There are 119 Colleges & Universities in Essex County, New Jersey, serving a population of 800,401 people in an area of 127 square miles. There is 1 College & University per 6,726 people, and 1 College & University per 1 square miles.
In New Jersey, Essex County is ranked 4th of 21 counties in Colleges & Universities per capita, and 2nd of 21 counties in Colleges & Universities per square mile.