Interstate Hosiery Mills, Inc. Mill Building · Photo: Desmond57 · CC BY-SA 3.0Montclair State University is 3.6 miles from Bloomfield Township
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University (851 students on campus) is inside the town, and Montclair State University (20,428) is 3.6 miles from the center, in Montclair Township. About 7% of Bloomfield Township’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as 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 Bloomfield Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college in Bloomfield Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Bloomfield Township
66 private colleges within 14.3 miles, 17 public colleges within 14.5 miles, and 11 community colleges.
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 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.
Starts at $75–110k, where Bloomfield Township’s median household income ($103,604) falls.
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.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Bloomfield Township: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
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: Bloomfield College of Montclair State (2); Montclair State (2); Rutgers University-Newark (3); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus (2); Mildred Elley-New York Campus (3); American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York (2); Pacific College of Health and Science (3); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus (2).
What students study in Bloomfield Township
Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Bloomfield College of Montclair State University, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.
Biggest programs
College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.
Questions about college in Bloomfield Township
Is Bloomfield Township a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Bloomfield Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The largest campus in the town, Bloomfield College of Montclair State University, has 851 students on campus.
What colleges are in Bloomfield Township?
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University is inside the town. Montclair State University is 3.6 miles from the center, in Montclair Township, New Jersey Institute of Technology is 4.7 miles from the center, in Newark, Rutgers University-Newark is 4.9 miles from the center, in Newark, and Essex County College is 4.9 miles away in Newark.
What is the closest community college to Bloomfield Township, and what does it cost?
Essex County College in Newark, 4.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,415 a year for New Jersey residents; the federal net price, $4,436, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Bloomfield College of Montclair State University cost if we live in New Jersey?
Tuition and fees are $15,912 a year in-state and $26,022 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $24,168 (under $30,000 income) to $36,558 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Bloomfield Township. 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 →