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Best Biology Colleges in New Jersey

By David Krug, Co-Founder, CollegeRanker · Updated 2026-05-31 · 28 schools · Agent Insights
28
Schools Analyzed
$63,969
Avg. Earnings (10yr)
61%
Avg. Graduation Rate
$20,685
Avg. Net Price

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This ranking scores 28 institutions on graduation rates, graduate earnings, debt burdens, and social mobility data from Opportunity Insights. Every data point comes from federal sources. No surveys, no opinions.

Social mobility carries the heaviest weight in our algorithm. We use Raj Chetty's Mobility Report Card — built on 30 million anonymized tax records — to measure whether a college changes a family's economic trajectory across generations. Schools that take low-income students and launch them into higher earnings rank higher than schools that admit wealthy students and take credit for their success.

The transparency penalty matters here. Schools that don't report their data get scored lower than schools that do. If an institution won't show you its numbers, we think you should know that before you write them a tuition check.

Quick Numbers

Schools ranked 28
Avg. earnings at 10yr $63,969
Avg. graduation rate 61%
Avg. net price $20,685
Avg. median debt $21,092

How We Ranked

Biology programs in New Jersey ranked by outcomes and program concentration

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Earnings vs. Cost

Each dot is a ranked school. Up = higher earnings. Right = higher cost. Top-left is the best value.

$15K$68K$120K$0$50KNET PRICEPrinceton UniversityRamapo CollegeSeton HallNew JerseyThe College

Graduation Rates

Longer bars = higher graduation rate.

Princeton University97%Ramapo College of New Je…71%Seton Hall University70%New Jersey Institute of …73%The College of New Jersey86%Saint Peter's University61%Drew University71%Stevens Institute of Tec…88%Montclair State Universi…64%Rowan University68%Kean University45%New Jersey City Universi…36%Caldwell University58%Warren County Community …43%Monmouth University71%Rutgers University-Newark66%Centenary University56%William Paterson Univers…46%Salem Community College39%Rutgers University-New B…84%

Top 3

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Graduation97%
Earnings$110,066
Net Price$6,128

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#2

Ramapo College of New Jersey

Mahwah, NJ

Graduation71%
Earnings$67,541
Net Price$18,173

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#3

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Graduation70%
Earnings$70,196
Net Price$31,446

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Full Rankings

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ · 5,709 students · Private nonprofit

5% accepted 97% graduate $110,066 earnings
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#2

Ramapo College of New Jersey

Mahwah, NJ · 4,898 students · Public

71% accepted 71% graduate $67,541 earnings
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#3

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ · 6,036 students · Private nonprofit

73% accepted 70% graduate $70,196 earnings
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#4

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, NJ · 9,019 students · Public

65% accepted 73% graduate $84,276 earnings
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#5

The College of New Jersey

Ewing, NJ · 7,105 students · Public

62% accepted 86% graduate $73,323 earnings
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#6

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, NJ · 2,135 students · Private nonprofit

90% accepted 61% graduate $57,815 earnings
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#7

Drew University

Madison, NJ · 1,533 students · Private nonprofit

68% accepted 71% graduate $63,646 earnings
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#8

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, NJ · 4,222 students · Private nonprofit

48% accepted 88% graduate $108,772 earnings
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#9

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ · 18,376 students · Public

88% accepted 64% graduate $61,415 earnings
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#10

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ · 15,841 students · Public

78% accepted 68% graduate $59,988 earnings
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#11

Kean University

Union, NJ · 11,433 students · Public

76% accepted 45% graduate $57,237 earnings
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#12

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ · 3,681 students · Public

98% accepted 36% graduate $52,745 earnings
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#13

Caldwell University

Caldwell, NJ · 1,575 students · Private nonprofit

71% accepted 58% graduate $53,843 earnings
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#14

Warren County Community College

Washington, NJ · 836 students · Public

43% graduate $43,359 earnings
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#15

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ · 3,684 students · Private nonprofit

89% accepted 71% graduate $67,991 earnings
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#16

Rutgers University-Newark

Newark, NJ · 7,709 students · Public

71% accepted 66% graduate $74,479 earnings
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#17

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ · 910 students · Private nonprofit

83% accepted 56% graduate $53,726 earnings
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#18

William Paterson University of New Jersey

Wayne, NJ · 6,614 students · Public

90% accepted 46% graduate $57,780 earnings
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#19

Salem Community College

Carneys Point, NJ · 910 students · Public

39% graduate $38,020 earnings
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#20

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ · 37,751 students · Public

58% accepted 84% graduate $74,479 earnings
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#21

Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus

Vineland, NJ · 2,074 students · Public

33% graduate $41,751 earnings
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#22

Felician University

Lodi, NJ · 1,774 students · Private nonprofit

48% graduate $57,602 earnings
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#23

Saint Elizabeth University

Morristown, NJ · 557 students · Private nonprofit

71% accepted 46% graduate $53,038 earnings
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#24

Rutgers University-Camden

Camden, NJ · 3,753 students · Public

66% accepted 67% graduate $74,479 earnings
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#25

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ · 7,537 students · Public

89% accepted 70% graduate $57,602 earnings
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#26

Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus

Madison, NJ · 1,990 students · Private nonprofit

95% accepted 70% graduate $57,273 earnings
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#27

Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus

Teaneck, NJ · 2,627 students · Private nonprofit

91% accepted 58% graduate $57,273 earnings
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#28

Bloomfield College of Montclair State University

Bloomfield, NJ · 781 students · Public

70% accepted 35% graduate $61,415 earnings
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Sources & Citations

[1]

U.S. Department of Education. College Scorecard Data. Federal Student Aid, National Center for Education Statistics. →

[2]

National Center for Education Statistics. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). →

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David Krug

Co-Founder, CollegeRanker

David Krug is the co-founder of CollegeRanker and a data systems architect focused on making institutional research accessible to families. He builds the data pipelines and ranking algorithms that power CollegeRanker, drawing from federal datasets and Raj Chetty's Opportunity Insights research to measure what traditional rankings ignore: whether a college actually changes a family's economic trajectory.

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