Best small colleges in New Jersey
Colleges with fewer than 2,000 undergraduates, ranked by Compass Score.
Best small colleges in New Jersey18 schools
18 schools qualify, ranked by the Compass Score.
How this list is made
- Schools in New Jersey.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Fewer than 2,000 undergraduate students (federal enrollment).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by Compass Score, highest first. Schools with the same score share a rank.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
- 1
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel
Lakewood, NJ · Private nonprofitTop 4% for graduation
- 172 undergraduates
- 91% graduate
- 2
Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah
Lakewood, NJ · Private nonprofitTop 6% for graduation
- 189 undergraduates
- 87% graduate
- 3
Drew University
Madison, NJ · Private nonprofitExcellent: Compass grade A-
- 1,624 undergraduates
- 70% graduate
- 4
DeVry University-New Jersey
Iselin, NJ · Private for-profitTop 19% for graduation
- 68 undergraduates
- 71% graduate
- 5
Caldwell University
Caldwell, NJ · Private nonprofitVery good: Compass grade B+
- 1,448 undergraduates
- 57% graduate
- 6
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus
Madison, NJ · Private nonprofitGood: Compass grade B
- 1,997 undergraduates
- 67% graduate
- 7
Centenary University
Hackettstown, NJ · Private nonprofitGood: Compass grade B
- 951 undergraduates
- 56% graduate
- 8
Georgian Court University
Lakewood, NJ · Private nonprofitGood: Compass grade B-
- 1,478 undergraduates
- 54% graduate
- 9
- 10
Felician University
Lodi, NJ · Private nonprofitGood: Compass grade B-
- 1,833 undergraduates
- 47% graduate
- 11
Saint Elizabeth University
Morristown, NJ · Private nonprofitGood: Compass grade B-
- 670 undergraduates
- 51% graduate
- 12
Yeshivas Emek Hatorah
Howell, NJ · Private nonprofitGood: Compass grade B-
- 93 undergraduates
- 0% graduate
- 13
Chamberlain University-New Jersey
North Brunswick, NJ · Private for-profitTop 3% for earnings
- 1,316 undergraduates
- 33% graduate
- 14
Berkeley College-Woodland Park
Woodland Park, NJ · Private for-profit#32 in New Jersey
- 1,900 undergraduates
- 44% graduate
- 15
Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch
North Plainfield, NJ · Private nonprofitTop 14% for low net price
- 70 undergraduates
- 6% graduate
- 16
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University
Bloomfield, NJ · PublicSolid: Compass grade C+
- 904 undergraduates
- 38% graduate
- 17
Eastern International College-Jersey City
Jersey City, NJ · Private for-profit#36 in New Jersey
- 474 undergraduates
- 34% graduate
- 18
Mosdos Yaakov V'Yisroel
Lakewood, NJ · Private nonprofit#37 in New Jersey
- 679 undergraduates
- 46% graduate
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel | $10,016 | — | — | 91% |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah | $13,777 | — | — | 87% |
| Drew University | $24,280 | $25,288 | $63,646 | 70% |
| DeVry University-New Jersey | $26,565 | $24,807 | $45,987 | 71% |
| Caldwell University | $24,691 | $25,000 | $53,843 | 57% |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | $22,829 | $25,000 | $57,273 | 67% |
| Centenary University | $20,503 | $23,163 | $53,726 | 56% |
| Georgian Court University | $19,285 | $21,816 | $53,096 | 54% |
| Pillar College | $8,470 | $21,483 | $45,577 | 38% |
| Felician University | $40,045 | $25,000 | $57,602 | 47% |
| Saint Elizabeth University | $23,125 | $24,934 | $53,038 | 51% |
| Yeshivas Emek Hatorah | $14,504 | — | — | 0% |
| Chamberlain University-New Jersey | $37,984 | $20,919 | $92,405 | 33% |
| Berkeley College-Woodland Park | $27,100 | $23,251 | $40,251 | 44% |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch | $9,417 | — | — | 6% |
| Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | $28,014 | $22,000 | $61,415 | 38% |
| Eastern International College-Jersey City | $21,111 | $24,751 | $35,008 | 34% |
| Mosdos Yaakov V'Yisroel | — | — | — | 46% |
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.
This list in other states
- Alabama 10
- Arizona 8
- Arkansas 13
- California 63
- Colorado 5
- Connecticut 10
- Florida 27
- Georgia 24
- Idaho 3
- Illinois 25
- Indiana 20
- Iowa 23
- Kansas 18
- Kentucky 18
- Louisiana 8
- Maine 11
- Maryland 13
- Massachusetts 31
- Michigan 23
- Minnesota 19
- Mississippi 8
- Missouri 31
- Montana 7
- Nebraska 12
- New Hampshire 7
- New Mexico 7
- New York 55
- North Carolina 34
- North Dakota 4
- Ohio 58
- Oklahoma 11
- Oregon 11
- Pennsylvania 69
- Puerto Rico 31
- South Carolina 19
- South Dakota 5
- Tennessee 24
- Texas 31
- Utah 7
- Vermont 4
- Virginia 30
- Washington 12
- West Virginia 12
- Wisconsin 15