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2021 Best Colleges in New Jersey for Students from Nigeria

9 Colleges
$37,231 Avg Tuition & Fees*
47% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

International students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in New Jersey ranking is part of that endeavor.

Our analysis looked at 9 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for Nigerian students in New Jersey. To come up with this ranking, we look at a number of factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include the school's overall quality as determined by our Best Colleges ranking and the percentage of international students on campus.

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Top Colleges in New Jersey for Students from Nigeria

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Princeton University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Nigerian students in New Jersey. Princeton University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Princeton, New Jersey that handed out 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.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Nigerian students in New Jersey. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 8,803 students in 2020-2021.

Around 11.4% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Rutgers New Brunswick come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

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

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A rank of #3 on our list means New Jersey Institute of Technology is a great place for Nigerian students in New Jersey working on their bachelor’s degree. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,863 students in 2020-2021.

Around 14.5% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at NJIT are India, China, and Taiwan.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stevens Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Hoboken, New Jersey, and it awarded 768 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 27.3% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Stevens come from such countries as China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ

A rank of #5 on our list means Seton Hall University is a great place for Nigerian students in New Jersey working on their bachelor’s degree. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in South Orange, New Jersey, and it awarded 1,646 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 3.1% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, Saudi Arabia, and India come to Seton Hall to study.

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Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ

Monmouth University did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #6. West Long Branch, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,204 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 1.7% are international. Students from as far away as India, Saudi Arabia, and China come to Monmouth to study.

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Montclair State University did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #7. Montclair State is located in Montclair, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3,771 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Around 1.8% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as India, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea come to Montclair State to study.

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New Jersey City University did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Jersey City, New Jersey, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,274 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 1.3% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as Brazil, China, and India come to NJCU to study.

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With a ranking of #9, Kean University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in New Jersey. Union, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,562 students in 2020-2021.

Around 2.2% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Kean are China, India, and South Korea.

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Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 9 schools only.

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