There are five public research universities in the state of New Jersey. Rutgers University's New Brunswick campus was rated the 64th best university in the U.S. in 2011, by the U.S. News and World Report. Rutgers' Newark-based campus was ranked 143rd, while the university's Camden-based institution was listed at number 29 in the U.S. News and World Report's northern regional university rankings. Other public research universities in New Jersey include the New Jersey Institute of Technology --- ranked 139th among U.S. universities --- and the University of Medicine and Dentistry, both of which are located in Newark.
There are nine state colleges and universities in New Jersey. The College of New Jersey was ranked as the fourth best northern regional university in 2011 by the U.S. News and World Report. It was also rated as the top public school in the region. Rowan University was ranked 23rd, while the Mahwah-based Ramapo College of New Jersey was ranked 25th. Other universities and colleges to feature in the regional rankings were Richard Stockton College of New Jersey (51), Montclair State University (61), William Patterson University of New Jersey (93) and Kean University (105). Institutions not included in the rankings include Thomas Edison State College and New Jersey City University.
There are 19 community colleges in the state of New Jersey. Brookdale Community College, Bergen Community College and Camden County College were all listed in Community College Week's top 100 associate's degree producers. However, there were no New Jersey-based institutions listed in Washington Monthly's top 50 community colleges for 2010. Community colleges that did not feature among the rankings include Essex County College, Gloucester County College, Hudson County Community College, Ocean County College and Sussex County Community College.
There are 15 independent college and universities in New Jersey. The U.S. News and World Report rated Princeton University as the second best school in America in 2011. Other New Jersey private institutions featured in the national university rankings were the Stevens Institute of Technology (86) and Seton Hall University (136). Rider University was ranked 36th overall among northern regional universities, while Monmouth was listed at number 40 and Fairleigh Dickinson ranked 57th. Other universities to feature in the regional rankings include Georgian Court University (88), Saint Peter's College (104), Caldwell College (105) and the College of Saint Elizabeth (126). Drew University was ranked 79th among national liberal arts colleges, while Felician College was listed at number 48 among regional colleges. Not included in the rankings were Bloomfield College, Centenary College and Nova Southeastern University.
There are a combination of 13 religious, rabbinical and theological higher education institutions in New Jersey. These schools include the Assumption College for Sisters, the Rabbi Jacob Joseph School and the New Brunswick Theological Seminary. There are also six proprietary degree-granting schools in the state. The list includes Berkeley College, DeVry University-New Jersey, Eastern International College, Eastwick College, Strayer University and the University of Phoenix-Jersey City.