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Princeton Comparisons

Princeton, New Jersey

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Compare with New Jersey Public Colleges

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Rutgers University New Brunswick

$44,510 lower in-state tuition
60% higher acceptance rate


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Rowan University

$46,695 lower in-state tuition
71% higher acceptance rate


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The College of New Jersey

$43,270 lower in-state tuition
58% higher acceptance rate


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New Jersey Institute of Technology

$42,212 lower in-state tuition
60% higher acceptance rate


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Ramapo College of New Jersey

$42,047 lower in-state tuition
64% higher acceptance rate


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Rutgers University Newark

$44,510 lower in-state tuition
68% higher acceptance rate


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William Paterson University of New Jersey

$43,218 lower in-state tuition
86% higher acceptance rate


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Stockton University

$44,670 lower in-state tuition
80% higher acceptance rate


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Rutgers University Camden

$44,510 lower in-state tuition
71% higher acceptance rate


Compare with New Jersey Private Colleges

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Seton Hall University

$11,030 lower in-state tuition
69% higher acceptance rate


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Stevens Institute of Technology

$986 lower in-state tuition
40% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Public Colleges

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Penn State Main Campus

$39,042 lower in-state tuition
49% higher acceptance rate


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University of Maryland College Park

$47,715 lower in-state tuition
39% higher acceptance rate


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University of Virginia Main Campus

$40,430 lower in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


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University of Delaware

$44,040 lower in-state tuition
68% higher acceptance rate


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Stony Brook University

$50,340 lower in-state tuition
43% higher acceptance rate


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SUNY at Binghamton

$50,340 lower in-state tuition
36% higher acceptance rate


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University of Massachusetts Amherst

$41,224 lower in-state tuition
58% higher acceptance rate


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University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus

$37,650 lower in-state tuition
43% higher acceptance rate


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College of William and Mary

$39,976 lower in-state tuition
27% higher acceptance rate


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University at Buffalo

$50,340 lower in-state tuition
62% higher acceptance rate


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University of Connecticut

$41,738 lower in-state tuition
49% higher acceptance rate


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United States Naval Academy

$57,410 lower in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


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University of Vermont

$41,130 lower in-state tuition
54% higher acceptance rate


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University of Maryland Baltimore County

$48,354 lower in-state tuition
75% higher acceptance rate


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CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

$50,480 lower in-state tuition
44% higher acceptance rate


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United States Military Academy

$57,410 lower in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


C
United States Coast Guard Academy

$57,410 lower in-state tuition
18% higher acceptance rate


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St Mary's College of Maryland

$45,294 lower in-state tuition
71% higher acceptance rate


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SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica Rome

$50,340 lower in-state tuition
76% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Private Colleges

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Harvard University

$4,751 lower in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


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New York University

$2,026 lower in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


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Johns Hopkins University

$3,070 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


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Boston University

$3,640 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


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University of Pennsylvania

$1,198 lower in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


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Yale University

$4,840 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


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Villanova University

$3,358 higher in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


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Cornell University

$5,046 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


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Georgetown University

$4,462 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


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Carnegie Mellon University

$2,454 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


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Syracuse University

$1,030 higher in-state tuition
46% higher acceptance rate


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Boston College

$5,540 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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Brown University

$5,270 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

$180 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


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Northeastern University

$1,690 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


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Columbia University in the City of New York

$5,160 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


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Fordham University

$490 lower in-state tuition
48% higher acceptance rate


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George Washington University

$4,700 higher in-state tuition
43% higher acceptance rate


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Drexel University

$815 lower in-state tuition
74% higher acceptance rate


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Dartmouth College

$3,277 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


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Bucknell University

$3,998 higher in-state tuition
27% higher acceptance rate


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Tufts University

$6,394 higher in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


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Rhode Island School of Design

$975 lower in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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Emerson College

$5,122 lower in-state tuition
37% higher acceptance rate


C
Colgate University

$6,494 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


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Lehigh University

$1,560 higher in-state tuition
31% higher acceptance rate


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University of Rochester

$3,140 higher in-state tuition
33% higher acceptance rate


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Barnard College

$3,068 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


A
American University

$4,340 lower in-state tuition
35% higher acceptance rate


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Vassar College

$6,430 higher in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


B
Babson College

$2,466 lower in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


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Amherst College

$6,090 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


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Lafayette College

$700 higher in-state tuition
28% higher acceptance rate


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Bentley University

$910 lower in-state tuition
52% higher acceptance rate


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University of Richmond

$2,920 higher in-state tuition
18% higher acceptance rate


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Swarthmore College

$1,518 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

$1,190 higher in-state tuition
59% higher acceptance rate


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Brandeis University

$4,314 higher in-state tuition
33% higher acceptance rate


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Hofstra University

$5,195 lower in-state tuition
63% higher acceptance rate


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Williams College

$4,040 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


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Providence College

$430 lower in-state tuition
47% higher acceptance rate


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Marist College

$13,510 lower in-state tuition
57% higher acceptance rate


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Rochester Institute of Technology

$3,690 lower in-state tuition
61% higher acceptance rate


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Wesleyan University

$6,312 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


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Washington and Lee University

$3,180 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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Skidmore College

$3,722 higher in-state tuition
20% higher acceptance rate


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Haverford College

$5,440 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


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Fairfield University

$3,780 lower in-state tuition
46% higher acceptance rate


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Muhlenberg College

$140 lower in-state tuition
60% higher acceptance rate


Compare with National Colleges

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Vanderbilt University

$720 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


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University of Notre Dame

$2,384 higher in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


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Emory University

$290 lower in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


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Rice University

$3,310 lower in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


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Southern Methodist University

$2,398 lower in-state tuition
46% higher acceptance rate


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Tulane University

$1,256 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


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Case Western Reserve University

$3,630 higher in-state tuition
21% higher acceptance rate