Higher
Education in New Jersey
The system includes both public and independent institutions and enrolls
over 373,000 full and part-time credit-seeking students statewide. The
31 public colleges and universities are comprised of Rutgers, The State
University of New Jersey; the University of Medicine and Dentistry of
New Jersey; New Jersey Institute of Technology; 4 state colleges and 5
comprehensive universities; and 19 community colleges. Of the 26 independent
institutions, there are 14 senior colleges and universities with a public
mission, 2 independent two-year religious colleges, 6 rabbinical schools
and theological seminaries, and 4 proprietary institutions with degree-granting
authority.
Check out the New
Jersey Commission for Higher Education website to learn more specific
details about institutions located within the state of New Jersey.
