College---1950Merged into Seton Hall University as their law school
Law School of South JerseyCamden-19201949Became part of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Luther College of BibleTeaneckPrivate, Lutheran-affiliated-1978-
Maryknoll Junior College---1954-
Mother Savior Seminary---1961-
Mount Saint Mary College---1970-
Northeastern Bible CollegeEssex Fells --19501990-
Panzer College of Physical EducationMontclair ---1958Merged with Montclair State College, now Montclair State University
Saint Gabriel's College---1968-
Saint Joseph's College---1970-
Saint Michael's MonasteryUnion City --18691984-
Salesian College---1973-
Shelton CollegeCape May --19071971-
Tombrock College--19561976-
Touro University College of MedicineHackensack20072009-
Trenton Junior College & School of Industrial Arts--18981967Merged with Mercer County Community College
Union College--19331983Merged with Union County Technical Institute to become Union County College
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)New Brunswick, Newark, Camden, Stratford, Piscataway, and Scotch PlainsPublic19542013Most of UMDNJ merged with Rutgers University in 2012–13; the School of Osteopathic Medicine 2013 merged with Rowan.
University of Newark---1947Merged with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Upsala CollegeEast Orange and WantagePrivate, Lutheran-affiliated18931995Financial issues
Villa Walsh AcademyMorristown ---1971-
Westminster Choir CollegePrinceton --19261992After financial problems, merged with Rider University, maintains name

See also

References

Notes
  1. Rutgers includes four campuses: the three traditional campuses of Rutgers-New Brunswick, Rutgers–Camden, and Rutgers–Newark; and a fourth "campus", Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, a division oversees medical and health education at several locations statewide subsequent to the 2012–2013 merger between Rutgers and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ). Rutgers is a multi-campus university and not a university system.[11]
  2. as a for-profit institution without a traditional academic residency or campus, DeVry offers courses nationwide through online instruction and distance learning. This number does not reflect students in residence on a campus or enrolled for classes in New Jersey.
  3. formerly The Center for Allied Health and Nursing Education
  4. Number derived from addition of campus enrollment numbers. Edison: 843;[17] Mahwah: 743;[18] Moorestown: 919;[19] Paramus: 1012;[20] South Plainfield: 269;[21] Union: 1209[19]
  5. as a for-profit institution without a traditional academic residency or campus, Strayer, based in Washington DC, offers courses nationwide through online instruction and distance learning. This number does not reflect students in residence on a campus or enrolled for classes in New Jersey.[22]

Citations
  1. New Jersey Commission on Higher Education. New Jersey College & University Directory by Sector (updated April 1, 2014). Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  2. Stoeckel, Althea. "Presidents, professors, and politics: the colonial colleges and the American revolution", Conspectus of History (1976) 1(3):45–56.
  3. Chapter XXIII. Education. § 13. Colonial Colleges in The Cambridge History of English and American Literature. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1907–1921; online edition, 2000).
  4. McCormick, Richard P., Rutgers: A Bicentennial History (New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1966).
  5. State of New Jersey, New Jersey State Legislature, A.3102/S.2063: "New Jersey Medical and Health Sciences Education Restructuring Act" (second reprint), later codified as P.L. 2012, c.45. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  6. State of New Jersey, Office of the Governor. "Governor Christie Signs Historic Legislation to Reorganize and Secure Future of New Jersey's Higher Education System" (press release), August 22, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  7. Heyboer, Kelly, and DeMarco, Megan, "Gov. Christie signs N.J. higher education merger bill", The Star-Ledger, August 22, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  8. American Bar Association. "ABA-Approved Law Schools by Year". Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  9. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education: Institution Lookup Archived May 11, 2014, at Archive-It. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  10. https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=montclair+state+university&s=all&id=185590#enrolmt
  11. Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, "Our Campuses". Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  12. https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Thomas+Edison+State+University&s=all&id=187046#enrolmt
  13. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Institution Profile: Bloomfield College, Bloomfield, New Jersey, Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  14. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Institution Profile: Caldwell College, Caldwell, New Jersey, Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  15. Union County College, "About UCC - History". Retrieved 5 March 2014. Archived October 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  16. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Institution Profile: Berkeley College, Woodland Park, New Jersey, Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  17. Lincoln Technical Institute at Edison. , Lincoln Technical Institute at Edison. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  18. Lincoln Technical Institute at Mahwah. Lincoln Technical Institute at Mahwah. Retrieved 05 August 2014.
  19. Lincoln Technical Institute at Moorestown. Lincoln Technical Institute at Mooreswtown. Retrieved 05 August 2014.
  20. Lincoln Technical Institute at Paramus. Lincoln Technical Institute at Paramus. Retrieved 05 August 2014.
  21. Lincoln Technical Institute at South Plainfield. Lincoln Technical Institute at South Plainfield. Retrieved 05 August 2014.
  22. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Institution Profile: Strayer University, Washington, DC, Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  23. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Institution Profile: Assumption College for Sisters, Mendham, New Jersey, Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  24. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Institution Profile: Pillar College (Somerset Christian College, Zarephath, New Jersey), Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  25. "New Jersey State Loans" Retrieved 2016-07-03
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