New Jersey’s Best Colleges For 2022: Niche

NEW JERSEY — We've arrived at a New Year, and high schoolers will begin their search for a college in the months ahead. Keeping that in mind, we thought of bringing you a list of the state’s best institutions of higher learning, courtesy of Niche.com.

The Pittsburgh-based data analysis company released its 2022 rankings of the nation's best colleges in September.

To compile the rankings, Niche used academic, admission, financial and student life data from the U.S. Department of Education along with reviews and ratings from students, alumni and parents.

Here are the top 10 colleges in New Jersey:

1. Princeton
2. Stevens Institute of Technology
3. Rutgers University – New Brunswick
4. The College of New Jersey
5. Rutgers University – Newark
6. Seton Hall University
7. New Jersey Insititute of Technology
8. Monmouth University
9. Stockton University
10. Montclair State University

To see the entire Niche state ranking, click here.

Princeton also ranked fifth nationally in the Niche ranking. Here are the top 10 colleges in the country.

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2. Harvard University
3. Stanford University
4. Yale University
5. Princeton University
6. Duke University
7. Rice University
8. Brown University
9. University of Pennsylvania
10. Dartmouth College

See the entire Niche ranking here.