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Colleges in and near Cranford Township

Cranford Township is home to UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey

UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey (6,539 students on campus) is inside the town, and Kean University (11,988) is 4 miles from the center, in Union Township. About 5% of Cranford Township’s residents are enrolled in college, below New Jersey (6%).

UCNJ Union College of Union County, New JerseyKean 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 Cranford Township. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
26
148,893 students on campus
Nearest college
1.2 mi
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey
Residents in college
5%
Below NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
1.2 mi
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey · $5,280 tuition
Nearest public university
4 mi
Kean University · $14,299 in-state
Median household income
$156K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Cranford Township

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

Two colleges within 4 milesKean University admits 76% of applicants. Together they have 18,527 students on campus.A community college 1.2 miles awayUCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey in Cranford: tuition and fees $5,280 a year for New Jersey residents.In-state price at Kean UniversityLiving in New Jersey, Kean University charges $14,299 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $22,446. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.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 Cranford Township

15 private colleges within 14.9 miles, seven public colleges within 13.2 miles, and four community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miRutgers University-New BrunswickNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyKean UniversityCranford Township
University or collegeCommunity college
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New JerseyCommunity college · Public · 6,539 on campus · In Cranford Township$8knet price35%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,280 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Kean UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 11,988 on campus · 4 mi · Union76%admitted$12knet price47%graduate$57kearningsSeton Hall UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,564 on campus · 6.7 mi · South Orange73%admitted$31knet price69%graduate$70kearningsSt Paul's School of Nursing-Staten IslandUniversity or college · For-profit · 661 on campus · 7.4 mi · Staten Island, NY$36knet price46%graduate$87kearningsEssex 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.Rutgers University-NewarkUniversity or college · Public · 9,695 on campus · 8.8 mi · Newark71%admitted$20knet price64%graduate$74kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.New Jersey Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 12,314 on campus · 8.9 mi · Newark65%admitted$17knet price73%graduate$84kearningsCollege of Staten Island CUNYUniversity or college · Public · 9,715 on campus · 9 mi · Staten Island, NY92%admitted$6knet price34%graduate$54kearningsPillar CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 549 on campus · 9.1 mi · Newark$8knet price38%graduate$46kearningsAmerican Institute of Medical Sciences & EducationUniversity or college · For-profit · 397 on campus · 9.6 mi · Piscataway88%graduate$40kearningsDrew UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,160 on campus · 9.7 mi · Madison68%admitted$24knet price70%graduate$64kearningsFairleigh Dickinson University-Florham CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,671 on campus · 10.6 mi · Madison95%admitted$23knet price67%graduate$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Middlesex CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,857 on campus · 11 mi · Edison$2knet price33%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $4,764 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Saint Elizabeth UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 874 on campus · 11.2 mi · Morristown71%admitted$23knet price51%graduate$53kearningsBloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 851 on campus · 11.2 mi · Bloomfield70%admitted$28knet price38%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Wagner CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,932 on campus · 11.4 mi · Staten Island, NY88%admitted$28knet price65%graduate$74kearningsNew Jersey City UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 4,151 on campus · 11.9 mi · Jersey City98%admitted$16knet price34%graduate$53kearningsCaldwell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,822 on campus · 12.3 mi · Caldwell71%admitted$25knet price57%graduate$54kearningsSaint Peter's UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,905 on campus · 13.1 mi · Jersey City90%admitted$12knet price58%graduate$58kearningsRutgers University-New BrunswickUniversity or college · Public · 47,422 on campus · 13.2 mi · New Brunswick58%admitted$24knet price84%graduate$74kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Hudson County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,008 on campus · 13.6 mi · Jersey City$7knet price26%graduate$34kearningsTuition and fees: $5,384 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Eastwick College-NutleyUniversity or college · For-profit · 456 on campus · 13.6 mi · Nutley$17knet price57%graduate$43kearningsEastern International College-Jersey CityUniversity or college · For-profit · 474 on campus · 13.9 mi · Jersey City70%admitted$21knet price34%graduate$35kearningsHackensack Meridian School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 567 on campus · 14.5 mi · NutleyGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Rabbinical College of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 206 on campus · 14.5 mi · Morristown95%admitted$16knet price22%graduate$35kearningsChamberlain University-New JerseyUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,225 on campus · 14.9 mi · North Brunswick100%admitted$38knet price33%graduate$92kearningsEarnings are reported for all 15 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 Cranford Township’s median household income ($155,972) falls.

Middlesex College11 mi · Edison · sticker $10,054 · tuition $4,764$4,504a year
Essex County College8.7 mi · Newark · sticker $12,506 · tuition $5,415$9,647a year
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New JerseyIn Cranford Township · sticker $13,569 · tuition $5,280$11,965a year
College of Staten Island CUNY9 mi · Staten Island, NY · sticker $14,795$13,444a year
Hudson County Community College13.6 mi · Jersey City · sticker $15,469 · tuition $5,384$15,348a year
Kean University4 mi · Union · sticker $26,949$20,110a year
New Jersey City University11.9 mi · Jersey City · sticker $28,255$21,596a year
Saint Peter's University13.1 mi · Jersey City · sticker $50,272$21,829a year
Eastwick College-Nutley13.6 mi · Nutley · sticker $26,454$23,728a year
New Jersey Institute of Technology8.9 mi · Newark · sticker $32,859$27,244a year
Caldwell University12.3 mi · Caldwell · sticker $54,073$30,449a year
Saint Elizabeth University11.2 mi · Morristown · sticker $53,075$30,559a year
Wagner College11.4 mi · Staten Island, NY · sticker $65,574$32,604a year
Rutgers University-Newark8.8 mi · Newark · sticker $35,654$33,018a year
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus10.6 mi · Madison · sticker $54,204$34,331a year
Rutgers University-New Brunswick13.2 mi · New Brunswick · sticker $36,993$35,016a year
Drew University9.7 mi · Madison · sticker $65,301$35,512a year
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University11.2 mi · Bloomfield · sticker $42,035$36,558a year
Chamberlain University-New Jersey14.9 mi · North Brunswick · sticker $38,904$37,754a year
Seton Hall University6.7 mi · South Orange · sticker $68,263$41,783a year
St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island7.4 mi · Staten Island, NY · sticker $44,677—a year
Pillar College9.1 mi · Newark · sticker $38,047—a year
Eastern International College-Jersey City13.9 mi · Jersey City · sticker $26,182—a year
Rabbinical College of America14.5 mi · Morristown · sticker $27,300—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 Cranford Township: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Kean UniversityRutgers University-NewarkNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyCollege of Staten Island CUNYMiddlesex CollegeRutgers University-New Brunswick
Rutgers University-New Brunswick84% graduate$74k earnings*$22k typical debt
New Jersey Institute of Technology73% graduate$84k earnings$21k typical debt
Kean University47% graduate$57k earnings$23k typical debt
Middlesex College33% graduate$47k earnings$10k typical debt
College of Staten Island CUNY34% graduate$54k earnings$14k typical debt
Rutgers University-Newark64% graduate$74k earnings*$22k typical debt
Seton Hall University69% graduate$70k earnings$23k typical debt
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey35% graduate$42k earnings$15k typical debt
Essex County College20% graduate$37k earnings
Hudson County Community College26% graduate$34k earnings$10k typical debt
New Jersey City University34% graduate$53k earnings$18k typical debt
Saint Peter's University58% graduate$58k earnings$20k 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: Rutgers University-Newark (3); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus (2); Bloomfield College of Montclair State (2); Rutgers University-New Brunswick (3); Chamberlain University-New Jersey (15).

Majors

What students study in Cranford Township

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Health professions 38%Liberal arts 22%Business 14%Computer science 7%Public safety 4%Engineering 4%Everything else 11%

Biggest programs

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities367 graduates a year
$38k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing296 graduates a year
$103k4 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General149 graduates a year
$49k4 yrs out
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General131 graduates a year
$46k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections59 graduates a year
$48k4 yrs out
Engineering, General56 graduates a year
$63k4 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions48 graduates a year
$70k4 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies37 graduates a year
$37k4 yrs out

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 Cranford Township

Is Cranford Township a college town?

No. About 5 of every 100 Cranford Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below New Jersey (6). The largest campus in the town, UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey, has 6,539 students on campus.

What colleges are in Cranford Township?

UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey is inside the town. Kean University is 4 miles from the center, in Union Township.

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

UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey in Cranford, 1.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,280 a year for New Jersey residents; the federal net price, $8,257, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Kean University cost if we live in New Jersey?

Tuition and fees are $14,299 a year in-state and $22,446 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,374 (under $30,000 income) to $20,110 (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 Cranford 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 →