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Colleges in and near Hackensack

Bergen Community College is 4.9 miles from Hackensack

Eastwick College-Hackensack (874 students on campus) is inside the city, and Bergen Community College (9,883) is 4.9 miles from the center, just over the line in Paramus. About 6% of Hackensack’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey (6%).

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 Hackensack. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
103
479,813 students on campus
Nearest college
0.4 mi
Eastwick College-Hackensack
Residents in college
6%
About the same as NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
4.9 mi
Bergen · $4,913 tuition
Nearest public university
8.2 mi
Montclair State · $15,912 in-state
Median household income
$84K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Hackensack

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

Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Hackensack

76 private colleges within 14.8 miles, 18 public colleges within 14.8 miles, and 12 community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miNYUColumbiaHunter (CUNY)Hackensack
University or collegeCommunity college
Eastwick College-HackensackUniversity or college · For-profit · 874 on campus · In Hackensack$30knet price43%graduate$40kearningsFairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,596 on campus · 1 mi · Teaneck91%admitted$15knet price53%graduate$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Jersey CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,089 on campus · 2 mi · Teterboro68%admitted$53knet price45%graduate$66kearningsFelician UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,040 on campus · 3.1 mi · Lodi$40knet price47%graduate$58kearningsBergen Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,883 on campus · 4.9 mi · Paramus$10knet price21%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $4,913 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Boricua CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 479 on campus · 6.5 mi · New York, NY$15knet price81%graduate$35kearningsYeshiva UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,646 on campus · 6.6 mi · New York, NY56%admitted$50knet price83%graduate$71kearningsPassaic County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,748 on campus · 6.7 mi · Paterson$8knet price19%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $6,300 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Manhattan School of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,092 on campus · 6.9 mi · New York, NY41%admitted$52knet price78%graduate$27kearningsHackensack Meridian School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 567 on campus · 6.9 mi · NutleyGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Union Theological Seminary in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 181 on campus · 6.9 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY City CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 14,011 on campus · 7 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$4knet price57%graduate$66kearningsBarnard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,223 on campus · 7 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$29knet price93%graduate$81kearningsJewish Theological Seminary of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 301 on campus · 7 mi · New York, NY49%admitted$43knet price90%graduate$93kearningsColumbia University in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 33,821 on campus · 7.1 mi · New York, NY4%admitted$22knet price96%graduate$102kearningsTeachers College at Columbia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,145 on campus · 7.1 mi · New York, NY$73kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Bank Street College of EducationUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 375 on campus · 7.1 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY Bronx Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,819 on campus · 7.3 mi · Bronx, NY$4knet price16%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $5,206 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of Mount Saint VincentUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,763 on campus · 7.3 mi · Bronx, NY85%admitted$22knet price57%graduate$66kearningsManhattan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,425 on campus · 7.5 mi · Riverdale, NY79%admitted$27knet price64%graduate$86kearningsBerkeley College-Woodland ParkUniversity or college · For-profit · 964 on campus · 7.5 mi · Woodland Park · mostly online$27knet price44%graduate$40kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Eastwick College-NutleyUniversity or college · For-profit · 456 on campus · 7.5 mi · Nutley$17knet price57%graduate$43kearningsMonroe UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 6,528 on campus · 7.8 mi · Bronx, NY68%admitted$15knet price57%graduate$41kearningsCUNY Lehman CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 9,712 on campus · 7.9 mi · Bronx, NY57%admitted$3knet price51%graduate$58kearningsCUNY Hostos Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,730 on campus · 7.9 mi · Bronx, NY$5knet price16%graduate$40kearningsTuition and fees: $5,254 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Helene Fuld College of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 722 on campus · 8 mi · New York, NY17%admitted$47knet price$111kearningsNew York College of Podiatric MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 349 on campus · 8 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 20,428 on campus · 8.2 mi · Montclair88%admitted$16knet price65%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Mount Sinai Phillips School of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 273 on campus · 8.2 mi · New York, NY100%graduate$97kearningsIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,234 on campus · 8.4 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.American Musical and Dramatic AcademyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,500 on campus · 8.6 mi · New York, NY24%admitted$41knet price72%graduate$27kearningsThe Juilliard SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 914 on campus · 8.6 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$44knet price93%graduate$38kearningsFordham UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 14,685 on campus · 8.8 mi · Bronx, NY59%admitted$44knet price82%graduate$86kearningsCUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeUniversity or college · Public · 10,648 on campus · 8.8 mi · New York, NY57%admitted$3knet price56%graduate$56kearningsWilliam Paterson University of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,114 on campus · 8.9 mi · Wayne90%admitted$19knet price44%graduate$58kearningsMandl School-The College of Allied HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 465 on campus · 9.2 mi · New York, NY$36knet price48%graduate$39kearningsCUNY Hunter CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 22,220 on campus · 9.4 mi · New York, NY54%admitted$3knet price57%graduate$63kearningsNew York School of Interior DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 341 on campus · 9.4 mi · New York, NY63%admitted$45knet price69%graduate$48kearningsMarymount Manhattan CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,646 on campus · 9.5 mi · New York, NY83%admitted$37knet price49%graduate$49kearningsTouro UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,219 on campus · 9.7 mi · New York, NY61%admitted$30knet price72%graduate$53kearningsWeill Medical College of Cornell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,386 on campus · 9.8 mi · New York, NY$104kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.LIM CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 9.9 mi · New York, NY96%admitted$39knet price51%graduate$59kearningsSUNY College of OptometryUniversity or college · Public · 394 on campus · 9.9 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Sotheby's Institute of Art-NYUniversity or college · For-profit · 168 on campus · 9.9 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Stevens Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,939 on campus · 10 mi · Hoboken48%admitted$41knet price87%graduate$109kearningsCUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,093 on campus · 10 mi · New York, NY$6knet price23%graduateTuition and fees: $5,194 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Berkeley College-New YorkUniversity or college · For-profit · 691 on campus · 10 mi · New York, NY · mostly online$34knet price44%graduate$46kearnings64% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.The Rockefeller UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 286 on campus · 10 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Cochran School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 112 on campus · 10 mi · Yonkers, NY$100kearningsBloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 851 on campus · 10.1 mi · Bloomfield70%admitted$28knet price38%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Fashion Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 7,796 on campus · 10.2 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$19knet price81%graduate$63kearningsSwedish Institute a College of Health SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,160 on campus · 10.2 mi · New York, NY$30knet price57%graduate$30kearningsCUNY Graduate School and University CenterUniversity or college · Public · 4,811 on campus · 10.3 mi · New York, NY68%admitted$66kearningsAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts-New YorkCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 225 on campus · 10.4 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.Albert Einstein College of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,328 on campus · 10.7 mi · Bronx, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Eastern International College-Jersey CityUniversity or college · For-profit · 474 on campus · 10.7 mi · Jersey City70%admitted$21knet price34%graduate$35kearningsNew York Conservatory for Dramatic ArtsUniversity or college · For-profit · 286 on campus · 10.7 mi · New York, NYCUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 18,808 on campus · 10.8 mi · New York, NY48%admitted$3knet price72%graduate$76kearningsMontefiore School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 115 on campus · 10.8 mi · Mount Vernon, NYThe New SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,218 on campus · 10.9 mi · New York, NY63%admitted$59knet price69%graduate$53kearningsSchool of Visual ArtsUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,016 on campus · 10.9 mi · New York, NY93%admitted$58knet price76%graduate$46kearningsHudson County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,008 on campus · 11 mi · Jersey City$7knet price26%graduate$34kearningsTuition and fees: $5,384 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Sarah Lawrence CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,738 on campus · 11 mi · Bronxville, NY62%admitted$41knet price71%graduate$54kearningsCUNY School of LawUniversity or college · Public · 677 on campus · 11.1 mi · Long Island City, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.New York UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 53,873 on campus · 11.3 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$37knet price88%graduate$83kearningsSaint Peter's UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,905 on campus · 11.3 mi · Jersey City90%admitted$12knet price58%graduate$58kearningsHebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of ReligionUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 191 on campus · 11.4 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 · 11.5 mi · New York, NY21%admitted$13knet price81%graduate$84kearningsCUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,931 on campus · 11.6 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 · 11.7 mi · Long Island City, NY$20knet price65%graduate$39kearningsCUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 14,993 on campus · 11.9 mi · New York, NY$5knet price25%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,170 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,949 on campus · 12 mi · Sparkill, NY93%admitted$20knet price54%graduate$63kearningsDominican University New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,324 on campus · 12 mi · Orangeburg, NY63%admitted$42knet price53%graduate$61kearningsVaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,135 on campus · 12 mi · Flushing, NY$40knet price39%graduate$65kearningsNew York Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,055 on campus · 12 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.New York Academy of ArtUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 116 on campus · 12 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.New Jersey Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 12,314 on campus · 12.3 mi · Newark65%admitted$17knet price73%graduate$84kearningsPillar CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 549 on campus · 12.3 mi · Newark$8knet price38%graduate$46kearningsRutgers University-NewarkUniversity or college · Public · 9,695 on campus · 12.4 mi · Newark71%admitted$20knet price64%graduate$74kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Pace UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 12,977 on campus · 12.5 mi · New York, NY76%admitted$31knet price60%graduate$70kearningsEssex County CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,890 on campus · 12.5 mi · Newark$4knet price20%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $5,415 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Caldwell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,822 on campus · 12.5 mi · Caldwell71%admitted$25knet price57%graduate$54kearningsEastwick College-RamseyUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 12.5 mi · Ramsey$27knet price75%graduate$52kearningsNew Jersey City UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 4,151 on campus · 12.6 mi · Jersey City98%admitted$16knet price34%graduate$53kearningsPacific College of Health and ScienceUniversity or college · For-profit · 481 on campus · 12.6 mi · New York, NY$57knet price56%graduate$26kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Metropolitan College of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 161 on campus · 12.6 mi · New York, NY · mostly online90%admitted$29knet price40%graduate$46kearnings76% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Mercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,653 on campus · 12.8 mi · Dobbs Ferry, NY86%admitted$14knet price46%graduate$52kearningsMildred Elley-New York CampusUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,004 on campus · 12.8 mi · New York, NY$25knet price32%graduate$39kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.AMG School of NursingUniversity or college · For-profit · 570 on campus · 13.4 mi · Brooklyn, NY$35knet price79%graduateYeshiva Yesoda Hatorah Vetz ChaimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 205 on campus · 13.4 mi · Brooklyn, NY$12knet price43%graduateUnited Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,006 on campus · 13.5 mi · Brooklyn, NY$7knet price58%graduate$25kearningsRabbinical College of Ohr Shimon YisroelUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 233 on campus · 13.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY$33knet price41%graduateCUNY New York City College of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 12,661 on campus · 13.7 mi · Brooklyn, NY80%admitted$5knet price21%graduate$49kearningsIona UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,561 on campus · 13.7 mi · New Rochelle, NY87%admitted$29knet price56%graduate$74kearningsBrooklyn Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,174 on campus · 14 mi · Brooklyn, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.St. Francis CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,304 on campus · 14.1 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 · 14.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY73%admitted$53knet price74%graduate$54kearningsSt. Joseph's University-New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,531 on campus · 14.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY72%admitted$19knet price69%graduate$64kearningsSUNY Maritime CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 1,286 on campus · 14.3 mi · Throggs Neck, NY72%admitted$22knet price64%graduate$96kearningsSeton Hall UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,564 on campus · 14.6 mi · South Orange73%admitted$31knet price69%graduate$70kearningsBeth Medrash Meor YitzchokUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 222 on campus · 14.6 mi · Monsey, NY53%admitted$13knet price21%graduateRamapo College of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,272 on campus · 14.8 mi · Mahwah71%admitted$18knet price70%graduate$68kearningsSt Paul's School of Nursing-QueensUniversity or college · For-profit · 945 on campus · 14.8 mi · Rego Park, NY$26knet price56%graduate$104kearnings

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 $75–110k, where Hackensack’s median household income ($84,277) falls.

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 Hackensack: 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 →ColumbiaMontclair StateHunter (CUNY)Baruch (CUNY)NYUBMCC (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
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); American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York (2); Rutgers University-Newark (3); Pacific College of Health and Science (3); Mildred Elley-New York Campus (3).

Majors

What students study in Hackensack

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Eastwick College-Hackensack, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Health professions 60%Business 38%Personal & culinary services 2%Everything else 0%

Biggest programs

Funeral Service and Mortuary Science14 graduates a year
$54k4 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services10 graduates a year
$35k4 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 Hackensack

Is Hackensack a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Hackensack residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The largest campus in the city, Eastwick College-Hackensack, has 874 students on campus.

What colleges are in Hackensack?

Eastwick College-Hackensack is inside the city. Bergen Community College is 4.9 miles from the center, in Paramus, Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus is 1 mile from the center, in Teaneck Township, and Jersey College is 2 miles from the center, in Teterboro.

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

Bergen Community College in Paramus, 4.9 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 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 Hackensack. 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 →