Bloomfield College
Founded 1868
Bloomfield, NJ (973) 748-9000
www.bloomfield.edu

Bloomfield College, founded in 1868, is an independent college historically related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and strategically located in the New Jersey-New York metropolitan region. The College offers academic programs leading to the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees. The curriculum is designed to provide students with sound liberal arts grounding as well as with the expertise they will need in their careers. The College's mission is to prepare students to attain academic, personal and professional excellence in a multicultural and global society.

Caldwell College
Founded 1939
Caldwell, NJ (973) 618-3000
www.caldwell.edu

Caldwell College is a Catholic, co-educational, four-year liberal arts institution, committed to intellectual rigor, individual attention, and the ethical values of the Judaeo-Christian academic tradition. Founded in 1939 by the Sisters of Saint Dominic, the College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Universities, chartered by the State of New Jersey, and registered with the Regents of the University of the State of New York. Located an a 70-acre wooded campus in a quiet suburban community 20 miles from Manhattan, Caldwell provides a serene and secure environment, conducive to study and learning. The College offers a student/faculty ratio of 13 to 1, small classes and individualized attention.

Centenary College
Founded 1867
Hackettstown, NJ (908) 852-1400
www.centenarycollege.edu

Centenary College is an independent, coeducational liberal arts and career studies college offering many professional programs of study. Founded in 1867, the College is distinguished by its accomplished teaching faculty, small class size and the diversity of the student body. There is an average class size of 17 students and the College offers 19 degree programs. The College is a combination of stately historic buildings and contemporary facilities at 400 Jefferson Street, Hackettstown, N.J., and Centenary's 65-acre equestrian complex, home to the nationally ranked Centenary Intercollegiate Riding Team, is located just minutes away.

College of Saint Elizabeth
Founded 1899
Morristown, NJ (973) 290-4000
www.cse.edu

The College of Saint Elizabeth, established by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth as the state's first four-year Catholic college for women and chartered in 1900, is located on a beautiful 200-acre campus in the heart of Morris County, about one hour from New York City. Continuously accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Universities since 1921, today the College is one of the pre-eminent Catholic colleges for women on the East Coast and is a leader in the education of working adults, both men and women. The College offers approximately 25 baccalaureate degrees, nine master's degrees, a three-year doctoral program in Educational Leadership, and a variety of professional certifications and certificates including preparation for ministry through its Center for Theological and Spiritual Development. Annunciation Center, the College’s arts and education building opened in September 2007, houses the Therese A. Maloney Art Gallery, the 560-seat Dolan Performance Center, and the Holocaust Education Resource Center.

Drew University
Founded 1866
Madison, NJ (973) 408-3000
www.drew.edu

Started as a Methodist seminary in 1867, Drew is today an independent university of distinction with an abiding belief in the liberal arts and the importance of putting learning into practice, using classroom knowledge to address real problems within a community. Drew demonstrates its commitment to this intense brand of community-based learning through many initiatives, including the Civic Scholars program, which provides up to full tuition to entering undergraduates who have given extraordinary service to their communities. In 2008, the university instituted a new major in Environmental Studies & Sustainablilty and opened New Jersey's first green dormitory, which underscore the school's commitment to sustainability. An honors program and a major in business studies were also introduced. With a total enrollment of 2,500 men and women, Drew is a close-knit, highly selective university located on almost 200 wooded acres in the foothills of northern New Jersey, 30 miles from New York City and five minutes from Morristown, NJ.

Fairleigh Dickinson University
Founded 1942
Madison & Teaneck, NJ (201) 692-2000
www.fdu.edu

Fairleigh Dickinson University, founded in 1942, is a coeducational, independent college boasting over 10,000 students. The college has campuses in Teaneck and Madison, New Jersey as well as locations in Wroxton, England and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. FDU is the first American University to own and operate an overseas campus and the first comprehensive university in the world to require distance learning of its undergraduates. Fairleigh Dickinson is a center of academic excellence dedicated to the preparation of world citizens through global education. The University strives to provide students with the multi-disciplinary, intercultural, and ethical understandings necessary to participate, lead, and prosper in the global marketplace of ideas, commerce and culture.

Felician College
Founded 1923
Lodi & Rutherford, NJ (201) 559-6000
www.felician.edu

Felician College, founded in 1942, has campuses in Lodi and Rutherford, New Jersey. More than 2300 students, commuters and residents, attend day, evening and Saturday programs leading to undergraduate and graduate degrees in the arts and sciences, business and management sciences, nursing and health management, and teacher education. An Honors Program offers special opportunities for independent study, research and leadership on campus and in the community. Felician is one of only 18 colleges and universities to achieve official status from the United Nations as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). This designation provides opportunities for student internships at the U.N. Felician College student athletes participate in Division II of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Felician is an independent, coeducational Catholic College sponsored by the Felician Sisters, committed to the education of a diverse population of students. Its mission is to provide a full complement of learning experiences reinforced with strong academic and student development programs designed to bring students to their highest potential and to foster a love for God, self-knowledge, service to the community and a love for learning within the great liberal arts tradition of a Catholic/Franciscan/Felician heritage.

Georgian Court University
Founded 1908
Lakewood, NJ (732) 987-2200
www.georgian.edu

Open to students of all faiths, Georgian Court University is a Catholic, comprehensive university with a strong liberal arts foundation and a special concern for women. Georgian Court offers a curriculum broad enough to be truly liberal, yet specialized enough to provide preparation in depth for further study and future careers. Georgian Court University is organized into four Schools -- the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business, the School of Sciences and Mathematics and the School of Education. Fully integrated into each school are a women's day division, a coeducational evening division and a coeducational graduate division. Founded and sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy of New Jersey, Georgian Court University is committed to the cultivation of scholarly study and dialogue. Since 1924, the university has been located on a magnificent 150-acre estate, which has become a national historic landmark, bordering on Lake Carasaljo in residential Lakewood, New Jersey.

Monmouth University
Founded 1933
West Long Branch, NJ (732) 571-3400
www.monmouth.edu

Monmouth University is a private, moderate-sized, coeducational, comprehensive University serving residential and commuter students. The University offers 52 undergraduate and graduate degree programs and concentrations. Monmouth's campus is less than one mile from the Atlantic Ocean in West Long Branch, New Jersey, and is convenient to New York City and Philadelphia, as well as plentiful local attractions. The 156-acre campus features 54 buildings, including historic landmarks and state-of-the-art facilities. Students benefit from quality academic programs, small classes, a magnificent campus, and professors who meet the highest standards for teaching and academic excellence. The University's location, in the heart of a high-tech business region, provides cooperative and post-graduate employment opportunities for many Monmouth students.

Princeton University
Founded 1746
Princeton, NJ (609) 258-3000
www.princeton.edu

Chartered in 1746 as the College of New Jersey -- the name by which is was known for 150 years -- Princeton University was British North America's fourth college. Located in Elizabeth for one year and then in Newark for nine, the College of New Jersey moved to Princeton in 1756. Fully coeducational since 1969, Princeton during the 2008-09 academic year enrolled 7,394 students -- 4,878 undergraduates (715 of whom are New Jersey residents, representing every county in the state) and 2,516 graduate students. The ratio of full-time students to faculty members (full-time equivalents) is 5 to 1. Living up to its motto "In the Nation's Service and in the Service of All Nations," Princeton University has educated thousands of individuals who have dedicated their lives to public service, including two U.S. presidents (Woodrow Wilson and James Madison); a first lady (Michelle Obama); hundreds of U.S. and state legislators (the House of Representatives, for example, has housed a Princeton alumnus every year since it first met in 1789); and 44 governors, including 11 New Jersey governors.

Rider University
Founded 1865
Lawrenceville & Princeton, NJ
(609) 896-5000
www.rider.edu

Rider University, founded in 1865, is an independent, coeducational, nonsectarian institution of higher learning housed on two campuses -- one in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, and one in Princeton, New Jersey. Rider’s enrollment of 5,982 consists of 3,896 full-time undergraduate, 837 part-time undergraduate and 1,249 graduate students studying on both campuses. The University consists of four academic units -- the College of Business Administration, the College of Liberal Arts, Education, and Sciences (School of Education and School of Liberal Arts and Sciences), the College of Continuing Studies, and Westminster College of the Arts (Westminster Choir College and the School of Fine & Performing Arts) -- and offers undergraduate programs in 60 areas and graduate programs in 21 specialties.

Saint Peter's College
Founded 1872
Jersey City & Englewood Cliffs, NJ (201) 761-6000
www.spc.edu

Saint Peter's College, the Jesuit College of New Jersey, was founded as a liberal arts college for men in 1872. The College closed in 1918 as a result of World War I, but reopened in 1930 in downtown Jersey City. The College became fully coeducational in 1969 when women were admitted to the Day Session. The College celebrated its 125th anniversary in 1997. The total enrollment at Saint Peter's College is 3,512 which includes 1,978 full-time undergraduate students in the Day Session of the Jersey City campus and 539 graduate students. Saint Peter's College students, born in at least 64 different countries, reflect the increasing diversity of our nation. Approximately 29 percent of Jersey City Day Session full-time undergraduate students identify themselves as Hispanic; 14 percent are African American; eight percent are Asian.

Seton Hall University
Founded 1856
South Orange, NJ (973) 761-9000
www.shu.edu

From its founding in 1856 as Seton Hall College to the present day, Seton Hall has been dedicated to supporting the vision that its founder, Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley, described as providing "a home for the mind, the heart, and the spirit." Its Catholic roots have made the University a home that is open to people of all faiths, creeds and colors. From its original enrollment of a handful of students, Seton Hall is now a major Catholic university, growing to more than 10,000 students from 40 U.S. states and territories, and dozens of countries. Following Mother Seton's example, the University has been a pioneer in many areas: naming the first woman dean of law in the United States; gaining world recognition for its mobile computing program; forming a unique alliance with the United Nations Association USA in our School of Diplomacy and International Relations; establishing the Bayley project, a self-initiated institutional ethics audit; founding SetonWorldWide, an on-line education initiative; and introducing service learning into the curriculum, which integrates academic and community-based learning.

Stevens Institute of Technology
Founded 1879
Hoboken, NJ (201) 216-5000
www.stevens.edu

Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value. Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,150 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students with about 250 full-time faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America.