New Jersey

New Jersey is the fifth smallest but most densely populated state of the United States of America; the U.S. postal abbreviation is NJ. The state is named after the island of Jersey in the English Channel.

Education

Although some problems exist in certain inner city neighborhoods, New Jersey overall is considered to have one of the best public education systems in the United States. In addition, 54% of high school graduates continue on to college or university, tied with Massachusetts for the second highest rate in the nation (North Dakota holds first place at 59%. New Jersey also has the highest average scores for advanced placement testing in public schools in the nation.

Related Topics:
Massachusetts - North Dakota

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New Jersey is home to more scientists and engineers than any other state. http://measuringup.highereducation.org/2002/compare.htm

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Colleges and universities

Institution Name, Location

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• Berkeley College, various campuses
• Bloomfield College, Bloomfield
• Caldwell College, Caldwell
• Centenary College, Hackettstown
• The College of New Jersey, Ewing Township
• College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown-Florham Park
• Drew University, Madison
• Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Park-Madison & Teaneck-Hackensack campuses
• Felician College, Rutherford & Lodi campuses
• Georgian Court College, Lakewood
• Kean University, Union-Elizabeth
• Monmouth University, West Long Branch
• Montclair State University, Montclair
• New Jersey City University, Jersey City
• New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark
• Princeton University, Princeton
• Ramapo College, Mahwah

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• Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, New Jersey
• Rider University, Lawrenceville
• Rowan University, Glassboro
• Rowan University, Camden Campus
• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
• Rutgers, New Brunswick/Piscataway Campus
• Rutgers, Camden Campus
• Rutgers, Newark Campus
• Saint Peter's College, Jersey City
• Seton Hall University, South Orange
• Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark
• Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken
• Thomas Edison State College, Trenton
• University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark
• William Paterson University, Wayne

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In addition to the above institutions, there are 19 community colleges, serving the 21 counties in the state.

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Institution Name, Location

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• Atlantic Cape Community College, Mays Landing
• Bergen Community College, Paramus
• Brookdale Community College, Lincroft
• Burlington County College, Pemberton
• Camden County College, Blackwood
• County College of Morris, Randolph
• Cumberland County College, Vineland
• Essex County College, Newark & West Caldwell campuses
• Gloucester County College, Sewell
• Hudson County Community College, Jersey City
• Mercer County Community College, Trenton
• Middlesex County College, Edison
• Ocean County College, Toms River
• Passaic County Community College, Paterson-Wanaque-Wayne
• Raritan Valley Community College, North Branch
• Salem Community College, Carneys Point
• Sussex County Community College, Newton
• Union County College, Cranford and Elizabeth
• Warren County Community College, Washington