Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus is 3.6 miles from Morris Township
Rabbinical College of America (206 students on campus) is inside the town, and Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus (2,671) is 3.6 miles from the center, in Madison. About 6% of Morris Township’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey (6%).
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 Morris Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college in Morris Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Morris Township
Six private colleges within 13.5 miles, and two community colleges. The nearest public four-year college, Bloomfield College of Montclair State University, is 15.7 miles away.
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 would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Morris Township’s median household income ($204,951) falls.
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.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
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: Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus (2); Bloomfield College of Montclair State (2).
What students study in Morris Township
Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Rabbinical College of America, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.
College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.
Questions about college in Morris Township
Is Morris Township a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Morris Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The largest campus in the town, Rabbinical College of America, has 206 students on campus.
What colleges are in Morris Township?
Rabbinical College of America is inside the town. Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus is 3.6 miles from the center, in Madison, Drew University is 4.3 miles from the center, in Madison, and County College of Morris is 6.3 miles away in Randolph.
What is the closest community college to Morris Township, and what does it cost?
County College of Morris in Randolph, 6.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,210 a year for New Jersey residents; the federal net price, $8,895, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Bloomfield College of Montclair State University cost if we live in New Jersey?
Tuition and fees are $15,912 a year in-state and $26,022 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $24,168 (under $30,000 income) to $36,558 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Morris 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 →