The Independent College Fund of New Jersey (ICFNJ) was founded in 1953 to secure financial support for the state’s private colleges and universities. The Fund is a cooperative effort between business and academic leaders who recognize the important role our institutions play in building New Jersey's economy.

ICFNJ helps its fourteen member institutions partner with the corporate community to fulfill the goal of educating students who contribute to the economic, ethical and intellectual aspirations of the State of New Jersey.

Our 14 member institutions make a tremendous contribution to New Jersey's bottom line, at very little cost to state residents. Direct state support to our colleges accounted for just 1.6 percent of state support to all institutions, public and private, in fiscal year 2003. Enrolling a high percentage of state residents on our campuses saves taxpayers more than $187 million a year. Factoring in student and institutional expenditures, the independent sector’s annual economic impact in New Jersey is more than $6 billion.

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