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Colleges in and near Great Notch

Montclair State University is 0.9 miles from Great Notch

No college sits inside Great Notch’s boundary, but Montclair State University’s campus in Montclair, with 20,428 students on campus, is 0.9 miles from the center of town, and Passaic County Community College is 3.9 miles away in Paterson. About 5% of Great Notch’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey (6%).

Montclair State UniversityPassaic County Community CollegeCaldwell 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 Great Notch. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
69
371,443 students on campus
Nearest college
0.9 mi
Montclair State
Residents in college
5%
About the same as NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
3.9 mi
Passaic County · $6,300 tuition
Nearest public university
0.9 mi
Montclair State · $15,912 in-state
Median household income
$162K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Great Notch

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

Three colleges within 4.3 milesMontclair State University admits 88% of applicants; Caldwell University admits 71%. Together they have 26,998 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 3.9 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 Great Notch

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

5 mi10 mi15 miNYUColumbiaHunter (CUNY)Great Notch
University or collegeCommunity college
Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 20,428 on campus · 0.9 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 · 2.1 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 · 3.8 mi · NutleyGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Passaic County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,748 on campus · 3.9 mi · Paterson$8knet price19%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $6,300 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Caldwell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,822 on campus · 4.3 mi · Caldwell71%admitted$25knet price57%graduate$54kearningsWilliam Paterson University of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,114 on campus · 5.1 mi · Wayne90%admitted$19knet price44%graduate$58kearningsBloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 851 on campus · 5.3 mi · Bloomfield70%admitted$28knet price38%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Eastwick College-NutleyUniversity or college · For-profit · 456 on campus · 5.4 mi · Nutley$17knet price57%graduate$43kearningsFelician UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,040 on campus · 5.9 mi · Lodi$40knet price47%graduate$58kearningsJersey CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,089 on campus · 7.9 mi · Teterboro68%admitted$53knet price45%graduate$66kearningsBergen Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,883 on campus · 8.4 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 · 8.8 mi · Hackensack$30knet price43%graduate$40kearningsNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 12,314 on campus · 9.1 mi · Newark65%admitted$17knet price73%graduate$84kearningsSeton Hall UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,564 on campus · 9.1 mi · South Orange73%admitted$31knet price69%graduate$70kearningsRutgers University-NewarkUniversity or college · Public · 9,695 on campus · 9.3 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 · 9.3 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 · 9.4 mi · Newark$8knet price38%graduate$46kearningsFairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,596 on campus · 9.6 mi · Teaneck91%admitted$15knet price53%graduate$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Eastern International College-Jersey CityUniversity or college · For-profit · 474 on campus · 12.2 mi · Jersey City70%admitted$21knet price34%graduate$35kearningsSaint Peter's UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,905 on campus · 12.3 mi · Jersey City90%admitted$12knet price58%graduate$58kearningsHudson 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 · 12.8 mi · Jersey City98%admitted$16knet price34%graduate$53kearningsStevens Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,939 on campus · 13 mi · Hoboken48%admitted$41knet price87%graduate$109kearningsKean UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 11,988 on campus · 13.4 mi · Union76%admitted$12knet price47%graduate$57kearningsAmerican Musical and Dramatic AcademyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,500 on campus · 13.4 mi · New York, NY24%admitted$41knet price72%graduate$27kearningsBank Street College of EducationUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 375 on campus · 13.4 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeUniversity or college · Public · 10,648 on campus · 13.5 mi · New York, NY57%admitted$3knet price56%graduate$56kearningsBarnard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,223 on campus · 13.5 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$29knet price93%graduate$81kearningsFairleigh Dickinson University-Florham CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,671 on campus · 13.5 mi · Madison95%admitted$23knet price67%graduate$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Eastwick College-RamseyUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 13.5 mi · Ramsey$27knet price75%graduate$52kearningsSaint Elizabeth UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 874 on campus · 13.5 mi · Morristown71%admitted$23knet price51%graduate$53kearningsColumbia University in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 33,821 on campus · 13.6 mi · New York, NY4%admitted$22knet price96%graduate$102kearningsDrew UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,160 on campus · 13.6 mi · Madison68%admitted$24knet price70%graduate$64kearningsManhattan School of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,092 on campus · 13.6 mi · New York, NY41%admitted$52knet price78%graduate$27kearningsThe Juilliard SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 914 on campus · 13.6 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$44knet price93%graduate$38kearningsJewish Theological Seminary of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 301 on campus · 13.6 mi · New York, NY49%admitted$43knet price90%graduate$93kearningsUnion Theological Seminary in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 181 on campus · 13.6 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 · 13.7 mi · New York, NY$73kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Mandl School-The College of Allied HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 465 on campus · 13.9 mi · New York, NY$36knet price48%graduate$39kearningsTouro UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,219 on campus · 14 mi · New York, NY61%admitted$30knet price72%graduate$53kearningsBoricua CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 479 on campus · 14 mi · New York, NY$15knet price81%graduate$35kearningsCUNY City CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 14,011 on campus · 14.1 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$4knet price57%graduate$66kearningsFashion Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 7,796 on campus · 14.1 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$19knet price81%graduate$63kearningsSwedish Institute a College of Health SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,160 on campus · 14.1 mi · New York, NY$30knet price57%graduate$30kearningsCUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,093 on campus · 14.3 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 · 14.3 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.LIM CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 14.4 mi · New York, NY96%admitted$39knet price51%graduate$59kearningsThe New SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,218 on campus · 14.5 mi · New York, NY63%admitted$59knet price69%graduate$53kearningsCUNY Graduate School and University CenterUniversity or college · Public · 4,811 on campus · 14.5 mi · New York, NY68%admitted$66kearningsIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,234 on campus · 14.5 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Berkeley College-New YorkUniversity or college · For-profit · 691 on campus · 14.5 mi · New York, NY · mostly online$34knet price44%graduate$46kearnings64% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.New York Conservatory for Dramatic ArtsUniversity or college · For-profit · 286 on campus · 14.5 mi · New York, NYCUNY Hunter CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 22,220 on campus · 14.6 mi · New York, NY54%admitted$3knet price57%graduate$63kearningsYeshiva UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,646 on campus · 14.6 mi · New York, NY56%admitted$50knet price83%graduate$71kearningsRamapo College of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,272 on campus · 14.6 mi · Mahwah71%admitted$18knet price70%graduate$68kearningsAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts-New YorkCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 225 on campus · 14.6 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.CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 14,993 on campus · 14.7 mi · New York, NY$5knet price25%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,170 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Helene Fuld College of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 722 on campus · 14.7 mi · New York, NY17%admitted$47knet price$111kearningsNew York College of Podiatric MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 349 on campus · 14.7 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.New York School of Interior DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 341 on campus · 14.7 mi · New York, NY63%admitted$45knet price69%graduate$48kearningsSotheby's Institute of Art-NYUniversity or college · For-profit · 168 on campus · 14.7 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.New York UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 53,873 on campus · 14.8 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$37knet price88%graduate$83kearningsMarymount Manhattan CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,646 on campus · 14.8 mi · New York, NY83%admitted$37knet price49%graduate$49kearningsCUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 18,808 on campus · 14.9 mi · New York, NY48%admitted$3knet price72%graduate$76kearningsMount Sinai Phillips School of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 273 on campus · 14.9 mi · New York, NY100%graduate$97kearningsHebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of ReligionUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 191 on campus · 14.9 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.School of Visual ArtsUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,016 on campus · 15 mi · New York, NY93%admitted$58knet price76%graduate$46kearningsNew York Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,055 on campus · 15 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.New York Academy of ArtUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 116 on campus · 15 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.

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 Over $110k, where Great Notch’s median household income ($162,101) falls.

Essex County College9.3 mi · Newark · sticker $12,506 · tuition $5,415$9,647a year
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College14.7 mi · New York, NY · sticker $12,866 · tuition $5,170$12,016a year
CUNY Hunter College14.6 mi · New York, NY · sticker $13,905$12,259a year
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College14.9 mi · New York, NY · sticker $14,170$12,314a year
CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College14.3 mi · New York, NY · sticker $13,179 · tuition $5,194$12,693a year
CUNY City College14.1 mi · New York, NY · sticker $14,403$12,806a year
Passaic County Community College3.9 mi · Paterson · sticker $13,754 · tuition $6,300$12,816a year
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice13.5 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 College8.4 mi · Paramus · sticker $17,184 · tuition $4,913$16,919a year
Kean University13.4 mi · Union · sticker $26,949$20,110a year
New Jersey City University12.8 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-Nutley5.4 mi · Nutley · sticker $26,454$23,728a year
William Paterson University of New Jersey5.1 mi · Wayne · sticker $28,476$24,917a year
Montclair State University0.9 mi · Montclair · sticker $28,305$25,573a year
Ramapo College of New Jersey14.6 mi · Mahwah · sticker $29,483$26,008a year
Fashion Institute of Technology14.1 mi · New York, NY · sticker $26,838$26,070a year
New Jersey Institute of Technology9.1 mi · Newark · sticker $32,859$27,244a year
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus9.6 mi · Teaneck · sticker $50,305$28,735a year
Eastwick College-Hackensack8.8 mi · Hackensack · sticker $33,359$30,439a year
Caldwell University4.3 mi · Caldwell · sticker $54,073$30,449a year
Saint Elizabeth University13.5 mi · Morristown · sticker $53,075$30,559a year
Eastwick College-Ramsey13.5 mi · Ramsey · sticker $32,704$31,341a year
Rutgers University-Newark9.3 mi · Newark · sticker $35,654$33,018a year
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus13.5 mi · Madison · sticker $54,204$34,331a year
Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences14.1 mi · New York, NY · sticker $35,629$34,767a year
Drew University13.6 mi · Madison · sticker $65,301$35,512a year
Touro University14 mi · New York, NY · sticker $40,500$36,341a year
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University5.3 mi · Bloomfield · sticker $42,035$36,558a year
Felician University5.9 mi · Lodi · sticker $50,316$38,120a year
Berkeley College-Woodland Park2.1 mi · Woodland Park · mostly online · sticker $44,691$38,426a year
Berkeley College-New York14.5 mi · New York, NY · mostly online · sticker $45,041$38,592a year
LIM College14.4 mi · New York, NY · sticker $53,064$41,501a year
Seton Hall University9.1 mi · South Orange · sticker $68,263$41,783a year
Marymount Manhattan College14.8 mi · New York, NY · sticker $65,767$42,217a year
New York School of Interior Design14.7 mi · New York, NY · sticker $48,730$46,647a year
Stevens Institute of Technology13 mi · Hoboken · sticker $79,790$49,538a year
Columbia University in the City of New York13.6 mi · New York, NY · sticker $89,472$50,621a year
The Juilliard School13.6 mi · New York, NY · sticker $83,892$51,160a year
Barnard College13.5 mi · New York, NY · sticker $89,538$51,378a year
Jewish Theological Seminary of America13.6 mi · New York, NY · sticker $85,945$51,570a year
Jersey College7.9 mi · Teterboro · sticker $56,461$55,644a year
Manhattan School of Music13.6 mi · New York, NY · sticker $77,703$56,540a year
American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York14.6 mi · New York, NY · sticker $62,554 · tuition $40,650$58,766a year
American Musical and Dramatic Academy13.4 mi · New York, NY · sticker $65,647$59,423a year
School of Visual Arts15 mi · New York, NY · sticker $78,051$62,858a year
The New School14.5 mi · New York, NY · sticker $88,284$64,738a year
New York University14.8 mi · New York, NY · sticker $84,374$66,876a year
Yeshiva University14.6 mi · New York, NY · sticker $70,892$69,618a year
Pillar College9.4 mi · Newark · sticker $38,047—a year
Eastern International College-Jersey City12.2 mi · Jersey City · sticker $26,182—a year
Mandl School-The College of Allied Health13.9 mi · New York, NY · sticker $43,113—a year
Boricua College14 mi · New York, NY · sticker $24,213—a year
Helene Fuld College of Nursing14.7 mi · New York, NY · sticker $51,340—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 Great Notch: 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 StateColumbiaHunter (CUNY)BMCC (CUNY)NYUBaruch (CUNY)
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
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

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 Great Notch

Is Great Notch a college town?

No. About 5 of every 100 Great Notch residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Montclair State University, is 0.9 miles away in Montclair.

What colleges are near Great Notch?

69 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: New York University (14.8 miles, 53,873 students on campus), Columbia University in the City of New York (13.6 miles, 33,821) and CUNY Hunter College (14.6 miles, 22,220).

What is the closest community college to Great Notch, and what does it cost?

Passaic County Community College in Paterson, 3.9 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 Great Notch. 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 →