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Largest English language and literature programs in New Jersey
New Jersey English language and literature programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutgers University | New Brunswick | Public, 4-year | 126 |
| 2 | Montclair State University | Montclair | Public, 4-year | 111 |
| 3 | The College of New Jersey | Ewing | Public, 4-year | 85 |
| 4 | Kean University | Union | Public, 4-year | 54 |
| 5 | Princeton University | Princeton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 49 |
| 6 | Monmouth University | West Long Branch | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 44 |
| 7 | New Jersey City University | Jersey City | Public, 4-year | 40 |
| 8 | Rowan University | Glassboro | Public, 4-year | 33 |
| 9 | William Paterson University of New Jersey | Wayne | Public, 4-year | 31 |
| 10 | Stockton University | Galloway | Public, 4-year | 26 |
| 11 | Ramapo College of New Jersey | Mahwah | Public, 4-year | 22 |
| 12 | Seton Hall University | South Orange | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 22 |
| 13 | Georgian Court University | Lakewood | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 15 |
| 14 | Drew University | Madison | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 13 |
| 15 | Hudson County Community College | Jersey City | Public, 2-year | 11 |
| 16 | Passaic County Community College | Paterson | Public, 2-year | 11 |
| 17 | Rider University | Lawrenceville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 11 |
| 18 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | Bloomfield | Public, 4-year | 8 |
| 19 | Centenary University | Hackettstown | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 7 |
| 20 | Saint Elizabeth University | Morristown | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 6 |
| 21 | Raritan Valley Community College | Branchburg | Public, 2-year | 5 |
| 22 | UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey | Cranford | Public, 2-year | 5 |
| 23 | Caldwell University | Caldwell | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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