Most Selective New Jersey Colleges
New Jersey has 4 four-year colleges that accept 50% or fewer of applicants, ranked from most to least selective.
Princeton University is the hardest to get into in New Jersey, accepting just 5% of 40,468 applicants. Also highly selective: Talmudical Academy New Jersey, Yeshiva Toras Chaim and Stevens Institute of Technology.
Selectivity does not always equal academic difficulty. Some schools admit a small share of applicants because demand exceeds capacity, not because admission standards are extreme. If you need safety schools, see our highest acceptance rate colleges in New Jersey. For academically demanding options, explore colleges with the highest SAT, highest ACT, and highest GPA averages.
Princeton University
- Private 4 Year
- Princeton, NJ
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- 5% acceptance rate
- Jan 1 application deadline
Princeton is an Ivy League university known for undergraduate economics, public policy, and engineering. Most undergraduates complete a required senior thesis and live in residential colleges.
- SAT Range 1510-1580
- Avg GPA 3.93
- Net Price $15,313
Talmudical Academy New Jersey
- Private 4 Year
- Adelphia, NJ
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- 43% acceptance rate
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $10,524
Yeshiva Toras Chaim
- Private 4 Year
- Lakewood, NJ
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- 44% acceptance rate
Yeshiva Toras Chaim is a private Orthodox Jewish yeshiva focused on undergraduate Talmudic and Torah studies. The campus is in Lakewood, a major center of Orthodox Jewish life in New Jersey.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $8,592
Stevens Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Hoboken, NJ
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- 48% acceptance rate
Stevens is a private technological university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and systems engineering. The compact Hoboken campus sits on the Hudson River waterfront facing the Manhattan skyline.
- SAT Range 1380-1505
- Avg GPA 3.88
- Net Price $46,165