Rutgers-Newark, NJIT Crack Top 100 For ‘Best Colleges’ List

NEWARK, NJ — Two universities in Newark ranked in the top 100 nationwide on a new list of “Best Colleges” from U.S. News & World Report.

In total, six New Jersey colleges were ranked among the top 100 in the country, according to the 2025 Best Colleges report. They included Rutgers University-Newark, which ranked 80th, and the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), which ranked 84th.

Both universities were also in the top 100 of last year's list.

The rankings evaluated 1,500 colleges and universities using more than a dozen measures of academic quality, the digital media company said in a news release. This year in its rankings, U.S. News prioritized social mobility — that is, a school's record in enrolling and graduating students from all backgrounds with manageable debt — and post-graduate success, including earnings.

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