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2021 Best Colleges in New Jersey for Students from Canada

10 Colleges
$39,827 Avg Tuition & Fees*
52% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

International students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Colleges for Canadian Students in New Jersey ranking.

After analyzing 10 schools in New Jersey, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Canadian students in New Jersey. Our ranking methodology focuses a number of different objective factors - such as the overall quality of the school, number of total international students at the school, and the percentage of international students on campus - to make this determination.

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Top Colleges in New Jersey for Students from Canada

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our 2021 rankings named Princeton University the best school for Canadian students in New Jersey working on their bachelor’s degree. Princeton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Princeton, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,175 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 23.2% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Princeton are China, Canada, and India.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large public school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 8,803 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 11.4% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Rutgers New Brunswick come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Out of the 10 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Stevens Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Hoboken, New Jersey that handed out 768 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 27.3% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and Saudi Arabia come to Stevens to study.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. Located in Newark, New Jersey, the fairly large public school handed out 1,863 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 14.5% are international. Students from as far away as India, China, and Taiwan come to NJIT to study.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seton Hall University. It ranked #5 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Canadian students in New Jersey list. Seton Hall University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in South Orange, New Jersey that handed out 1,646 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 3.1% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Seton Hall come from such countries as China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

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Rutgers University - Newark came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Canadian Students in New Jersey ranking. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public school situated in Newark, New Jersey. It awarded 2,346 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 11.3% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Rutgers Newark are China, India, and South Korea.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Canadian Students in New Jersey ranking. Rider University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey that handed out 1,010 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 2.5% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Rider are China, Colombia, and Turkey.

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Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ

Monmouth University did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Canadian Students in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #8. Monmouth is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Long Branch, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,204 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 1.7% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as India, Saudi Arabia, and China come to Monmouth to study.

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Canadian Students in New Jersey ranking. This fairly large public school is located in Glassboro, New Jersey, and it awarded 4,303 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 1.8% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Rowan are India, China, and Bangladesh.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Canadian Students in New Jersey ranking. Located in Teaneck, New Jersey, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 734 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 4.1% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at FDU are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

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Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 10 schools only.

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