NJ Colleges With The Highest, Lowest Acceptance Rates: New Data

NEW JERSEY — College acceptance season is here, meaning prospective college students in New Jersey and around the country are waiting for letters from their dream schools with bated breath. But what are the odds?

Using data from the New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education, Patch compiled a list of the five not-for-profit four-year New Jersey colleges with the highest acceptance rates, followed by the five with the lowest.

For the full report, visit the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education.

Top 5 New Jersey Colleges With The Highest Acceptance Rates:

1. Centenary University

Hackettstown

Applications: 1,304

Offers: 1,261

Acceptance rate: 96.7%

2. Felician University

Lodi and Rutherford

Applications: 2,254

Offers: 2,119

Acceptance rate: 94.0%

3. William Paterson University

Wayne

Applications: 7,754

Offers: 7,174

Acceptance rate: 92.5%

4. Saint Peter’s University

Jersey City

Applications: 4,381

Offers: 3,966

Acceptance rate: 90.5%

5. Monmouth University

West Long Branch

Applications: 8,410

Offers: 7,530

Acceptance rate: 89.5%

Top 5 New Jersey Colleges With The Lowest Acceptance Rates:

1. Princeton University

Princeton

Applications: 39,644

Offers: 1,782

Acceptance rate: 4.5%

2. Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken

Applications: 14,170

Offers: 6,244

Acceptance rate: 44.1%

3. The College of New Jersey

Ewing

Applications: 11,668

Offers: 7,251

Acceptance rate: 62.1%

4. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick

Applications: 43,347

Offers: 28,326

Acceptance rate: 65.4%

5. New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark

Applications: 14,010

Offers: 9,367

Acceptance rate: 66.9%