Where They Went

Ridge High School

Basking Ridge, NJ · Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,682 students

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Went to college

Class of 2022 · within 16 months
94–97% Tied #1 of 12 in Somerset County · New Jersey 75–77%
At four-year colleges96%4% at two-year colleges
Left New Jersey72%28% stayed in state
At private colleges42%58% at public colleges
Class of 2023, by fall91–93%94% 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.

Which colleges

A · Enrollments with counts

Ridge High School publishes where graduates enrolled, with a count for each college.

Where graduates enrolled, with the number of students · Class of 2025

319Students counted
11%At colleges admitting under 20%
26%Stayed in New Jersey
122Different colleges
  1. Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ · Public · admits 66%39
  2. Raritan Valley Community CollegeBranchburg, NJ · Public14
  3. Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN · Public · admits 82%13
  4. Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA · Private · admits 7%10
  5. The College of New JerseyEwing, NJ · Public · admits 64%9
  6. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA · Public · admits 57%9
  7. Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA · Public · admits 55%8
  8. Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CT · Private · admits 52%7
  9. Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH · Public · admits 53%7
  10. Clemson UniversityClemson, SC · Public · admits 43%6
  11. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY · Private · admits 8%6
  12. George Washington UniversityWashington, DC · Private · admits 49%6
  13. Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA · Private · admits 34%6
  14. New York UniversityNew York, NY · Private · admits 13%5
  15. Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY · Private · admits 52%5
Show all 122 colleges
  1. The University of TampaTampa, FL · admits 26%5
  2. Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA · admits 33%4
  3. Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA · admits 11%4
  4. Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA · admits 17%4
  5. High Point UniversityHigh Point, NC · admits 79%4
  6. Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN · admits 53%4
  7. Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY · admits 65%4
  8. Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ · admits 75%4
  9. Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ · admits 46%4
  10. University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT · admits 55%4
  11. University of DelawareNewark, DE · admits 74%4
  12. University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA · admits 64%4
  13. University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC · admits 64%4
  14. University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI · admits 49%4
  15. Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL · admits 44%3
  16. Boston UniversityBoston, MA · admits 14%3
  17. Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH · admits 27%3
  18. Drew UniversityMadison, NJ · admits 73%3
  19. Elon UniversityElon, NC · admits 75%3
  20. Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL · admits 25%3
  21. James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VA · admits 78%3
  22. Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI · admits 88%3
  23. Montclair State UniversityMontclair, NJ · admits 91%3
  24. Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, NJ · admits 71%3
  25. Rowan UniversityGlassboro, NJ · admits 77%3
  26. Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · admits 80%3
  27. The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL · admits 80%3
  28. University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD · admits 45%3
  29. University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC · admits 17%3
  30. Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA · admits 23%3
  31. Arcadia UniversityGlenside, PA · admits 78%
  32. Barnard CollegeNew York, NY · admits 9%
  33. Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY · admits 42%
  34. Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA · admits 17%
  35. Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA · admits 31%
  36. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA · admits 3%
  37. Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MN · admits 17%
  38. Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY · admits 12%
  39. College of CharlestonCharleston, SC · admits 76%
  40. Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, CO · admits 91%
  41. Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY · admits 4%
  42. Connecticut CollegeNew London, CT · admits 40%
  43. County College of MorrisRandolph, NJ
  44. Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH · admits 6%
  45. Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach, FL
  46. Duke UniversityDurham, NC · admits 6%
  47. Durham UniversityNot matched
  48. Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham CampusMadison, NJ · admits 89%
  49. Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, FL · admits 74%
  50. Fordham UniversityBronx, NY · admits 54%
  51. Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA · admits 36%
  52. Gordon CollegeWenham, MA · admits 92%
  53. Indiana University IndianapolisNot matched
  54. Ithaca CollegeIthaca, NY · admits 75%
  55. Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence, RI · admits 83%
  56. Kean UniversityUnion, NJ · admits 83%
  57. Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, PA · admits 96%
  58. Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TN · admits 79%
  59. Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, MD · admits 84%
  60. Marist CollegePoughkeepsie, NY · admits 63%
  61. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA · admits 4%
  62. McGill UniversityNot matched
  63. McMaster UniversityNot matched
  64. Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, MA · admits 75%
  65. Miami University-OxfordOxford, OH · admits 88%
  66. Moravian UniversityBethlehem, PA · admits 67%
  67. Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA · admits 66%
  68. New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ · admits 66%
  69. North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC · admits 47%
  70. Nova Southeastern UniversityFort Lauderdale, FL · admits 76%
  71. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ · admits 6%
  72. Roanoke CollegeSalem, VA · admits 80%
  73. Saint Elizabeth UniversityMorristown, NJ · admits 72%
  74. Saint Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · admits 89%
  75. Sarah Lawrence CollegeBronxville, NY · admits 50%
  76. School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL · admits 79%
  77. Scripps CollegeClaremont, CA · admits 28%
  78. Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NY · admits 26%
  79. Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA · admits 23%
  80. Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, UT · admits 84%
  81. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA · admits 4%
  82. Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, PA · admits 77%
  83. The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, DC · admits 86%
  84. The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNew York, NY · admits 23%
  85. Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA · admits 12%
  86. United States Merchant Marine AcademyKings Point, NY · admits 27%
  87. United States Military AcademyWest Point, NY · admits 12%
  88. United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis, MD · admits 11%
  89. Universita BocconiNot matched
  90. Universitat de BarcelonaNot matched
  91. University of ArizonaTucson, AZ · admits 87%
  92. University of ArizonaTucson, AZ · admits 87%
  93. University of IowaIowa City, IA · admits 86%
  94. University of KansasLawrence, KS · admits 88%
  95. University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburg, VA · admits 86%
  96. University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, MA · admits 81%
  97. University of MississippiUniversity, MS · admits 97%
  98. University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem, NC · admits 32%
  99. University of RochesterRochester, NY · admits 39%
  100. University of TorontoNot matched
  101. University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT · admits 89%
  102. University of VermontBurlington, VT · admits 60%
  103. University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA · admits 48%
  104. Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN · admits 7%
  105. Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC · admits 21%
  106. Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA · admits 14%
  107. Wingate UniversityWingate, NC · admits 86%

Plus 64 students at colleges with fewer than 3 from one class, grouped so no student can be identified.

From Ridge High School 2025-2026 School Profile ↗, read automatically; the school's document is the authority. Admit rates: IPEDS 2022.

Documents Ridge High School publishes

Ridge High School 2015-16 School ProfileWhere graduates enrolled, with counts · Class of 2016, Class of 2015, Class of 2014 Open ↗ Ridge High School 2025-2026 School ProfileWhere graduates were accepted, with counts · Class of 2026, Class of 2025, Class of 2024 Open ↗ Ridge High School 2021-22 School ProfileWhere graduates were accepted, with counts · Class of 2022, Class of 2021, Class of 2020 Open ↗