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Colleges in and near Fort Lee
Columbia University in the City of New York is 3 miles from Fort Lee
No college sits inside Fort Lee’s boundary, but Columbia University in the City of New York’s campus in New York, with 33,821 students on campus, is 3 miles from the center of town, and Bergen Community College is 9.3 miles away in Paramus. About 6% of Fort Lee’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey (6%).
Yeshiva UniversityCUNY City CollegeManhattan School of MusicTeachers College at Columbia UniversityBarnard CollegeColumbia University in the City of New YorkCUNY Bronx Community CollegeCUNY Hostos Community CollegeMonroe UniversityCUNY Lehman CollegeIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiFairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusManhattan UniversityJersey CollegeFordham 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 Fort Lee. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
118
524,184 students on campus
Nearest college
1.8 mi
Boricua College
Residents in college
6%
About the same as NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
9.3 mi
Bergen · $4,913 tuition
Nearest public university
11.5 mi
New Jersey City University · $14,460 in-state
Median household income
$107K
prices below start here
What stands out about college from Fort Lee
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
15 colleges within 4.7 milesYeshiva University admits 56% of applicants; CUNY City College admits 60%; Manhattan School of Music admits 41%. Together they have 118,756 students on campus.A community college 9.3 miles awayBergen Community College in Paramus: tuition and fees $4,913 a year for New Jersey residents.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.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 Fort Lee
86 private colleges within 15 miles, 22 public colleges within 13.8 miles, and 15 community colleges.
University or collegeCommunity college
Boricua CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 479 on campus · 1.8 mi · New York, NY$15knet price81%graduate$35kearningsYeshiva UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,646 on campus · 2.1 mi · New York, NY56%admitted$50knet price83%graduate$71kearningsCUNY City CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 14,011 on campus · 2.4 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$4knet price57%graduate$66kearningsManhattan School of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,092 on campus · 2.7 mi · New York, NY41%admitted$52knet price78%graduate$27kearningsJewish Theological Seminary of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 301 on campus · 2.7 mi · New York, NY49%admitted$43knet price90%graduate$93kearningsUnion Theological Seminary in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 181 on campus · 2.7 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Teachers College at Columbia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,145 on campus · 2.8 mi · New York, NY$73kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Barnard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,223 on campus · 2.8 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$29knet price93%graduate$81kearningsColumbia University in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 33,821 on campus · 3 mi · New York, NY4%admitted$22knet price96%graduate$102kearningsCUNY Bronx Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,819 on campus · 3.1 mi · Bronx, NY$4knet price16%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $5,206 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Bank Street College of EducationUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 375 on campus · 3.1 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY Hostos Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,730 on campus · 3.2 mi · Bronx, NY$5knet price16%graduate$40kearningsTuition and fees: $5,254 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.New York College of Podiatric MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 349 on campus · 3.5 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Helene Fuld College of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 722 on campus · 3.6 mi · New York, NY17%admitted$47knet price$111kearningsMount Sinai Phillips School of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 273 on campus · 3.6 mi · New York, NY100%graduate$97kearningsMonroe UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 6,528 on campus · 3.8 mi · Bronx, NY68%admitted$15knet price57%graduate$41kearningsCUNY Lehman CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 9,712 on campus · 4.2 mi · Bronx, NY57%admitted$3knet price51%graduate$58kearningsIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,234 on campus · 4.3 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,596 on campus · 4.4 mi · Teaneck91%admitted$15knet price53%graduate$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Eastwick College-HackensackUniversity or college · For-profit · 874 on campus · 4.4 mi · Hackensack$30knet price43%graduate$40kearningsManhattan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,425 on campus · 4.5 mi · Riverdale, NY79%admitted$27knet price64%graduate$86kearningsJersey CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,089 on campus · 4.6 mi · Teterboro68%admitted$53knet price45%graduate$66kearningsFordham UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 14,685 on campus · 4.7 mi · Bronx, NY59%admitted$44knet price82%graduate$86kearningsUniversity of Mount Saint VincentUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,763 on campus · 5.4 mi · Bronx, NY85%admitted$22knet price57%graduate$66kearningsThe Juilliard SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 914 on campus · 5.4 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$44knet price93%graduate$38kearningsAmerican Musical and Dramatic AcademyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,500 on campus · 5.5 mi · New York, NY24%admitted$41knet price72%graduate$27kearningsCUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeUniversity or college · Public · 10,648 on campus · 5.6 mi · New York, NY57%admitted$3knet price56%graduate$56kearningsCUNY Hunter CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 22,220 on campus · 5.7 mi · New York, NY54%admitted$3knet price57%graduate$63kearningsMarymount Manhattan CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,646 on campus · 5.7 mi · New York, NY83%admitted$37knet price49%graduate$49kearningsNew York School of Interior DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 341 on campus · 5.7 mi · New York, NY63%admitted$45knet price69%graduate$48kearningsWeill Medical College of Cornell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,386 on campus · 6 mi · New York, NY$104kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Mandl School-The College of Allied HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 465 on campus · 6 mi · New York, NY$36knet price48%graduate$39kearningsThe Rockefeller UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 286 on campus · 6.1 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Touro UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,219 on campus · 6.5 mi · New York, NY61%admitted$30knet price72%graduate$53kearningsAlbert Einstein College of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,328 on campus · 6.5 mi · Bronx, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Sotheby's Institute of Art-NYUniversity or college · For-profit · 168 on campus · 6.5 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.LIM CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 6.6 mi · New York, NY96%admitted$39knet price51%graduate$59kearningsFelician UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,040 on campus · 6.7 mi · Lodi$40knet price47%graduate$58kearningsBerkeley College-New YorkUniversity or college · For-profit · 691 on campus · 6.7 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 · 6.7 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,093 on campus · 6.8 mi · New York, NY$6knet price23%graduateTuition and fees: $5,194 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.CUNY Graduate School and University CenterUniversity or college · Public · 4,811 on campus · 7.1 mi · New York, NY68%admitted$66kearningsFashion Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 7,796 on campus · 7.2 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$19knet price81%graduate$63kearningsCUNY School of LawUniversity or college · Public · 677 on campus · 7.2 mi · Long Island City, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Swedish Institute a College of Health SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,160 on campus · 7.3 mi · New York, NY$30knet price57%graduate$30kearningsAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts-New YorkCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 225 on campus · 7.3 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.Vaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,135 on campus · 7.4 mi · Flushing, NY$40knet price39%graduate$65kearningsCUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,931 on campus · 7.6 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.New York School for Medical and Dental AssistantsUniversity or college · For-profit · 281 on campus · 7.6 mi · Long Island City, NY$20knet price65%graduate$39kearningsCUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 18,808 on campus · 7.7 mi · New York, NY48%admitted$3knet price72%graduate$76kearningsSchool of Visual ArtsUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,016 on campus · 7.7 mi · New York, NY93%admitted$58knet price76%graduate$46kearningsNew York Conservatory for Dramatic ArtsUniversity or college · For-profit · 286 on campus · 7.7 mi · New York, NYStevens Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,939 on campus · 7.8 mi · Hoboken48%admitted$41knet price87%graduate$109kearningsMontefiore School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 115 on campus · 8 mi · Mount Vernon, NYThe New SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,218 on campus · 8.1 mi · New York, NY63%admitted$59knet price69%graduate$53kearningsNew York UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 53,873 on campus · 8.5 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$37knet price88%graduate$83kearningsThe Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 983 on campus · 8.5 mi · New York, NY21%admitted$13knet price81%graduate$84kearningsHebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of ReligionUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 191 on campus · 8.5 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Sarah Lawrence CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,738 on campus · 8.9 mi · Bronxville, NY62%admitted$41knet price71%graduate$54kearningsEastern International College-Jersey CityUniversity or college · For-profit · 474 on campus · 9.2 mi · Jersey City70%admitted$21knet price34%graduate$35kearningsBergen Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,883 on campus · 9.3 mi · Paramus$10knet price21%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $4,913 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.New York Academy of ArtUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 116 on campus · 9.3 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Cochran School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 112 on campus · 9.3 mi · Yonkers, NY$100kearningsCUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 14,993 on campus · 9.4 mi · New York, NY$5knet price25%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,170 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.New York Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,055 on campus · 9.4 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Eastwick College-NutleyUniversity or college · For-profit · 456 on campus · 9.5 mi · Nutley$17knet price57%graduate$43kearningsHudson County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,008 on campus · 9.6 mi · Jersey City$7knet price26%graduate$34kearningsTuition and fees: $5,384 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.SUNY Maritime CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 1,286 on campus · 9.7 mi · Throggs Neck, NY72%admitted$22knet price64%graduate$96kearningsHackensack Meridian School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 567 on campus · 9.7 mi · NutleyGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Pace UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 12,977 on campus · 9.8 mi · New York, NY76%admitted$31knet price60%graduate$70kearningsYeshiva Yesoda Hatorah Vetz ChaimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 205 on campus · 9.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY$12knet price43%graduateSaint Peter's UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,905 on campus · 10 mi · Jersey City90%admitted$12knet price58%graduate$58kearningsUnited Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,006 on campus · 10 mi · Brooklyn, NY$7knet price58%graduate$25kearningsPacific College of Health and ScienceUniversity or college · For-profit · 481 on campus · 10 mi · New York, NY$57knet price56%graduate$26kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon YisroelUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 233 on campus · 10.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY$33knet price41%graduateMetropolitan College of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 161 on campus · 10.1 mi · New York, NY · mostly online90%admitted$29knet price40%graduate$46kearnings76% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Mildred Elley-New York CampusUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,004 on campus · 10.3 mi · New York, NY$25knet price32%graduate$39kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.St Paul's School of Nursing-QueensUniversity or college · For-profit · 945 on campus · 10.3 mi · Rego Park, NY$26knet price56%graduate$104kearningsAMG School of NursingUniversity or college · For-profit · 570 on campus · 10.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY$35knet price79%graduateCUNY New York City College of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 12,661 on campus · 10.8 mi · Brooklyn, NY80%admitted$5knet price21%graduate$49kearningsIona UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,561 on campus · 10.9 mi · New Rochelle, NY87%admitted$29knet price56%graduate$74kearningsPratt Institute-MainUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,182 on campus · 11 mi · Brooklyn, NY73%admitted$53knet price74%graduate$54kearningsBrooklyn Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,174 on campus · 11 mi · Brooklyn, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.St. Joseph's University-New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,531 on campus · 11.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY72%admitted$19knet price69%graduate$64kearningsSt. Francis CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,304 on campus · 11.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY · mostly online$18knet price55%graduate$58kearnings63% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.CUNY Queens CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 15,455 on campus · 11.2 mi · Queens, NY64%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$63kearningsUnited States Merchant Marine AcademyUniversity or college · Public · 947 on campus · 11.2 mi · Kings Point, NY34%admitted$6knet price82%graduate$91kearningsPassaic County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,748 on campus · 11.3 mi · Paterson$8knet price19%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $6,300 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.New Jersey City UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 4,151 on campus · 11.5 mi · Jersey City98%admitted$16knet price34%graduate$53kearningsMontclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 20,428 on campus · 11.9 mi · Montclair88%admitted$16knet price65%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Berkeley College-Woodland ParkUniversity or college · For-profit · 964 on campus · 11.9 mi · Woodland Park · mostly online$27knet price44%graduate$40kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Rabbinical Seminary of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 601 on campus · 11.9 mi · Flushing, NY98%admitted$5knet price30%graduatePlaza CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 264 on campus · 11.9 mi · Forest Hills, NY · mostly online30%admitted$20knet price68%graduate$32kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Bloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 851 on campus · 12.3 mi · Bloomfield70%admitted$28knet price38%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Talmudical Seminary Oholei TorahUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 353 on campus · 12.5 mi · Brooklyn, NY77%admitted$11knet price22%graduate$39kearningsYeshiva of KashoUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 174 on campus · 12.5 mi · Brooklyn, NY$9knet price11%graduateCentral Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim LubavitzUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 918 on campus · 12.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY87%admitted$21knet price5%graduate$35kearningsSt. John's University-New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 18,767 on campus · 12.7 mi · Queens, NY83%admitted$30knet price66%graduate$70kearningsMercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,653 on campus · 12.8 mi · Dobbs Ferry, NY86%admitted$14knet price46%graduate$52kearningsCUNY Medgar Evers CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 3,260 on campus · 12.8 mi · Brooklyn, NY86%admitted$6knet price20%graduate$46kearningsAssociated Beth Rivkah SchoolsCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 289 on campus · 12.8 mi · Brooklyn, NY84%admitted$23knet price77%graduate$18kearningsTuition and fees: $11,200 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Pillar CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 549 on campus · 12.9 mi · Newark$8knet price38%graduate$46kearningsCUNY Queensborough Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,557 on campus · 13 mi · Bayside, NY$4knet price24%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $5,210 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.New Jersey Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 12,314 on campus · 13.1 mi · Newark65%admitted$17knet price73%graduate$84kearningsRutgers University-NewarkUniversity or college · Public · 9,695 on campus · 13.2 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 · 13.3 mi · Newark$4knet price20%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $5,415 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,949 on campus · 13.3 mi · Sparkill, NY93%admitted$20knet price54%graduate$63kearningsWilliam Paterson University of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,114 on campus · 13.6 mi · Wayne90%admitted$19knet price44%graduate$58kearningsDominican University New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,324 on campus · 13.6 mi · Orangeburg, NY63%admitted$42knet price53%graduate$61kearningsSUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 1,907 on campus · 13.7 mi · Brooklyn, NY$110kearningsCUNY York CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 5,830 on campus · 13.8 mi · Jamaica, NY64%admitted$4knet price32%graduate$57kearningsNew York Automotive and Diesel InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 448 on campus · 14.2 mi · Jamaica, NY$25knet price64%graduate$51kearningsMesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 538 on campus · 14.7 mi · Brooklyn, NY80%admitted$5knet price50%graduateYeshiva Kollel Tifereth ElizerUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 373 on campus · 14.8 mi · Brooklyn, NY74%admitted80%graduateYeshiva Derech ChaimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 152 on campus · 14.8 mi · Brooklyn, NY88%admitted$12knet price80%graduateYeshiva of Machzikai HadasUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 461 on campus · 14.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY70%admitted$23knet price74%graduateSeminar L'moros Bais YaakovCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 371 on campus · 14.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY84%admitted$24knet price54%graduate$24kearningsTuition and fees: $12,500 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Talmudical Seminary of BobovUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 515 on campus · 15 mi · Brooklyn, NY98%admitted$3knet price39%graduate$22kearnings
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
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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 Fort Lee’s median household income ($107,274) falls.
Pillar College12.9 mi · Newark · sticker $38,047$4,411a year
CUNY Queensborough Community College13 mi · Bayside, NY · sticker $12,392 · tuition $5,210$8,211a year
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College9.4 mi · New York, NY · sticker $12,866 · tuition $5,170$8,927a year
CUNY LaGuardia Community College7.6 mi · Long Island City, NY · sticker $13,648 · tuition $5,218$9,478a year
CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College6.8 mi · New York, NY · sticker $13,179 · tuition $5,194$10,816a year
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art8.5 mi · New York, NY · sticker $64,190$16,682a year
Associated Beth Rivkah Schools12.8 mi · Brooklyn, NY · sticker $32,924 · tuition $11,200$27,789a year
Berkeley College-Woodland Park11.9 mi · Woodland Park · mostly online · sticker $44,691$32,364a year
LIM College6.6 mi · New York, NY · sticker $53,064$40,971a year
Felician University6.7 mi · Lodi · sticker $50,316$41,077a year
Jersey College4.6 mi · Teterboro · sticker $56,461$54,951a year
American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York7.3 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 Fort Lee: 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
St. John's University-New York66% graduate$70k earnings$25k typical debt
CUNY Queens College53% graduate$63k earnings$10k typical debt
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College25% graduate$42k earnings$8k typical debt
Fordham University82% graduate$86k earnings$24k 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
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-Metropolitan Campus (2); American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York (2); Pacific College of Health and Science (3); Mildred Elley-New York Campus (3); Montclair State (2); Bloomfield College of Montclair State (2); Rutgers University-Newark (3).
Questions about college near Fort Lee
Is Fort Lee a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Fort Lee residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Boricua College, is 1.8 miles away in New York.
What colleges are near Fort Lee?
118 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: New York University (8.5 miles, 53,873 students on campus), Columbia University in the City of New York (3 miles, 33,821) and CUNY Hunter College (5.7 miles, 22,220).
What is the closest community college to Fort Lee, and what does it cost?
Bergen Community College in Paramus, 9.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,913 a year for New Jersey residents; the federal net price, $10,345, 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 Fort Lee. 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 →