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Compare with New Jersey Public Colleges

Compare with New Jersey Public Colleges for Princeton University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$44,759 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	$46,114 lower in-state tuition	73% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$43,056 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$42,714 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	$45,911 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University Newark Newark, NJ	$45,438 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$46,984 lower in-state tuition	85% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University Camden Camden, NJ	$44,924 lower in-state tuition	61% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with New Jersey Private Colleges

Compare with New Jersey Private Colleges for Princeton University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$9,518 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$774 higher in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Caldwell University Caldwell, NJ	$21,840 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Princeton University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$42,044 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$50,879 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$40,885 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$45,878 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$51,757 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$52,121 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$44,916 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$40,762 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	$36,774 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$51,752 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$55,306 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$41,644 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$62,688 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$43,630 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$49,432 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$55,348 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$55,224 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$48,048 lower in-state tuition	75% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$62,688 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$53,735 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$45,722 lower in-state tuition	78% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$53,857 lower in-state tuition	73% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$62,688 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$54,063 lower in-state tuition	76% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Princeton University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$1,012 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$108 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$2,542 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$5,414 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$5,998 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$4,562 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$5,088 higher in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$6,626 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$5,329 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$3,558 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$2,840 higher in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$8,014 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$8,724 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$292 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$3,474 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$9,157 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$2,227 higher in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$5,022 higher in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$276 lower in-state tuition	74% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$5,580 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$5,124 higher in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$8,016 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	Equivalent in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$5,632 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$7,618 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$2,292 higher in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$4,392 higher in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$7,200 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$3,917 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$8,342 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$5,536 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$7,792 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$2,710 higher in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$1,688 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$2,542 higher in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$2,806 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$1,393 higher in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$5,392 higher in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$5,028 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$5,872 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$862 higher in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$3,414 lower in-state tuition	62% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$7,654 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$5,357 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$4,602 higher in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$8,000 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$4,338 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$117 higher in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$843 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Princeton University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stanford University Stanford, CA	$3,222 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duke University Durham, NC	$6,070 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	$4,810 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$7,974 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$2,337 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Emory University Atlanta, GA	$1,592 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rice University Houston, TX	$1,456 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$5,990 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO	$3,102 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$4,954 higher in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$3,920 higher in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	$12,627 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=186131.

Last updated: August 2026