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Colleges in and near Prospect Park

Bergen Community College is 4.5 miles from Prospect Park

No college sits inside Prospect Park’s boundary, but Bergen Community College’s campus in Paramus, with 9,883 students on campus, is 4.5 miles from the center of town, and Passaic County Community College is 1.6 miles away in Paterson. About 4% of Prospect Park’s residents are enrolled in college, below New Jersey (6%).

William Paterson University of New JerseyPassaic County Community CollegeBergen Community College

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 Prospect Park. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
42
187,189 students on campus
Nearest college
1.4 mi
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Residents in college
4%
Below NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
1.6 mi
Passaic County · $6,300 tuition
Nearest public university
1.4 mi
William Paterson University of New Jersey · $15,704 in-state
Median household income
$53K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Prospect Park

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

Three colleges within 4.5 milesWilliam Paterson University of New Jersey admits 90% of applicants. Together they have 19,745 students on campus.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.A community college 1.6 miles awayPassaic County Community College in Paterson: tuition and fees $6,300 a year for New Jersey residents.Students are 4% of residentsBelow New Jersey (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Prospect Park

30 private colleges within 14.7 miles, seven public colleges within 14.5 miles, and six community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miColumbiaMontclair StateProspect Park
University or collegeCommunity college
William Paterson University of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,114 on campus · 1.4 mi · Wayne90%admitted$19knet price44%graduate$58kearningsPassaic County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,748 on campus · 1.6 mi · Paterson$8knet price19%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $6,300 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Berkeley College-Woodland ParkUniversity or college · For-profit · 964 on campus · 3.1 mi · Woodland Park · mostly online$27knet price44%graduate$40kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Bergen Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,883 on campus · 4.5 mi · Paramus$10knet price21%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $4,913 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 20,428 on campus · 5.7 mi · Montclair88%admitted$16knet price65%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Felician UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,040 on campus · 6.5 mi · Lodi$40knet price47%graduate$58kearningsHackensack Meridian School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 567 on campus · 7.5 mi · NutleyGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Eastwick College-HackensackUniversity or college · For-profit · 874 on campus · 8 mi · Hackensack$30knet price43%graduate$40kearningsFairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,596 on campus · 8.2 mi · Teaneck91%admitted$15knet price53%graduate$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Jersey CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,089 on campus · 8.2 mi · Teterboro68%admitted$53knet price45%graduate$66kearningsEastwick College-RamseyUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 8.4 mi · Ramsey$27knet price75%graduate$52kearningsCaldwell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,822 on campus · 9.1 mi · Caldwell71%admitted$25knet price57%graduate$54kearningsEastwick College-NutleyUniversity or college · For-profit · 456 on campus · 9.2 mi · Nutley$17knet price57%graduate$43kearningsRamapo College of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,272 on campus · 9.6 mi · Mahwah71%admitted$18knet price70%graduate$68kearningsBloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 851 on campus · 10.2 mi · Bloomfield70%admitted$28knet price38%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Beth Medrash Meor YitzchokUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 222 on campus · 12.5 mi · Monsey, NY53%admitted$13knet price21%graduateYeshivath ViznitzUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,148 on campus · 13.1 mi · Monsey, NY$9knet price69%graduateYeshiva Shaarei Torah of RocklandUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 141 on campus · 13.3 mi · Suffern, NY37%admitted$11knet price$90kearningsYeshiva Shaar EphraimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 138 on campus · 13.5 mi · Monsey, NY$11knet price6%graduateMechon L'hoyroaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 124 on campus · 13.6 mi · Monsey, NYOhel Margulia SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 243 on campus · 13.7 mi · Monsey, NY96%admitted$15knet price100%graduateTuition and fees: $9,700 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.New Jersey Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 12,314 on campus · 13.8 mi · Newark65%admitted$17knet price73%graduate$84kearningsDominican University New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,324 on campus · 13.8 mi · Orangeburg, NY63%admitted$42knet price53%graduate$61kearningsRutgers University-NewarkUniversity or college · Public · 9,695 on campus · 14 mi · 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 · 14 mi · Newark$4knet price20%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $5,415 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of Mount Saint VincentUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,763 on campus · 14 mi · Bronx, NY85%admitted$22knet price57%graduate$66kearningsPillar CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 549 on campus · 14 mi · Newark$8knet price38%graduate$46kearningsRockland Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,974 on campus · 14.1 mi · Suffern, NY$11knet price29%graduate$50kearningsTuition and fees: $6,862 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Boricua CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 479 on campus · 14.1 mi · New York, NY$15knet price81%graduate$35kearningsYeshiva UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,646 on campus · 14.2 mi · New York, NY56%admitted$50knet price83%graduate$71kearningsSt. Thomas Aquinas CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,949 on campus · 14.2 mi · Sparkill, NY93%admitted$20knet price54%graduate$63kearningsManhattan School of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,092 on campus · 14.2 mi · New York, NY41%admitted$52knet price78%graduate$27kearningsSeton Hall UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,564 on campus · 14.3 mi · South Orange73%admitted$31knet price69%graduate$70kearningsBarnard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,223 on campus · 14.3 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$29knet price93%graduate$81kearningsBank Street College of EducationUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 375 on campus · 14.3 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Jewish Theological Seminary of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 301 on campus · 14.3 mi · New York, NY49%admitted$43knet price90%graduate$93kearningsUnion Theological Seminary in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 181 on campus · 14.3 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Columbia University in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 33,821 on campus · 14.4 mi · New York, NY4%admitted$22knet price96%graduate$102kearningsTeachers College at Columbia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,145 on campus · 14.4 mi · New York, NY$73kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY City CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 14,011 on campus · 14.5 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$4knet price57%graduate$66kearningsManhattan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,425 on campus · 14.7 mi · Riverdale, NY79%admitted$27knet price64%graduate$86kearningsCUNY Bronx Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,819 on campus · 14.8 mi · Bronx, NY$4knet price16%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $5,206 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 $48–75k, where Prospect Park’s median household income ($53,125) falls.

Pillar College14 mi · Newark · sticker $38,047$3,181a year
Columbia University in the City of New York14.4 mi · New York, NY · sticker $89,472$5,866a year
Essex County College14 mi · Newark · sticker $12,506 · tuition $5,415$6,135a year
CUNY City College14.5 mi · New York, NY · sticker $14,403$6,811a year
CUNY Bronx Community College14.8 mi · Bronx, NY · sticker $12,677 · tuition $5,206$7,190a year
Passaic County Community College1.6 mi · Paterson · sticker $13,754 · tuition $6,300$7,694a year
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland13.3 mi · Suffern, NY · sticker $22,780$10,753a year
Bergen Community College4.5 mi · Paramus · sticker $17,184 · tuition $4,913$10,964a year
Yeshivath Viznitz13.1 mi · Monsey, NY · sticker $20,397$11,493a year
Yeshiva Shaar Ephraim13.5 mi · Monsey, NY · sticker $22,510$11,998a year
Rockland Community College14.1 mi · Suffern, NY · sticker $18,713 · tuition $6,862$12,807a year
Beth Medrash Meor Yitzchok12.5 mi · Monsey, NY · sticker $25,700$14,729a year
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus8.2 mi · Teaneck · sticker $50,305$15,057a year
Ohel Margulia Seminary13.7 mi · Monsey, NY · sticker $22,600 · tuition $9,700$15,296a year
New Jersey Institute of Technology13.8 mi · Newark · sticker $32,859$15,958a year
Montclair State University5.7 mi · Montclair · sticker $28,305$16,388a year
Rutgers University-Newark14 mi · Newark · sticker $35,654$17,806a year
Ramapo College of New Jersey9.6 mi · Mahwah · sticker $29,483$18,074a year
William Paterson University of New Jersey1.4 mi · Wayne · sticker $28,476$18,505a year
Eastwick College-Nutley9.2 mi · Nutley · sticker $26,454$18,531a year
Barnard College14.3 mi · New York, NY · sticker $89,538$19,094a year
University of Mount Saint Vincent14 mi · Bronx, NY · sticker $54,170$22,575a year
Caldwell University9.1 mi · Caldwell · sticker $54,073$22,793a year
Boricua College14.1 mi · New York, NY · sticker $24,213$23,253a year
St. Thomas Aquinas College14.2 mi · Sparkill, NY · sticker $53,370$24,110a year
Eastwick College-Ramsey8.4 mi · Ramsey · sticker $32,704$26,923a year
Seton Hall University14.3 mi · South Orange · sticker $68,263$27,194a year
Yeshiva University14.2 mi · New York, NY · sticker $70,892$28,207a year
Manhattan University14.7 mi · Riverdale, NY · sticker $64,348$28,454a year
Berkeley College-Woodland Park3.1 mi · Woodland Park · mostly online · sticker $44,691$29,284a year
Eastwick College-Hackensack8 mi · Hackensack · sticker $33,359$29,741a year
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University10.2 mi · Bloomfield · sticker $42,035$30,908a year
Felician University6.5 mi · Lodi · sticker $50,316$41,909a year
Dominican University New York13.8 mi · Orangeburg, NY · sticker $47,802$42,353a year
Manhattan School of Music14.2 mi · New York, NY · sticker $77,703$46,638a year
Jersey College8.2 mi · Teterboro · sticker $56,461$53,601a year
Jewish Theological Seminary of America14.3 mi · New York, NY · sticker $85,945—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 Prospect Park: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →BergenMontclair StateNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyRutgers University-NewarkColumbiaCity College (CUNY)
Columbia University in the City of New York96% graduate$102k earnings$22k typical debt
Montclair State University65% graduate$61k earnings*$22k typical debt
CUNY City College57% graduate$66k earnings$12k typical debt
New Jersey Institute of Technology73% graduate$84k earnings$21k 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
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus53% graduate$57k earnings*$25k typical debt
Essex County College20% graduate$37k earnings
CUNY Bronx Community College16% graduate$41k earnings$8k typical debt
Yeshiva University83% graduate$71k earnings$18k typical debt
Ramapo College of New Jersey70% graduate$68k 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-Metropolitan Campus (2); Bloomfield College of Montclair State (2); Rutgers University-Newark (3).

Questions about college near Prospect Park

Is Prospect Park a college town?

No. About 4 of every 100 Prospect Park residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, William Paterson University of New Jersey, is 1.4 miles away in Wayne.

What colleges are near Prospect Park?

42 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Columbia University in the City of New York (14.4 miles, 33,821 students on campus), Montclair State University (5.7 miles, 20,428) and CUNY City College (14.5 miles, 14,011).

What is the closest community college to Prospect Park, and what does it cost?

Passaic County Community College in Paterson, 1.6 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 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 Prospect Park. 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 →