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Colleges in and near Garfield
Montclair State University is 4.9 miles from Garfield
No college sits inside Garfield’s boundary, but Montclair State University’s campus in Montclair, with 20,428 students on campus, is 4.9 miles from the center of town, and Passaic County Community College is 4.1 miles away in Paterson. About 6% of Garfield’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey (6%).
Felician UniversityJersey CollegePassaic County Community CollegeFairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusMontclair State 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 Garfield. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
98
467,146 students on campus
Nearest college
1.1 mi
Felician University
Residents in college
6%
About the same as NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
4.1 mi
Passaic County · $6,300 tuition
Nearest public university
4.9 mi
Montclair State · $15,912 in-state
Median household income
$80K
prices below start here
What stands out about college from Garfield
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Five colleges within 4.9 milesJersey College admits 68% of applicants; Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus admits 91%; Montclair State University admits 88%. Together they have 37,901 students on campus.A community college 4.1 miles awayPassaic County Community College in Paterson: tuition and fees $6,300 a year for New Jersey residents.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.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 Garfield
72 private colleges within 15 miles, 17 public colleges within 14.3 miles, and 12 community colleges.
University or collegeCommunity college
Felician UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,040 on campus · 1.1 mi · Lodi$40knet price47%graduate$58kearningsJersey CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,089 on campus · 2.9 mi · Teterboro68%admitted$53knet price45%graduate$66kearningsEastwick College-HackensackUniversity or college · For-profit · 874 on campus · 3.6 mi · Hackensack$30knet price43%graduate$40kearningsHackensack Meridian School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 567 on campus · 4 mi · NutleyGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Passaic County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,748 on campus · 4.1 mi · Paterson$8knet price19%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $6,300 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,596 on campus · 4.3 mi · Teaneck91%admitted$15knet price53%graduate$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Berkeley College-Woodland ParkUniversity or college · For-profit · 964 on campus · 4.4 mi · Woodland Park · mostly online$27knet price44%graduate$40kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 20,428 on campus · 4.9 mi · Montclair88%admitted$16knet price65%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Bergen Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,883 on campus · 5.1 mi · Paramus$10knet price21%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $4,913 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Eastwick College-NutleyUniversity or college · For-profit · 456 on campus · 5.1 mi · Nutley$17knet price57%graduate$43kearningsWilliam Paterson University of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,114 on campus · 6.6 mi · Wayne90%admitted$19knet price44%graduate$58kearningsBloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 851 on campus · 7.4 mi · Bloomfield70%admitted$28knet price38%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Barnard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,223 on campus · 9 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$29knet price93%graduate$81kearningsManhattan School of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,092 on campus · 9 mi · New York, NY41%admitted$52knet price78%graduate$27kearningsBank Street College of EducationUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 375 on campus · 9 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Jewish Theological Seminary of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 301 on campus · 9 mi · New York, NY49%admitted$43knet price90%graduate$93kearningsUnion Theological Seminary in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 181 on campus · 9 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Columbia University in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 33,821 on campus · 9.1 mi · New York, NY4%admitted$22knet price96%graduate$102kearningsTeachers College at Columbia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,145 on campus · 9.1 mi · New York, NY$73kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Boricua CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 479 on campus · 9.1 mi · New York, NY$15knet price81%graduate$35kearningsCaldwell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,822 on campus · 9.2 mi · Caldwell71%admitted$25knet price57%graduate$54kearningsCUNY City CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 14,011 on campus · 9.3 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$4knet price57%graduate$66kearningsYeshiva UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,646 on campus · 9.5 mi · New York, NY56%admitted$50knet price83%graduate$71kearningsAmerican Musical and Dramatic AcademyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,500 on campus · 9.7 mi · New York, NY24%admitted$41knet price72%graduate$27kearningsCUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeUniversity or college · Public · 10,648 on campus · 9.8 mi · New York, NY57%admitted$3knet price56%graduate$56kearningsThe Juilliard SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 914 on campus · 9.8 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$44knet price93%graduate$38kearningsHelene Fuld College of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 722 on campus · 10.1 mi · New York, NY17%admitted$47knet price$111kearningsNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 12,314 on campus · 10.2 mi · Newark65%admitted$17knet price73%graduate$84kearningsIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,234 on campus · 10.2 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.New York College of Podiatric MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 349 on campus · 10.2 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Rutgers University-NewarkUniversity or college · Public · 9,695 on campus · 10.3 mi · Newark71%admitted$20knet price64%graduate$74kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Stevens Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,939 on campus · 10.3 mi · Hoboken48%admitted$41knet price87%graduate$109kearningsPillar CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 549 on campus · 10.3 mi · Newark$8knet price38%graduate$46kearningsEastern International College-Jersey CityUniversity or college · For-profit · 474 on campus · 10.3 mi · Jersey City70%admitted$21knet price34%graduate$35kearningsMandl School-The College of Allied HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 465 on campus · 10.3 mi · New York, NY$36knet price48%graduate$39kearningsEssex County CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,890 on campus · 10.4 mi · Newark$4knet price20%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $5,415 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.CUNY Bronx Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,819 on campus · 10.4 mi · Bronx, NY$4knet price16%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $5,206 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.CUNY Hostos Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,730 on campus · 10.4 mi · Bronx, NY$5knet price16%graduate$40kearningsTuition and fees: $5,254 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Mount Sinai Phillips School of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 273 on campus · 10.4 mi · New York, NY100%graduate$97kearningsTouro UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,219 on campus · 10.6 mi · New York, NY61%admitted$30knet price72%graduate$53kearningsHudson County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,008 on campus · 10.6 mi · Jersey City$7knet price26%graduate$34kearningsTuition and fees: $5,384 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.CUNY Hunter CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 22,220 on campus · 10.7 mi · New York, NY54%admitted$3knet price57%graduate$63kearningsSaint Peter's UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,905 on campus · 10.7 mi · Jersey City90%admitted$12knet price58%graduate$58kearningsUniversity of Mount Saint VincentUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,763 on campus · 10.7 mi · Bronx, NY85%admitted$22knet price57%graduate$66kearningsManhattan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,425 on campus · 10.8 mi · Riverdale, NY79%admitted$27knet price64%graduate$86kearningsNew York School of Interior DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 341 on campus · 10.8 mi · New York, NY63%admitted$45knet price69%graduate$48kearningsFashion Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 7,796 on campus · 10.9 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$19knet price81%graduate$63kearningsMonroe UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 6,528 on campus · 10.9 mi · Bronx, NY68%admitted$15knet price57%graduate$41kearningsMarymount Manhattan CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,646 on campus · 10.9 mi · New York, NY83%admitted$37knet price49%graduate$49kearningsSwedish Institute a College of Health SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,160 on campus · 10.9 mi · New York, NY$30knet price57%graduate$30kearningsCUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,093 on campus · 10.9 mi · New York, NY$6knet price23%graduateTuition and fees: $5,194 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.LIM CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 10.9 mi · New York, NY96%admitted$39knet price51%graduate$59kearningsSUNY College of OptometryUniversity or college · Public · 394 on campus · 10.9 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Berkeley College-New YorkUniversity or college · For-profit · 691 on campus · 11 mi · New York, NY · mostly online$34knet price44%graduate$46kearnings64% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.CUNY Lehman CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 9,712 on campus · 11.1 mi · Bronx, NY57%admitted$3knet price51%graduate$58kearningsSotheby's Institute of Art-NYUniversity or college · For-profit · 168 on campus · 11.1 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY Graduate School and University CenterUniversity or college · Public · 4,811 on campus · 11.2 mi · New York, NY68%admitted$66kearningsWeill Medical College of Cornell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,386 on campus · 11.3 mi · New York, NY$104kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New YorkCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 225 on campus · 11.3 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.The Rockefeller UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 286 on campus · 11.4 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 · 11.4 mi · New York, NYThe New SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,218 on campus · 11.5 mi · New York, NY63%admitted$59knet price69%graduate$53kearningsCUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 18,808 on campus · 11.6 mi · New York, NY48%admitted$3knet price72%graduate$76kearningsNew Jersey City UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 4,151 on campus · 11.8 mi · Jersey City98%admitted$16knet price34%graduate$53kearningsSchool of Visual ArtsUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,016 on campus · 11.8 mi · New York, NY93%admitted$58knet price76%graduate$46kearningsNew York UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 53,873 on campus · 11.9 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$37knet price88%graduate$83kearningsFordham UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 14,685 on campus · 11.9 mi · Bronx, NY59%admitted$44knet price82%graduate$86kearningsSeton Hall UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,564 on campus · 11.9 mi · South Orange73%admitted$31knet price69%graduate$70kearningsHebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of ReligionUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 191 on campus · 12 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 983 on campus · 12.1 mi · New York, NY21%admitted$13knet price81%graduate$84kearningsCUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 14,993 on campus · 12.2 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 · 12.4 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Eastwick College-RamseyUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 12.4 mi · Ramsey$27knet price75%graduate$52kearningsNew York Academy of ArtUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 116 on campus · 12.4 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY School of LawUniversity or college · Public · 677 on campus · 12.5 mi · Long Island City, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Metropolitan College of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 161 on campus · 12.8 mi · New York, NY · mostly online90%admitted$29knet price40%graduate$46kearnings76% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Pace UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 12,977 on campus · 12.9 mi · New York, NY76%admitted$31knet price60%graduate$70kearningsCUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,931 on campus · 13 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.Mildred Elley-New York CampusUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,004 on campus · 13 mi · New York, NY$25knet price32%graduate$39kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Pacific College of Health and ScienceUniversity or college · For-profit · 481 on campus · 13 mi · New York, NY$57knet price56%graduate$26kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.New York School for Medical and Dental AssistantsUniversity or college · For-profit · 281 on campus · 13.2 mi · Long Island City, NY$20knet price65%graduate$39kearningsCochran School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 112 on campus · 13.2 mi · Yonkers, NY$100kearningsAlbert Einstein College of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,328 on campus · 13.8 mi · Bronx, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.AMG School of NursingUniversity or college · For-profit · 570 on campus · 13.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY$35knet price79%graduateVaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,135 on campus · 14.1 mi · Flushing, NY$40knet price39%graduate$65kearningsCUNY New York City College of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 12,661 on campus · 14.2 mi · Brooklyn, NY80%admitted$5knet price21%graduate$49kearningsDominican University New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,324 on campus · 14.2 mi · Orangeburg, NY63%admitted$42knet price53%graduate$61kearningsYeshiva Yesoda Hatorah Vetz ChaimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 205 on campus · 14.2 mi · Brooklyn, NY$12knet price43%graduateMontefiore School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 115 on campus · 14.2 mi · Mount Vernon, NYRamapo College of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,272 on campus · 14.3 mi · Mahwah71%admitted$18knet price70%graduate$68kearningsUnited Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,006 on campus · 14.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY$7knet price58%graduate$25kearningsSt. Thomas Aquinas CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,949 on campus · 14.3 mi · Sparkill, NY93%admitted$20knet price54%graduate$63kearningsSarah Lawrence CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,738 on campus · 14.3 mi · Bronxville, NY62%admitted$41knet price71%graduate$54kearningsBrooklyn Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,174 on campus · 14.4 mi · Brooklyn, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon YisroelUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 233 on campus · 14.5 mi · Brooklyn, NY$33knet price41%graduateSt. Francis CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,304 on campus · 14.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY · mostly online$18knet price55%graduate$58kearnings63% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Pratt Institute-MainUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,182 on campus · 15 mi · Brooklyn, NY73%admitted$53knet price74%graduate$54kearningsSt. Joseph's University-New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,531 on campus · 15 mi · Brooklyn, NY72%admitted$19knet price69%graduate$64kearnings
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 Garfield’s median household income ($79,700) falls.
Pillar College10.3 mi · Newark · sticker $38,047$4,411a year
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College12.2 mi · New York, NY · sticker $12,866 · tuition $5,170$8,927a year
CUNY LaGuardia Community College13 mi · Long Island City, NY · sticker $13,648 · tuition $5,218$9,478a year
CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College10.9 mi · New York, NY · sticker $13,179 · tuition $5,194$10,816a year
Hudson County Community College10.6 mi · Jersey City · sticker $15,469 · tuition $5,384$11,396a year
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art12.1 mi · New York, NY · sticker $64,190$16,682a year
Barnard College9 mi · New York, NY · sticker $89,538$24,753a year
LIM College10.9 mi · New York, NY · sticker $53,064$40,971a year
Felician University1.1 mi · Lodi · sticker $50,316$41,077a year
Jersey College2.9 mi · Teterboro · sticker $56,461$54,951a year
American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York11.3 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 Garfield: 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
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
CUNY New York City College of Technology21% graduate$49k earnings$11k typical debt
New Jersey Institute of Technology73% graduate$84k earnings$21k 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); Montclair State (2); Bloomfield College of Montclair State (2); Rutgers University-Newark (3); American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York (2); Mildred Elley-New York Campus (3); Pacific College of Health and Science (3).
Questions about college near Garfield
Is Garfield a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Garfield residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Felician University, is 1.1 miles away in Lodi.
What colleges are near Garfield?
98 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: New York University (11.9 miles, 53,873 students on campus), Columbia University in the City of New York (9.1 miles, 33,821) and CUNY Hunter College (10.7 miles, 22,220).
What is the closest community college to Garfield, and what does it cost?
Passaic County Community College in Paterson, 4.1 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 Garfield. 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 →