New Jersey Colleges & Universities

Galloway Township, NJ — Public liberal arts university; home of the Ospreys; Atlantic County campus near Atlantic City

Bloomfield, NJ — Private liberal arts college (now merged with Montclair State University, 2023)

Caldwell, NJ — Private Catholic liberal arts university; home of the Cougars

Ewing, NJ — Public liberal arts university; home of the Lions; formerly Trenton State College

Glassboro, NJ — Public research university; home of the Profs; site of the historic 1967 Johnson-Kosygin summit

Hackettstown, NJ — Private liberal arts university; home of the Cyclones; notable equestrian program

Hoboken, NJ — Private STEM university, est. 1870; home of the Ducks; one of the oldest tech schools in the U.S.

Jersey City, NJ — Public university; home of the Gothic Knights; serves one of NJ's most diverse urban communities

Jersey City, NJ — Private Jesuit university; home of the Peacocks; 2022 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight run as a 15-seed (the "March Madness Peacocks")

Lakewood, NJ — Private Catholic university; home of the Lions; founded by Sisters of Mercy, 1908

Lodi, NJ — Private Catholic university; home of the Golden Falcons

Madison, NJ — Private Methodist liberal arts university; home of the Rangers

Mahwah, NJ — Public liberal arts college; home of the Roadrunners; established 1969 in the Ramapo Mountains

Montclair, NJ — Public research university; home of the Red Hawks; strong athletics and arts programs

New Brunswick, NJ — Public flagship research university, est. 1766 (one of the original nine colonial colleges); home of the Scarlet Knights; alma mater of Carli Lloyd and Todd Frazier

Newark, NJ — Public research university (STEM focus); home of the Highlanders

Princeton, NJ — Private Ivy League research university, est. 1746; home of the Tigers; alma mater of Bill Bradley (NBA/U.S. Senator)

South Orange, NJ — Private Catholic research university; home of the Pirates; consistent NCAA Tournament program

Teaneck, NJ — Private university; home of the Knights; multiple campuses across NJ and globally; historic NCAA Tournament Cinderella (2023 No. 16 seed upset No. 1 Purdue)

Lawrenceville, NJ — Private liberal arts university; home of the Broncs

Trenton, NJ — Public university focused on adult learners; one of the first universities in the US designed for working adults

Union, NJ — Public university; home of the Cougars; notable for teacher education and the arts

Wayne, NJ — Public university; home of the Pioneers; named for NJ governor William Paterson

West Long Branch, NJ — Private university; home of the Hawks