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Colleges in and near Bayonne
College of Staten Island CUNY is 4.6 miles from Bayonne
No college sits inside Bayonne’s boundary, but College of Staten Island CUNY’s campus in Staten Island, with 9,715 students on campus, is 4.6 miles from the center of town, and Hudson County Community College is 5.3 miles away in Jersey City. About 5% of Bayonne’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Bayonne. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
111
444,404 students on campus
Nearest college
3.4 mi
Wagner College
Residents in college
5%
Below NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
5.3 mi
Hudson County · $5,384 tuition
Nearest public university
3.5 mi
New Jersey City University · $14,460 in-state
Median household income
$84K
prices below start here
What stands out about college from Bayonne
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Four colleges within 4.9 milesWagner College admits 88% of applicants; New Jersey City University admits 98%; College of Staten Island CUNY admits 92%. Together they have 18,703 students on campus.In-state price at New Jersey City UniversityLiving in New Jersey, New Jersey City University charges $14,460 in tuition and fees, the same for every student.A community college 5.3 miles awayHudson County Community College in Jersey City: tuition and fees $5,384 a year for New Jersey residents.Students are 5% of residentsBelow New Jersey (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college
Colleges within 15 miles of Bayonne
84 private colleges within 14.6 miles, 19 public colleges within 14.4 miles, and 13 community colleges.
University or collegeCommunity college
Wagner CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,932 on campus · 3.4 mi · Staten Island, NY88%admitted$28knet price65%graduate$74kearningsNew Jersey City UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 4,151 on campus · 3.5 mi · Jersey City98%admitted$16knet price34%graduate$53kearningsCollege of Staten Island CUNYUniversity or college · Public · 9,715 on campus · 4.6 mi · Staten Island, NY92%admitted$6knet price34%graduate$54kearningsSaint Peter's UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,905 on campus · 4.9 mi · Jersey City90%admitted$12knet price58%graduate$58kearningsHudson County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,008 on campus · 5.3 mi · Jersey City$7knet price26%graduate$34kearningsTuition and fees: $5,384 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten IslandUniversity or college · For-profit · 661 on campus · 5.3 mi · Staten Island, NY$36knet price46%graduate$87kearningsEastern International College-Jersey CityUniversity or college · For-profit · 474 on campus · 5.7 mi · Jersey City70%admitted$21knet price34%graduate$35kearningsYeshiva of KashoUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 174 on campus · 5.8 mi · Brooklyn, NY$9knet price11%graduateMildred Elley-New York CampusUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,004 on campus · 5.9 mi · New York, NY$25knet price32%graduate$39kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Metropolitan College of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 161 on campus · 6 mi · New York, NY · mostly online90%admitted$29knet price40%graduate$46kearnings76% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Pillar CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 549 on campus · 6.1 mi · Newark$8knet price38%graduate$46kearningsRutgers University-NewarkUniversity or college · Public · 9,695 on campus · 6.3 mi · Newark71%admitted$20knet price64%graduate$74kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Essex County CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,890 on campus · 6.3 mi · Newark$4knet price20%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $5,415 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Talmudical Seminary of BobovUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 515 on campus · 6.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY98%admitted$3knet price39%graduate$22kearningsPacific College of Health and ScienceUniversity or college · For-profit · 481 on campus · 6.3 mi · New York, NY$57knet price56%graduate$26kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Yeshiva Kollel Tifereth ElizerUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 373 on campus · 6.4 mi · Brooklyn, NY74%admitted80%graduateCUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 14,993 on campus · 6.5 mi · New York, NY$5knet price25%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,170 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Pace UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 12,977 on campus · 6.5 mi · New York, NY76%admitted$31knet price60%graduate$70kearningsNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 12,314 on campus · 6.5 mi · Newark65%admitted$17knet price73%graduate$84kearningsKean UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 11,988 on campus · 6.5 mi · Union76%admitted$12knet price47%graduate$57kearningsYeshiva of Machzikai HadasUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 461 on campus · 6.5 mi · Brooklyn, NY70%admitted$23knet price74%graduateYeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinkaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 232 on campus · 6.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY$6knet price22%graduate$37kearningsCongregation Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel AleksanderUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 169 on campus · 6.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY$13knet price26%graduateBnos Zion Of Bobov SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 142 on campus · 6.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY88%admitted$15knet price79%graduateTuition and fees: $10,250 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Yeshivas Sanz KlauzenburgUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 107 on campus · 6.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY$10knet price31%graduateBrooklyn Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,174 on campus · 6.7 mi · Brooklyn, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.New York Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,055 on campus · 6.7 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.New York Academy of ArtUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 116 on campus · 6.7 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY New York City College of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 12,661 on campus · 6.8 mi · Brooklyn, NY80%admitted$5knet price21%graduate$49kearningsSt. Francis CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,304 on campus · 6.8 mi · Brooklyn, NY · mostly online$18knet price55%graduate$58kearnings63% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Seminar L'moros Bais YaakovCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 371 on campus · 6.8 mi · Brooklyn, NY84%admitted$24knet price54%graduate$24kearningsTuition and fees: $12,500 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Machzikei Hadath Rabbinical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 129 on campus · 6.8 mi · Brooklyn, NY100%admitted$17knet price33%graduate$42kearningsRabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei ZionUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 511 on campus · 6.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY$9knet price83%graduate$21kearningsYeshivas NovominskUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 163 on campus · 6.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY90%admitted$7knet price81%graduateAMG School of NursingUniversity or college · For-profit · 570 on campus · 7.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY$35knet price79%graduateYeshiva Karlin StolinUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 166 on campus · 7.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY$6knet price23%graduateYeshiva Derech ChaimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 152 on campus · 7.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY88%admitted$12knet price80%graduateStevens Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,939 on campus · 7.2 mi · Hoboken48%admitted$41knet price87%graduate$109kearningsNew York SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 7.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY76%admitted$15knet price94%graduateTuition and fees: $12,750 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.New York UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 53,873 on campus · 7.5 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$37knet price88%graduate$83kearningsMesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 538 on campus · 7.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY80%admitted$5knet price50%graduateHebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of ReligionUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 191 on campus · 7.6 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Yeshiva Sholom ShachnaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 118 on campus · 7.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY100%admitted$12knet price30%graduateSt. Joseph's University-New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,531 on campus · 7.7 mi · Brooklyn, NY72%admitted$19knet price69%graduate$64kearningsThe Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 983 on campus · 7.7 mi · New York, NY21%admitted$13knet price81%graduate$84kearningsThe New SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,218 on campus · 7.8 mi · New York, NY63%admitted$59knet price69%graduate$53kearningsPratt Institute-MainUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,182 on campus · 7.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY73%admitted$53knet price74%graduate$54kearningsCUNY Medgar Evers CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 3,260 on campus · 8 mi · Brooklyn, NY86%admitted$6knet price20%graduate$46kearningsNew York Conservatory for Dramatic ArtsUniversity or college · For-profit · 286 on campus · 8.2 mi · New York, NYRabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim BerlinUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 276 on campus · 8.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY94%admitted$6knet price46%graduateBet Medrash Gadol Ateret TorahUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 108 on campus · 8.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY89%admitted$10knet price58%graduateFashion Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 7,796 on campus · 8.4 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$19knet price81%graduate$63kearningsSwedish Institute a College of Health SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,160 on campus · 8.4 mi · New York, NY$30knet price57%graduate$30kearningsAssociated Beth Rivkah SchoolsCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 289 on campus · 8.4 mi · Brooklyn, NY84%admitted$23knet price77%graduate$18kearningsTuition and fees: $11,200 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Yeshiva Yesoda Hatorah Vetz ChaimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 205 on campus · 8.4 mi · Brooklyn, NY$12knet price43%graduateSchool of Visual ArtsUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,016 on campus · 8.5 mi · New York, NY93%admitted$58knet price76%graduate$46kearningsUnited Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,006 on campus · 8.5 mi · Brooklyn, NY$7knet price58%graduate$25kearningsMirrer Yeshiva Cent InstituteUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 121 on campus · 8.5 mi · Brooklyn, NY89%admitted$11knet price73%graduate$41kearningsCUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 18,808 on campus · 8.6 mi · New York, NY48%admitted$3knet price72%graduate$76kearningsRabbinical College of Ohr Shimon YisroelUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 233 on campus · 8.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY$33knet price41%graduateCUNY Brooklyn CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 12,285 on campus · 8.7 mi · Brooklyn, NY58%admitted$3knet price54%graduate$61kearningsSUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 1,907 on campus · 8.7 mi · Brooklyn, NY$110kearningsTalmudical Seminary Oholei TorahUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 353 on campus · 8.7 mi · Brooklyn, NY77%admitted$11knet price22%graduate$39kearningsAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts-New YorkCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 225 on campus · 8.7 mi · New York, NY92%admitted$56knet price96%graduate$27kearningsTuition and fees: $40,650 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Earnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.CUNY Graduate School and University CenterUniversity or college · Public · 4,811 on campus · 8.9 mi · New York, NY68%admitted$66kearningsSeton Hall UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,564 on campus · 9 mi · South Orange73%admitted$31knet price69%graduate$70kearningsCentral Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim LubavitzUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 918 on campus · 9 mi · Brooklyn, NY87%admitted$21knet price5%graduate$35kearningsCUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,093 on campus · 9.1 mi · New York, NY$6knet price23%graduateTuition and fees: $5,194 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Touro UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,219 on campus · 9.2 mi · New York, NY61%admitted$30knet price72%graduate$53kearningsBerkeley College-New YorkUniversity or college · For-profit · 691 on campus · 9.3 mi · New York, NY · mostly online$34knet price44%graduate$46kearnings64% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.SUNY College of OptometryUniversity or college · Public · 394 on campus · 9.3 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.LIM CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 9.4 mi · New York, NY96%admitted$39knet price51%graduate$59kearningsMandl School-The College of Allied HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 465 on campus · 9.7 mi · New York, NY$36knet price48%graduate$39kearningsCUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeUniversity or college · Public · 10,648 on campus · 9.8 mi · New York, NY57%admitted$3knet price56%graduate$56kearningsSotheby's Institute of Art-NYUniversity or college · For-profit · 168 on campus · 9.8 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.American Musical and Dramatic AcademyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,500 on campus · 10 mi · New York, NY24%admitted$41knet price72%graduate$27kearningsThe Juilliard SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 914 on campus · 10.2 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$44knet price93%graduate$38kearningsBloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 851 on campus · 10.2 mi · Bloomfield70%admitted$28knet price38%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Eastwick College-NutleyUniversity or college · For-profit · 456 on campus · 10.4 mi · Nutley$17knet price57%graduate$43kearningsCUNY Hunter CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 22,220 on campus · 10.6 mi · New York, NY54%admitted$3knet price57%graduate$63kearningsCUNY School of LawUniversity or college · Public · 677 on campus · 10.6 mi · Long Island City, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.New York School of Interior DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 341 on campus · 10.7 mi · New York, NY63%admitted$45knet price69%graduate$48kearningsThe Rockefeller UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 286 on campus · 10.7 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,931 on campus · 10.8 mi · Long Island City, NY$6knet price24%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,218 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Marymount Manhattan CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,646 on campus · 10.8 mi · New York, NY83%admitted$37knet price49%graduate$49kearningsWeill Medical College of Cornell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,386 on campus · 10.8 mi · New York, NY$104kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 10,928 on campus · 10.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY$6knet price28%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $5,252 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.UCNJ Union College of Union County, New JerseyCommunity college · Public · 6,539 on campus · 10.9 mi · Cranford$8knet price35%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,280 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.New York School for Medical and Dental AssistantsUniversity or college · For-profit · 281 on campus · 11 mi · Long Island City, NY$20knet price65%graduate$39kearningsRabbinical College Ohr YisroelUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 116 on campus · 11.4 mi · Brooklyn, NY$6knet price36%graduateIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,234 on campus · 12.1 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Hackensack Meridian School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 567 on campus · 12.1 mi · NutleyGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Bank Street College of EducationUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 375 on campus · 12.4 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Columbia University in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 33,821 on campus · 12.7 mi · New York, NY4%admitted$22knet price96%graduate$102kearningsBarnard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,223 on campus · 12.8 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$29knet price93%graduate$81kearningsTeachers College at Columbia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,145 on campus · 12.9 mi · New York, NY$73kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Union Theological Seminary in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 181 on campus · 12.9 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Manhattan School of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,092 on campus · 13 mi · New York, NY41%admitted$52knet price78%graduate$27kearningsJewish Theological Seminary of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 301 on campus · 13 mi · New York, NY49%admitted$43knet price90%graduate$93kearningsHelene Fuld College of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 722 on campus · 13.1 mi · New York, NY17%admitted$47knet price$111kearningsNew York College of Podiatric MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 349 on campus · 13.3 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Mount Sinai Phillips School of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 273 on campus · 13.4 mi · New York, NY100%graduate$97kearningsCUNY City CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 14,011 on campus · 13.8 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$4knet price57%graduate$66kearningsVaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,135 on campus · 14 mi · Flushing, NY$40knet price39%graduate$65kearningsSt Paul's School of Nursing-QueensUniversity or college · For-profit · 945 on campus · 14 mi · Rego Park, NY$26knet price56%graduate$104kearningsJersey CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,089 on campus · 14.1 mi · Teterboro68%admitted$53knet price45%graduate$66kearningsFelician UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,040 on campus · 14.2 mi · Lodi$40knet price47%graduate$58kearningsMontclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 20,428 on campus · 14.4 mi · Montclair88%admitted$16knet price65%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.CUNY Hostos Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,730 on campus · 14.4 mi · Bronx, NY$5knet price16%graduate$40kearningsTuition and fees: $5,254 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Caldwell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,822 on campus · 14.5 mi · Caldwell71%admitted$25knet price57%graduate$54kearningsBoricua CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 479 on campus · 14.6 mi · New York, NY$15knet price81%graduate$35kearnings
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 it costs
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.
Family income
Starts at $75–110k, where Bayonne’s median household income ($83,887) falls.
Pillar College6.1 mi · Newark · sticker $38,047$4,411a year
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College6.5 mi · New York, NY · sticker $12,866 · tuition $5,170$8,927a year
CUNY LaGuardia Community College10.8 mi · Long Island City, NY · sticker $13,648 · tuition $5,218$9,478a year
CUNY Kingsborough Community College10.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY · sticker $13,580 · tuition $5,252$9,595a year
CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College9.1 mi · New York, NY · sticker $13,179 · tuition $5,194$10,816a year
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey10.9 mi · Cranford · sticker $13,569 · tuition $5,280$11,407a year
Congregation Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel Aleksander6.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY · sticker $25,625$14,837a year
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art7.7 mi · New York, NY · sticker $64,190$16,682a year
Kean University6.5 mi · Union · sticker $26,949$20,146a year
Associated Beth Rivkah Schools8.4 mi · Brooklyn, NY · sticker $32,924 · tuition $11,200$27,789a year
LIM College9.4 mi · New York, NY · sticker $53,064$40,971a year
Felician University14.2 mi · Lodi · sticker $50,316$41,077a year
Jersey College14.1 mi · Teterboro · sticker $56,461$54,951a year
American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York8.7 mi · New York, NY · sticker $62,554 · tuition $40,650$58,224a year
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.
Outcomes
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Bayonne: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
New York University88% graduate$83k earnings$20k typical debt
Columbia University in the City of New York96% graduate$102k earnings$22k typical debt
CUNY Hunter College57% graduate$63k earnings$11k typical debt
Montclair State University65% graduate$61k earnings*$22k typical debt
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College72% graduate$76k earnings$12k typical debt
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College25% graduate$42k earnings$8k typical debt
CUNY City College57% graduate$66k earnings$12k typical debt
Pace University60% graduate$70k earnings$23k typical debt
CUNY LaGuardia Community College24% graduate$42k earnings$7k typical debt
CUNY New York City College of Technology21% graduate$49k earnings$11k typical debt
New Jersey Institute of Technology73% graduate$84k earnings$21k typical debt
CUNY Brooklyn College54% graduate$61k earnings$11k typical debt
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: Mildred Elley-New York Campus (3); Rutgers University-Newark (3); Pacific College of Health and Science (3); American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York (2); Bloomfield College of Montclair State (2); Montclair State (2).
Questions about college near Bayonne
Is Bayonne a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Bayonne residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Wagner College, is 3.4 miles away in Staten Island.
What colleges are near Bayonne?
111 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: New York University (7.5 miles, 53,873 students on campus), Columbia University in the City of New York (12.7 miles, 33,821) and CUNY Hunter College (10.6 miles, 22,220).
What is the closest community college to Bayonne, and what does it cost?
Hudson County Community College in Jersey City, 5.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,384 a year for New Jersey residents; the federal net price, $7,307, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does New Jersey City University cost if we live in New Jersey?
Tuition and fees are $14,460 a year in-state and $14,460 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $14,005 (under $30,000 income) to $21,596 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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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 Bayonne. 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 →