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Colleges in and near Maplewood Township

New Jersey Institute of Technology is 5 miles from Maplewood Township

No college sits inside Maplewood Township’s boundary, but New Jersey Institute of Technology’s campus in Newark, with 12,314 students on campus, is 5 miles from the center of town, and Essex County College is 4.9 miles away in Newark. About 6% of Maplewood Township’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey (6%).

Seton Hall UniversityKean UniversityEssex County CollegeNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyRutgers University-Newark

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 Maplewood Township. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
48
255,331 students on campus
Nearest college
1.4 mi
Seton Hall University
Residents in college
6%
About the same as NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
4.9 mi
Essex County College · $5,415 tuition
Nearest public university
4.3 mi
Kean University · $14,299 in-state
Median household income
$174K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Maplewood Township

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

Five colleges within 5 milesSeton Hall University admits 73% of applicants; Kean University admits 76%; New Jersey Institute of Technology admits 65%. Together they have 48,451 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 4.9 miles awayEssex County College in Newark: tuition and fees $5,415 a year for New Jersey residents.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 Maplewood Township

34 private colleges within 15 miles, nine public colleges within 15 miles, and six community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miNYUMontclair StateBMCC (CUNY)Maplewood Township
University or collegeCommunity college
Seton Hall UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,564 on campus · 1.4 mi · South Orange73%admitted$31knet price69%graduate$70kearningsKean UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 11,988 on campus · 4.3 mi · Union76%admitted$12knet price47%graduate$57kearningsEssex County CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,890 on campus · 4.9 mi · Newark$4knet price20%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $5,415 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.New Jersey Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 12,314 on campus · 5 mi · Newark65%admitted$17knet price73%graduate$84kearningsRutgers University-NewarkUniversity or college · Public · 9,695 on campus · 5 mi · Newark71%admitted$20knet price64%graduate$74kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.UCNJ Union College of Union County, New JerseyCommunity college · Public · 6,539 on campus · 5.1 mi · Cranford$8knet price35%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,280 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Pillar CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 549 on campus · 5.4 mi · Newark$8knet price38%graduate$46kearningsBloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 851 on campus · 5.9 mi · Bloomfield70%admitted$28knet price38%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Caldwell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,822 on campus · 6.9 mi · Caldwell71%admitted$25knet price57%graduate$54kearningsDrew UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,160 on campus · 8.3 mi · Madison68%admitted$24knet price70%graduate$64kearningsEastwick College-NutleyUniversity or college · For-profit · 456 on campus · 8.5 mi · Nutley$17knet price57%graduate$43kearningsFairleigh Dickinson University-Florham CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,671 on campus · 8.9 mi · Madison95%admitted$23knet price67%graduate$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Hackensack Meridian School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 567 on campus · 9.2 mi · NutleyGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Saint Elizabeth UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 874 on campus · 9.4 mi · Morristown71%admitted$23knet price51%graduate$53kearningsMontclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 20,428 on campus · 9.6 mi · Montclair88%admitted$16knet price65%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.New Jersey City UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 4,151 on campus · 9.8 mi · Jersey City98%admitted$16knet price34%graduate$53kearningsSt Paul's School of Nursing-Staten IslandUniversity or college · For-profit · 661 on campus · 10.1 mi · Staten Island, NY$36knet price46%graduate$87kearningsSaint Peter's UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,905 on campus · 10.5 mi · Jersey City90%admitted$12knet price58%graduate$58kearningsHudson County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,008 on campus · 10.9 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 · 11 mi · Jersey City70%admitted$21knet price34%graduate$35kearningsCollege of Staten Island CUNYUniversity or college · Public · 9,715 on campus · 11.1 mi · Staten Island, NY92%admitted$6knet price34%graduate$54kearningsBerkeley College-Woodland ParkUniversity or college · For-profit · 964 on campus · 12.2 mi · Woodland Park · mostly online$27knet price44%graduate$40kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Wagner CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,932 on campus · 12.4 mi · Staten Island, NY88%admitted$28knet price65%graduate$74kearningsStevens Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,939 on campus · 12.9 mi · Hoboken48%admitted$41knet price87%graduate$109kearningsRabbinical College of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 206 on campus · 12.9 mi · Morristown95%admitted$16knet price22%graduate$35kearningsFelician UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,040 on campus · 13 mi · Lodi$40knet price47%graduate$58kearningsMetropolitan College of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 161 on campus · 13.5 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 · 13.6 mi · New York, NY$5knet price25%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,170 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Mildred Elley-New York CampusUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,004 on campus · 13.6 mi · New York, NY$25knet price32%graduate$39kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Passaic County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,748 on campus · 13.8 mi · Paterson$8knet price19%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $6,300 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.New York Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,055 on campus · 13.9 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.New York Academy of ArtUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 116 on campus · 13.9 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Pace UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 12,977 on campus · 14 mi · New York, NY76%admitted$31knet price60%graduate$70kearningsPacific College of Health and ScienceUniversity or college · For-profit · 481 on campus · 14 mi · New York, NY$57knet price56%graduate$26kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.New York UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 53,873 on campus · 14.3 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$37knet price88%graduate$83kearningsThe New SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,218 on campus · 14.3 mi · New York, NY63%admitted$59knet price69%graduate$53kearningsJersey CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,089 on campus · 14.3 mi · Teterboro68%admitted$53knet price45%graduate$66kearningsSwedish Institute a College of Health SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,160 on campus · 14.4 mi · New York, NY$30knet price57%graduate$30kearningsFashion Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 7,796 on campus · 14.5 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$19knet price81%graduate$63kearningsNew York Conservatory for Dramatic ArtsUniversity or college · For-profit · 286 on campus · 14.5 mi · New York, NYHebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of ReligionUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 191 on campus · 14.5 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 · 14.6 mi · New York, NY21%admitted$13knet price81%graduate$84kearningsAmerican Institute of Medical Sciences & EducationUniversity or college · For-profit · 397 on campus · 14.8 mi · Piscataway88%graduate$40kearningsYeshiva of KashoUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 174 on campus · 14.8 mi · Brooklyn, NY$9knet price11%graduateCUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeUniversity or college · Public · 10,648 on campus · 15 mi · New York, NY57%admitted$3knet price56%graduate$56kearningsTouro UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,219 on campus · 15 mi · New York, NY61%admitted$30knet price72%graduate$53kearningsBrooklyn Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,174 on campus · 15 mi · Brooklyn, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New YorkCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 225 on campus · 15 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.

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 Maplewood Township’s median household income ($173,500) falls.

Essex County College4.9 mi · Newark · sticker $12,506 · tuition $5,415$9,647a year
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey5.1 mi · Cranford · sticker $13,569 · tuition $5,280$11,965a year
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College13.6 mi · New York, NY · sticker $12,866 · tuition $5,170$12,016a year
Passaic County Community College13.8 mi · Paterson · sticker $13,754 · tuition $6,300$12,816a year
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice15 mi · New York, NY · sticker $14,212$13,292a year
College of Staten Island CUNY11.1 mi · Staten Island, NY · sticker $14,795$13,444a year
Hudson County Community College10.9 mi · Jersey City · sticker $15,469 · tuition $5,384$15,348a year
Kean University4.3 mi · Union · sticker $26,949$20,110a year
New Jersey City University9.8 mi · Jersey City · sticker $28,255$21,596a year
Saint Peter's University10.5 mi · Jersey City · sticker $50,272$21,829a year
Eastwick College-Nutley8.5 mi · Nutley · sticker $26,454$23,728a year
Montclair State University9.6 mi · Montclair · sticker $28,305$25,573a year
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art14.6 mi · New York, NY · sticker $64,190$25,870a year
Fashion Institute of Technology14.5 mi · New York, NY · sticker $26,838$26,070a year
New Jersey Institute of Technology5 mi · Newark · sticker $32,859$27,244a year
Caldwell University6.9 mi · Caldwell · sticker $54,073$30,449a year
Saint Elizabeth University9.4 mi · Morristown · sticker $53,075$30,559a year
Wagner College12.4 mi · Staten Island, NY · sticker $65,574$32,604a year
Rutgers University-Newark5 mi · Newark · sticker $35,654$33,018a year
Mildred Elley-New York Campus13.6 mi · New York, NY · sticker $33,249$33,249a year
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus8.9 mi · Madison · sticker $54,204$34,331a year
Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences14.4 mi · New York, NY · sticker $35,629$34,767a year
Drew University8.3 mi · Madison · sticker $65,301$35,512a year
Touro University15 mi · New York, NY · sticker $40,500$36,341a year
Pace University14 mi · New York, NY · sticker $69,550$36,430a year
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University5.9 mi · Bloomfield · sticker $42,035$36,558a year
Felician University13 mi · Lodi · sticker $50,316$38,120a year
Berkeley College-Woodland Park12.2 mi · Woodland Park · mostly online · sticker $44,691$38,426a year
Seton Hall University1.4 mi · South Orange · sticker $68,263$41,783a year
Stevens Institute of Technology12.9 mi · Hoboken · sticker $79,790$49,538a year
Jersey College14.3 mi · Teterboro · sticker $56,461$55,644a year
American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York15 mi · New York, NY · sticker $62,554 · tuition $40,650$58,766a year
The New School14.3 mi · New York, NY · sticker $88,284$64,738a year
New York University14.3 mi · New York, NY · sticker $84,374$66,876a year
Pillar College5.4 mi · Newark · sticker $38,047—a year
St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island10.1 mi · Staten Island, NY · sticker $44,677—a year
Eastern International College-Jersey City11 mi · Jersey City · sticker $26,182—a year
Rabbinical College of America12.9 mi · Morristown · sticker $27,300—a year
Metropolitan College of New York13.5 mi · New York, NY · mostly online · sticker $34,203—a year
Pacific College of Health and Science14 mi · New York, NY · sticker $59,356—a year
Yeshiva of Kasho14.8 mi · Brooklyn, NY · sticker $21,356—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 Maplewood Township: 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)Pace UniversityNYU
New York University88% graduate$83k earnings$20k 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
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice56% graduate$56k earnings$11k typical debt
College of Staten Island CUNY34% graduate$54k earnings$14k typical debt
Rutgers University-Newark64% graduate$74k earnings*$22k typical debt
The New School69% graduate$53k earnings$22k typical debt
Seton Hall University69% graduate$70k earnings$23k typical debt
Touro University72% graduate$53k earnings$16k 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); Pacific College of Health and Science (3); American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York (2).

Questions about college near Maplewood Township

Is Maplewood Township a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Maplewood Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Seton Hall University, is 1.4 miles away in South Orange.

What colleges are near Maplewood Township?

48 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: New York University (14.3 miles, 53,873 students on campus), Montclair State University (9.6 miles, 20,428) and CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College (13.6 miles, 14,993).

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

Essex County College in Newark, 4.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,415 a year for New Jersey residents; the federal net price, $4,436, 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 Maplewood Township. 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 →