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Colleges in and near Cedar Grove Township

Montclair State University is 1.7 miles from Cedar Grove Township

No college sits inside Cedar Grove Township’s boundary, but Montclair State University’s campus in Montclair, with 20,428 students on campus, is 1.7 miles from the center of town, and Passaic County Community College is 5.3 miles away in Paterson. About 6% of Cedar Grove Township’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey (6%).

Montclair State UniversityCaldwell University

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 Cedar Grove Township. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
55
262,258 students on campus
Nearest college
1.7 mi
Montclair State
Residents in college
6%
About the same as NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
5.3 mi
Passaic County · $6,300 tuition
Nearest public university
1.7 mi
Montclair State · $15,912 in-state
Median household income
$151K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Cedar Grove Township

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

Two colleges within 2.8 milesMontclair State University admits 88% of applicants; Caldwell University admits 71%. Together they have 22,250 students on campus.In-state price at Montclair StateLiving in New Jersey, Montclair State University charges $15,912 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $26,022. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.A community college 5.3 miles awayPassaic County Community College in Paterson: tuition and fees $6,300 a year for New Jersey residents.Students are 6% of residentsAbout the same as New Jersey (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Cedar Grove Township

36 private colleges within 15 miles, 12 public colleges within 14.9 miles, and eight community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miColumbiaMontclair StateBMCC (CUNY)Cedar Grove Township
University or collegeCommunity college
Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 20,428 on campus · 1.7 mi · Montclair88%admitted$16knet price65%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Caldwell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,822 on campus · 2.8 mi · Caldwell71%admitted$25knet price57%graduate$54kearningsBerkeley College-Woodland ParkUniversity or college · For-profit · 964 on campus · 3.5 mi · Woodland Park · mostly online$27knet price44%graduate$40kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Hackensack Meridian School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 567 on campus · 4.2 mi · NutleyGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Bloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 851 on campus · 4.7 mi · Bloomfield70%admitted$28knet price38%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Passaic County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,748 on campus · 5.3 mi · Paterson$8knet price19%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $6,300 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Eastwick College-NutleyUniversity or college · For-profit · 456 on campus · 5.5 mi · Nutley$17knet price57%graduate$43kearningsWilliam Paterson University of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,114 on campus · 6.2 mi · Wayne90%admitted$19knet price44%graduate$58kearningsFelician UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,040 on campus · 7 mi · Lodi$40knet price47%graduate$58kearningsSeton Hall UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,564 on campus · 8 mi · South Orange73%admitted$31knet price69%graduate$70kearningsNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 12,314 on campus · 8.5 mi · Newark65%admitted$17knet price73%graduate$84kearningsRutgers University-NewarkUniversity or college · Public · 9,695 on campus · 8.7 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 · 8.7 mi · Newark$4knet price20%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $5,415 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Pillar CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 549 on campus · 8.8 mi · Newark$8knet price38%graduate$46kearningsJersey CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,089 on campus · 9 mi · Teterboro68%admitted$53knet price45%graduate$66kearningsBergen Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,883 on campus · 9.8 mi · Paramus$10knet price21%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $4,913 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Eastwick College-HackensackUniversity or college · For-profit · 874 on campus · 10.1 mi · Hackensack$30knet price43%graduate$40kearningsFairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,596 on campus · 10.8 mi · Teaneck91%admitted$15knet price53%graduate$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,671 on campus · 12.1 mi · Madison95%admitted$23knet price67%graduate$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Saint Elizabeth UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 874 on campus · 12.1 mi · Morristown71%admitted$23knet price51%graduate$53kearningsDrew UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,160 on campus · 12.2 mi · Madison68%admitted$24knet price70%graduate$64kearningsSaint Peter's UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,905 on campus · 12.3 mi · Jersey City90%admitted$12knet price58%graduate$58kearningsEastern International College-Jersey CityUniversity or college · For-profit · 474 on campus · 12.3 mi · Jersey City70%admitted$21knet price34%graduate$35kearningsKean UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 11,988 on campus · 12.4 mi · Union76%admitted$12knet price47%graduate$57kearningsHudson County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,008 on campus · 12.4 mi · Jersey City$7knet price26%graduate$34kearningsTuition and fees: $5,384 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.New Jersey City UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 4,151 on campus · 12.7 mi · Jersey City98%admitted$16knet price34%graduate$53kearningsStevens Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,939 on campus · 13.3 mi · Hoboken48%admitted$41knet price87%graduate$109kearningsUCNJ Union College of Union County, New JerseyCommunity college · Public · 6,539 on campus · 13.9 mi · Cranford$8knet price35%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,280 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeUniversity or college · Public · 10,648 on campus · 14 mi · New York, NY57%admitted$3knet price56%graduate$56kearningsAmerican Musical and Dramatic AcademyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,500 on campus · 14 mi · New York, NY24%admitted$41knet price72%graduate$27kearningsThe Juilliard SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 914 on campus · 14.2 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$44knet price93%graduate$38kearningsBank Street College of EducationUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 375 on campus · 14.2 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Barnard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,223 on campus · 14.3 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$29knet price93%graduate$81kearningsColumbia University in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 33,821 on campus · 14.4 mi · New York, NY4%admitted$22knet price96%graduate$102kearningsManhattan School of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,092 on campus · 14.4 mi · New York, NY41%admitted$52knet price78%graduate$27kearningsMandl School-The College of Allied HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 465 on campus · 14.4 mi · New York, NY$36knet price48%graduate$39kearningsJewish Theological Seminary of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 301 on campus · 14.4 mi · New York, NY49%admitted$43knet price90%graduate$93kearningsUnion Theological Seminary in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 181 on campus · 14.4 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Touro UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,219 on campus · 14.5 mi · New York, NY61%admitted$30knet price72%graduate$53kearningsFashion Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 7,796 on campus · 14.5 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$19knet price81%graduate$63kearningsTeachers College at Columbia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,145 on campus · 14.5 mi · New York, NY$73kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Swedish Institute a College of Health SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,160 on campus · 14.5 mi · New York, NY$30knet price57%graduate$30kearningsRabbinical College of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 206 on campus · 14.5 mi · Morristown95%admitted$16knet price22%graduate$35kearningsEastwick College-RamseyUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 14.7 mi · Ramsey$27knet price75%graduate$52kearningsThe New SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,218 on campus · 14.8 mi · New York, NY63%admitted$59knet price69%graduate$53kearningsCUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,093 on campus · 14.8 mi · New York, NY$6knet price23%graduateTuition and fees: $5,194 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.SUNY College of OptometryUniversity or college · Public · 394 on campus · 14.8 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.New York Conservatory for Dramatic ArtsUniversity or college · For-profit · 286 on campus · 14.8 mi · New York, NYCUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 14,993 on campus · 14.9 mi · New York, NY$5knet price25%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,170 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.CUNY City CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 14,011 on campus · 14.9 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$4knet price57%graduate$66kearningsCUNY Graduate School and University CenterUniversity or college · Public · 4,811 on campus · 14.9 mi · New York, NY68%admitted$66kearningsLIM CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 14.9 mi · New York, NY96%admitted$39knet price51%graduate$59kearningsBerkeley College-New YorkUniversity or college · For-profit · 691 on campus · 14.9 mi · New York, NY · mostly online$34knet price44%graduate$46kearnings64% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Boricua CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 479 on campus · 14.9 mi · New York, NY$15knet price81%graduate$35kearningsAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts-New YorkCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 225 on campus · 15 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.

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 Over $110k, where Cedar Grove Township’s median household income ($151,263) falls.

Essex County College8.7 mi · Newark · sticker $12,506 · tuition $5,415$9,647a year
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey13.9 mi · Cranford · sticker $13,569 · tuition $5,280$11,965a year
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College14.9 mi · New York, NY · sticker $12,866 · tuition $5,170$12,016a year
CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College14.8 mi · New York, NY · sticker $13,179 · tuition $5,194$12,693a year
CUNY City College14.9 mi · New York, NY · sticker $14,403$12,806a year
Passaic County Community College5.3 mi · Paterson · sticker $13,754 · tuition $6,300$12,816a year
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice14 mi · New York, NY · sticker $14,212$13,292a year
Hudson County Community College12.4 mi · Jersey City · sticker $15,469 · tuition $5,384$15,348a year
Bergen Community College9.8 mi · Paramus · sticker $17,184 · tuition $4,913$16,919a year
Kean University12.4 mi · Union · sticker $26,949$20,110a year
New Jersey City University12.7 mi · Jersey City · sticker $28,255$21,596a year
Saint Peter's University12.3 mi · Jersey City · sticker $50,272$21,829a year
Eastwick College-Nutley5.5 mi · Nutley · sticker $26,454$23,728a year
William Paterson University of New Jersey6.2 mi · Wayne · sticker $28,476$24,917a year
Montclair State University1.7 mi · Montclair · sticker $28,305$25,573a year
Fashion Institute of Technology14.5 mi · New York, NY · sticker $26,838$26,070a year
New Jersey Institute of Technology8.5 mi · Newark · sticker $32,859$27,244a year
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus10.8 mi · Teaneck · sticker $50,305$28,735a year
Eastwick College-Hackensack10.1 mi · Hackensack · sticker $33,359$30,439a year
Caldwell University2.8 mi · Caldwell · sticker $54,073$30,449a year
Saint Elizabeth University12.1 mi · Morristown · sticker $53,075$30,559a year
Eastwick College-Ramsey14.7 mi · Ramsey · sticker $32,704$31,341a year
Rutgers University-Newark8.7 mi · Newark · sticker $35,654$33,018a year
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus12.1 mi · Madison · sticker $54,204$34,331a year
Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences14.5 mi · New York, NY · sticker $35,629$34,767a year
Drew University12.2 mi · Madison · sticker $65,301$35,512a year
Touro University14.5 mi · New York, NY · sticker $40,500$36,341a year
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University4.7 mi · Bloomfield · sticker $42,035$36,558a year
Felician University7 mi · Lodi · sticker $50,316$38,120a year
Berkeley College-Woodland Park3.5 mi · Woodland Park · mostly online · sticker $44,691$38,426a year
Berkeley College-New York14.9 mi · New York, NY · mostly online · sticker $45,041$38,592a year
LIM College14.9 mi · New York, NY · sticker $53,064$41,501a year
Seton Hall University8 mi · South Orange · sticker $68,263$41,783a year
Stevens Institute of Technology13.3 mi · Hoboken · sticker $79,790$49,538a year
Columbia University in the City of New York14.4 mi · New York, NY · sticker $89,472$50,621a year
The Juilliard School14.2 mi · New York, NY · sticker $83,892$51,160a year
Barnard College14.3 mi · New York, NY · sticker $89,538$51,378a year
Jewish Theological Seminary of America14.4 mi · New York, NY · sticker $85,945$51,570a year
Jersey College9 mi · Teterboro · sticker $56,461$55,644a year
Manhattan School of Music14.4 mi · New York, NY · sticker $77,703$56,540a year
American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York15 mi · New York, NY · sticker $62,554 · tuition $40,650$58,766a year
American Musical and Dramatic Academy14 mi · New York, NY · sticker $65,647$59,423a year
The New School14.8 mi · New York, NY · sticker $88,284$64,738a year
Pillar College8.8 mi · Newark · sticker $38,047—a year
Eastern International College-Jersey City12.3 mi · Jersey City · sticker $26,182—a year
Mandl School-The College of Allied Health14.4 mi · New York, NY · sticker $43,113—a year
Rabbinical College of America14.5 mi · Morristown · sticker $27,300—a year
Boricua College14.9 mi · New York, NY · sticker $24,213—a 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 Cedar Grove Township: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Montclair StateNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyKean UniversityColumbiaBMCC (CUNY)City College (CUNY)
Columbia University in the City of New York96% graduate$102k earnings$22k typical debt
Montclair State University65% graduate$61k earnings*$22k typical debt
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College25% graduate$42k earnings$8k typical debt
CUNY City College57% graduate$66k earnings$12k typical debt
New Jersey Institute of Technology73% graduate$84k earnings$21k typical debt
Kean University47% graduate$57k earnings$23k typical debt
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice56% graduate$56k earnings$11k typical debt
Bergen Community College21% graduate$47k earnings$12k typical debt
Rutgers University-Newark64% graduate$74k earnings*$22k typical debt
The New School69% graduate$53k earnings$22k typical debt
Seton Hall University69% graduate$70k earnings$23k typical debt
Touro University72% graduate$53k earnings$16k 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: Montclair State (2); Bloomfield College of Montclair State (2); Rutgers University-Newark (3); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus (2); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus (2); American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York (2).

Questions about college near Cedar Grove Township

Is Cedar Grove Township a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Cedar Grove Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Montclair State University, is 1.7 miles away in Montclair.

What colleges are near Cedar Grove Township?

55 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Columbia University in the City of New York (14.4 miles, 33,821 students on campus), Montclair State University (1.7 miles, 20,428) and CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College (14.9 miles, 14,993).

What is the closest community college to Cedar Grove Township, and what does it cost?

Passaic County Community College in Paterson, 5.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,300 a year for New Jersey residents; the federal net price, $7,761, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does 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 $10,880 (under $30,000 income) to $25,573 (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 Cedar Grove 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 →