Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Caldwell University is 8.4 miles from Boonton
No college sits inside Boonton’s boundary, but Caldwell University’s campus in Caldwell, with 1,822 students on campus, is 8.4 miles from the center of town, and County College of Morris is 9.9 miles away in Randolph. About 6% of Boonton’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 Boonton. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Boonton
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Boonton
Nine private colleges within 15 miles, three public colleges within 13.3 miles, and two 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 Over $110k, where Boonton’s median household income ($114,302) 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 Boonton: 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: Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus (2); Montclair State (2); Bloomfield College of Montclair State (2).
Questions about college near Boonton
Is Boonton a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Boonton residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Caldwell University, is 8.4 miles away in Caldwell.
What colleges are near Boonton?
14 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Montclair State University (11.1 miles, 20,428 students on campus), Seton Hall University (13.9 miles, 8,564) and County College of Morris (9.9 miles, 5,346).
What is the closest community college to Boonton, and what does it cost?
County College of Morris in Randolph, 9.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,210 a year for New Jersey residents; the federal net price, $8,895, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does William Paterson University of New Jersey cost if we live in New Jersey?
Tuition and fees are $15,704 a year in-state and $25,344 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $16,171 (under $30,000 income) to $24,917 (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 Boonton. 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 →