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Colleges in and near Mount Laurel Township
Mount Laurel Township is home to Rowan College at Burlington County
Rowan College at Burlington County (3,689 students on campus) is inside the town. About 5% of Mount Laurel Township’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Mount Laurel Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
16
63,619 students on campus
Nearest college
1.6 mi
Rowan College at Burlington County
Residents in college
5%
Below NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
1.6 mi
Rowan College at Burlington County · $6,990 tuition
Nearest public university
11.8 mi
Rutgers University-Camden · $17,764 in-state
Median household income
$119K
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What stands out about college in Mount Laurel Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
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 Mount Laurel Township’s median household income ($118,802) 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.
Outcomes
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Mount Laurel Township: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Moore College of Art and Design57% graduate$38k earnings$26k typical debt
Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia58% graduate$39k earnings*$11k 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: Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia (8); Rutgers University-Camden (3).
Majors
What students study in Mount Laurel Township
Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Rowan College at Burlington County, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.
Liberal arts 57%Health professions 18%Business 17%Public safety 3%Visual & performing arts 2%Engineering tech 1%Everything else 2%
Biggest programs
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities987 graduates a year
$49k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing105 graduates a year
$87k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections48 graduates a year
$55k4 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions29 graduates a year
$80k4 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts24 graduates a year
$30k4 yrs out
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 Mount Laurel Township
Is Mount Laurel Township a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Mount Laurel Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below New Jersey (6). The largest campus in the town, Rowan College at Burlington County, has 3,689 students on campus.
What colleges are in Mount Laurel Township?
Rowan College at Burlington County is inside the town.
What is the closest community college to Mount Laurel Township, and what does it cost?
Rowan College at Burlington County in Mount Laurel, 1.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,990 a year for New Jersey residents; the federal net price, $5,344, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Rutgers University-Camden cost if we live in New Jersey?
Tuition and fees are $17,764 a year in-state and $37,276 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $13,797 (under $30,000 income) to $30,639 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
Neighbors talk college
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 Mount Laurel 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 →
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