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Colleges in and near Franklin Lakes

William Paterson University of New Jersey is 4.3 miles from Franklin Lakes

No college sits inside Franklin Lakes’ boundary, but William Paterson University of New Jersey’s campus in Wayne, with 5,114 students on campus, is 4.3 miles from the center of town, and Passaic County Community College is 6.4 miles away in Paterson. About 5% of Franklin Lakes’ residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey (6%).

William Paterson University of New Jersey

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 Franklin Lakes. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
25
75,575 students on campus
Nearest college
4.3 mi
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Residents in college
5%
About the same as NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
6.4 mi
Passaic County · $6,300 tuition
Nearest public university
4.3 mi
William Paterson University of New Jersey · $15,704 in-state
Median household income
$236K
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What stands out about college from Franklin Lakes

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

A university 4.3 miles awayWilliam Paterson University of New Jersey has 5,114 students on campus in Wayne, 44% of whom graduate within six years.In-state price at William Paterson University of New JerseyLiving in New Jersey, William Paterson University of New Jersey charges $15,704 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $25,344. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.A community college 6.4 miles awayPassaic County Community College in Paterson: tuition and fees $6,300 a year for New Jersey residents.Students are 5% 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 Franklin Lakes

18 private colleges within 14.2 miles, four public colleges within 14.7 miles, and four community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miMontclair StateBergenFranklin Lakes
University or collegeCommunity college
William Paterson University of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,114 on campus · 4.3 mi · Wayne90%admitted$19knet price44%graduate$58kearningsEastwick College-RamseyUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 5.2 mi · Ramsey$27knet price75%graduate$52kearningsRamapo College of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,272 on campus · 5.3 mi · Mahwah71%admitted$18knet price70%graduate$68kearningsPassaic County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,748 on campus · 6.4 mi · Paterson$8knet price19%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $6,300 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Bergen Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,883 on campus · 7.2 mi · Paramus$10knet price21%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $4,913 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Berkeley College-Woodland ParkUniversity or college · For-profit · 964 on campus · 7.6 mi · Woodland Park · mostly online$27knet price44%graduate$40kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Beth Medrash Meor YitzchokUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 222 on campus · 9.9 mi · Monsey, NY53%admitted$13knet price21%graduateYeshiva Shaarei Torah of RocklandUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 141 on campus · 10 mi · Suffern, NY37%admitted$11knet price$90kearningsMontclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 20,428 on campus · 10.2 mi · Montclair88%admitted$16knet price65%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Yeshivath ViznitzUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,148 on campus · 10.2 mi · Monsey, NY$9knet price69%graduateRockland Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,974 on campus · 10.7 mi · Suffern, NY$11knet price29%graduate$50kearningsTuition and fees: $6,862 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Yeshiva Shaar EphraimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 138 on campus · 10.7 mi · Monsey, NY$11knet price6%graduateOhel Margulia SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 243 on campus · 10.8 mi · Monsey, NY96%admitted$15knet price100%graduateTuition and fees: $9,700 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Mechon L'hoyroaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 124 on campus · 10.8 mi · Monsey, NYFelician UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,040 on campus · 11.2 mi · Lodi$40knet price47%graduate$58kearningsFairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,596 on campus · 12 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 · 12 mi · Hackensack$30knet price43%graduate$40kearningsHackensack Meridian School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 567 on campus · 12.3 mi · NutleyGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Caldwell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,822 on campus · 12.6 mi · Caldwell71%admitted$25knet price57%graduate$54kearningsJersey CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,089 on campus · 12.7 mi · Teterboro68%admitted$53knet price45%graduate$66kearningsBe'er Yaakov Talmudic SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 679 on campus · 12.9 mi · Spring Valley, NY$5knet price59%graduate$17kearningsDominican University New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,324 on campus · 13.6 mi · Orangeburg, NY63%admitted$42knet price53%graduate$61kearningsEastwick College-NutleyUniversity or college · For-profit · 456 on campus · 14 mi · Nutley$17knet price57%graduate$43kearningsSt. Thomas Aquinas CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,949 on campus · 14.2 mi · Sparkill, NY93%admitted$20knet price54%graduate$63kearningsBloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 851 on campus · 14.7 mi · Bloomfield70%admitted$28knet price38%graduate$61kearningsEarnings 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 Franklin Lakes’ median household income ($235,795) falls.

Yeshiva Shaar Ephraim10.7 mi · Monsey, NY · sticker $22,510$12,360a year
Passaic County Community College6.4 mi · Paterson · sticker $13,754 · tuition $6,300$12,816a year
Yeshivath Viznitz10.2 mi · Monsey, NY · sticker $20,397$15,652a year
Bergen Community College7.2 mi · Paramus · sticker $17,184 · tuition $4,913$16,919a year
Rockland Community College10.7 mi · Suffern, NY · sticker $18,713 · tuition $6,862$18,431a year
Eastwick College-Nutley14 mi · Nutley · sticker $26,454$23,728a year
William Paterson University of New Jersey4.3 mi · Wayne · sticker $28,476$24,917a year
Montclair State University10.2 mi · Montclair · sticker $28,305$25,573a year
Ramapo College of New Jersey5.3 mi · Mahwah · sticker $29,483$26,008a year
St. Thomas Aquinas College14.2 mi · Sparkill, NY · sticker $53,370$27,333a year
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus12 mi · Teaneck · sticker $50,305$28,735a year
Eastwick College-Hackensack12 mi · Hackensack · sticker $33,359$30,439a year
Caldwell University12.6 mi · Caldwell · sticker $54,073$30,449a year
Eastwick College-Ramsey5.2 mi · Ramsey · sticker $32,704$31,341a year
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University14.7 mi · Bloomfield · sticker $42,035$36,558a year
Felician University11.2 mi · Lodi · sticker $50,316$38,120a year
Berkeley College-Woodland Park7.6 mi · Woodland Park · mostly online · sticker $44,691$38,426a year
Dominican University New York13.6 mi · Orangeburg, NY · sticker $47,802$42,337a year
Jersey College12.7 mi · Teterboro · sticker $56,461$55,644a year
Beth Medrash Meor Yitzchok9.9 mi · Monsey, NY · sticker $25,700—a year
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland10 mi · Suffern, NY · sticker $22,780—a year
Ohel Margulia Seminary10.8 mi · Monsey, NY · sticker $22,600 · tuition $9,700—a year
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary12.9 mi · Spring Valley, NY · sticker $19,858—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 Franklin Lakes: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →William Paterson University of New JerseyRamapo College of New JerseyBergenMontclair StateRocklandFairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus
Montclair State University65% graduate$61k earnings*$22k typical debt
Bergen Community College21% graduate$47k earnings$12k typical debt
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus53% graduate$57k earnings*$25k typical debt
Ramapo College of New Jersey70% graduate$68k earnings$21k typical debt
William Paterson University of New Jersey44% graduate$58k earnings$22k typical debt
Rockland Community College29% graduate$50k earnings$8k typical debt
Passaic County Community College19% graduate$37k earnings$8k typical debt
Jersey College45% graduate$66k earnings$21k typical debt
Felician University47% graduate$58k earnings$25k typical debt
St. Thomas Aquinas College54% graduate$63k earnings$23k typical debt
Caldwell University57% graduate$54k earnings$25k typical debt
Dominican University New York53% graduate$61k earnings$25k 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); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus (2); Bloomfield College of Montclair State (2).

Questions about college near Franklin Lakes

Is Franklin Lakes a college town?

No. About 5 of every 100 Franklin Lakes residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, William Paterson University of New Jersey, is 4.3 miles away in Wayne.

What colleges are near Franklin Lakes?

25 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Montclair State University (10.2 miles, 20,428 students on campus), Bergen Community College (7.2 miles, 9,883) and Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus (12 miles, 6,596).

What is the closest community college to Franklin Lakes, and what does it cost?

Passaic County Community College in Paterson, 6.4 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 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 Franklin Lakes. 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 →