Rutgers-New Brunswick Ranked Best 4-Year College in State

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Thirty-three four-year schools in New Jersey were each scored on a 100-point scale, using the most recent data available from government sources and based on metrics such as tuition and fees, the number of degrees and certificates offered, flexibility, student services and rates of student graduation, retention and transfer.


https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-b...gers-new-brunswick-ranked-best-4-year-college

 

[Tango Two]

To help narrow your choices, we analyzed 33 top New Jersey institutions for factors such as cost, flexible learning options and program availability. Of those, these rose to the top as the best traditional and online colleges for New Jersey.


http://www.schools.com/online-colleges/new-jersey

 

[Ole Cabbagehead]

Any methodology that results in Princeton not being in the top ten schools located in NJ is flawed to the point of irrelevance. The list may rank the most affordable, or something else, but not the "best".

 

[Cofifa]

this is insane the #2 school New Jersey City University is ranked higher then College of NJ..flawed methodology

 

[Upstream]

Any methodology that results in Princeton not being in the top ten schools located in NJ is flawed to the point of irrelevance. The list may rank the most affordable, or something else, but not the "best".

This.

 

[PeteGiam07]

To get our list of the best colleges, we ranked 1,649 4-year colleges and universities in the U.S. Each school was scored on a 100-point scale, using the most recent data available from government sources. Our data points include:

• The in-state tuition and fees for full-time undergraduates, National Center for Education Statistics, 2015-16
• The estimated cost of books and supplies, National Center for Education Statistics, 2015-16
• The average net price for students receiving Title IV grant and scholarship aid, National Center for Education Statistics, 2014-15
• The average net price for low-income students receiving Title IV grant and scholarship aid, National Center for Education Statistics, 2014-15
• The average amount of institutional grant aid awarded to full-time, first-time undergraduate students as a percentage of in-state tuition and fees, National Center for Education Statistics, 2014-15
• Median debt of graduates, College Scorecard, 2014-15
• 3-year student loan repayment rate of graduates, College Scorecard, 2014-15
• No. of degree and certificate programs offered, National Center for Education Statistics, 2015-16
• No. of degree and certificate programs offered via distance education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2015-16
• Percent of students enrolled in any distance education classes, National Center for Education Statistics, 2015-16
• Average retention rate for full-time and part-time students, National Center for Education Statistics, Fall 2015-16
• Graduation rate within six years, National Center for Education Statistics, 2015-16
• Flexibility and student services, based on whether the school offers the following services, National Center for Education Statistics, 2015-16
  • Dual credit
  • Credit for life experience
  • Advanced Placement credit
  • Programs of study that can be completed entirely on weekends or in the evening
  • Remedial services
  • Academic and career counseling
  • Job placement services for graduates
  • Guaranteed tuition plan
  • Tuition payment plan
  • Any other alternative tuition plan

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