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University or college · For-profit

Eastwick College-Hackensack

Hackensack, NJ

Eastwick College-Hackensack is a for-profit college in Hackensack, NJ, with about 874 students on campus.

Students on campus
874
874 undergrad
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$29,885
higher than at 84% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
43%
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$39,762
lower than at 53% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Eastwick College-Hackensack

Little price break for lower-income families

Families earning under $30,000 pay about $29,472 a year after grants, only $967 less than the $30,439 paid by families over $110,000. The average across families on aid is $29,885, more than at 84% of 4-year colleges. What it costs ↓

Family background barely changes what graduates earn

Ten years after starting, students from lower-income families earn a median $36,914, more than the $32,223 earned by students from families making over $75,000. Outcomes ↓

Lower-income students graduate as often as everyone else

53% of students with Pell grants finish, more than the 43% rate overall. At most colleges they trail by several points. 71% of undergraduates here get Pell grants. Outcomes ↓

Many students are adults coming back to school

58% of undergraduates are 25 or older. Graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students, so they leave many of these students out. The students ↓

Most students come from lower-income families

71% of undergraduates receive Pell grants, the federal grant for lower-income students. The students ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $33,359 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $18,075Books & supplies $1,257Other costs $14,027

After grants, the average family on aid pays $29,885.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$29,741

About $118,964 over 4 years · 11% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Eastwick College-Hackensack?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Eastwick College-Hackensack is likely test-optional.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
43%
within 6 years · Pell students 53%
Come back for year two
—
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$39,762
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$13,264
about $141 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

4.4%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$141 a month against about $3,177 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

40%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 38% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$37k
Middle income$30–75k
$47k
Higher incomeover $75k
$32k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 60%Business 38%Culinary & personal services 2%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations130 graduates a year
—not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing29 graduates a year
—not reported
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science14 graduates a year
$54k4 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services10 graduates a year · typical debt $15,393
$35k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

1,171 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 25%Hispanic 25%Black 45%Asian 3%International 1%

Women and men

Women 90%Men 10%
36 : 1
students per teacher
71%
get Pell grants (lower income)
55%
take federal loans
58%
undergrads 25 or older
30%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Hackensack

7% of Hackensack’s 46,380 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Hackensack pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Eastwick College-Hackensack; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.