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Colleges in and near Newark
Newark is home to four colleges, with about 28,000 students on campus
New Jersey Institute of Technology (12,314 students on campus) and Rutgers University-Newark (9,695) are inside the city, and Kean University (11,988) is 4.5 miles from the center, in Union Township. About 7% of Newark’s residents are enrolled in college, above New Jersey (6%).
Rutgers University-NewarkEssex County CollegeNew Jersey Institute of TechnologySeton Hall UniversityKean UniversityNew Jersey City 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 Newark. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
114
450,167 students on campus
Nearest college
1 mi
Rutgers University-Newark
Residents in college
7%
Above NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
1 mi
Essex County College · $5,415 tuition
Nearest public university
1 mi
Rutgers University-Newark · $17,250 in-state
Median household income
$52K
prices below start here
What stands out about college in Newark
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Six colleges within 4.6 milesRutgers University-Newark admits 71% of applicants; New Jersey Institute of Technology admits 65%; Seton Hall University admits 73%. Together they have 52,602 students on campus.A community college 1 mile awayEssex County College in Newark: tuition and fees $5,415 a year for New Jersey residents.In-state price at Rutgers University-NewarkLiving in New Jersey, Rutgers University-Newark charges $17,250 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $36,762. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 7% of residentsAbove New Jersey (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college
Colleges within 15 miles of Newark
87 private colleges within 14.5 miles, 19 public colleges within 13.5 miles, and 13 community colleges.
University or collegeCommunity college
Rutgers University-NewarkUniversity or college · Public · 9,695 on campus · In Newark71%admitted$20knet price64%graduate$74kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Essex County CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,890 on campus · In Newark$4knet price20%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $5,415 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Pillar CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 549 on campus · In Newark$8knet price38%graduate$46kearningsNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 12,314 on campus · In Newark65%admitted$17knet price73%graduate$84kearningsSeton Hall UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,564 on campus · 4 mi · South Orange73%admitted$31knet price69%graduate$70kearningsKean UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 11,988 on campus · 4.5 mi · Union76%admitted$12knet price47%graduate$57kearningsNew Jersey City UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 4,151 on campus · 4.6 mi · Jersey City98%admitted$16knet price34%graduate$53kearningsBloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 851 on campus · 5 mi · Bloomfield70%admitted$28knet price38%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Saint Peter's UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,905 on campus · 5.3 mi · Jersey City90%admitted$12knet price58%graduate$58kearningsHudson County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,008 on campus · 5.8 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 · 5.9 mi · Jersey City70%admitted$21knet price34%graduate$35kearningsEastwick College-NutleyUniversity or college · For-profit · 456 on campus · 6.2 mi · Nutley$17knet price57%graduate$43kearningsHackensack Meridian School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 567 on campus · 7.6 mi · NutleyGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Stevens Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,939 on campus · 7.8 mi · Hoboken48%admitted$41knet price87%graduate$109kearningsSt Paul's School of Nursing-Staten IslandUniversity or college · For-profit · 661 on campus · 8.2 mi · Staten Island, NY$36knet price46%graduate$87kearningsMetropolitan College of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 161 on campus · 8.3 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 · 8.4 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 · 8.4 mi · New York, NY$25knet price32%graduate$39kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.College of Staten Island CUNYUniversity or college · Public · 9,715 on campus · 8.6 mi · Staten Island, NY92%admitted$6knet price34%graduate$54kearningsUCNJ Union College of Union County, New JerseyCommunity college · Public · 6,539 on campus · 8.6 mi · Cranford$8knet price35%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,280 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Wagner CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,932 on campus · 8.6 mi · Staten Island, NY88%admitted$28knet price65%graduate$74kearningsNew York Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,055 on campus · 8.7 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.New York Academy of ArtUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 116 on campus · 8.7 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Pace UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 12,977 on campus · 8.8 mi · New York, NY76%admitted$31knet price60%graduate$70kearningsPacific College of Health and ScienceUniversity or college · For-profit · 481 on campus · 8.8 mi · New York, NY$57knet price56%graduate$26kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Caldwell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,822 on campus · 9.1 mi · Caldwell71%admitted$25knet price57%graduate$54kearningsNew York UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 53,873 on campus · 9.2 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$37knet price88%graduate$83kearningsThe New SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,218 on campus · 9.2 mi · New York, NY63%admitted$59knet price69%graduate$53kearningsHebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of ReligionUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 191 on campus · 9.3 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Fashion Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 7,796 on campus · 9.4 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$19knet price81%graduate$63kearningsSwedish Institute a College of Health SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,160 on campus · 9.4 mi · New York, NY$30knet price57%graduate$30kearningsNew York Conservatory for Dramatic ArtsUniversity or college · For-profit · 286 on campus · 9.4 mi · New York, NYMontclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 20,428 on campus · 9.5 mi · Montclair88%admitted$16knet price65%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 983 on campus · 9.5 mi · New York, NY21%admitted$13knet price81%graduate$84kearningsYeshiva of KashoUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 174 on campus · 9.7 mi · Brooklyn, NY$9knet price11%graduateBrooklyn Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,174 on campus · 9.8 mi · Brooklyn, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY New York City College of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 12,661 on campus · 9.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY80%admitted$5knet price21%graduate$49kearningsAMG School of NursingUniversity or college · For-profit · 570 on campus · 9.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY$35knet price79%graduateAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts-New YorkCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 225 on campus · 9.9 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.CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 18,808 on campus · 10 mi · New York, NY48%admitted$3knet price72%graduate$76kearningsTouro UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,219 on campus · 10 mi · New York, NY61%admitted$30knet price72%graduate$53kearningsCUNY Graduate School and University CenterUniversity or college · Public · 4,811 on campus · 10 mi · New York, NY68%admitted$66kearningsSchool of Visual ArtsUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,016 on campus · 10 mi · New York, NY93%admitted$58knet price76%graduate$46kearningsSt. Francis CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,304 on campus · 10 mi · Brooklyn, NY · mostly online$18knet price55%graduate$58kearnings63% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,093 on campus · 10.1 mi · New York, NY$6knet price23%graduateTuition and fees: $5,194 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeUniversity or college · Public · 10,648 on campus · 10.2 mi · New York, NY57%admitted$3knet price56%graduate$56kearningsAmerican Musical and Dramatic AcademyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,500 on campus · 10.2 mi · New York, NY24%admitted$41knet price72%graduate$27kearningsSUNY College of OptometryUniversity or college · Public · 394 on campus · 10.2 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.LIM CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 10.3 mi · New York, NY96%admitted$39knet price51%graduate$59kearningsBerkeley College-New YorkUniversity or college · For-profit · 691 on campus · 10.3 mi · New York, NY · mostly online$34knet price44%graduate$46kearnings64% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Mandl School-The College of Allied HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 465 on campus · 10.3 mi · New York, NY$36knet price48%graduate$39kearningsThe Juilliard SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 914 on campus · 10.5 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$44knet price93%graduate$38kearningsFelician UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,040 on campus · 10.7 mi · Lodi$40knet price47%graduate$58kearningsSotheby's Institute of Art-NYUniversity or college · For-profit · 168 on campus · 10.7 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.St. Joseph's University-New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,531 on campus · 11 mi · Brooklyn, NY72%admitted$19knet price69%graduate$64kearningsPratt Institute-MainUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,182 on campus · 11.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY73%admitted$53knet price74%graduate$54kearningsYeshiva Yesoda Hatorah Vetz ChaimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 205 on campus · 11.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY$12knet price43%graduateTalmudical Seminary of BobovUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 515 on campus · 11.2 mi · Brooklyn, NY98%admitted$3knet price39%graduate$22kearningsYeshiva Kollel Tifereth ElizerUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 373 on campus · 11.2 mi · Brooklyn, NY74%admitted80%graduateCUNY Hunter CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 22,220 on campus · 11.3 mi · New York, NY54%admitted$3knet price57%graduate$63kearningsJersey CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,089 on campus · 11.3 mi · Teterboro68%admitted$53knet price45%graduate$66kearningsUnited Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,006 on campus · 11.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY$7knet price58%graduate$25kearningsYeshiva of Machzikai HadasUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 461 on campus · 11.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY70%admitted$23knet price74%graduateNew York School of Interior DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 341 on campus · 11.4 mi · New York, NY63%admitted$45knet price69%graduate$48kearningsRabbinical College of Ohr Shimon YisroelUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 233 on campus · 11.4 mi · Brooklyn, NY$33knet price41%graduateBnos Zion Of Bobov SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 142 on campus · 11.4 mi · Brooklyn, NY88%admitted$15knet price79%graduateTuition and fees: $10,250 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinkaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 232 on campus · 11.5 mi · Brooklyn, NY$6knet price22%graduate$37kearningsYeshivas Sanz KlauzenburgUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 107 on campus · 11.5 mi · Brooklyn, NY$10knet price31%graduateMarymount Manhattan CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,646 on campus · 11.6 mi · New York, NY83%admitted$37knet price49%graduate$49kearningsSeminar L'moros Bais YaakovCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 371 on campus · 11.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY84%admitted$24knet price54%graduate$24kearningsTuition and fees: $12,500 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Congregation Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel AleksanderUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 169 on campus · 11.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY$13knet price26%graduateWeill Medical College of Cornell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,386 on campus · 11.7 mi · New York, NY$104kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei ZionUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 511 on campus · 11.7 mi · Brooklyn, NY$9knet price83%graduate$21kearningsThe Rockefeller UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 286 on campus · 11.7 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Machzikei Hadath Rabbinical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 129 on campus · 11.7 mi · Brooklyn, NY100%admitted$17knet price33%graduate$42kearningsYeshivas NovominskUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 163 on campus · 11.8 mi · Brooklyn, NY90%admitted$7knet price81%graduateYeshiva Derech ChaimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 152 on campus · 11.8 mi · Brooklyn, NY88%admitted$12knet price80%graduateCUNY Medgar Evers CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 3,260 on campus · 12 mi · Brooklyn, NY86%admitted$6knet price20%graduate$46kearningsBerkeley College-Woodland ParkUniversity or college · For-profit · 964 on campus · 12.1 mi · Woodland Park · mostly online$27knet price44%graduate$40kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.CUNY School of LawUniversity or college · Public · 677 on campus · 12.1 mi · Long Island City, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Yeshiva Karlin StolinUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 166 on campus · 12.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY$6knet price23%graduateNew York SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 12.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY76%admitted$15knet price94%graduateTuition and fees: $12,750 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 538 on campus · 12.2 mi · Brooklyn, NY80%admitted$5knet price50%graduateBank Street College of EducationUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 375 on campus · 12.2 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Associated Beth Rivkah SchoolsCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 289 on campus · 12.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY84%admitted$23knet price77%graduate$18kearningsTuition and fees: $11,200 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,234 on campus · 12.4 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Yeshiva Sholom ShachnaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 118 on campus · 12.4 mi · Brooklyn, NY100%admitted$12knet price30%graduateColumbia University in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 33,821 on campus · 12.5 mi · New York, NY4%admitted$22knet price96%graduate$102kearningsCUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,931 on campus · 12.5 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.Barnard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,223 on campus · 12.5 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$29knet price93%graduate$81kearningsTalmudical Seminary Oholei TorahUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 353 on campus · 12.5 mi · Brooklyn, NY77%admitted$11knet price22%graduate$39kearningsTeachers College at Columbia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,145 on campus · 12.6 mi · New York, NY$73kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Manhattan School of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,092 on campus · 12.6 mi · New York, NY41%admitted$52knet price78%graduate$27kearningsJewish Theological Seminary of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 301 on campus · 12.6 mi · New York, NY49%admitted$43knet price90%graduate$93kearningsUnion Theological Seminary in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 181 on campus · 12.6 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.New York School for Medical and Dental AssistantsUniversity or college · For-profit · 281 on campus · 12.7 mi · Long Island City, NY$20knet price65%graduate$39kearningsCentral Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim LubavitzUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 918 on campus · 12.8 mi · Brooklyn, NY87%admitted$21knet price5%graduate$35kearningsSUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 1,907 on campus · 12.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY$110kearningsEastwick College-HackensackUniversity or college · For-profit · 874 on campus · 13.1 mi · Hackensack$30knet price43%graduate$40kearningsHelene Fuld College of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 722 on campus · 13.2 mi · New York, NY17%admitted$47knet price$111kearningsRabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim BerlinUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 276 on campus · 13.2 mi · Brooklyn, NY94%admitted$6knet price46%graduateCUNY Brooklyn CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 12,285 on campus · 13.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY58%admitted$3knet price54%graduate$61kearningsBet Medrash Gadol Ateret TorahUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 108 on campus · 13.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY89%admitted$10knet price58%graduatePassaic County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,748 on campus · 13.4 mi · Paterson$8knet price19%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $6,300 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Drew UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,160 on campus · 13.4 mi · Madison68%admitted$24knet price70%graduate$64kearningsNew York College of Podiatric MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 349 on campus · 13.4 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY City CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 14,011 on campus · 13.5 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$4knet price57%graduate$66kearningsMount Sinai Phillips School of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 273 on campus · 13.5 mi · New York, NY100%graduate$97kearningsMirrer Yeshiva Cent InstituteUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 121 on campus · 13.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY89%admitted$11knet price73%graduate$41kearningsFairleigh Dickinson University-Florham CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,671 on campus · 14 mi · Madison95%admitted$23knet price67%graduate$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,596 on campus · 14.1 mi · Teaneck91%admitted$15knet price53%graduate$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Boricua CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 479 on campus · 14.1 mi · New York, NY$15knet price81%graduate$35kearningsCUNY Hostos Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,730 on campus · 14.4 mi · Bronx, NY$5knet price16%graduate$40kearningsTuition and fees: $5,254 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Saint Elizabeth UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 874 on campus · 14.5 mi · Morristown71%admitted$23knet price51%graduate$53kearnings
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 $48–75k, where Newark’s median household income ($52,060) falls.
Pillar CollegeIn Newark · sticker $38,047$3,181a year
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College8.4 mi · New York, NY · sticker $12,866 · tuition $5,170$7,460a year
CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College10.1 mi · New York, NY · sticker $13,179 · tuition $5,194$8,220a year
CUNY LaGuardia Community College12.5 mi · Long Island City, NY · sticker $13,648 · tuition $5,218$8,282a year
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey8.6 mi · Cranford · sticker $13,569 · tuition $5,280$9,362a year
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art9.5 mi · New York, NY · sticker $64,190$10,457a year
Kean University4.5 mi · Union · sticker $26,949$12,136a year
Congregation Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel Aleksander11.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY · sticker $25,625$14,356a year
Rutgers University-NewarkIn Newark · sticker $35,654$17,806a year
New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants12.7 mi · Long Island City, NY · sticker $27,963$20,097a year
Drew University13.4 mi · Madison · sticker $65,301$20,916a year
Associated Beth Rivkah Schools12.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY · sticker $32,924 · tuition $11,200$23,387a year
Berkeley College-Woodland Park12.1 mi · Woodland Park · mostly online · sticker $44,691$29,284a year
LIM College10.3 mi · New York, NY · sticker $53,064$39,565a year
Felician University10.7 mi · Lodi · sticker $50,316$41,909a year
Jersey College11.3 mi · Teterboro · sticker $56,461$53,601a 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 Newark: 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
CUNY City College57% graduate$66k earnings$12k typical debt
Pace University60% graduate$70k earnings$23k typical debt
CUNY LaGuardia Community College24% graduate$42k earnings$7k typical debt
CUNY New York City College of Technology21% graduate$49k earnings$11k typical debt
New Jersey Institute of Technology73% graduate$84k earnings$21k typical debt
CUNY Brooklyn College54% graduate$61k 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: Rutgers University-Newark (3); Bloomfield College of Montclair State (2); Mildred Elley-New York Campus (3); Pacific College of Health and Science (3); Montclair State (2); American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York (2); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus (2); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus (2).
Majors
What students study in Newark
Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field across Newark’s 4 colleges, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.
Business 21%Computer science 17%Engineering 11%Health professions 6%Biology 6%Liberal arts 5%Everything else 33%
Biggest programs
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralNew Jersey Institute of Technology · 444 graduates a year
$98k4 yrs outMechanical EngineeringNew Jersey Institute of Technology · 228 graduates a year
$90k4 yrs outHealth/Medical Preparatory ProgramsEssex County College · 202 graduates a year
$47k4 yrs outPsychology, GeneralRutgers University-Newark · 199 graduates a year
$56k4 yrs outCriminal Justice and CorrectionsRutgers University-Newark · 194 graduates a year
$62k4 yrs outFinance and Financial Management ServicesRutgers University-Newark · 190 graduates a year
$101k4 yrs outBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsRutgers University-Newark · 189 graduates a year
$84k4 yrs outBiology, GeneralRutgers University-Newark · 186 graduates a year
$68k4 yrs outCollege 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 Newark
Is Newark a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Newark residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above New Jersey (6). The largest campus in the city, New Jersey Institute of Technology, has 12,314 students on campus.
What colleges are in Newark?
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rutgers University-Newark, Essex County College and Pillar College are inside the city. Kean University is 4.5 miles from the center, in Union Township, Seton Hall University is 4 miles from the center, in South Orange Village Township, and New Jersey City University is 4.6 miles from the center, in Jersey City.
What is the closest community college to Newark, and what does it cost?
Essex County College in Newark, 1 mile 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 Rutgers University-Newark cost if we live in New Jersey?
Tuition and fees are $17,250 a year in-state and $36,762 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $16,420 (under $30,000 income) to $33,018 (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 Newark. 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 →