Top Ranked Universities in New Jersey

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Top Ranked Universities in New Jersey - Highest Enrollment

Rank in New Jersey			Highest Enrollment
2020	2015	School Name	2020	2015
1	1	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	50,254	48,036 (↑4.6%)
2 ↑	3	Montclair State University	21,115	19,464 (↑8.5%)
3 ↑	7	Rowan University	19,465	13,349 (↑45.8%)
4 ↑	5	Kean University	14,056	14,404 (↓2.4%)
5 ↑	13	Rutgers University-Newark	13,451	11,212 (↑20.0%)
6 ↓	4	Bergen Community College	13,352	15,882 (↓15.9%)
7 ↓	6	Brookdale Community College	11,856	14,360 (↓17.4%)
8 ↑	14	New Jersey Institute of Technology	11,423	10,130 (↑12.8%)
9 ↓	2	Thomas Edison State University	10,934	20,877 (↓47.6%)
10 ↓	9	Middlesex County College	10,894	12,602 (↓13.6%)
11 ↑	12	William Paterson University of New Jersey	10,198	11,414 (↓10.7%)
12 ↑	15	Seton Hall University	10,162	9,903 (↑2.6%)
13 ↓	8	Camden County College	9,675	13,301 (↓27.3%)
14 ↑	22	Stockton University	9,621	8,458 (↑13.8%)
15 ↓	11	Union County College	9,412	11,969 (↓21.4%)
16	16	Rowan College at Burlington County	8,890	9,570 (↓7.1%)
17 ↑	19	Hudson County Community College	8,408	9,036 (↓6.9%)
18 ↑	26	Princeton University	8,374	8,014 (↑4.5%)
19 ↓	17	Ocean County College	8,176	9,477 (↓13.7%)
20 ↑	24	New Jersey City University	7,991	8,442 (↓5.3%)

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