Princeton University is a private university founded in 1746. The school enrolls around 7,800 students a year, including 4,773 undergrads. Princeton has an overall acceptance rate of 6%. The university offers early action but not early decision, and the early action acceptance rate is 15%. Most students who attend Princeton live on campus and first year students are required to live in campus housing.

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a public state university founded in 1766. The University enrolls around 50,000 students a year including over 35,000 undergrads. The overall acceptance rate is 67%. Rutgers University - New Brunswick offers early action but not early decision.

New Jersey Institute of Technology is a public state school founded in 1881. The school enrolls over 11,000 students including around 9,000 undergrads. NJIT has an overall acceptance rate of 67% with admitted students earning a mean ACT score of 27, a mean SAT score of 1294, and an average GPA of 3.6. NJIT does not offer early decision or early action.

Rowan University is a public state school founded in 1923. The university enrolls around 19,600 students every year, including 15,900 undergrads. Admitted students had a mean ACT score of 24, a mean SAT score of 1138, and an average GPA of 3.6. Rowan does not offer early decision or early action.

Montclair State University is a public university founded in 1908 with an enrollment of 21,000 students a year including 16,300 undergrads. The university has an overall acceptance rate of 83%. The average GPA of admitted students is 3.3. Montclair State University does not offer early decision or early action.

The College of New Jersey is a public state school founded in 1855. The school has an enrollment of around 7,700 students a year, including around 7,100 undergrads. The overall acceptance rate at TCNJ is 50% with an early decision acceptance rate of 62%. The mean ACT score for accepted students is a 28.

Stevens Institute of Technology is a private school founded in 1870 with an enrollment of around 7,200 students, including around 3,790 undergrads. Stevens has an overall acceptance rate of 53%. The school offers early decision but not early action. The average GPA of accepted students is 3.9.

Seton Hall University is a private religious school founded in 1856. The university enrolls around 9,800 students a year, including around 5,900 undergrads. The overall acceptance rate is 78% with an average GPA of 3.6 from admitted students. The mean ACT score for accepted students is a 28 and the mean SAT score is 1229. Seton Hall University offers early action but does not offer early decision.

Drew University is a private religious school founded in 1867. The university enrolls around 1,636 undergrads each year. The overall acceptance rate is 73%. Drew offers early decision and early action. The early decision acceptance rate is 92%. Most Drew students live on-campus and first year students are required to live in campus housing.

Monmouth University is a private nonprofit school founded in 1933. The university enrolls around 4,263 undergraduate students. The overall acceptance rate is 79%. Incoming students scored and mean ACT score of 24 and a mean SAT score of 1125. The Average GPA for incoming students is 3.5. Monmouth offers early action but does not offer early decision.

Kean University is a public state university that enrolls around 14,000 students a year, including 11,686 undergrads. The overall acceptance rate at the university is 78% with an average GPA of 3.2 from admitted students. At Kean, majority of students live on-campus and first years are required to live in campus housing. The university does not offer early decision but does offer early action.

Ramapo College of New Jersey is a public state school founded in 1969. The college enrolls 6,042 students a year, including 5, 412 undergraduate students. Ramapo has an overall acceptance rate of 67% with an average GPA of 3.5 from incoming students. The university accepts 93% of early decisions applicants.