Photo: Daderot · CC BY 3.0North Brunswick Township is home to Chamberlain University-New Jersey
Chamberlain University-New Jersey (1,225 students on campus) is inside the town, and Rutgers University-New Brunswick (47,422) is 3.8 miles from the center, just over the line in New Brunswick. About 8% of North Brunswick Township’s residents are enrolled in college, above New Jersey (6%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of North Brunswick Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college in North Brunswick Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of North Brunswick Township
Four private colleges within 12.2 miles, one public college within 3.8 miles, and Middlesex College 7 miles away.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where North Brunswick Township’s median household income ($120,764) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of North Brunswick Township: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Chamberlain University-New Jersey (15); Rutgers University-New Brunswick (3).
What students study in North Brunswick Township
Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Chamberlain University-New Jersey, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.
Biggest programs
College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.
Questions about college in North Brunswick Township
Is North Brunswick Township a college town?
No. About 8 of every 100 North Brunswick Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above New Jersey (6). The largest campus in the town, Chamberlain University-New Jersey, has 1,225 students on campus.
What colleges are in North Brunswick Township?
Chamberlain University-New Jersey is inside the town. Rutgers University-New Brunswick is 3.8 miles from the center, in New Brunswick, and Middlesex College is 7 miles away in Edison.
What is the closest community college to North Brunswick Township, and what does it cost?
Middlesex College in Edison, 7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,764 a year for New Jersey residents; the federal net price, $2,288, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Rutgers University-New Brunswick cost if we live in New Jersey?
Tuition and fees are $17,929 a year in-state and $37,441 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $16,343 (under $30,000 income) to $35,016 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of North Brunswick Township. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →