Newark, NJ — Payton Guion reports in The Star-Ledger/NJ.com that New Jersey has eight colleges ranked among the top schools in the country, according to the 2018 list from U.S. News and World Report, up from seven that made the grade in last year's rankings.
Rowan University is the newcomer of the N.J. schools that made the list, coming in at 171 after not being ranked last year.
In ranking the top national universities, U.S. News considered 311 institutions.
U.S. News considers a variety of factors in its ranking, including graduation rates and freshman-retention rates, along with faculty resources and expert opinions.
Below are the N.J. colleges that made the cut:
Rowan University is the newcomer of the N.J. schools that made the list, coming in at 171 after not being ranked last year.
In ranking the top national universities, U.S. News considered 311 institutions.
U.S. News considers a variety of factors in its ranking, including graduation rates and freshman-retention rates, along with faculty resources and expert opinions.
Below are the N.J. colleges that made the cut:
187. Montclair State University
Location: Montclair
Acceptance rate: 66 percent
Graduation rate: 65 percent
2017 tuition and fees (in-state): $14,102
Last year's ranking: 176
171. Rowan University
Location: Glassboro
Acceptance rate: 58 percent
Graduation rate: 71 percent
2017 tuition and fees (in-state): $13,422
Last year's ranking: Unranked
140. New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
Location: Newark
Acceptance rate: 59 percent
Graduation rate: 61 percent
2017 tuition and fees (in-state): $16,898
Last year's ranking: 135
133. Rutgers- Newark
Location: Newark
Acceptance rate: 67 percent
Graduation rate: 64 percent
2017 tuition and fees (in-state): $14,107
Last year's ranking: 135
124. Seton Hall University
Location: South Orange
Acceptance rate: 67 percent
Graduation rate: 64 percent
2017 tuition and fees: $41,452
Last year's ranking: 118
69. Stevens Institute of Technology (tie)
Location: Hoboken
Acceptance rate: 39 percent
Graduation rate: 83 percent
2017 tuition and fees: $50,725
Last year's ranking: 71
69. Rutgers University-New Brunswick (tie)
Location: New Brunswick
Acceptance rate: 57 percent
Graduation rate: 80 percent
2017 tuition and fees: $14,637
Last year's ranking: 70
1. Princeton University
Location: Princeton
Acceptance rate: 7 percent
Graduation rate: 97 percent
2017 tuition and fees: $50,640
Last year's ranking: 1
Top-5 national universities
Here are the top-five colleges in the country.
5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (tie)
4. Columbia University (tie)
3. Yale University (tie)
3. University of Chicago (tie)
2. Harvard University
1. Princeton University
Location: Montclair
Acceptance rate: 66 percent
Graduation rate: 65 percent
2017 tuition and fees (in-state): $14,102
Last year's ranking: 176
171. Rowan University
Location: Glassboro
Acceptance rate: 58 percent
Graduation rate: 71 percent
2017 tuition and fees (in-state): $13,422
Last year's ranking: Unranked
140. New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
Location: Newark
Acceptance rate: 59 percent
Graduation rate: 61 percent
2017 tuition and fees (in-state): $16,898
Last year's ranking: 135
133. Rutgers- Newark
Location: Newark
Acceptance rate: 67 percent
Graduation rate: 64 percent
2017 tuition and fees (in-state): $14,107
Last year's ranking: 135
124. Seton Hall University
Location: South Orange
Acceptance rate: 67 percent
Graduation rate: 64 percent
2017 tuition and fees: $41,452
Last year's ranking: 118
69. Stevens Institute of Technology (tie)
Location: Hoboken
Acceptance rate: 39 percent
Graduation rate: 83 percent
2017 tuition and fees: $50,725
Last year's ranking: 71
69. Rutgers University-New Brunswick (tie)
Location: New Brunswick
Acceptance rate: 57 percent
Graduation rate: 80 percent
2017 tuition and fees: $14,637
Last year's ranking: 70
1. Princeton University
Location: Princeton
Acceptance rate: 7 percent
Graduation rate: 97 percent
2017 tuition and fees: $50,640
Last year's ranking: 1
Top-5 national universities
Here are the top-five colleges in the country.
5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (tie)
4. Columbia University (tie)
3. Yale University (tie)
3. University of Chicago (tie)
2. Harvard University
1. Princeton University
