Colleges with the biggest discount off the sticker price in New Jersey
Colleges whose average price after grants is furthest below their published sticker price.
Colleges with the biggest discount off the sticker price in New Jersey17 schools
17 schools qualify, ranked by discount off the sticker price.
How this list is made
- Schools in New Jersey.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Academic Excellence grade B+ or better (the top 35% of rated colleges).
- Has a sticker price (cost of attendance) and a net price (average yearly cost after grants) from federal data (College Scorecard).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by the discount, sticker price minus net price, largest first.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
- 1
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ · Private nonprofitIvy LeagueHonor Roll#1 in New Jersey
- $77,912 off the sticker price
- Net price $6,128 a year
- 2
Drew University
Madison, NJ · Private nonprofitExcellent: Compass grade A-
- $41,021 off the sticker price
- Net price $24,280 a year
- 3
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ · Private nonprofitHonor RollTop 1% for earnings
- $38,444 off the sticker price
- Net price $41,346 a year
- 4
Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ · Private nonprofitTop 14% for earnings
- $36,817 off the sticker price
- Net price $31,446 a year
- 5
Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ · Private nonprofitTop 16% for earnings
- $31,916 off the sticker price
- Net price $30,988 a year
- 6
Centenary University
Hackettstown, NJ · Private nonprofitGood: Compass grade B
- $31,859 off the sticker price
- Net price $20,503 a year
- 7
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus
Madison, NJ · Private nonprofitGood: Compass grade B
- $31,375 off the sticker price
- Net price $22,829 a year
- 8
Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ · Private nonprofitTop 24% for earnings
- $31,175 off the sticker price
- Net price $24,792 a year
- 9
Caldwell University
Caldwell, NJ · Private nonprofitVery good: Compass grade B+
- $29,382 off the sticker price
- Net price $24,691 a year
- 10
Rutgers University-Camden
Camden, NJ · PublicTop 11% for earnings
- $16,433 off the sticker price
- Net price $18,745 a year
- 11
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ · PublicTop 6% for earnings
- $16,355 off the sticker price
- Net price $16,504 a year
- 12
Rutgers University-Newark
Newark, NJ · PublicTop 11% for earnings
- $15,951 off the sticker price
- Net price $19,703 a year
- 13
Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ · PublicTop 25% for graduation
- $13,434 off the sticker price
- Net price $22,408 a year
- 14
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ · PublicHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A
- $12,587 off the sticker price
- Net price $24,406 a year
- 15
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, NJ · PublicTop 17% for earnings
- $11,310 off the sticker price
- Net price $18,173 a year
- 16
The College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJ · PublicTop 7% for graduation
- $11,214 off the sticker price
- Net price $27,646 a year
- 17
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel
Lakewood, NJ · Private nonprofitTop 4% for graduation
- $7,034 off the sticker price
- Net price $10,016 a year
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University | $6,128 | $10,320 | $110,066 | 98% |
| Drew University | $24,280 | $25,288 | $63,646 | 70% |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | $41,346 | $27,000 | $108,772 | 87% |
| Seton Hall University | $31,446 | $22,750 | $70,196 | 69% |
| Monmouth University | $30,988 | $27,000 | $67,991 | 72% |
| Centenary University | $20,503 | $23,163 | $53,726 | 56% |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | $22,829 | $25,000 | $57,273 | 67% |
| Rider University | $24,792 | $26,130 | $62,208 | 61% |
| Caldwell University | $24,691 | $25,000 | $53,843 | 57% |
| Rutgers University-Camden | $18,745 | $21,500 | $74,479 | 67% |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | $16,504 | $21,000 | $84,276 | 73% |
| Rutgers University-Newark | $19,703 | $21,500 | $74,479 | 64% |
| Rowan University | $22,408 | $20,500 | $59,988 | 67% |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | $24,406 | $21,500 | $74,479 | 84% |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey | $18,173 | $21,000 | $67,541 | 70% |
| The College of New Jersey | $27,646 | $23,250 | $73,323 | 86% |
| Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel | $10,016 | — | — | 91% |
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 5
- Arizona 4
- Arkansas 5
- California 63
- Colorado 6
- Connecticut 13
- District of Columbia 5
- Florida 21
- Georgia 9
- Illinois 21
- Indiana 21
- Iowa 16
- Kansas 4
- Kentucky 7
- Louisiana 3
- Maine 9
- Maryland 15
- Massachusetts 47
- Michigan 20
- Minnesota 19
- Missouri 18
- Nebraska 8
- New Hampshire 5
- New York 79
- North Carolina 17
- Ohio 33
- Oklahoma 4
- Oregon 11
- Pennsylvania 60
- Rhode Island 9
- South Carolina 10
- Tennessee 10
- Texas 20
- Utah 4
- Vermont 6
- Virginia 20
- Washington 13
- Wisconsin 15