Colleges in and near Kean University
Kean University is a college town: 100 of every 100 residents are students
No college sits inside Kean University’s boundary, but Kean University’s campus in Union, with 11,988 students on campus, is 0 miles from the center of town, and UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey is 4.5 miles away in Cranford. Across New Jersey, 6 of every 100 residents are enrolled in college.
College town100% of residents are studentsKean UniversitySeton Hall UniversityUCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey
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 Kean University. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
85
322,983 students on campus
Nearest college
0 mi
Kean University
Residents in college
100%
Above NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
4.5 mi
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey · $5,280 tuition
Nearest public university
0 mi
Kean University · $14,299 in-state
Median household income
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prices below start here
What stands out about college from Kean University
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
A college town100 of every 100 Kean University residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.Three colleges within 4.5 milesKean University admits 76% of applicants; Seton Hall University admits 73%. Together they have 27,091 students on campus.In-state price at Kean UniversityLiving in New Jersey, Kean University charges $14,299 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $22,446. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.A community college 4.5 miles awayUCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey in Cranford: tuition and fees $5,280 a year for New Jersey residents.
Town & gown
What it’s like to live in Kean University
How much the colleges shape the town, from the Census Bureau’s survey of residents.
100 of every 100 Kean University residents are in college (NJ: 6).
0college students live in Kean University households rather than dorms
19.7median age · NJ 40.1
How students change Kean University’s other numbers
Read the town’s other grades with this in mind. How TownRatings handles college towns →
Cost of living
The Cost grade leaves out the share of renters paying 30% or more of income on rent wherever students are a quarter of residents or more (100% here): it would mostly measure student incomes.
Health
CDC’s estimates follow each place’s age mix, and Kean University’s median age is 19.7 (New Jersey 40.1), so the adult figures describe a young population.
Safety
Crime is counted per resident, and students who live here count as residents. A college with its own police department reports its incidents under that department, not the city.
Every college
Colleges within 15 miles of Kean University
65 private colleges within 14.9 miles, 14 public colleges within 14.5 miles, and 11 community colleges.
University or collegeCommunity college
Kean UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 11,988 on campus · 0 mi · Union76%admitted$12knet price47%graduate$57kearningsSeton Hall UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,564 on campus · 4.5 mi · South Orange73%admitted$31knet price69%graduate$70kearningsUCNJ Union College of Union County, New JerseyCommunity college · Public · 6,539 on campus · 4.5 mi · Cranford$8knet price35%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,280 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Essex County CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,890 on campus · 5.1 mi · Newark$4knet price20%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $5,415 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Rutgers University-NewarkUniversity or college · Public · 9,695 on campus · 5.2 mi · Newark71%admitted$20knet price64%graduate$74kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.New Jersey Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 12,314 on campus · 5.3 mi · Newark65%admitted$17knet price73%graduate$84kearningsPillar CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 549 on campus · 5.4 mi · Newark$8knet price38%graduate$46kearningsSt Paul's School of Nursing-Staten IslandUniversity or college · For-profit · 661 on campus · 5.7 mi · Staten Island, NY$36knet price46%graduate$87kearningsCollege of Staten Island CUNYUniversity or college · Public · 9,715 on campus · 6.9 mi · Staten Island, NY92%admitted$6knet price34%graduate$54kearningsNew Jersey City UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 4,151 on campus · 8 mi · Jersey City98%admitted$16knet price34%graduate$53kearningsBloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 851 on campus · 8.3 mi · Bloomfield70%admitted$28knet price38%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Wagner CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,932 on campus · 8.5 mi · Staten Island, NY88%admitted$28knet price65%graduate$74kearningsSaint Peter's UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,905 on campus · 9.1 mi · Jersey City90%admitted$12knet price58%graduate$58kearningsHudson County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,008 on campus · 9.6 mi · Jersey City$7knet price26%graduate$34kearningsTuition and fees: $5,384 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Eastern International College-Jersey CityUniversity or college · For-profit · 474 on campus · 9.9 mi · Jersey City70%admitted$21knet price34%graduate$35kearningsEastwick College-NutleyUniversity or college · For-profit · 456 on campus · 10.3 mi · Nutley$17knet price57%graduate$43kearningsCaldwell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,822 on campus · 10.9 mi · Caldwell71%admitted$25knet price57%graduate$54kearningsHackensack Meridian School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 567 on campus · 11.5 mi · NutleyGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Drew UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,160 on campus · 11.6 mi · Madison68%admitted$24knet price70%graduate$64kearningsMildred Elley-New York CampusUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,004 on campus · 11.6 mi · New York, NY$25knet price32%graduate$39kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Metropolitan College of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 161 on campus · 11.6 mi · New York, NY · mostly online90%admitted$29knet price40%graduate$46kearnings76% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Stevens Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,939 on campus · 11.8 mi · Hoboken48%admitted$41knet price87%graduate$109kearningsCUNY 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.Pacific College of Health and ScienceUniversity or college · For-profit · 481 on campus · 12.1 mi · New York, NY$57knet price56%graduate$26kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Pace UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 12,977 on campus · 12.2 mi · New York, NY76%admitted$31knet price60%graduate$70kearningsNew York Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,055 on campus · 12.2 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Yeshiva of KashoUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 174 on campus · 12.2 mi · Brooklyn, NY$9knet price11%graduateNew York Academy of ArtUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 116 on campus · 12.2 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,671 on campus · 12.4 mi · Madison95%admitted$23knet price67%graduate$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 20,428 on campus · 12.7 mi · Montclair88%admitted$16knet price65%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Brooklyn Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,174 on campus · 12.8 mi · Brooklyn, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Talmudical Seminary of BobovUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 515 on campus · 12.8 mi · Brooklyn, NY98%admitted$3knet price39%graduate$22kearningsNew York UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 53,873 on campus · 12.9 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$37knet price88%graduate$83kearningsCUNY New York City College of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 12,661 on campus · 12.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY80%admitted$5knet price21%graduate$49kearningsSaint Elizabeth UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 874 on campus · 12.9 mi · Morristown71%admitted$23knet price51%graduate$53kearningsThe New SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,218 on campus · 13 mi · New York, NY63%admitted$59knet price69%graduate$53kearningsSt. Francis CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,304 on campus · 13 mi · Brooklyn, NY · mostly online$18knet price55%graduate$58kearnings63% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Yeshiva of Machzikai HadasUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 461 on campus · 13 mi · Brooklyn, NY70%admitted$23knet price74%graduateYeshiva Kollel Tifereth ElizerUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 373 on campus · 13 mi · Brooklyn, NY74%admitted80%graduateHebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of ReligionUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 191 on campus · 13 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Congregation Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel AleksanderUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 169 on campus · 13 mi · Brooklyn, NY$13knet price26%graduateThe Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 983 on campus · 13.1 mi · New York, NY21%admitted$13knet price81%graduate$84kearningsAMG School of NursingUniversity or college · For-profit · 570 on campus · 13.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY$35knet price79%graduateYeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinkaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 232 on campus · 13.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY$6knet price22%graduate$37kearningsBnos Zion Of Bobov SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 142 on campus · 13.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY88%admitted$15knet price79%graduateTuition and fees: $10,250 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Yeshivas Sanz KlauzenburgUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 107 on campus · 13.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY$10knet price31%graduateSwedish Institute a College of Health SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,160 on campus · 13.3 mi · New York, NY$30knet price57%graduate$30kearningsSeminar L'moros Bais YaakovCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 371 on campus · 13.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY84%admitted$24knet price54%graduate$24kearningsTuition and fees: $12,500 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.New York Conservatory for Dramatic ArtsUniversity or college · For-profit · 286 on campus · 13.3 mi · New York, NYYeshivas NovominskUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 163 on campus · 13.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY90%admitted$7knet price81%graduateMachzikei Hadath Rabbinical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 129 on campus · 13.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY100%admitted$17knet price33%graduate$42kearningsFashion Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 7,796 on campus · 13.4 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$19knet price81%graduate$63kearningsRabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei ZionUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 511 on campus · 13.4 mi · Brooklyn, NY$9knet price83%graduate$21kearningsAmerican Institute of Medical Sciences & EducationUniversity or college · For-profit · 397 on campus · 13.4 mi · Piscataway88%graduate$40kearningsYeshiva Karlin StolinUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 166 on campus · 13.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY$6knet price23%graduateYeshiva Derech ChaimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 152 on campus · 13.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY88%admitted$12knet price80%graduateCUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 18,808 on campus · 13.8 mi · New York, NY48%admitted$3knet price72%graduate$76kearningsSchool of Visual ArtsUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,016 on campus · 13.8 mi · New York, NY93%admitted$58knet price76%graduate$46kearningsAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts-New YorkCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 225 on campus · 13.8 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.New York SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 13.8 mi · Brooklyn, NY76%admitted$15knet price94%graduateTuition and fees: $12,750 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Middlesex CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,857 on campus · 13.9 mi · Edison$2knet price33%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $4,764 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.CUNY Graduate School and University CenterUniversity or college · Public · 4,811 on campus · 13.9 mi · New York, NY68%admitted$66kearningsSt. Joseph's University-New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,531 on campus · 13.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY72%admitted$19knet price69%graduate$64kearningsTouro UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,219 on campus · 14 mi · New York, NY61%admitted$30knet price72%graduate$53kearningsCUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,093 on campus · 14 mi · New York, NY$6knet price23%graduateTuition and fees: $5,194 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Pratt Institute-MainUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,182 on campus · 14.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY73%admitted$53knet price74%graduate$54kearningsMesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 538 on campus · 14.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY80%admitted$5knet price50%graduateYeshiva Sholom ShachnaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 118 on campus · 14.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY100%admitted$12knet price30%graduateSUNY College of OptometryUniversity or college · Public · 394 on campus · 14.2 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 · 14.3 mi · New York, NY57%admitted$3knet price56%graduate$56kearningsLIM CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 14.3 mi · New York, NY96%admitted$39knet price51%graduate$59kearningsBerkeley College-New YorkUniversity or college · For-profit · 691 on campus · 14.3 mi · New York, NY · mostly online$34knet price44%graduate$46kearnings64% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.American Musical and Dramatic AcademyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,500 on campus · 14.4 mi · New York, NY24%admitted$41knet price72%graduate$27kearningsMandl School-The College of Allied HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 465 on campus · 14.4 mi · New York, NY$36knet price48%graduate$39kearningsYeshiva Yesoda Hatorah Vetz ChaimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 205 on campus · 14.4 mi · Brooklyn, NY$12knet price43%graduateCUNY Medgar Evers CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 3,260 on campus · 14.5 mi · Brooklyn, NY86%admitted$6knet price20%graduate$46kearningsUnited Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,006 on campus · 14.5 mi · Brooklyn, NY$7knet price58%graduate$25kearningsRabbinical College of Ohr Shimon YisroelUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 233 on campus · 14.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY$33knet price41%graduateBet Medrash Gadol Ateret TorahUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 108 on campus · 14.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY89%admitted$10knet price58%graduateThe Juilliard SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 914 on campus · 14.7 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$44knet price93%graduate$38kearningsRabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim BerlinUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 276 on campus · 14.7 mi · Brooklyn, NY94%admitted$6knet price46%graduateSotheby'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.Felician UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,040 on campus · 14.9 mi · Lodi$40knet price47%graduate$58kearningsAssociated Beth Rivkah SchoolsCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 289 on campus · 14.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY84%admitted$23knet price77%graduate$18kearningsTuition and fees: $11,200 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Mirrer Yeshiva Cent InstituteUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 121 on campus · 14.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY89%admitted$11knet price73%graduate$41kearnings
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 Under $30k; the Census has no median household income for Kean University.
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art13.1 mi · New York, NY · sticker $64,190$3,749a year
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College11.9 mi · New York, NY · sticker $12,866 · tuition $5,170$4,057a year
CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College14 mi · New York, NY · sticker $13,179 · tuition $5,194$4,908a year
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey4.5 mi · Cranford · sticker $13,569 · tuition $5,280$6,880a year
Kean University0 mi · Union · sticker $26,949$7,374a year
Congregation Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel Aleksander13 mi · Brooklyn, NY · sticker $25,625$12,633a year
Pillar College5.4 mi · Newark · sticker $38,047$15,139a year
Drew University11.6 mi · Madison · sticker $65,301$15,224a year
Associated Beth Rivkah Schools14.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY · sticker $32,924 · tuition $11,200$21,664a year
Metropolitan College of New York11.6 mi · New York, NY · mostly online · sticker $34,203$28,752a year
LIM College14.3 mi · New York, NY · sticker $53,064$34,978a year
Felician University14.9 mi · Lodi · sticker $50,316$39,626a year
The New School13 mi · New York, NY · sticker $88,284$50,140a 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 Kean University: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
New York University88% graduate$83k earnings$20k 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
Pace University60% graduate$70k earnings$23k 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
Kean University47% graduate$57k earnings$23k typical debt
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice56% graduate$56k earnings$11k typical debt
Middlesex College33% graduate$47k earnings$10k typical debt
College of Staten Island CUNY34% graduate$54k earnings$14k 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: Rutgers University-Newark (3); Bloomfield College of Montclair State (2); Mildred Elley-New York Campus (3); Pacific College of Health and Science (3); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus (2); Montclair State (2); American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York (2).
Questions about college near Kean University
Is Kean University a college town?
Yes. 100 of every 100 Kean University residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), against 6 across New Jersey. The nearest campus, Kean University, is 0 miles away in Union.
What colleges are near Kean University?
85 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: New York University (12.9 miles, 53,873 students on campus), Montclair State University (12.7 miles, 20,428) and CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (13.8 miles, 18,808).
What is the closest community college to Kean University, and what does it cost?
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey in Cranford, 4.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,280 a year for New Jersey residents; the federal net price, $8,257, counts housing and food at full cost.
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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 Kean University. 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 →