List of colleges and universities in New Jersey

This includes technical and vocational schools that offer only certificates or job training as well as degree-granting colleges and universities.

Rutgers received the designation in 1864 began to expand instruction in these areas and taking on a hybrid private-public role that paved the way for its transformation into a state university in 1945.

Princeton remained a private college and developed into a research university that is one of the nation's eight prestigious Ivy League schools.

The county colleges of New Jersey represent 56% of all undergraduate students in the state and offer studies in associate degree and certificate programs.

Founded as Methodist seminary, expanded into Drew University when liberal arts education added in 1928 Oldest seminary in the United States; founded as Dutch Reformed seminary in New York City, moved to New Brunswick in 1810, run jointly and shared facilities with Queen's College, later Rutgers College, until 1856 Second-oldest seminary in the United States and second largest theological library collection in the world behind only the Vatican Apostolic Library in Vatican City Rabbinical college, also offers orthodox day school for boys and girls and summer programs Includes an orthodox yeshiva high school and rabbinical college