Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Ramapo College of New Jersey is 5.3 miles from Ringwood
No college sits inside Ringwood’s boundary, but Ramapo College of New Jersey’s campus in Mahwah, with 5,272 students on campus, is 5.3 miles from the center of town, and Passaic County Community College is 13.9 miles away in Paterson. About 7% of Ringwood’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 Ringwood. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Ringwood
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Ringwood
Nine private colleges within 14.8 miles, two public colleges within 11.6 miles, and four community colleges.
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 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.
Starts at Over $110k, where Ringwood’s median household income ($152,414) falls.
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.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Ringwood: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
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.
Questions about college near Ringwood
Is Ringwood a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Ringwood residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Ramapo College of New Jersey, is 5.3 miles away in Mahwah.
What colleges are near Ringwood?
14 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Bergen Community College (14.2 miles, 9,883 students on campus), Ramapo College of New Jersey (5.3 miles, 5,272) and William Paterson University of New Jersey (11.6 miles, 5,114).
What is the closest community college to Ringwood, and what does it cost?
Passaic County Community College in Paterson, 13.9 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 Ramapo College of New Jersey cost if we live in New Jersey?
Tuition and fees are $16,777 a year in-state and $27,708 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,008 (under $30,000 income) to $26,008 (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 Ringwood. 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 →