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Colleges in and near Secaucus
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice is 4.2 miles from Secaucus
No college sits inside Secaucus’ boundary, but CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice’s campus in New York, with 10,648 students on campus, is 4.2 miles from the center of town, and Hudson County Community College is 3.6 miles away in Jersey City. About 6% of Secaucus’ residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey (6%).
Stevens Institute of TechnologyHudson County Community CollegeSaint Peter's UniversityCUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeAmerican Musical and Dramatic AcademyTouro UniversityFashion Institute of TechnologySwedish Institute a College of Health SciencesCUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community CollegeThe New SchoolCUNY Graduate School and University Center
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 Secaucus. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
129
541,510 students on campus
Nearest college
3.2 mi
Eastern International College-Jersey City
Residents in college
6%
About the same as NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
3.6 mi
Hudson County · $5,384 tuition
Nearest public university
5.1 mi
New Jersey City University · $14,460 in-state
Median household income
$140K
prices below start here
What stands out about college from Secaucus
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
11 colleges within 4.9 milesStevens Institute of Technology admits 48% of applicants; Saint Peter's University admits 90%; CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice admits 57%. Together they have 60,297 students on campus.A community college 3.6 miles awayHudson County Community College in Jersey City: tuition and fees $5,384 a year for New Jersey residents.In-state price at New Jersey City UniversityLiving in New Jersey, New Jersey City University charges $14,460 in tuition and fees, the same for every student.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 Secaucus
97 private colleges within 14.9 miles, 23 public colleges within 14.3 miles, and 15 community colleges.
University or collegeCommunity college
Eastern International College-Jersey CityUniversity or college · For-profit · 474 on campus · 3.2 mi · Jersey City70%admitted$21knet price34%graduate$35kearningsStevens Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,939 on campus · 3.4 mi · Hoboken48%admitted$41knet price87%graduate$109kearningsHudson County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,008 on campus · 3.6 mi · Jersey City$7knet price26%graduate$34kearningsTuition and fees: $5,384 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Saint Peter's UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,905 on campus · 3.8 mi · Jersey City90%admitted$12knet price58%graduate$58kearningsCUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeUniversity or college · Public · 10,648 on campus · 4.2 mi · New York, NY57%admitted$3knet price56%graduate$56kearningsAmerican Musical and Dramatic AcademyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,500 on campus · 4.2 mi · New York, NY24%admitted$41knet price72%graduate$27kearningsThe Juilliard SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 914 on campus · 4.4 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$44knet price93%graduate$38kearningsTouro UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,219 on campus · 4.5 mi · New York, NY61%admitted$30knet price72%graduate$53kearningsFashion Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 7,796 on campus · 4.5 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$19knet price81%graduate$63kearningsSwedish Institute a College of Health SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,160 on campus · 4.5 mi · New York, NY$30knet price57%graduate$30kearningsMandl School-The College of Allied HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 465 on campus · 4.5 mi · New York, NY$36knet price48%graduate$39kearningsEastwick College-NutleyUniversity or college · For-profit · 456 on campus · 4.5 mi · Nutley$17knet price57%graduate$43kearningsCUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,093 on campus · 4.8 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 · 4.8 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.New York Conservatory for Dramatic ArtsUniversity or college · For-profit · 286 on campus · 4.8 mi · New York, NYThe New SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,218 on campus · 4.9 mi · New York, NY63%admitted$59knet price69%graduate$53kearningsCUNY Graduate School and University CenterUniversity or college · Public · 4,811 on campus · 4.9 mi · New York, NY68%admitted$66kearningsLIM CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 5 mi · New York, NY96%admitted$39knet price51%graduate$59kearningsBerkeley College-New YorkUniversity or college · For-profit · 691 on campus · 5 mi · New York, NY · mostly online$34knet price44%graduate$46kearnings64% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New YorkCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 225 on campus · 5 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.New York UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 53,873 on campus · 5.1 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$37knet price88%graduate$83kearningsNew Jersey City UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 4,151 on campus · 5.1 mi · Jersey City98%admitted$16knet price34%graduate$53kearningsCUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 18,808 on campus · 5.2 mi · New York, NY48%admitted$3knet price72%graduate$76kearningsCUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 14,993 on campus · 5.2 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 · 5.3 mi · New York, NY93%admitted$58knet price76%graduate$46kearningsHebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of ReligionUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 191 on campus · 5.3 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Sotheby's Institute of Art-NYUniversity or college · For-profit · 168 on campus · 5.3 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY Hunter CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 22,220 on campus · 5.4 mi · New York, NY54%admitted$3knet price57%graduate$63kearningsNew York Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,055 on campus · 5.4 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 983 on campus · 5.4 mi · New York, NY21%admitted$13knet price81%graduate$84kearningsNew York Academy of ArtUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 116 on campus · 5.4 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Bank Street College of EducationUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 375 on campus · 5.5 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Jersey CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,089 on campus · 5.6 mi · Teterboro68%admitted$53knet price45%graduate$66kearningsNew York School of Interior DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 341 on campus · 5.6 mi · New York, NY63%admitted$45knet price69%graduate$48kearningsMarymount Manhattan CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,646 on campus · 5.7 mi · New York, NY83%admitted$37knet price49%graduate$49kearningsMetropolitan College of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 161 on campus · 5.7 mi · New York, NY · mostly online90%admitted$29knet price40%graduate$46kearnings76% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Columbia University in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 33,821 on campus · 5.8 mi · New York, NY4%admitted$22knet price96%graduate$102kearningsBarnard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,223 on campus · 5.8 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$29knet price93%graduate$81kearningsHackensack Meridian School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 567 on campus · 5.8 mi · NutleyGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Pace UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 12,977 on campus · 5.9 mi · New York, NY76%admitted$31knet price60%graduate$70kearningsTeachers College at Columbia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,145 on campus · 5.9 mi · New York, NY$73kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Manhattan School of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,092 on campus · 5.9 mi · New York, NY41%admitted$52knet price78%graduate$27kearningsUnion Theological Seminary in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 181 on campus · 5.9 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 · 6 mi · New York, NY$104kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,234 on campus · 6 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Mildred Elley-New York CampusUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,004 on campus · 6 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 · 6 mi · New York, NY$57knet price56%graduate$26kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Jewish Theological Seminary of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 301 on campus · 6 mi · New York, NY49%admitted$43knet price90%graduate$93kearningsThe Rockefeller UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 286 on campus · 6 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Felician UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,040 on campus · 6.1 mi · Lodi$40knet price47%graduate$58kearningsPillar CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 549 on campus · 6.1 mi · Newark$8knet price38%graduate$46kearningsNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 12,314 on campus · 6.4 mi · Newark65%admitted$17knet price73%graduate$84kearningsRutgers University-NewarkUniversity or college · Public · 9,695 on campus · 6.4 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 · 6.5 mi · Newark$4knet price20%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $5,415 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Helene Fuld College of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 722 on campus · 6.6 mi · New York, NY17%admitted$47knet price$111kearningsCUNY City CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 14,011 on campus · 6.7 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$4knet price57%graduate$66kearningsBloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 851 on campus · 6.7 mi · Bloomfield70%admitted$28knet price38%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.New York College of Podiatric MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 349 on campus · 6.8 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY School of LawUniversity or college · Public · 677 on campus · 6.9 mi · Long Island City, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.AMG School of NursingUniversity or college · For-profit · 570 on campus · 7 mi · Brooklyn, NY$35knet price79%graduateMount Sinai Phillips School of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 273 on campus · 7 mi · New York, NY100%graduate$97kearningsCUNY New York City College of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 12,661 on campus · 7.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY80%admitted$5knet price21%graduate$49kearningsEastwick College-HackensackUniversity or college · For-profit · 874 on campus · 7.3 mi · Hackensack$30knet price43%graduate$40kearningsBoricua CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 479 on campus · 7.3 mi · New York, NY$15knet price81%graduate$35kearningsCUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,931 on campus · 7.4 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.Brooklyn Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,174 on campus · 7.4 mi · Brooklyn, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.St. Francis CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,304 on campus · 7.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY · mostly online$18knet price55%graduate$58kearnings63% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.New York School for Medical and Dental AssistantsUniversity or college · For-profit · 281 on campus · 7.6 mi · Long Island City, NY$20knet price65%graduate$39kearningsYeshiva Yesoda Hatorah Vetz ChaimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 205 on campus · 7.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY$12knet price43%graduateUnited Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,006 on campus · 7.7 mi · Brooklyn, NY$7knet price58%graduate$25kearningsCUNY Hostos Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,730 on campus · 7.8 mi · Bronx, NY$5knet price16%graduate$40kearningsTuition and fees: $5,254 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon YisroelUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 233 on campus · 7.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY$33knet price41%graduateFairleigh 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.St. Joseph's University-New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,531 on campus · 8.2 mi · Brooklyn, NY72%admitted$19knet price69%graduate$64kearningsPratt Institute-MainUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,182 on campus · 8.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY73%admitted$53knet price74%graduate$54kearningsYeshiva of KashoUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 174 on campus · 8.4 mi · Brooklyn, NY$9knet price11%graduateYeshiva UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,646 on campus · 8.6 mi · New York, NY56%admitted$50knet price83%graduate$71kearningsMontclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 20,428 on campus · 8.7 mi · Montclair88%admitted$16knet price65%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Seton Hall UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,564 on campus · 9.7 mi · South Orange73%admitted$31knet price69%graduate$70kearningsCUNY Bronx Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,819 on campus · 9.7 mi · Bronx, NY$4knet price16%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $5,206 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Vaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,135 on campus · 9.7 mi · Flushing, NY$40knet price39%graduate$65kearningsCUNY Medgar Evers CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 3,260 on campus · 9.8 mi · Brooklyn, NY86%admitted$6knet price20%graduate$46kearningsTalmudical Seminary Oholei TorahUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 353 on campus · 10 mi · Brooklyn, NY77%admitted$11knet price22%graduate$39kearningsAssociated Beth Rivkah SchoolsCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 289 on campus · 10.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY84%admitted$23knet price77%graduate$18kearningsTuition and fees: $11,200 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Berkeley College-Woodland ParkUniversity or college · For-profit · 964 on campus · 10.3 mi · Woodland Park · mostly online$27knet price44%graduate$40kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim LubavitzUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 918 on campus · 10.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY87%admitted$21knet price5%graduate$35kearningsMonroe UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 6,528 on campus · 10.4 mi · Bronx, NY68%admitted$15knet price57%graduate$41kearningsYeshiva Kollel Tifereth ElizerUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 373 on campus · 10.7 mi · Brooklyn, NY74%admitted80%graduatePassaic County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,748 on campus · 10.8 mi · Paterson$8knet price19%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $6,300 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Talmudical Seminary of BobovUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 515 on campus · 10.8 mi · Brooklyn, NY98%admitted$3knet price39%graduate$22kearningsYeshiva of Machzikai HadasUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 461 on campus · 10.8 mi · Brooklyn, NY70%admitted$23knet price74%graduateSUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 1,907 on campus · 10.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY$110kearningsFordham UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 14,685 on campus · 11 mi · Bronx, NY59%admitted$44knet price82%graduate$86kearningsCUNY Lehman CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 9,712 on campus · 11 mi · Bronx, NY57%admitted$3knet price51%graduate$58kearningsSeminar L'moros Bais YaakovCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 371 on campus · 11 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 · 11 mi · Brooklyn, NY88%admitted$12knet price80%graduateBnos Zion Of Bobov SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 142 on campus · 11 mi · Brooklyn, NY88%admitted$15knet price79%graduateTuition and fees: $10,250 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Yeshivas Sanz KlauzenburgUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 107 on campus · 11.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY$10knet price31%graduateMesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 538 on campus · 11.2 mi · Brooklyn, NY80%admitted$5knet price50%graduateRabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei ZionUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 511 on campus · 11.2 mi · Brooklyn, NY$9knet price83%graduate$21kearningsKean UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 11,988 on campus · 11.3 mi · Union76%admitted$12knet price47%graduate$57kearningsCaldwell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,822 on campus · 11.3 mi · Caldwell71%admitted$25knet price57%graduate$54kearningsYeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinkaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 232 on campus · 11.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY$6knet price22%graduate$37kearningsManhattan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,425 on campus · 11.4 mi · Riverdale, NY79%admitted$27knet price64%graduate$86kearningsMachzikei Hadath Rabbinical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 129 on campus · 11.4 mi · Brooklyn, NY100%admitted$17knet price33%graduate$42kearningsNew York SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 11.4 mi · Brooklyn, NY76%admitted$15knet price94%graduateTuition and fees: $12,750 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.St Paul's School of Nursing-QueensUniversity or college · For-profit · 945 on campus · 11.5 mi · Rego Park, NY$26knet price56%graduate$104kearningsCongregation Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel AleksanderUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 169 on campus · 11.5 mi · Brooklyn, NY$13knet price26%graduateWagner CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,932 on campus · 11.6 mi · Staten Island, NY88%admitted$28knet price65%graduate$74kearningsYeshiva Karlin StolinUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 166 on campus · 11.7 mi · Brooklyn, NY$6knet price23%graduateYeshivas NovominskUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 163 on campus · 11.7 mi · Brooklyn, NY90%admitted$7knet price81%graduateYeshiva Sholom ShachnaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 118 on campus · 11.7 mi · Brooklyn, NY100%admitted$12knet price30%graduateBergen Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,883 on campus · 11.8 mi · Paramus$10knet price21%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $4,913 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.CUNY Brooklyn CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 12,285 on campus · 12.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY58%admitted$3knet price54%graduate$61kearningsUniversity of Mount Saint VincentUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,763 on campus · 12.3 mi · Bronx, NY85%admitted$22knet price57%graduate$66kearningsAlbert Einstein College of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,328 on campus · 12.5 mi · Bronx, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim BerlinUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 276 on campus · 12.5 mi · Brooklyn, NY94%admitted$6knet price46%graduateCollege of Staten Island CUNYUniversity or college · Public · 9,715 on campus · 13.1 mi · Staten Island, NY92%admitted$6knet price34%graduate$54kearningsBet Medrash Gadol Ateret TorahUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 108 on campus · 13.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY89%admitted$10knet price58%graduatePlaza CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 264 on campus · 13.2 mi · Forest Hills, NY · mostly online30%admitted$20knet price68%graduate$32kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.CUNY Queens CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 15,455 on campus · 13.3 mi · Queens, NY64%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$63kearningsWilliam Paterson University of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,114 on campus · 13.3 mi · Wayne90%admitted$19knet price44%graduate$58kearningsMirrer Yeshiva Cent InstituteUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 121 on campus · 13.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY89%admitted$11knet price73%graduate$41kearningsSt Paul's School of Nursing-Staten IslandUniversity or college · For-profit · 661 on campus · 13.5 mi · Staten Island, NY$36knet price46%graduate$87kearningsRabbinical Seminary of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 601 on campus · 13.7 mi · Flushing, NY98%admitted$5knet price30%graduateRabbinical College Ohr YisroelUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 116 on campus · 13.8 mi · Brooklyn, NY$6knet price36%graduateSUNY Maritime CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 1,286 on campus · 14.3 mi · Throggs Neck, NY72%admitted$22knet price64%graduate$96kearningsSt. John's University-New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 18,767 on campus · 14.8 mi · Queens, NY83%admitted$30knet price66%graduate$70kearningsMontefiore School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 115 on campus · 14.9 mi · Mount Vernon, NY
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
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CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College5.2 mi · New York, NY · sticker $12,866 · tuition $5,170$12,016a year
CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College4.8 mi · New York, NY · sticker $13,179 · tuition $5,194$12,693a year
CUNY LaGuardia Community College7.4 mi · Long Island City, NY · sticker $13,648 · tuition $5,218$12,745a year
Kean University11.3 mi · Union · sticker $26,949$20,110a year
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art5.4 mi · New York, NY · sticker $64,190$25,870a year
Felician University6.1 mi · Lodi · sticker $50,316$38,120a year
Berkeley College-Woodland Park10.3 mi · Woodland Park · mostly online · sticker $44,691$38,426a year
LIM College5 mi · New York, NY · sticker $53,064$41,501a year
Jersey College5.6 mi · Teterboro · sticker $56,461$55,644a year
American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York5 mi · New York, NY · sticker $62,554 · tuition $40,650$58,766a year
New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants7.6 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 Secaucus: 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
St. John's University-New York66% graduate$70k earnings$25k typical debt
CUNY Queens College53% graduate$63k earnings$10k 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
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: American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York (2); Mildred Elley-New York Campus (3); Pacific College of Health and Science (3); Rutgers University-Newark (3); Bloomfield College of Montclair State (2); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus (2); Montclair State (2).
Questions about college near Secaucus
Is Secaucus a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Secaucus residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Eastern International College-Jersey City, is 3.2 miles away in Jersey City.
What colleges are near Secaucus?
129 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: New York University (5.1 miles, 53,873 students on campus), Columbia University in the City of New York (5.8 miles, 33,821) and CUNY Hunter College (5.4 miles, 22,220).
What is the closest community college to Secaucus, and what does it cost?
Hudson County Community College in Jersey City, 3.6 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 New Jersey City University cost if we live in New Jersey?
Tuition and fees are $14,460 a year in-state and $14,460 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $14,005 (under $30,000 income) to $21,596 (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 Secaucus. 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 →