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Colleges in and near Paramus
Paramus is home to Bergen Community College
Bergen Community College (9,883 students on campus) is inside the borough, and Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus (6,596) is 4.1 miles from the center, in Teaneck Township. About 6% of Paramus’ 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 Paramus. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
76
300,003 students on campus
Nearest college
1 mi
Bergen
Residents in college
6%
About the same as NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
1 mi
Bergen · $4,913 tuition
Nearest public university
6.8 mi
William Paterson University of New Jersey · $15,704 in-state
Median household income
$144K
prices below start here
What stands out about college in Paramus
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Two colleges within 4.1 milesFairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus admits 91% of applicants. Together they have 16,479 students on campus.A community college 1 mile 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 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 Paramus
57 private colleges within 14.9 miles, 12 public colleges within 15 miles, and 11 community colleges.
University or collegeCommunity college
Bergen Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,883 on campus · In Paramus$10knet price21%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $4,913 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,596 on campus · 4.1 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 · 4.5 mi · Hackensack$30knet price43%graduate$40kearningsPassaic County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,748 on campus · 5.5 mi · Paterson$8knet price19%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $6,300 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Felician UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,040 on campus · 5.7 mi · Lodi$40knet price47%graduate$58kearningsJersey CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,089 on campus · 5.9 mi · Teterboro68%admitted$53knet price45%graduate$66kearningsWilliam Paterson University of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,114 on campus · 6.8 mi · Wayne90%admitted$19knet price44%graduate$58kearningsBerkeley College-Woodland ParkUniversity or college · For-profit · 964 on campus · 7.1 mi · Woodland Park · mostly online$27knet price44%graduate$40kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Eastwick College-RamseyUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 8.3 mi · Ramsey$27knet price75%graduate$52kearningsUniversity of Mount Saint VincentUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,763 on campus · 8.7 mi · Bronx, NY85%admitted$22knet price57%graduate$66kearningsMontclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 20,428 on campus · 9 mi · Montclair88%admitted$16knet price65%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Hackensack Meridian School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 567 on campus · 9 mi · NutleyGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Dominican University New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,324 on campus · 9.3 mi · Orangeburg, NY63%admitted$42knet price53%graduate$61kearningsSt. Thomas Aquinas CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,949 on campus · 9.5 mi · Sparkill, NY93%admitted$20knet price54%graduate$63kearningsManhattan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,425 on campus · 9.6 mi · Riverdale, NY79%admitted$27knet price64%graduate$86kearningsCochran School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 112 on campus · 9.7 mi · Yonkers, NY$100kearningsYeshiva UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,646 on campus · 9.9 mi · New York, NY56%admitted$50knet price83%graduate$71kearningsBoricua CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 479 on campus · 10.2 mi · New York, NY$15knet price81%graduate$35kearningsEastwick College-NutleyUniversity or college · For-profit · 456 on campus · 10.2 mi · Nutley$17knet price57%graduate$43kearningsCUNY Bronx Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,819 on campus · 10.3 mi · Bronx, NY$4knet price16%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $5,206 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.CUNY Lehman CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 9,712 on campus · 10.5 mi · Bronx, NY57%admitted$3knet price51%graduate$58kearningsMonroe UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 6,528 on campus · 10.6 mi · Bronx, NY68%admitted$15knet price57%graduate$41kearningsBeth Medrash Meor YitzchokUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 222 on campus · 10.6 mi · Monsey, NY53%admitted$13knet price21%graduateRamapo College of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,272 on campus · 10.7 mi · Mahwah71%admitted$18knet price70%graduate$68kearningsCUNY City CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 14,011 on campus · 10.9 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$4knet price57%graduate$66kearningsManhattan School of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,092 on campus · 10.9 mi · New York, NY41%admitted$52knet price78%graduate$27kearningsUnion Theological Seminary in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 181 on campus · 10.9 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Barnard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,223 on campus · 11 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$29knet price93%graduate$81kearningsJewish Theological Seminary of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 301 on campus · 11 mi · New York, NY49%admitted$43knet price90%graduate$93kearningsColumbia University in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 33,821 on campus · 11.1 mi · New York, NY4%admitted$22knet price96%graduate$102kearningsTeachers College at Columbia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,145 on campus · 11.1 mi · New York, NY$73kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Bank Street College of EducationUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 375 on campus · 11.2 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Mercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,653 on campus · 11.4 mi · Dobbs Ferry, NY86%admitted$14knet price46%graduate$52kearningsFordham UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 14,685 on campus · 11.5 mi · Bronx, NY59%admitted$44knet price82%graduate$86kearningsYeshivath ViznitzUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,148 on campus · 11.6 mi · Monsey, NY$9knet price69%graduateCUNY Hostos Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,730 on campus · 11.7 mi · Bronx, NY$5knet price16%graduate$40kearningsTuition and fees: $5,254 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Yeshiva Shaar EphraimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 138 on campus · 11.7 mi · Monsey, NY$11knet price6%graduateMechon L'hoyroaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 124 on campus · 11.7 mi · Monsey, NYSarah Lawrence CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,738 on campus · 11.8 mi · Bronxville, NY62%admitted$41knet price71%graduate$54kearningsNew York College of Podiatric MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 349 on campus · 11.9 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Helene Fuld College of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 722 on campus · 12 mi · New York, NY17%admitted$47knet price$111kearningsMount Sinai Phillips School of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 273 on campus · 12.1 mi · New York, NY100%graduate$97kearningsOhel Margulia SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 243 on campus · 12.1 mi · Monsey, NY96%admitted$15knet price100%graduateTuition and fees: $9,700 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of RocklandUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 141 on campus · 12.2 mi · Suffern, NY37%admitted$11knet price$90kearningsMontefiore School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 115 on campus · 12.2 mi · Mount Vernon, NYBloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 851 on campus · 12.4 mi · Bloomfield70%admitted$28knet price38%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,234 on campus · 12.5 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.American Musical and Dramatic AcademyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,500 on campus · 12.8 mi · New York, NY24%admitted$41knet price72%graduate$27kearningsThe Juilliard SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 914 on campus · 12.8 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$44knet price93%graduate$38kearningsRockland Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,974 on campus · 12.9 mi · Suffern, NY$11knet price29%graduate$50kearningsTuition and fees: $6,862 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 · 13 mi · New York, NY57%admitted$3knet price56%graduate$56kearningsCaldwell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,822 on campus · 13.2 mi · Caldwell71%admitted$25knet price57%graduate$54kearningsAlbert Einstein College of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,328 on campus · 13.4 mi · Bronx, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Be'er Yaakov Talmudic SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 679 on campus · 13.4 mi · Spring Valley, NY$5knet price59%graduate$17kearningsMandl School-The College of Allied HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 465 on campus · 13.4 mi · New York, NY$36knet price48%graduate$39kearningsCUNY Hunter CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 22,220 on campus · 13.5 mi · New York, NY54%admitted$3knet price57%graduate$63kearningsMarymount Manhattan CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,646 on campus · 13.6 mi · New York, NY83%admitted$37knet price49%graduate$49kearningsNew York School of Interior DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 341 on campus · 13.6 mi · New York, NY63%admitted$45knet price69%graduate$48kearningsTouro UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,219 on campus · 13.9 mi · New York, NY61%admitted$30knet price72%graduate$53kearningsWeill Medical College of Cornell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,386 on campus · 14 mi · New York, NY$104kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.LIM CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 14.1 mi · New York, NY96%admitted$39knet price51%graduate$59kearningsSUNY College of OptometryUniversity or college · Public · 394 on campus · 14.1 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.The Rockefeller UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 286 on campus · 14.1 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Sotheby's Institute of Art-NYUniversity or college · For-profit · 168 on campus · 14.1 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Stevens Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,939 on campus · 14.2 mi · Hoboken48%admitted$41knet price87%graduate$109kearningsCUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,093 on campus · 14.2 mi · New York, NY$6knet price23%graduateTuition and fees: $5,194 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Berkeley College-New YorkUniversity or college · For-profit · 691 on campus · 14.2 mi · New York, NY · mostly online$34knet price44%graduate$46kearnings64% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Fashion Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 7,796 on campus · 14.4 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$19knet price81%graduate$63kearningsSwedish Institute a College of Health SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,160 on campus · 14.4 mi · New York, NY$30knet price57%graduate$30kearningsCUNY Graduate School and University CenterUniversity or college · Public · 4,811 on campus · 14.5 mi · New York, NY68%admitted$66kearningsAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts-New YorkCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 225 on campus · 14.6 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.Eastern International College-Jersey CityUniversity or college · For-profit · 474 on campus · 14.7 mi · Jersey City70%admitted$21knet price34%graduate$35kearningsIona UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,561 on campus · 14.8 mi · New Rochelle, NY87%admitted$29knet price56%graduate$74kearningsNew York Conservatory for Dramatic ArtsUniversity or college · For-profit · 286 on campus · 14.9 mi · New York, NYCUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 18,808 on campus · 15 mi · New York, NY48%admitted$3knet price72%graduate$76kearningsHudson County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,008 on campus · 15 mi · Jersey City$7knet price26%graduate$34kearningsTuition and fees: $5,384 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.
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 Paramus’ median household income ($144,349) falls.
CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College14.2 mi · New York, NY · sticker $13,179 · tuition $5,194$12,693a year
Felician University5.7 mi · Lodi · sticker $50,316$38,120a year
LIM College14.1 mi · New York, NY · sticker $53,064$41,501a year
Jersey College5.9 mi · Teterboro · sticker $56,461$55,644a 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 Paramus: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
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
Fordham University82% graduate$86k earnings$24k typical debt
CUNY City College57% graduate$66k earnings$12k 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
Touro University72% graduate$53k earnings$16k typical debt
Stevens Institute of Technology87% graduate$109k earnings$27k typical debt
Fashion Institute of Technology81% graduate$63k earnings$12k 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); Bloomfield College of Montclair State (2); American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York (2).
Majors
What students study in Paramus
Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Bergen Community College, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.
Liberal arts 76%Health professions 14%Visual & performing arts 2%Computer science 2%Agriculture 1%Business 1%Everything else 3%
Biggest programs
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities1,256 graduates a year
$48k4 yrs outRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing88 graduates a year
$94k4 yrs outAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions67 graduates a year
$90k4 yrs outDental Support Services and Allied Professions38 graduates a year
$73k4 yrs outVeterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians29 graduates a year
$53k4 yrs outHospitality Administration/Management12 graduates a year
$46k4 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 Paramus
Is Paramus a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Paramus residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The largest campus in the borough, Bergen Community College, has 9,883 students on campus.
What colleges are in Paramus?
Bergen Community College is inside the borough. Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus is 4.1 miles from the center, in Teaneck Township.
What is the closest community college to Paramus, and what does it cost?
Bergen Community College in Paramus, 1 mile 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 Paramus. 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 →