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Colleges in and near River Vale Township

St. Thomas Aquinas College is 4.1 miles from River Vale Township

No college sits inside River Vale Township’s boundary, but St. Thomas Aquinas College’s campus in Sparkill, with 1,949 students on campus, is 4.1 miles from the center of town, and Bergen Community College is 6.1 miles away in Paramus. About 6% of River Vale Township’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey (6%).

Dominican University New YorkSt. Thomas Aquinas 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 River Vale Township. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
51
208,288 students on campus
Nearest college
3.7 mi
Dominican University New York
Residents in college
6%
About the same as NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
6.1 mi
Bergen · $4,913 tuition
Nearest public university
9.9 mi
Ramapo College of New Jersey · $16,777 in-state
Median household income
$214K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from River Vale Township

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

Two colleges within 4.1 milesDominican University New York admits 63% of applicants; St. Thomas Aquinas College admits 93%. Together they have 3,273 students on campus.A community college 6.1 miles awayBergen Community College in Paramus: tuition and fees $4,913 a year for New Jersey residents.In-state price at Ramapo College of New JerseyLiving in New Jersey, Ramapo College of New Jersey charges $16,777 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $27,708. 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 River Vale Township

40 private colleges within 15 miles, five public colleges within 14.6 miles, and nine community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miColumbiaMontclair StateFordham UniversityRiver Vale Township
University or collegeCommunity college
Dominican University New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,324 on campus · 3.7 mi · Orangeburg, NY63%admitted$42knet price53%graduate$61kearningsSt. Thomas Aquinas CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,949 on campus · 4.1 mi · Sparkill, NY93%admitted$20knet price54%graduate$63kearningsBergen Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,883 on campus · 6.1 mi · Paramus$10knet price21%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $4,913 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Beth Medrash Meor YitzchokUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 222 on campus · 6.6 mi · Monsey, NY53%admitted$13knet price21%graduateMercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,653 on campus · 6.9 mi · Dobbs Ferry, NY86%admitted$14knet price46%graduate$52kearningsCochran School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 112 on campus · 7 mi · Yonkers, NY$100kearningsEastwick College-RamseyUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 7.2 mi · Ramsey$27knet price75%graduate$52kearningsYeshiva Shaar EphraimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 138 on campus · 7.6 mi · Monsey, NY$11knet price6%graduateMechon L'hoyroaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 124 on campus · 7.6 mi · Monsey, NYYeshivath ViznitzUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,148 on campus · 7.7 mi · Monsey, NY$9knet price69%graduateOhel Margulia SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 243 on campus · 8 mi · Monsey, NY96%admitted$15knet price100%graduateTuition and fees: $9,700 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 · 8.2 mi · Teaneck91%admitted$15knet price53%graduate$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.University of Mount Saint VincentUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,763 on campus · 8.6 mi · Bronx, NY85%admitted$22knet price57%graduate$66kearningsBe'er Yaakov Talmudic SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 679 on campus · 8.6 mi · Spring Valley, NY$5knet price59%graduate$17kearningsYeshiva Shaarei Torah of RocklandUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 141 on campus · 8.7 mi · Suffern, NY37%admitted$11knet price$90kearningsEastwick College-HackensackUniversity or college · For-profit · 874 on campus · 9 mi · Hackensack$30knet price43%graduate$40kearningsRockland Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,974 on campus · 9.2 mi · Suffern, NY$11knet price29%graduate$50kearningsTuition and fees: $6,862 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Ramapo College of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,272 on campus · 9.9 mi · Mahwah71%admitted$18knet price70%graduate$68kearningsSarah Lawrence CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,738 on campus · 10.1 mi · Bronxville, NY62%admitted$41knet price71%graduate$54kearningsManhattan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,425 on campus · 10.2 mi · Riverdale, NY79%admitted$27knet price64%graduate$86kearningsPassaic County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,748 on campus · 10.7 mi · Paterson$8knet price19%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $6,300 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Jersey CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,089 on campus · 10.8 mi · Teterboro68%admitted$53knet price45%graduate$66kearningsWilliam Paterson University of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,114 on campus · 11.2 mi · Wayne90%admitted$19knet price44%graduate$58kearningsFelician UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,040 on campus · 11.2 mi · Lodi$40knet price47%graduate$58kearningsMontefiore School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 115 on campus · 11.2 mi · Mount Vernon, NYCUNY Lehman CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 9,712 on campus · 11.4 mi · Bronx, NY57%admitted$3knet price51%graduate$58kearningsNew York Medical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,388 on campus · 11.4 mi · Valhalla, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Monroe UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 6,528 on campus · 11.7 mi · Bronx, NY68%admitted$15knet price57%graduate$41kearningsThe College of WestchesterUniversity or college · For-profit · 656 on campus · 11.7 mi · White Plains, NY94%admitted$16knet price38%graduate$42kearningsSUNY Westchester Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,011 on campus · 11.9 mi · Valhalla, NY$9knet price25%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $5,948 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.CUNY Bronx Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,819 on campus · 11.9 mi · Bronx, NY$4knet price16%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $5,206 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Yeshiva UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,646 on campus · 12 mi · New York, NY56%admitted$50knet price83%graduate$71kearningsBerkeley College-Woodland ParkUniversity or college · For-profit · 964 on campus · 12.4 mi · Woodland Park · mostly online$27knet price44%graduate$40kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Fordham UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 14,685 on campus · 12.5 mi · Bronx, NY59%admitted$44knet price82%graduate$86kearningsIona UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,561 on campus · 12.9 mi · New Rochelle, NY87%admitted$29knet price56%graduate$74kearningsBoricua CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 479 on campus · 12.9 mi · New York, NY$15knet price81%graduate$35kearningsCUNY City CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 14,011 on campus · 13.8 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$4knet price57%graduate$66kearningsAlbert Einstein College of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,328 on campus · 13.9 mi · Bronx, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Manhattan School of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,092 on campus · 14.1 mi · New York, NY41%admitted$52knet price78%graduate$27kearningsCUNY Hostos Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,730 on campus · 14.2 mi · Bronx, NY$5knet price16%graduate$40kearningsTuition and fees: $5,254 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Jewish Theological Seminary of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 301 on campus · 14.2 mi · New York, NY49%admitted$43knet price90%graduate$93kearningsUnion Theological Seminary in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 181 on campus · 14.2 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Teachers College at Columbia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,145 on campus · 14.3 mi · New York, NY$73kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Barnard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,223 on campus · 14.3 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$29knet price93%graduate$81kearningsColumbia 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$102kearningsMontclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 20,428 on campus · 14.6 mi · Montclair88%admitted$16knet price65%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Bank Street College of EducationUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 375 on campus · 14.6 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Hackensack Meridian School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 567 on campus · 14.7 mi · NutleyGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.New York College of Podiatric MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 349 on campus · 14.9 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Mount Sinai Phillips School of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 273 on campus · 14.9 mi · New York, NY100%graduate$97kearningsHelene Fuld College of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 722 on campus · 15 mi · New York, NY17%admitted$47knet price$111kearnings

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 River Vale Township’s median household income ($213,666) falls.

CUNY Bronx Community College11.9 mi · Bronx, NY · sticker $12,677 · tuition $5,206$10,195a year
CUNY Hostos Community College14.2 mi · Bronx, NY · sticker $13,069 · tuition $5,254$12,248a year
Yeshiva Shaar Ephraim7.6 mi · Monsey, NY · sticker $22,510$12,360a year
CUNY City College13.8 mi · New York, NY · sticker $14,403$12,806a year
Passaic County Community College10.7 mi · Paterson · sticker $13,754 · tuition $6,300$12,816a year
CUNY Lehman College11.4 mi · Bronx, NY · sticker $14,121$13,600a year
SUNY Westchester Community College11.9 mi · Valhalla, NY · sticker $15,316 · tuition $5,948$14,403a year
Yeshivath Viznitz7.7 mi · Monsey, NY · sticker $20,397$15,652a year
Bergen Community College6.1 mi · Paramus · sticker $17,184 · tuition $4,913$16,919a year
Rockland Community College9.2 mi · Suffern, NY · sticker $18,713 · tuition $6,862$18,431a year
Monroe University11.7 mi · Bronx, NY · sticker $28,285$18,837a year
Mercy University6.9 mi · Dobbs Ferry, NY · sticker $32,596$21,299a year
The College of Westchester11.7 mi · White Plains, NY · sticker $31,660$24,909a year
William Paterson University of New Jersey11.2 mi · Wayne · sticker $28,476$24,917a year
Montclair State University14.6 mi · Montclair · sticker $28,305$25,573a year
Ramapo College of New Jersey9.9 mi · Mahwah · sticker $29,483$26,008a year
St. Thomas Aquinas College4.1 mi · Sparkill, NY · sticker $53,370$27,333a year
University of Mount Saint Vincent8.6 mi · Bronx, NY · sticker $54,170$27,884a year
Manhattan University10.2 mi · Riverdale, NY · sticker $64,348$28,188a year
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus8.2 mi · Teaneck · sticker $50,305$28,735a year
Eastwick College-Hackensack9 mi · Hackensack · sticker $33,359$30,439a year
Eastwick College-Ramsey7.2 mi · Ramsey · sticker $32,704$31,341a year
Iona University12.9 mi · New Rochelle, NY · sticker $60,247$32,295a year
Felician University11.2 mi · Lodi · sticker $50,316$38,120a year
Berkeley College-Woodland Park12.4 mi · Woodland Park · mostly online · sticker $44,691$38,426a year
Dominican University New York3.7 mi · Orangeburg, NY · sticker $47,802$42,337a year
Sarah Lawrence College10.1 mi · Bronxville, NY · sticker $82,467$47,810a year
Columbia University in the City of New York14.4 mi · New York, NY · sticker $89,472$50,621a year
Barnard College14.3 mi · New York, NY · sticker $89,538$51,378a year
Jewish Theological Seminary of America14.2 mi · New York, NY · sticker $85,945$51,570a year
Fordham University12.5 mi · Bronx, NY · sticker $82,762$52,228a year
Jersey College10.8 mi · Teterboro · sticker $56,461$55,644a year
Manhattan School of Music14.1 mi · New York, NY · sticker $77,703$56,540a year
Yeshiva University12 mi · New York, NY · sticker $70,892$69,618a year
Beth Medrash Meor Yitzchok6.6 mi · Monsey, NY · sticker $25,700—a year
Ohel Margulia Seminary8 mi · Monsey, NY · sticker $22,600 · tuition $9,700—a year
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary8.6 mi · Spring Valley, NY · sticker $19,858—a year
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland8.7 mi · Suffern, NY · sticker $22,780—a year
Boricua College12.9 mi · New York, NY · sticker $24,213—a year
Helene Fuld College of Nursing15 mi · New York, NY · sticker $51,340—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 River Vale Township: 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 →BergenCUNY Lehman CollegeFordham UniversityCity College (CUNY)ColumbiaMontclair State
Columbia University in the City of New York96% graduate$102k earnings$22k typical debt
Montclair State University65% graduate$61k earnings*$22k typical debt
Fordham University82% graduate$86k earnings$24k typical debt
CUNY City College57% graduate$66k earnings$12k typical debt
Bergen Community College21% graduate$47k earnings$12k typical debt
CUNY Lehman College51% graduate$58k earnings$11k typical debt
SUNY Westchester Community College25% graduate$47k earnings$10k typical debt
Mercy University46% graduate$52k earnings$20k typical debt
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus53% graduate$57k earnings*$25k typical debt
Monroe University57% graduate$41k earnings$19k typical debt
CUNY Bronx Community College16% graduate$41k earnings$8k typical debt
Yeshiva University83% graduate$71k earnings$18k 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).

Questions about college near River Vale Township

Is River Vale Township a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 River Vale Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Dominican University New York, is 3.7 miles away in Orangeburg.

What colleges are near River Vale Township?

51 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 (14.6 miles, 20,428) and Fordham University (12.5 miles, 14,685).

What is the closest community college to River Vale Township, and what does it cost?

Bergen Community College in Paramus, 6.1 miles 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 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 River Vale Township. 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 →