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Colleges in and near Rutherford
Jersey College is 3.8 miles from Rutherford
No college sits inside Rutherford’s boundary, but Jersey College’s campus in Teterboro, with 4,089 students on campus, is 3.8 miles from the center of town, and Hudson County Community College is 6.6 miles away in Jersey City. About 10% of Rutherford’s residents are enrolled in college, above 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 Rutherford. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
116
481,740 students on campus
Nearest college
2.1 mi
Eastwick College-Nutley
Residents in college
10%
Above NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
6.6 mi
Hudson County · $5,384 tuition
Nearest public university
4.9 mi
Bloomfield College of Montclair State · $15,912 in-state
Median household income
$143K
prices below start here
What stands out about college from Rutherford
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Two colleges within 3.8 milesJersey College admits 68% of applicants. Together they have 6,129 students on campus.In-state price at Bloomfield College of Montclair StateLiving in New Jersey, Bloomfield College of 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 6.6 miles awayHudson County Community College in Jersey City: tuition and fees $5,384 a year for New Jersey residents.Students are 10% of residentsAbove New Jersey (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college
Colleges within 15 miles of Rutherford
88 private colleges within 15 miles, 19 public colleges within 14.2 miles, and 14 community colleges.
University or collegeCommunity college
Eastwick College-NutleyUniversity or college · For-profit · 456 on campus · 2.1 mi · Nutley$17knet price57%graduate$43kearningsHackensack Meridian School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 567 on campus · 2.7 mi · NutleyGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Felician UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,040 on campus · 3.3 mi · Lodi$40knet price47%graduate$58kearningsJersey CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,089 on campus · 3.8 mi · Teterboro68%admitted$53knet price45%graduate$66kearningsBloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 851 on campus · 4.9 mi · Bloomfield70%admitted$28knet price38%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 20,428 on campus · 5.6 mi · Montclair88%admitted$16knet price65%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Eastwick College-HackensackUniversity or college · For-profit · 874 on campus · 5.7 mi · Hackensack$30knet price43%graduate$40kearningsEastern International College-Jersey CityUniversity or college · For-profit · 474 on campus · 6.3 mi · Jersey City70%admitted$21knet price34%graduate$35kearningsPillar CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 549 on campus · 6.5 mi · Newark$8knet price38%graduate$46kearningsNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 12,314 on campus · 6.6 mi · Newark65%admitted$17knet price73%graduate$84kearningsHudson County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,008 on campus · 6.6 mi · Jersey City$7knet price26%graduate$34kearningsTuition and fees: $5,384 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Rutgers University-NewarkUniversity or college · Public · 9,695 on campus · 6.7 mi · Newark71%admitted$20knet price64%graduate$74kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Stevens Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,939 on campus · 6.7 mi · Hoboken48%admitted$41knet price87%graduate$109kearningsFairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,596 on campus · 6.7 mi · Teaneck91%admitted$15knet price53%graduate$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Saint Peter's UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,905 on campus · 6.7 mi · Jersey City90%admitted$12knet price58%graduate$58kearningsEssex County CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,890 on campus · 6.8 mi · Newark$4knet price20%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $5,415 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Berkeley College-Woodland ParkUniversity or college · For-profit · 964 on campus · 6.9 mi · Woodland Park · mostly online$27knet price44%graduate$40kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.American Musical and Dramatic AcademyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,500 on campus · 7 mi · New York, NY24%admitted$41knet price72%graduate$27kearningsCUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeUniversity or college · Public · 10,648 on campus · 7.1 mi · New York, NY57%admitted$3knet price56%graduate$56kearningsThe Juilliard SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 914 on campus · 7.2 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$44knet price93%graduate$38kearningsBank Street College of EducationUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 375 on campus · 7.4 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Passaic County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,748 on campus · 7.5 mi · Paterson$8knet price19%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $6,300 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Barnard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,223 on campus · 7.5 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$29knet price93%graduate$81kearningsMandl School-The College of Allied HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 465 on campus · 7.5 mi · New York, NY$36knet price48%graduate$39kearningsColumbia University in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 33,821 on campus · 7.6 mi · New York, NY4%admitted$22knet price96%graduate$102kearningsTouro UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,219 on campus · 7.6 mi · New York, NY61%admitted$30knet price72%graduate$53kearningsManhattan School of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,092 on campus · 7.6 mi · New York, NY41%admitted$52knet price78%graduate$27kearningsJewish Theological Seminary of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 301 on campus · 7.6 mi · New York, NY49%admitted$43knet price90%graduate$93kearningsUnion Theological Seminary in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 181 on campus · 7.6 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Fashion Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 7,796 on campus · 7.7 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$19knet price81%graduate$63kearningsNew Jersey City UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 4,151 on campus · 7.7 mi · Jersey City98%admitted$16knet price34%graduate$53kearningsTeachers College at Columbia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,145 on campus · 7.7 mi · New York, NY$73kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Swedish Institute a College of Health SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,160 on campus · 7.7 mi · New York, NY$30knet price57%graduate$30kearningsCUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,093 on campus · 7.9 mi · New York, NY$6knet price23%graduateTuition and fees: $5,194 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.SUNY College of OptometryUniversity or college · Public · 394 on campus · 7.9 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.LIM CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 8 mi · New York, NY96%admitted$39knet price51%graduate$59kearningsCUNY Graduate School and University CenterUniversity or college · Public · 4,811 on campus · 8.1 mi · New York, NY68%admitted$66kearningsBerkeley College-New YorkUniversity or college · For-profit · 691 on campus · 8.1 mi · New York, NY · mostly online$34knet price44%graduate$46kearnings64% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.New York Conservatory for Dramatic ArtsUniversity or college · For-profit · 286 on campus · 8.1 mi · New York, NYCUNY Hunter CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 22,220 on campus · 8.2 mi · New York, NY54%admitted$3knet price57%graduate$63kearningsCUNY City CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 14,011 on campus · 8.2 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$4knet price57%graduate$66kearningsThe New SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,218 on campus · 8.2 mi · New York, NY63%admitted$59knet price69%graduate$53kearningsAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts-New YorkCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 225 on campus · 8.2 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.Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,234 on campus · 8.3 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.New York School of Interior DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 341 on campus · 8.3 mi · New York, NY63%admitted$45knet price69%graduate$48kearningsSotheby's Institute of Art-NYUniversity or college · For-profit · 168 on campus · 8.3 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Marymount Manhattan CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,646 on campus · 8.4 mi · New York, NY83%admitted$37knet price49%graduate$49kearningsBoricua CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 479 on campus · 8.4 mi · New York, NY$15knet price81%graduate$35kearningsNew York UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 53,873 on campus · 8.5 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$37knet price88%graduate$83kearningsCUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 18,808 on campus · 8.5 mi · New York, NY48%admitted$3knet price72%graduate$76kearningsCUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 14,993 on campus · 8.6 mi · New York, NY$5knet price25%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,170 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.School of Visual ArtsUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,016 on campus · 8.6 mi · New York, NY93%admitted$58knet price76%graduate$46kearningsHelene Fuld College of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 722 on campus · 8.6 mi · New York, NY17%admitted$47knet price$111kearningsHebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of ReligionUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 191 on campus · 8.6 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Caldwell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,822 on campus · 8.7 mi · Caldwell71%admitted$25knet price57%graduate$54kearningsThe Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 983 on campus · 8.7 mi · New York, NY21%admitted$13knet price81%graduate$84kearningsNew York College of Podiatric MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 349 on campus · 8.7 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,386 on campus · 8.8 mi · New York, NY$104kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.New York Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,055 on campus · 8.8 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.The Rockefeller UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 286 on campus · 8.8 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.New York Academy of ArtUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 116 on campus · 8.8 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 · 8.9 mi · New York, NY100%graduate$97kearningsBergen Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,883 on campus · 9.1 mi · Paramus$10knet price21%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $4,913 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Seton Hall UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,564 on campus · 9.1 mi · South Orange73%admitted$31knet price69%graduate$70kearningsMetropolitan College of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 161 on campus · 9.1 mi · New York, NY · mostly online90%admitted$29knet price40%graduate$46kearnings76% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Pace UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 12,977 on campus · 9.2 mi · New York, NY76%admitted$31knet price60%graduate$70kearningsMildred Elley-New York CampusUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,004 on campus · 9.3 mi · New York, NY$25knet price32%graduate$39kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Pacific College of Health and ScienceUniversity or college · For-profit · 481 on campus · 9.3 mi · New York, NY$57knet price56%graduate$26kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Yeshiva UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,646 on campus · 9.4 mi · New York, NY56%admitted$50knet price83%graduate$71kearningsCUNY Hostos Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,730 on campus · 9.4 mi · Bronx, NY$5knet price16%graduate$40kearningsTuition and fees: $5,254 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.William Paterson University of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,114 on campus · 9.9 mi · Wayne90%admitted$19knet price44%graduate$58kearningsCUNY School of LawUniversity or college · Public · 677 on campus · 9.9 mi · Long Island City, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,931 on campus · 10.4 mi · Long Island City, NY$6knet price24%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,218 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.AMG School of NursingUniversity or college · For-profit · 570 on campus · 10.4 mi · Brooklyn, NY$35knet price79%graduateCUNY Bronx Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,819 on campus · 10.5 mi · Bronx, NY$4knet price16%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $5,206 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.New York School for Medical and Dental AssistantsUniversity or college · For-profit · 281 on campus · 10.5 mi · Long Island City, NY$20knet price65%graduate$39kearningsCUNY New York City College of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 12,661 on campus · 10.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY80%admitted$5knet price21%graduate$49kearningsBrooklyn Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,174 on campus · 10.8 mi · Brooklyn, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.St. Francis CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,304 on campus · 10.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY · mostly online$18knet price55%graduate$58kearnings63% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Yeshiva Yesoda Hatorah Vetz ChaimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 205 on campus · 10.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY$12knet price43%graduateUnited Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,006 on campus · 11 mi · Brooklyn, NY$7knet price58%graduate$25kearningsMonroe UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 6,528 on campus · 11.2 mi · Bronx, NY68%admitted$15knet price57%graduate$41kearningsRabbinical College of Ohr Shimon YisroelUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 233 on campus · 11.2 mi · Brooklyn, NY$33knet price41%graduateSt. Joseph's University-New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,531 on campus · 11.5 mi · Brooklyn, NY72%admitted$19knet price69%graduate$64kearningsCUNY Lehman CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 9,712 on campus · 11.6 mi · Bronx, NY57%admitted$3knet price51%graduate$58kearningsPratt Institute-MainUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,182 on campus · 11.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY73%admitted$53knet price74%graduate$54kearningsManhattan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,425 on campus · 11.7 mi · Riverdale, NY79%admitted$27knet price64%graduate$86kearningsYeshiva of KashoUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 174 on campus · 11.7 mi · Brooklyn, NY$9knet price11%graduateKean UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 11,988 on campus · 11.9 mi · Union76%admitted$12knet price47%graduate$57kearningsFordham UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 14,685 on campus · 12 mi · Bronx, NY59%admitted$44knet price82%graduate$86kearningsUniversity of Mount Saint VincentUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,763 on campus · 12.2 mi · Bronx, NY85%admitted$22knet price57%graduate$66kearningsVaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,135 on campus · 12.3 mi · Flushing, NY$40knet price39%graduate$65kearningsCUNY Medgar Evers CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 3,260 on campus · 13.2 mi · Brooklyn, NY86%admitted$6knet price20%graduate$46kearningsTalmudical Seminary Oholei TorahUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 353 on campus · 13.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY77%admitted$11knet price22%graduate$39kearningsAssociated Beth Rivkah SchoolsCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 289 on campus · 13.4 mi · Brooklyn, NY84%admitted$23knet price77%graduate$18kearningsTuition and fees: $11,200 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim LubavitzUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 918 on campus · 13.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY87%admitted$21knet price5%graduate$35kearningsAlbert Einstein College of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,328 on campus · 13.8 mi · Bronx, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Yeshiva Kollel Tifereth ElizerUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 373 on campus · 14 mi · Brooklyn, NY74%admitted80%graduateTalmudical Seminary of BobovUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 515 on campus · 14.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY98%admitted$3knet price39%graduate$22kearningsYeshiva of Machzikai HadasUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 461 on campus · 14.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY70%admitted$23knet price74%graduateWagner CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,932 on campus · 14.2 mi · Staten Island, NY88%admitted$28knet price65%graduate$74kearningsSUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 1,907 on campus · 14.2 mi · Brooklyn, NY$110kearningsBnos Zion Of Bobov SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 142 on campus · 14.2 mi · Brooklyn, NY88%admitted$15knet price79%graduateTuition and fees: $10,250 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Seminar L'moros Bais YaakovCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 371 on campus · 14.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY84%admitted$24knet price54%graduate$24kearningsTuition and fees: $12,500 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Yeshiva Derech ChaimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 152 on campus · 14.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY88%admitted$12knet price80%graduateYeshivas Sanz KlauzenburgUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 107 on campus · 14.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY$10knet price31%graduateSt Paul's School of Nursing-QueensUniversity or college · For-profit · 945 on campus · 14.4 mi · Rego Park, NY$26knet price56%graduate$104kearningsMesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 538 on campus · 14.5 mi · Brooklyn, NY80%admitted$5knet price50%graduateRabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei ZionUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 511 on campus · 14.5 mi · Brooklyn, NY$9knet price83%graduate$21kearningsYeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinkaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 232 on campus · 14.5 mi · Brooklyn, NY$6knet price22%graduate$37kearningsCongregation Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel AleksanderUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 169 on campus · 14.7 mi · Brooklyn, NY$13knet price26%graduateMachzikei Hadath Rabbinical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 129 on campus · 14.7 mi · Brooklyn, NY100%admitted$17knet price33%graduate$42kearningsNew York SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 14.7 mi · Brooklyn, NY76%admitted$15knet price94%graduateTuition and fees: $12,750 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Yeshivas NovominskUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 163 on campus · 14.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY90%admitted$7knet price81%graduateYeshiva Karlin StolinUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 166 on campus · 15 mi · Brooklyn, NY$6knet price23%graduateYeshiva Sholom ShachnaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 118 on campus · 15 mi · Brooklyn, NY100%admitted$12knet price30%graduate
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
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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 Rutherford’s median household income ($143,153) falls.
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College8.6 mi · New York, NY · sticker $12,866 · tuition $5,170$12,016a year
CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College7.9 mi · New York, NY · sticker $13,179 · tuition $5,194$12,693a year
CUNY LaGuardia Community College10.4 mi · Long Island City, NY · sticker $13,648 · tuition $5,218$12,745a year
Kean University11.9 mi · Union · sticker $26,949$20,110a year
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art8.7 mi · New York, NY · sticker $64,190$25,870a year
Felician University3.3 mi · Lodi · sticker $50,316$38,120a year
LIM College8 mi · New York, NY · sticker $53,064$41,501a year
Jersey College3.8 mi · Teterboro · sticker $56,461$55,644a year
American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York8.2 mi · New York, NY · sticker $62,554 · tuition $40,650$58,766a year
New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants10.5 mi · Long Island City, NY · sticker $27,963—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 Rutherford: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
New York University88% graduate$83k earnings$20k typical debt
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
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College25% graduate$42k earnings$8k typical debt
Fordham University82% graduate$86k earnings$24k typical debt
CUNY City College57% graduate$66k earnings$12k typical debt
Pace University60% graduate$70k earnings$23k typical debt
CUNY LaGuardia Community College24% graduate$42k earnings$7k typical debt
CUNY New York City College of Technology21% graduate$49k earnings$11k typical debt
New Jersey Institute of Technology73% graduate$84k 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: Bloomfield College of Montclair State (2); Montclair State (2); Rutgers University-Newark (3); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus (2); American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York (2); Mildred Elley-New York Campus (3); Pacific College of Health and Science (3).
Questions about college near Rutherford
Is Rutherford a college town?
No. About 10 of every 100 Rutherford residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Eastwick College-Nutley, is 2.1 miles away in Nutley.
What colleges are near Rutherford?
116 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: New York University (8.5 miles, 53,873 students on campus), Columbia University in the City of New York (7.6 miles, 33,821) and CUNY Hunter College (8.2 miles, 22,220).
What is the closest community college to Rutherford, and what does it cost?
Hudson County Community College in Jersey City, 6.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,384 a year for New Jersey residents; the federal net price, $7,307, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Bloomfield College of 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 $24,168 (under $30,000 income) to $36,558 (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 Rutherford. 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 →