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Colleges in Newark, NJ

Newark is home to 4 colleges with about 28,448 students on campus. The largest is New Jersey Institute of Technology. 128 more colleges are within 15 miles.

U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard & IPEDS

Colleges

degree-granting, in Newark

Students on campus

28,448

fall enrollment, not counting online-only

Largest

New Jersey Institute of Technology

12,314 on campus

Most selective

New Jersey Institute of Technology

admits 65% of applicants

Lowest net price

Pillar College

$8,470 a year after aid

Every college

All 4 colleges in Newark

New Jersey Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 12,314 on campus 65%admitted$17knet price73%graduate$84kearnings Rutgers University-NewarkUniversity or college · Public · 9,695 on campus 71%admitted$20knet price64%graduate$74kearnings Essex County CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,890 on campus Openadmitted$4knet price20%graduate$37kearnings Pillar CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 549 on campus Openadmitted$8knet price38%graduate$46kearnings

University or collegeCommunity collegeBigger dot = more students on campus

Also in Newark: New Community Career & Technical Institute (career schools).

Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting. Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023).

Within reach

Other colleges near Newark

40 more colleges are within 30 miles of Newark.

Yeshivas Be'er YitzchokUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Elizabeth3.6 mi52 students

Best Care CollegeCareer school · For-profit · East Orange3.8 mi46 students

Seton Hall UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · South Orange Village4 mi8,564 students Kean UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Union4.5 mi11,988 students New Jersey City UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Jersey City4.6 mi4,151 students

Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional MedicineUniversity or college · For-profit · Bloomfield5 mi50 students

Bloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Bloomfield5 mi851 students

Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron LeymaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Union5.3 mi47 students

Saint Peter's UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Jersey City5.3 mi2,905 students Hudson County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Jersey City5.8 mi5,008 students

30 more within 30 miles.

Straight-line distance from the center of Newark. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Colleges marked › have their own page; the others are too small or don’t report enough to the Department of Education for one.

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