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Colleges in and near Pine Brook

Caldwell University is 4.3 miles from Pine Brook

No college sits inside Pine Brook’s boundary, but Caldwell University’s campus in Caldwell, with 1,822 students on campus, is 4.3 miles from the center of town, and Passaic County Community College is 9.7 miles away in Paterson. About 8% of Pine Brook’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey (6%).

Caldwell 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 Pine Brook. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
23
117,758 students on campus
Nearest college
4.3 mi
Caldwell University
Residents in college
8%
About the same as NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
9.7 mi
Passaic County · $6,300 tuition
Nearest public university
7.5 mi
Montclair State · $15,912 in-state
Median household income
$126K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Pine Brook

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A university 4.3 miles awayCaldwell University has 1,822 students on campus in Caldwell, 57% of whom graduate within six years.In-state price at Montclair StateLiving in New Jersey, Montclair State University charges $15,912 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $26,022. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.A community college 9.7 miles awayPassaic County Community College in Paterson: tuition and fees $6,300 a year for New Jersey residents.Students are 8% 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 Pine Brook

12 private colleges within 14.8 miles, six public colleges within 14.2 miles, and five community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miMontclair StateNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyKean UniversityPine Brook
University or collegeCommunity college
Caldwell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,822 on campus · 4.3 mi · Caldwell71%admitted$25knet price57%graduate$54kearningsMontclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 20,428 on campus · 7.5 mi · Montclair88%admitted$16knet price65%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Saint Elizabeth UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 874 on campus · 7.8 mi · Morristown71%admitted$23knet price51%graduate$53kearningsFairleigh Dickinson University-Florham CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,671 on campus · 8 mi · Madison95%admitted$23knet price67%graduate$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Berkeley College-Woodland ParkUniversity or college · For-profit · 964 on campus · 8.2 mi · Woodland Park · mostly online$27knet price44%graduate$40kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Drew UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,160 on campus · 8.5 mi · Madison68%admitted$24knet price70%graduate$64kearningsWilliam Paterson University of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,114 on campus · 9.1 mi · Wayne90%admitted$19knet price44%graduate$58kearningsBloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 851 on campus · 9.2 mi · Bloomfield70%admitted$28knet price38%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Rabbinical College of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 206 on campus · 9.3 mi · Morristown95%admitted$16knet price22%graduate$35kearningsPassaic County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,748 on campus · 9.7 mi · Paterson$8knet price19%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $6,300 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Seton Hall UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,564 on campus · 10 mi · South Orange73%admitted$31knet price69%graduate$70kearningsHackensack Meridian School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 567 on campus · 10 mi · NutleyGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Eastwick College-NutleyUniversity or college · For-profit · 456 on campus · 11 mi · Nutley$17knet price57%graduate$43kearningsNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 12,314 on campus · 12.2 mi · Newark65%admitted$17knet price73%graduate$84kearningsEssex County CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,890 on campus · 12.3 mi · Newark$4knet price20%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $5,415 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Rutgers University-NewarkUniversity or college · Public · 9,695 on campus · 12.4 mi · Newark71%admitted$20knet price64%graduate$74kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.County College of MorrisCommunity college · Public · 5,346 on campus · 12.5 mi · Randolph$9knet price36%graduate$50kearningsTuition and fees: $6,210 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Pillar CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 549 on campus · 12.6 mi · Newark$8knet price38%graduate$46kearningsFelician UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,040 on campus · 12.8 mi · Lodi$40knet price47%graduate$58kearningsUCNJ Union College of Union County, New JerseyCommunity college · Public · 6,539 on campus · 13.8 mi · Cranford$8knet price35%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,280 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Kean UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 11,988 on campus · 14.2 mi · Union76%admitted$12knet price47%graduate$57kearningsBergen Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,883 on campus · 14.4 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 · 14.8 mi · Teterboro68%admitted$53knet price45%graduate$66kearnings

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 Pine Brook’s median household income ($126,488) falls.

Essex County College12.3 mi · Newark · sticker $12,506 · tuition $5,415$9,647a year
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey13.8 mi · Cranford · sticker $13,569 · tuition $5,280$11,965a year
Passaic County Community College9.7 mi · Paterson · sticker $13,754 · tuition $6,300$12,816a year
County College of Morris12.5 mi · Randolph · sticker $15,033 · tuition $6,210$14,481a year
Bergen Community College14.4 mi · Paramus · sticker $17,184 · tuition $4,913$16,919a year
Kean University14.2 mi · Union · sticker $26,949$20,110a year
Eastwick College-Nutley11 mi · Nutley · sticker $26,454$23,728a year
William Paterson University of New Jersey9.1 mi · Wayne · sticker $28,476$24,917a year
Montclair State University7.5 mi · Montclair · sticker $28,305$25,573a year
New Jersey Institute of Technology12.2 mi · Newark · sticker $32,859$27,244a year
Caldwell University4.3 mi · Caldwell · sticker $54,073$30,449a year
Saint Elizabeth University7.8 mi · Morristown · sticker $53,075$30,559a year
Rutgers University-Newark12.4 mi · Newark · sticker $35,654$33,018a year
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus8 mi · Madison · sticker $54,204$34,331a year
Drew University8.5 mi · Madison · sticker $65,301$35,512a year
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University9.2 mi · Bloomfield · sticker $42,035$36,558a year
Felician University12.8 mi · Lodi · sticker $50,316$38,120a year
Berkeley College-Woodland Park8.2 mi · Woodland Park · mostly online · sticker $44,691$38,426a year
Seton Hall University10 mi · South Orange · sticker $68,263$41,783a year
Jersey College14.8 mi · Teterboro · sticker $56,461$55,644a year
Rabbinical College of America9.3 mi · Morristown · sticker $27,300—a year
Pillar College12.6 mi · Newark · sticker $38,047—a 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 Pine Brook: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Montclair StateSeton Hall UniversityNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyRutgers University-NewarkKean UniversityBergen
Montclair State University65% graduate$61k earnings*$22k typical debt
New Jersey Institute of Technology73% graduate$84k earnings$21k typical debt
Kean University47% graduate$57k earnings$23k typical debt
Bergen Community College21% graduate$47k earnings$12k typical debt
Rutgers University-Newark64% graduate$74k earnings*$22k typical debt
Seton Hall University69% graduate$70k earnings$23k typical debt
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey35% graduate$42k earnings$15k typical debt
Essex County College20% graduate$37k earnings
County College of Morris36% graduate$50k earnings$9k typical debt
William Paterson University of New Jersey44% graduate$58k earnings$22k typical debt
Passaic County Community College19% graduate$37k earnings$8k typical debt
Jersey College45% graduate$66k earnings$21k 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: Montclair State (2); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus (2); Bloomfield College of Montclair State (2); Rutgers University-Newark (3).

Questions about college near Pine Brook

Is Pine Brook a college town?

No. About 8 of every 100 Pine Brook residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Caldwell University, is 4.3 miles away in Caldwell.

What colleges are near Pine Brook?

23 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Montclair State University (7.5 miles, 20,428 students on campus), New Jersey Institute of Technology (12.2 miles, 12,314) and Kean University (14.2 miles, 11,988).

What is the closest community college to Pine Brook, and what does it cost?

Passaic County Community College in Paterson, 9.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,300 a year for New Jersey residents; the federal net price, $7,761, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does 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 $10,880 (under $30,000 income) to $25,573 (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 Pine Brook. 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 →