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Colleges in and near New Milford
Bergen Community College is 3.8 miles from New Milford
No college sits inside New Milford’s boundary, but Bergen Community College’s campus in Paramus, with 9,883 students on campus, is 3.8 miles from the center of town. About 5% of New Milford’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 New Milford. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
91
404,319 students on campus
Nearest college
2.6 mi
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus
Residents in college
5%
About the same as NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
3.8 mi
Bergen · $4,913 tuition
Nearest public university
9.5 mi
William Paterson University of New Jersey · $15,704 in-state
Median household income
$115K
prices below start here
What stands out about college from New Milford
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Two colleges within 3.8 milesFairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus admits 91% of applicants. Together they have 16,479 students on campus.A community college 3.8 miles awayBergen Community College in Paramus: tuition and fees $4,913 a year for New Jersey residents.In-state price at William Paterson University of New JerseyLiving in New Jersey, William Paterson University of New Jersey charges $15,704 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $25,344. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 5% 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 New Milford
68 private colleges within 15 miles, 14 public colleges within 14.6 miles, and 13 community colleges.
University or collegeCommunity college
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,596 on campus · 2.6 mi · Teaneck91%admitted$15knet price53%graduate$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Eastwick College-HackensackUniversity or college · For-profit · 874 on campus · 3.5 mi · Hackensack$30knet price43%graduate$40kearningsBergen Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,883 on campus · 3.8 mi · Paramus$10knet price21%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $4,913 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Jersey CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,089 on campus · 5.4 mi · Teterboro68%admitted$53knet price45%graduate$66kearningsUniversity of Mount Saint VincentUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,763 on campus · 5.9 mi · Bronx, NY85%admitted$22knet price57%graduate$66kearningsFelician UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,040 on campus · 6.1 mi · Lodi$40knet price47%graduate$58kearningsManhattan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,425 on campus · 6.9 mi · Riverdale, NY79%admitted$27knet price64%graduate$86kearningsYeshiva UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,646 on campus · 7.4 mi · New York, NY56%admitted$50knet price83%graduate$71kearningsCochran School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 112 on campus · 7.4 mi · Yonkers, NY$100kearningsCUNY Lehman CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 9,712 on campus · 7.7 mi · Bronx, NY57%admitted$3knet price51%graduate$58kearningsCUNY Bronx Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,819 on campus · 7.7 mi · Bronx, NY$4knet price16%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $5,206 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Monroe UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 6,528 on campus · 7.9 mi · Bronx, NY68%admitted$15knet price57%graduate$41kearningsPassaic County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,748 on campus · 7.9 mi · Paterson$8knet price19%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $6,300 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Boricua CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 479 on campus · 8 mi · New York, NY$15knet price81%graduate$35kearningsSt. Thomas Aquinas CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,949 on campus · 8.6 mi · Sparkill, NY93%admitted$20knet price54%graduate$63kearningsDominican University New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,324 on campus · 8.6 mi · Orangeburg, NY63%admitted$42knet price53%graduate$61kearningsCUNY City CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 14,011 on campus · 8.7 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$4knet price57%graduate$66kearningsFordham UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 14,685 on campus · 8.8 mi · Bronx, NY59%admitted$44knet price82%graduate$86kearningsManhattan School of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,092 on campus · 8.9 mi · New York, NY41%admitted$52knet price78%graduate$27kearningsJewish Theological Seminary of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 301 on campus · 9 mi · New York, NY49%admitted$43knet price90%graduate$93kearningsUnion Theological Seminary in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 181 on campus · 9 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Teachers College at Columbia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,145 on campus · 9.1 mi · New York, NY$73kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Barnard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,223 on campus · 9.1 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$29knet price93%graduate$81kearningsColumbia University in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 33,821 on campus · 9.2 mi · New York, NY4%admitted$22knet price96%graduate$102kearningsSarah Lawrence CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,738 on campus · 9.2 mi · Bronxville, NY62%admitted$41knet price71%graduate$54kearningsBerkeley College-Woodland ParkUniversity or college · For-profit · 964 on campus · 9.2 mi · Woodland Park · mostly online$27knet price44%graduate$40kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Bank Street College of EducationUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 375 on campus · 9.3 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY Hostos Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,730 on campus · 9.4 mi · Bronx, NY$5knet price16%graduate$40kearningsTuition and fees: $5,254 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.William Paterson University of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,114 on campus · 9.5 mi · Wayne90%admitted$19knet price44%graduate$58kearningsMontefiore School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 115 on campus · 9.5 mi · Mount Vernon, NYMercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,653 on campus · 9.7 mi · Dobbs Ferry, NY86%admitted$14knet price46%graduate$52kearningsNew York College of Podiatric MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 349 on campus · 9.8 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Helene Fuld College of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 722 on campus · 9.9 mi · New York, NY17%admitted$47knet price$111kearningsHackensack Meridian School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 567 on campus · 9.9 mi · NutleyGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Mount Sinai Phillips School of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 273 on campus · 9.9 mi · New York, NY100%graduate$97kearningsEastwick College-RamseyUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 10.4 mi · Ramsey$27knet price75%graduate$52kearningsIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,234 on campus · 10.5 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 20,428 on campus · 10.6 mi · Montclair88%admitted$16knet price65%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Albert Einstein College of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,328 on campus · 10.6 mi · Bronx, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Eastwick College-NutleyUniversity or college · For-profit · 456 on campus · 10.7 mi · Nutley$17knet price57%graduate$43kearningsThe Juilliard SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 914 on campus · 11.2 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$44knet price93%graduate$38kearningsAmerican Musical and Dramatic AcademyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,500 on campus · 11.3 mi · New York, NY24%admitted$41knet price72%graduate$27kearningsCUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeUniversity or college · Public · 10,648 on campus · 11.4 mi · New York, NY57%admitted$3knet price56%graduate$56kearningsBeth Medrash Meor YitzchokUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 222 on campus · 11.7 mi · Monsey, NY53%admitted$13knet price21%graduateCUNY Hunter CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 22,220 on campus · 11.8 mi · New York, NY54%admitted$3knet price57%graduate$63kearningsMarymount Manhattan CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,646 on campus · 11.8 mi · New York, NY83%admitted$37knet price49%graduate$49kearningsNew York School of Interior DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 341 on campus · 11.8 mi · New York, NY63%admitted$45knet price69%graduate$48kearningsMandl School-The College of Allied HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 465 on campus · 11.9 mi · New York, NY$36knet price48%graduate$39kearningsIona UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,561 on campus · 12.1 mi · New Rochelle, NY87%admitted$29knet price56%graduate$74kearningsWeill Medical College of Cornell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,386 on campus · 12.2 mi · New York, NY$104kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.The Rockefeller UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 286 on campus · 12.3 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Touro UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,219 on campus · 12.4 mi · New York, NY61%admitted$30knet price72%graduate$53kearningsSotheby's Institute of Art-NYUniversity or college · For-profit · 168 on campus · 12.5 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.LIM CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 12.6 mi · New York, NY96%admitted$39knet price51%graduate$59kearningsBerkeley College-New YorkUniversity or college · For-profit · 691 on campus · 12.6 mi · New York, NY · mostly online$34knet price44%graduate$46kearnings64% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.SUNY College of OptometryUniversity or college · Public · 394 on campus · 12.6 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,093 on campus · 12.7 mi · New York, NY$6knet price23%graduateTuition and fees: $5,194 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Yeshivath ViznitzUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,148 on campus · 12.8 mi · Monsey, NY$9knet price69%graduateYeshiva Shaar EphraimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 138 on campus · 12.8 mi · Monsey, NY$11knet price6%graduateMechon L'hoyroaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 124 on campus · 12.8 mi · Monsey, NYFashion Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 7,796 on campus · 13 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$19knet price81%graduate$63kearningsRamapo College of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,272 on campus · 13 mi · Mahwah71%admitted$18knet price70%graduate$68kearningsCUNY Graduate School and University CenterUniversity or college · Public · 4,811 on campus · 13 mi · New York, NY68%admitted$66kearningsSwedish Institute a College of Health SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,160 on campus · 13 mi · New York, NY$30knet price57%graduate$30kearningsStevens Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,939 on campus · 13.1 mi · Hoboken48%admitted$41knet price87%graduate$109kearningsOhel Margulia SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 243 on campus · 13.2 mi · Monsey, NY96%admitted$15knet price100%graduateTuition and fees: $9,700 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New YorkCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 225 on campus · 13.2 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.Bloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 851 on campus · 13.3 mi · Bloomfield70%admitted$28knet price38%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 18,808 on campus · 13.5 mi · New York, NY48%admitted$3knet price72%graduate$76kearningsVaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,135 on campus · 13.5 mi · Flushing, NY$40knet price39%graduate$65kearningsCUNY School of LawUniversity or college · Public · 677 on campus · 13.5 mi · Long Island City, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.New York Conservatory for Dramatic ArtsUniversity or college · For-profit · 286 on campus · 13.5 mi · New York, NYSchool of Visual ArtsUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,016 on campus · 13.6 mi · New York, NY93%admitted$58knet price76%graduate$46kearningsYeshiva Shaarei Torah of RocklandUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 141 on campus · 13.6 mi · Suffern, NY37%admitted$11knet price$90kearningsCUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,931 on campus · 13.8 mi · Long Island City, NY$6knet price24%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,218 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.The New SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,218 on campus · 13.8 mi · New York, NY63%admitted$59knet price69%graduate$53kearningsEastern International College-Jersey CityUniversity or college · For-profit · 474 on campus · 13.9 mi · Jersey City70%admitted$21knet price34%graduate$35kearningsNew York School for Medical and Dental AssistantsUniversity or college · For-profit · 281 on campus · 13.9 mi · Long Island City, NY$20knet price65%graduate$39kearningsBe'er Yaakov Talmudic SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 679 on campus · 14.1 mi · Spring Valley, NY$5knet price59%graduate$17kearningsThe College of WestchesterUniversity or college · For-profit · 656 on campus · 14.1 mi · White Plains, NY94%admitted$16knet price38%graduate$42kearningsNew York UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 53,873 on campus · 14.2 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$37knet price88%graduate$83kearningsRockland Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,974 on campus · 14.2 mi · Suffern, NY$11knet price29%graduate$50kearningsTuition and fees: $6,862 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of ReligionUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 191 on campus · 14.2 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Hudson County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,008 on campus · 14.3 mi · Jersey City$7knet price26%graduate$34kearningsTuition and fees: $5,384 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 983 on campus · 14.3 mi · New York, NY21%admitted$13knet price81%graduate$84kearningsSaint Peter's UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,905 on campus · 14.6 mi · Jersey City90%admitted$12knet price58%graduate$58kearningsSUNY Maritime CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 1,286 on campus · 14.6 mi · Throggs Neck, NY72%admitted$22knet price64%graduate$96kearningsCUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 14,993 on campus · 14.9 mi · New York, NY$5knet price25%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,170 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.New York Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,055 on campus · 14.9 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.New York Academy of ArtUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 116 on campus · 14.9 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Caldwell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,822 on campus · 15 mi · Caldwell71%admitted$25knet price57%graduate$54kearnings
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 New Milford’s median household income ($114,889) falls.
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College14.9 mi · New York, NY · sticker $12,866 · tuition $5,170$12,016a year
CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College12.7 mi · New York, NY · sticker $13,179 · tuition $5,194$12,693a year
CUNY LaGuardia Community College13.8 mi · Long Island City, NY · sticker $13,648 · tuition $5,218$12,745a year
Hudson County Community College14.3 mi · Jersey City · sticker $15,469 · tuition $5,384$15,348a year
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art14.3 mi · New York, NY · sticker $64,190$25,870a year
Felician University6.1 mi · Lodi · sticker $50,316$38,120a year
LIM College12.6 mi · New York, NY · sticker $53,064$41,501a year
Jersey College5.4 mi · Teterboro · sticker $56,461$55,644a year
American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York13.2 mi · New York, NY · sticker $62,554 · tuition $40,650$58,766a 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 New Milford: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
New York University88% graduate$83k earnings$20k typical debt
Columbia University in the City of New York96% graduate$102k earnings$22k typical debt
CUNY Hunter College57% graduate$63k earnings$11k 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
Fordham University82% graduate$86k earnings$24k typical debt
CUNY City College57% graduate$66k earnings$12k typical debt
CUNY LaGuardia Community College24% graduate$42k earnings$7k typical debt
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice56% graduate$56k earnings$11k typical debt
Bergen Community College21% graduate$47k earnings$12k typical debt
CUNY Lehman College51% graduate$58k 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: Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus (2); Montclair State (2); American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York (2); Bloomfield College of Montclair State (2).
Questions about college near New Milford
Is New Milford a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 New Milford residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus, is 2.6 miles away in Teaneck.
What colleges are near New Milford?
91 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: New York University (14.2 miles, 53,873 students on campus), Columbia University in the City of New York (9.2 miles, 33,821) and CUNY Hunter College (11.8 miles, 22,220).
What is the closest community college to New Milford, and what does it cost?
Bergen Community College in Paramus, 3.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,913 a year for New Jersey residents; the federal net price, $10,345, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does William Paterson University of New Jersey cost if we live in New Jersey?
Tuition and fees are $15,704 a year in-state and $25,344 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $16,171 (under $30,000 income) to $24,917 (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 New Milford. 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 →