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Colleges in and near Kenilworth

Kean University is 2.9 miles from Kenilworth

No college sits inside Kenilworth’s boundary, but Kean University’s campus in Union, with 11,988 students on campus, is 2.9 miles from the center of town, and UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey is 1.8 miles away in Cranford. About 6% of Kenilworth’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey (6%).

UCNJ Union College of Union County, New JerseyKean UniversitySeton Hall 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 Kenilworth. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
34
206,822 students on campus
Nearest college
1.8 mi
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey
Residents in college
6%
About the same as NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
1.8 mi
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey · $5,280 tuition
Nearest public university
2.9 mi
Kean University · $14,299 in-state
Median household income
$119K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Kenilworth

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

Three colleges within 5 milesKean University admits 76% of applicants; Seton Hall University admits 73%. Together they have 27,091 students on campus.A community college 1.8 miles awayUCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey in Cranford: tuition and fees $5,280 a year for New Jersey residents.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.Students are 6% 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 Kenilworth

21 private colleges within 15 miles, eight public colleges within 14.9 miles, and five community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miRutgers University-New BrunswickMontclair StateBMCC (CUNY)Kenilworth
University or collegeCommunity college
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New JerseyCommunity college · Public · 6,539 on campus · 1.8 mi · Cranford$8knet price35%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,280 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Kean UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 11,988 on campus · 2.9 mi · Union76%admitted$12knet price47%graduate$57kearningsSeton Hall UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,564 on campus · 5 mi · South Orange73%admitted$31knet price69%graduate$70kearningsEssex County CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,890 on campus · 7.1 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 · 7.2 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 · 7.3 mi · Newark65%admitted$17knet price73%graduate$84kearningsPillar CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 549 on campus · 7.5 mi · Newark$8knet price38%graduate$46kearningsSt Paul's School of Nursing-Staten IslandUniversity or college · For-profit · 661 on campus · 7.6 mi · Staten Island, NY$36knet price46%graduate$87kearningsCollege of Staten Island CUNYUniversity or college · Public · 9,715 on campus · 9 mi · Staten Island, NY92%admitted$6knet price34%graduate$54kearningsDrew UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,160 on campus · 9.2 mi · Madison68%admitted$24knet price70%graduate$64kearningsBloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 851 on campus · 9.5 mi · Bloomfield70%admitted$28knet price38%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,671 on campus · 10.1 mi · Madison95%admitted$23knet price67%graduate$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Saint Elizabeth UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 874 on campus · 10.6 mi · Morristown71%admitted$23knet price51%graduate$53kearningsNew Jersey City UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 4,151 on campus · 10.7 mi · Jersey City98%admitted$16knet price34%graduate$53kearningsCaldwell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,822 on campus · 10.7 mi · Caldwell71%admitted$25knet price57%graduate$54kearningsWagner CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,932 on campus · 11.1 mi · Staten Island, NY88%admitted$28knet price65%graduate$74kearningsAmerican Institute of Medical Sciences & EducationUniversity or college · For-profit · 397 on campus · 11.2 mi · Piscataway88%graduate$40kearningsSaint Peter's UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,905 on campus · 11.8 mi · Jersey City90%admitted$12knet price58%graduate$58kearningsEastwick College-NutleyUniversity or college · For-profit · 456 on campus · 11.9 mi · Nutley$17knet price57%graduate$43kearningsHudson County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,008 on campus · 12.3 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 · 12.6 mi · Jersey City70%admitted$21knet price34%graduate$35kearningsMiddlesex CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,857 on campus · 12.7 mi · Edison$2knet price33%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $4,764 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Hackensack Meridian School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 567 on campus · 12.8 mi · NutleyGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 20,428 on campus · 13.4 mi · Montclair88%admitted$16knet price65%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Rabbinical College of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 206 on campus · 14.1 mi · Morristown95%admitted$16knet price22%graduate$35kearningsStevens Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,939 on campus · 14.5 mi · Hoboken48%admitted$41knet price87%graduate$109kearningsMildred Elley-New York CampusUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,004 on campus · 14.5 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 · 14.5 mi · New York, NY · mostly online90%admitted$29knet price40%graduate$46kearnings76% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.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.Rutgers University-New BrunswickUniversity or college · Public · 47,422 on campus · 14.9 mi · New Brunswick58%admitted$24knet price84%graduate$74kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Pacific College of Health and ScienceUniversity or college · For-profit · 481 on campus · 14.9 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 · 15 mi · New York, NY76%admitted$31knet price60%graduate$70kearningsNew 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

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 Over $110k, where Kenilworth’s median household income ($118,611) falls.

Middlesex College12.7 mi · Edison · sticker $10,054 · tuition $4,764$4,504a year
Essex County College7.1 mi · Newark · sticker $12,506 · tuition $5,415$9,647a year
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey1.8 mi · Cranford · sticker $13,569 · tuition $5,280$11,965a year
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College14.7 mi · New York, NY · sticker $12,866 · tuition $5,170$12,016a year
College of Staten Island CUNY9 mi · Staten Island, NY · sticker $14,795$13,444a year
Hudson County Community College12.3 mi · Jersey City · sticker $15,469 · tuition $5,384$15,348a year
Kean University2.9 mi · Union · sticker $26,949$20,110a year
New Jersey City University10.7 mi · Jersey City · sticker $28,255$21,596a year
Saint Peter's University11.8 mi · Jersey City · sticker $50,272$21,829a year
Eastwick College-Nutley11.9 mi · Nutley · sticker $26,454$23,728a year
Montclair State University13.4 mi · Montclair · sticker $28,305$25,573a year
New Jersey Institute of Technology7.3 mi · Newark · sticker $32,859$27,244a year
Caldwell University10.7 mi · Caldwell · sticker $54,073$30,449a year
Saint Elizabeth University10.6 mi · Morristown · sticker $53,075$30,559a year
Wagner College11.1 mi · Staten Island, NY · sticker $65,574$32,604a year
Rutgers University-Newark7.2 mi · Newark · sticker $35,654$33,018a year
Mildred Elley-New York Campus14.5 mi · New York, NY · sticker $33,249$33,249a year
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus10.1 mi · Madison · sticker $54,204$34,331a year
Rutgers University-New Brunswick14.9 mi · New Brunswick · sticker $36,993$35,016a year
Drew University9.2 mi · Madison · sticker $65,301$35,512a year
Pace University15 mi · New York, NY · sticker $69,550$36,430a year
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University9.5 mi · Bloomfield · sticker $42,035$36,558a year
Seton Hall University5 mi · South Orange · sticker $68,263$41,783a year
Stevens Institute of Technology14.5 mi · Hoboken · sticker $79,790$49,538a year
Pillar College7.5 mi · Newark · sticker $38,047—a year
St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island7.6 mi · Staten Island, NY · sticker $44,677—a year
Eastern International College-Jersey City12.6 mi · Jersey City · sticker $26,182—a year
Rabbinical College of America14.1 mi · Morristown · sticker $27,300—a year
Metropolitan College of New York14.5 mi · New York, NY · mostly online · sticker $34,203—a year
Pacific College of Health and Science14.9 mi · New York, NY · sticker $59,356—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 Kenilworth: 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 →Kean UniversityNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyMontclair StateBMCC (CUNY)Rutgers University-New BrunswickPace University
Rutgers University-New Brunswick84% graduate$74k earnings*$22k typical debt
Montclair State University65% graduate$61k earnings*$22k typical debt
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College25% graduate$42k earnings$8k typical debt
Pace University60% graduate$70k earnings$23k typical debt
New Jersey Institute of Technology73% graduate$84k earnings$21k typical debt
Kean University47% graduate$57k earnings$23k 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
Seton Hall University69% graduate$70k earnings$23k typical debt
Stevens Institute of Technology87% graduate$109k earnings$27k typical debt
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey35% graduate$42k earnings$15k 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); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus (2); Montclair State (2); Mildred Elley-New York Campus (3); Rutgers University-New Brunswick (3); Pacific College of Health and Science (3).

Questions about college near Kenilworth

Is Kenilworth a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Kenilworth residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey, is 1.8 miles away in Cranford.

What colleges are near Kenilworth?

34 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Rutgers University-New Brunswick (14.9 miles, 47,422 students on campus), Montclair State University (13.4 miles, 20,428) and CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College (14.7 miles, 14,993).

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

UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey in Cranford, 1.8 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.

How much does Kean University cost if we live in New Jersey?

Tuition and fees are $14,299 a year in-state and $22,446 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,374 (under $30,000 income) to $20,110 (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 Kenilworth. 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 →