College Rankings - Friendliest Townies/Locals in New Jersey

Sometimes, "townies," or residents who live in a college town, get a bad rap. But these colleges and universities have affable townsfolk who embrace students for their youth, willingness to learn, and-more importantly-their business.

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1
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ
$41,782
8.91 / 10
2
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
$35,340
8.78 / 10
3
Drew University
Madison, NJ
$41,304
8.73 / 10
4
Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ
$29,060
8.73 / 10
5
Richard Stockton New Jersey
Galloway, NJ
$18,169
8.64 / 10
6
Saint Peter's University
Jersey City, NJ
$29,800
8.60 / 10
7
Felician College
Lodi, NJ
$28,080
8.58 / 10
8
Thomas Edison State College
Trenton, NJ
$7,837
8.51 / 10
9
College of Saint Elizabeth
Morristown, NJ
$28,221
8.51 / 10
10
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Teaneck, NJ
$32,538
8.43 / 10
11
Fairleigh Dickinson - Florham
Madison, NJ
$31,174
8.43 / 10
12
Georgian Court University
Lakewood, NJ
$26,176
8.43 / 10
13
Bloomfield College
Bloomfield, NJ
$23,700
8.41 / 10
14
Rutgers University - Camden
Camden, NJ
$23,423
8.38 / 10
15
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, NJ
$18,771
8.38 / 10
16
Centenary College
Hackettstown, NJ
$28,890
8.38 / 10
17
Caldwell College
Caldwell, NJ
$26,000
8.36 / 10
18
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ
$17,685
8.36 / 10
19
William Paterson New Jersey
Wayne, NJ
$18,628
8.28 / 10
20
New Jersey City University
Jersey City, NJ
$17,893
8.21 / 10
21
Kean University
Union, NJ
$15,404
8.18 / 10
22
Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ
$28,000
8.12 / 10
23
Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ
$30,470
8.00 / 10
24
Rutgers University - Newark
Newark, NJ
$24,956
7.97 / 10
25
Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
$18,308
7.95 / 10