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Colleges in and near Haledon

William Paterson University of New Jersey is 0.8 miles from Haledon

No college sits inside Haledon’s boundary, but William Paterson University of New Jersey’s campus in Wayne, with 5,114 students on campus, is 0.8 miles from the center of town, and Passaic County Community College is 1.7 miles away in Paterson. About 9% of Haledon’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey (6%).

William Paterson University of New JerseyPassaic County Community College

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 Haledon. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
40
177,945 students on campus
Nearest college
0.8 mi
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Residents in college
9%
About the same as NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
1.7 mi
Passaic County · $6,300 tuition
Nearest public university
0.8 mi
William Paterson University of New Jersey · $15,704 in-state
Median household income
$96K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Haledon

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

Two colleges within 1.7 milesWilliam Paterson University of New Jersey admits 90% of applicants. Together they have 9,862 students on campus.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 1.7 miles awayPassaic County Community College in Paterson: tuition and fees $6,300 a year for New Jersey residents.Students are 9% 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 Haledon

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

5 mi10 mi15 miColumbiaMontclair StateHaledon
University or collegeCommunity college
William Paterson University of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,114 on campus · 0.8 mi · Wayne90%admitted$19knet price44%graduate$58kearningsPassaic County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,748 on campus · 1.7 mi · Paterson$8knet price19%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $6,300 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Berkeley College-Woodland ParkUniversity or college · For-profit · 964 on campus · 2.7 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 · 5.3 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 · 5.3 mi · Paramus$10knet price21%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $4,913 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Felician UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,040 on campus · 6.8 mi · Lodi$40knet price47%graduate$58kearningsHackensack Meridian School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 567 on campus · 7.3 mi · NutleyGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Caldwell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,822 on campus · 8.4 mi · Caldwell71%admitted$25knet price57%graduate$54kearningsEastwick College-HackensackUniversity or college · For-profit · 874 on campus · 8.5 mi · Hackensack$30knet price43%graduate$40kearningsJersey CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,089 on campus · 8.6 mi · Teterboro68%admitted$53knet price45%graduate$66kearningsFairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,596 on campus · 8.8 mi · Teaneck91%admitted$15knet price53%graduate$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Eastwick College-RamseyUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 8.9 mi · Ramsey$27knet price75%graduate$52kearningsEastwick College-NutleyUniversity or college · For-profit · 456 on campus · 9 mi · Nutley$17knet price57%graduate$43kearningsBloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 851 on campus · 9.8 mi · Bloomfield70%admitted$28knet price38%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Ramapo College of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,272 on campus · 10 mi · Mahwah71%admitted$18knet price70%graduate$68kearningsBeth Medrash Meor YitzchokUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 222 on campus · 13.1 mi · Monsey, NY53%admitted$13knet price21%graduateNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 12,314 on campus · 13.5 mi · Newark65%admitted$17knet price73%graduate$84kearningsRutgers University-NewarkUniversity or college · Public · 9,695 on campus · 13.7 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 · 13.7 mi · Newark$4knet price20%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $5,415 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Yeshivath ViznitzUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,148 on campus · 13.7 mi · Monsey, NY$9knet price69%graduateSeton Hall UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,564 on campus · 13.8 mi · South Orange73%admitted$31knet price69%graduate$70kearningsPillar CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 549 on campus · 13.8 mi · Newark$8knet price38%graduate$46kearningsYeshiva Shaarei Torah of RocklandUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 141 on campus · 13.9 mi · Suffern, NY37%admitted$11knet price$90kearningsYeshiva Shaar EphraimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 138 on campus · 14.1 mi · Monsey, NY$11knet price6%graduateMechon L'hoyroaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 124 on campus · 14.2 mi · Monsey, NYOhel Margulia SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 243 on campus · 14.3 mi · Monsey, NY96%admitted$15knet price100%graduateTuition and fees: $9,700 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Rockland Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,974 on campus · 14.6 mi · Suffern, NY$11knet price29%graduate$50kearningsTuition and fees: $6,862 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Dominican University New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,324 on campus · 14.6 mi · Orangeburg, NY63%admitted$42knet price53%graduate$61kearningsBoricua CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 479 on campus · 14.6 mi · New York, NY$15knet price81%graduate$35kearningsBarnard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,223 on campus · 14.7 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$29knet price93%graduate$81kearningsUniversity of Mount Saint VincentUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,763 on campus · 14.7 mi · Bronx, NY85%admitted$22knet price57%graduate$66kearningsManhattan School of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,092 on campus · 14.7 mi · New York, NY41%admitted$52knet price78%graduate$27kearningsBank Street College of EducationUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 375 on campus · 14.7 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Jewish Theological Seminary of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 301 on campus · 14.7 mi · New York, NY49%admitted$43knet price90%graduate$93kearningsUnion Theological Seminary in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 181 on campus · 14.7 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 · 14.8 mi · New York, NY4%admitted$22knet price96%graduate$102kearningsYeshiva UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,646 on campus · 14.8 mi · New York, NY56%admitted$50knet price83%graduate$71kearningsTeachers College at Columbia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,145 on campus · 14.8 mi · New York, NY$73kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY City CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 14,011 on campus · 14.9 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$4knet price57%graduate$66kearningsSt. Thomas Aquinas CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,949 on campus · 15 mi · Sparkill, NY93%admitted$20knet price54%graduate$63kearnings

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 Haledon’s median household income ($95,870) falls.

Pillar College13.8 mi · Newark · sticker $38,047$4,411a year
Essex County College13.7 mi · Newark · sticker $12,506 · tuition $5,415$7,345a year
CUNY City College14.9 mi · New York, NY · sticker $14,403$9,982a year
Passaic County Community College1.7 mi · Paterson · sticker $13,754 · tuition $6,300$10,237a year
Columbia University in the City of New York14.8 mi · New York, NY · sticker $89,472$11,782a year
Yeshiva Shaar Ephraim14.1 mi · Monsey, NY · sticker $22,510$12,126a year
Yeshivath Viznitz13.7 mi · Monsey, NY · sticker $20,397$12,200a year
Bergen Community College5.3 mi · Paramus · sticker $17,184 · tuition $4,913$13,927a year
Ohel Margulia Seminary14.3 mi · Monsey, NY · sticker $22,600 · tuition $9,700$15,222a year
Beth Medrash Meor Yitzchok13.1 mi · Monsey, NY · sticker $25,700$15,600a year
Rockland Community College14.6 mi · Suffern, NY · sticker $18,713 · tuition $6,862$15,684a year
Eastwick College-Nutley9 mi · Nutley · sticker $26,454$19,777a year
Montclair State University5.3 mi · Montclair · sticker $28,305$22,058a year
William Paterson University of New Jersey0.8 mi · Wayne · sticker $28,476$22,862a year
Rutgers University-Newark13.7 mi · Newark · sticker $35,654$22,867a year
Ramapo College of New Jersey10 mi · Mahwah · sticker $29,483$22,949a year
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus8.8 mi · Teaneck · sticker $50,305$23,123a year
New Jersey Institute of Technology13.5 mi · Newark · sticker $32,859$23,152a year
St. Thomas Aquinas College15 mi · Sparkill, NY · sticker $53,370$23,907a year
University of Mount Saint Vincent14.7 mi · Bronx, NY · sticker $54,170$24,499a year
Barnard College14.7 mi · New York, NY · sticker $89,538$24,753a year
Jewish Theological Seminary of America14.7 mi · New York, NY · sticker $85,945$26,445a year
Eastwick College-Ramsey8.9 mi · Ramsey · sticker $32,704$29,693a year
Caldwell University8.4 mi · Caldwell · sticker $54,073$31,425a year
Eastwick College-Hackensack8.5 mi · Hackensack · sticker $33,359$32,303a year
Berkeley College-Woodland Park2.7 mi · Woodland Park · mostly online · sticker $44,691$32,364a year
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University9.8 mi · Bloomfield · sticker $42,035$35,815a year
Seton Hall University13.8 mi · South Orange · sticker $68,263$36,516a year
Felician University6.8 mi · Lodi · sticker $50,316$41,077a year
Yeshiva University14.8 mi · New York, NY · sticker $70,892$41,944a year
Dominican University New York14.6 mi · Orangeburg, NY · sticker $47,802$43,764a year
Manhattan School of Music14.7 mi · New York, NY · sticker $77,703$48,042a year
Jersey College8.6 mi · Teterboro · sticker $56,461$54,951a year
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland13.9 mi · Suffern, NY · sticker $22,780—a year
Boricua College14.6 mi · New York, NY · sticker $24,213—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 Haledon: 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 StateBergenNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyRutgers University-NewarkColumbiaCity College (CUNY)
Columbia University in the City of New York96% graduate$102k earnings$22k typical debt
Montclair State University65% graduate$61k earnings*$22k typical debt
CUNY City College57% graduate$66k earnings$12k typical debt
New Jersey Institute of Technology73% graduate$84k earnings$21k typical debt
Bergen Community College21% graduate$47k earnings$12k typical debt
Rutgers University-Newark64% graduate$74k earnings*$22k typical debt
Seton Hall University69% graduate$70k earnings$23k typical debt
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus53% graduate$57k earnings*$25k typical debt
Essex County College20% graduate$37k earnings
Yeshiva University83% graduate$71k earnings$18k 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

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); Rutgers University-Newark (3).

Questions about college near Haledon

Is Haledon a college town?

No. About 9 of every 100 Haledon 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 0.8 miles away in Wayne.

What colleges are near Haledon?

40 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Columbia University in the City of New York (14.8 miles, 33,821 students on campus), Montclair State University (5.3 miles, 20,428) and CUNY City College (14.9 miles, 14,011).

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

Passaic County Community College in Paterson, 1.7 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 Haledon. 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 →