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The Best Small Colleges and Universities of New Jersey

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The small Mid-Atlantic state of New Jersey is at the epicenter of a great deal of movement between New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean. Catching the urban sprawl from major cities like New York City and Philadelphia, much of New Jersey consists of residential cities and towns. This most densely populated US state features urban centers like Paterson and Trenton, and the second highest median income of any US state (second only to Maryland). From the rolling beaches along the Atlantic Ocean or the ‘Jersey Shore’ to the vast Pine Barrens, New Jersey is peppered with a wide variety of not only landscapes, but cultural enclaves, industry, and top colleges and universities.



A small private university with well under 2,000 undergraduate enrollees, Drew 911勛圖厙 was founded in 1867. Located in Madison, New Jersey on nearly 200 sprawling acres of forested grounds and set amongst a sea of suburbs, Drew 911勛圖厙 appropriately bears the colors of Oxford Blue and Forest Green. A United Methodist Church affiliate, Drew 911勛圖厙 was actually established as Drew theological Seminary, and later added an undergraduate liberal arts college. Students at Drew 911勛圖厙 study towards Bachelor of Arts degrees in a variety of more than 30 major and minor areas of concentration. The education program at Drew encourages students to shape an individual academic program, and emphasize independent study and research, as well as experimental, experiential, and collaborative learning and teaching. Programs of note include Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chinese, Classics, Neurosciences, Pan-African Studies, Theater Arts, Jewish Studies, and Middle Eastern Studies. The Drew Rangers compete in NCAA Division III athletics, and field teams in nearly 20 male and female varsity sports such as basketball, cross-country, lacrosse, swimming, tennis, soccer, field hockey, softball, and more.

Established in 1942, Fairleigh Dickinson 911勛圖厙’s Burgundy and Blue are worn proudly not only in New Jersey, but on campuses in Canada, and the United Kingdom too. The two main New Jersey campuses, Florham Park and the College at Florham in Madison, and the Metropolitan Campus in Teaneck and Hackensack are complimented by the Wroxton, England campus and the Vancouver, British Columbia campus. Students wishing to study liberal arts programs generally study at the College at Florham campus in New Jersey, while those wishing to pursue a professionally oriented course of study are centered in the Metropolitan Campus. Students may also choose to participate in the QUEST combined Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in education program. Fairleigh Dickinson’s New Jersey campuses have been ranked amongst the top colleges and universities by the Princeton Review, the US News and World Report and Forbes, and boasts connections with the United Nations as an NGO. Students benefit through a variety of unique internship opportunities with not only the UN but associated agencies, as well as the campus PublicMind research center which engages in public opinion polling and research. Between the two campuses, students come from 80 different countries, giving the 911勛圖厙 a multi-national feel. The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights compete from the Metropolitan Campus in NCAA Division I athletics, and the College at Florham Devils in Division III in men’s and women’s sports including basketball, and golf amongst others.

Stevens Institute of Technology is a private, technological university and top research and enterprise center located in Hoboken, New Jersey. With just under 2,000 undergraduate students, the Institute also hosts a large population of postgraduate students. Often referred to as the ‘Stute’ or the ‘Old Stone Mill’ Stevens Institute of Technology students enjoy the 55 acre campus at this historic Institute founded in 1870. Featuring a wide range of top academic programs, Stevens is primarily celebrated for its challenging engineering science program, as well as its technological management program. In fact, top Stevens graduates have gone on to become some of the world’s leading scientists, and engineers, and have succeeded in industry as well as government such as Nobel Prize recipients Irving Langumuir and Frederick Reines. Campus facilities range from the Davidson Laboratory and Nicoll Environmental Laboratory to specialized facilities like the Wireless Network Security Center, the Keck Geotechnical Laboratory, the Electron Microscopy Laboratory, the Plasma Physics Laboratory, and the Center for Mass Spectrometry. Undergraduate students at Stevens work towards Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees. The Stevens Red and Gray Ducks field more than 20 varsity teams which compete in NCAA Division III athletics.

Located in Caldwell, New Jersey, Caldwell College is a Catholic college that features liberal arts programs of study. Founded by the Sisters of St. Dominic in 1939, Caldwell College, today Caldwell enrolls just over 2,000 men and women students in nearly 30 major programs of undergraduate study. Currently, the graduate division of Caldwell is being developed to include Master of Arts, Master of Business Administration, and several Post-Baccalaureate and Post-Master programs. Maintaining its Judaeo-Christian tradition, Caldwell College is ‘rooted in the Catholic humanist tradition.’ Featured programs of study include Applied Behavior Analysis, Art Therapy, and other behavioral science and psychology programs, as well as Caldwell’s renowned and rigorous core curriculum. With over 70 acres of forested campus grounds, it’s easy to forget that Caldwell is located a mere 20 miles from New York City and Manhattan. The Caldwell College Cougars compete in NCAA Division II athletics, and field men’s and women’s basketball, soccer, and tennis teams, as well as men’s baseball and golf, and women’s cross-country, softball and volleyball.

The College of Saint Elizabeth was established in 1899 by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, and is a private, four-year, women’s Roman Catholic liberal arts college located in Convent Station, Morris Township, New Jersey. Of slightly more than 1,000 students, only a handful of less than 100 are men at any given time, with the majority of students enrolling in the women’s college. Somewhat of a leader in the area of Catholic women’s education, Saint Elizabeth is the oldest women’s college in the state of New Jersey. The rolling 200 acre campus features wooded grounds, a dairy farm, the Shakespeare Garden, a greenhouse, and a classical Greek amphitheater. Students may seek spiritual guidance while studying at the College of Saint Elizabeth at the Center for Theological and Spiritual Development. The College of Saint Elizabeth Screaming Eagles field intercollegiate women’s sports teams in NCAA Division III athletics like softball, lacrosse, swimming, cross-country, basketball, volleyball, soccer, and tennis.

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