Went to college
Class of 2022 · within 16 months 90–92% #10 of 27 in Morris County · New Jersey 75–77%
NJ 76% Chester 55%100%
At four-year colleges82%18% at two-year colleges
Left New Jersey62%38% stayed in state
At private colleges35%65% at public colleges
Class of 2023, by fall86–89%90% of them at four-year
Source: NJ Department of Education, 2022–23 School Performance Report ↗ · National Student Clearinghouse records. The state publishes the rate as a range because a few students can't be matched.
Plans after graduation
Class of 2023 · as the school reports them · 247 graduatesFour-year college81%
Two-year college13%
| Class | Graduates | Four-year | Two-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 247 | 81% | 13% |
| 2022 | 307 | 75% | 20% |
| 2021 | 284 | 76% | 17% |
| 2020 | 328 | 77% | 18% |
Source: West Morris Central School Profile 2023-24 ↗ · West Morris Central School Profile 2022-23 (includes College Summary 2020-2022) ↗
Which colleges
A · Enrollments with countsWest Morris Central High School publishes where graduates enrolled, with a count for each college.
Where graduates enrolled, with the number of students · Classes of 2022–2026 combined
485Students counted
0%At colleges admitting under 20%
40%Stayed in New Jersey
28Different colleges
Each line goes from Chester to a college; thicker lines mean more students. Gold: admits under 20%.
- Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ · Public · admits 66%52
- Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA · Public · admits 55%39
- Rowan UniversityGlassboro, NJ · Public · admits 77%33
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA · Public · admits 57%30
- The College of New JerseyEwing, NJ · Public · admits 64%28
- University of DelawareNewark, DE · Public · admits 74%23
- Montclair State UniversityMontclair, NJ · Public · admits 91%19
- University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI · Public · admits 76%19
- Marist CollegePoughkeepsie, NY · Private · admits 63%17
- Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ · Private · admits 75%15
- University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC · Public · admits 64%15
- James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VA · Public · admits 78%14
- New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ · Public · admits 66%14
- The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN · Public · admits 68%13
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA · Public · admits 49%13
Show all 28 colleges
- Drew UniversityMadison, NJ · admits 73%12
- High Point UniversityHigh Point, NC · admits 79%12
- Moravian UniversityBethlehem, PA · admits 67%12
- Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH · admits 53%12
- Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT · admits 84%11
- Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ · admits 46%11
- Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA · admits 23%11
- Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CT · admits 52%10
- Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, NJ · admits 91%10
- Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY · admits 52%10
- The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL · admits 80%10
- University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD · admits 45%10
- University of ScrantonScranton, PA · admits 84%10
From West Morris Central Class of 2026 Admissions Statistics & Trends (School Counseling report) ↗, read automatically; the school's document is the authority. Admit rates: IPEDS 2022.
Where graduates enrolled, with the number of students · Class of 2026
76Students counted
0%At colleges admitting under 20%
43%Stayed in New Jersey
15Different colleges
Each line goes from Chester to a college; thicker lines mean more students. Gold: admits under 20%.
- Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA · Public · admits 55%9
- The College of New JerseyEwing, NJ · Public · admits 64%9
- Montclair State UniversityMontclair, NJ · Public · admits 91%8
- Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ · Public · admits 66%8
- University of DelawareNewark, DE · Public · admits 74%6
- University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI · Public · admits 76%5
- Drew UniversityMadison, NJ · Private · admits 73%4
- New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ · Public · admits 66%4
- University of KentuckyLexington, KY · Public · admits 95%4
- Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA · Private · admits 23%4
- East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, PA · Public · admits 94%3
- University of FloridaGainesville, FL · Public · admits 23%3
- University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC · Public · admits 69%3
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA · Public · admits 49%3
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA · Public · admits 57%3
From West Morris Central Class of 2026 Admissions Statistics & Trends (School Counseling report) ↗, read automatically; the school's document is the authority. Admit rates: IPEDS 2022.
Where graduates enrolled, names only · Class of 2026
102Colleges on the list
11Admit under 20%
17In New Jersey
28States
Each line goes from Chester to a college. Gold: admits under 20%.
- Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, AZ · Public · admits 90%
- Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL · Public · admits 44%
- Belmont UniversityNashville, TN · Private · admits 96%
- Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY · Public · admits 42%
- Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA · Private · admits 33%
- Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH · Private · admits 27%
- Clemson UniversityClemson, SC · Public · admits 43%
- Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, SC · Public · admits 79%
- County College of MorrisRandolph, NJ · Public
- CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, NY · Public · admits 51%
- DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, PA · Private · admits 77%
- Drew UniversityMadison, NJ · Private · admits 73%
- Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · Private · admits 80%
- East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, PA · Public · admits 94%
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityNot matched to the federal college list
Show all 102 colleges
- Emerson CollegeBoston, MA · admits 43%
- Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA · admits 11%
- Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CT · admits 52%
- Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusTeaneck, NJ · admits 84%
- Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, FL · admits 81%
- Fordham UniversityBronx, NY · admits 54%
- Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA · admits 36%
- Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA · admits 17%
- Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA · admits 67%
- Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA · admits 56%
- Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA · admits 11%
- Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, PA · admits 58%
- Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN · admits 82%
- Ithaca CollegeIthaca, NY · admits 75%
- James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VA · admits 78%
- John Carroll UniversityUniversity Heights, OH · admits 82%
- Leeds Beckett UniversityNot matched
- Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA · admits 37%
- Liberty UniversityLynchburg, VA · admits 99%
- Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, LA · admits 76%
- Marist CollegePoughkeepsie, NY · admits 63%
- Mercer County Community CollegeWest Windsor, NJ
- Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, PA · admits 79%
- Miami Dade CollegeMiami, FL
- Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, PA · admits 92%
- Misericordia UniversityDallas, PA · admits 89%
- Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, NJ · admits 91%
- Montclair State UniversityMontclair, NJ · admits 91%
- Moravian UniversityBethlehem, PA · admits 67%
- Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA · admits 40%
- New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ · admits 66%
- Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA · admits 7%
- Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH · admits 53%
- Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, OH · admits 87%
- Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, PA
- Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA · admits 55%
- Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ · admits 6%
- Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT · admits 84%
- Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, NJ · admits 71%
- Raritan Valley Community CollegeBranchburg, NJ
- Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY · admits 67%
- Rowan UniversityGlassboro, NJ · admits 77%
- Russell Sage CollegeTroy, NY · admits 74%
- Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, NJ · admits 77%
- Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ · admits 66%
- Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, CT · admits 66%
- Saint Leo UniversitySaint Leo, FL · admits 80%
- Salve Regina UniversityNewport, RI · admits 70%
- Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ · admits 75%
- Shepherd UniversityShepherdstown, WV · admits 96%
- Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, PA · admits 74%
- SUNY at FredoniaFredonia, NY · admits 85%
- Sussex County Community CollegeNewton, NJ
- The College of New JerseyEwing, NJ · admits 64%
- The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL · admits 80%
- Towson UniversityTowson, MD · admits 79%
- Trinity CollegeHartford, CT · admits 36%
- Tufts UniversityMedford, MA · admits 10%
- United States Air Force AcademyUSAF Academy, CO · admits 16%
- United States Coast Guard AcademyNew London, CT · admits 24%
- University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · admits 9%
- University of Central FloridaOrlando, FL · admits 41%
- University of DelawareNewark, DE · admits 74%
- University of FloridaGainesville, FL · admits 23%
- University of GeorgiaAthens, GA · admits 43%
- University of IowaIowa City, IA · admits 86%
- University of KentuckyLexington, KY · admits 95%
- University of LouisvilleLouisville, KY · admits 82%
- University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD · admits 45%
- University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL · admits 19%
- University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI · admits 18%
- University of MississippiUniversity, MS · admits 97%
- University of New HavenWest Haven, CT · admits 91%
- University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC · admits 69%
- University of OregonEugene, OR · admits 86%
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA · admits 49%
- University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI · admits 76%
- University of RochesterRochester, NY · admits 39%
- University of ScrantonScranton, PA · admits 84%
- University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC · admits 64%
- University of VermontBurlington, VT · admits 60%
- Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY · admits 19%
- Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA · admits 23%
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA · admits 57%
- Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC · admits 21%
- West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, WV · admits 88%
- William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, NJ · admits 92%
From West Morris Central Class of 2026 Admissions Statistics & Trends (School Counseling report) ↗, read automatically; the school's document is the authority. Admit rates: IPEDS 2022.
Where graduates enrolled, names only · Class of 2023
9Colleges on the list
2Admit under 20%
2In New Jersey
6States
Each line goes from Chester to a college. Gold: admits under 20%.
- Brown UniversityProvidence, RI · Private · admits 5%
- Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA · Private · admits 3%
- Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA · Private · admits 37%
- Marist CollegePoughkeepsie, NY · Private · admits 63%
- McGill UniversityNot matched to the federal college list
- Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ · Public · admits 66%
- Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ · Private · admits 46%
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA · Public · admits 57%
- William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA · Public · admits 34%
From College Admission Statistics (West Morris Regional HS District release) ↗, read automatically; the school's document is the authority. Admit rates: IPEDS 2022.
Where graduates enrolled, names only · Class of 2023
5Colleges on the list
0Admit under 20%
3In New Jersey
3States
Each line goes from Chester to a college. Gold: admits under 20%.
- Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA · Public · admits 55%
- Rowan UniversityGlassboro, NJ · Public · admits 77%
- Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ · Public · admits 66%
- The College of New JerseyEwing, NJ · Public · admits 64%
- University of DelawareNewark, DE · Public · admits 74%
From College Admission Statistics (West Morris Regional HS District release) ↗, read automatically; the school's document is the authority. Admit rates: IPEDS 2022.
Colleges that accepted graduates, with the number of students · Class of 2026
482Students counted
0%At colleges admitting under 20%
37%Stayed in New Jersey
24Different colleges
Each line goes from Chester to a college; thicker lines mean more students. Gold: admits under 20%.
- Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA · Public · admits 55%50
- Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ · Public · admits 66%48
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA · Public · admits 49%38
- Montclair State UniversityMontclair, NJ · Public · admits 91%28
- James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VA · Public · admits 78%26
- The College of New JerseyEwing, NJ · Public · admits 64%26
- Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ · Private · admits 75%25
- University of DelawareNewark, DE · Public · admits 74%25
- University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI · Public · admits 76%24
- Rowan UniversityGlassboro, NJ · Public · admits 77%23
- New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ · Public · admits 66%17
- West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, WV · Public · admits 88%17
- Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH · Public · admits 53%14
- Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusTeaneck, NJ · Private · admits 84%13
- University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT · Public · admits 55%13
Show all 24 colleges
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA · admits 57%13
- Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · admits 80%12
- Ithaca CollegeIthaca, NY · admits 75%12
- The University of TampaTampa, FL · admits 26%12
- Clemson UniversityClemson, SC · admits 43%10
- The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN · admits 68%10
- University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC · admits 64%10
- Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA · admits 23%8
- University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD · admits 45%7
Plus 1 students at colleges with fewer than 3 from one class, grouped so no student can be identified.
From West Morris Central Class of 2026 Admissions Statistics & Trends (School Counseling report) ↗, read automatically; the school's document is the authority. Admit rates: IPEDS 2022.