Ramapo College of New Jersey is 12.9 miles from Upper Greenwood Lake
No college sits inside Upper Greenwood Lake’s boundary, but Ramapo College of New Jersey’s campus in Mahwah, with 5,272 students on campus, is 12.9 miles from the center of town, and Sussex County Community College is 21.4 miles away in Newton. About 6% of Upper Greenwood Lake’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 Upper Greenwood Lake. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Upper Greenwood Lake
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Upper Greenwood Lake
One private college within 13.2 miles, and one public college within 12.9 miles.
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 Upper Greenwood Lake’s median household income ($111,466) 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 Upper Greenwood Lake: 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 Upper Greenwood Lake
Is Upper Greenwood Lake a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Upper Greenwood Lake residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Ramapo College of New Jersey, is 12.9 miles away in Mahwah.
What colleges are near Upper Greenwood Lake?
Within 15 miles: Ramapo College of New Jersey (12.9 miles, 5,272 students on campus) and Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical College (13.2 miles, 270).
What is the closest community college to Upper Greenwood Lake, and what does it cost?
Sussex County Community College in Newton, 21.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,544 a year for New Jersey residents; the federal net price, $7,859, 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 Upper Greenwood Lake. 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 →