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Colleges in and near Vauxhall

Kean University is 3.8 miles from Vauxhall

No college sits inside Vauxhall’s boundary, but Kean University’s campus in Union, with 11,988 students on campus, is 3.8 miles from the center of town, and UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey is 3.8 miles away in Cranford. About 7% of Vauxhall’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey (6%).

Seton Hall UniversityKean UniversityUCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey

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 Vauxhall. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
35
206,420 students on campus
Nearest college
2.6 mi
Seton Hall University
Residents in college
7%
About the same as NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
3.8 mi
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey · $5,280 tuition
Nearest public university
3.8 mi
Kean University · $14,299 in-state
Median household income
$111K
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What stands out about college from Vauxhall

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

Three colleges within 3.8 milesSeton Hall University admits 73% of applicants; Kean University admits 76%. Together they have 27,091 students on campus.A community college 3.8 miles awayUCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey in Cranford: tuition and fees $5,280 a year for New Jersey residents.In-state price at Kean UniversityLiving in New Jersey, Kean University charges $14,299 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $22,446. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 7% 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 Vauxhall

24 private colleges within 15 miles, seven public colleges within 10.9 miles, and four community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miNYUMontclair StateBMCC (CUNY)Vauxhall
University or collegeCommunity college
Seton Hall UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,564 on campus · 2.6 mi · South Orange73%admitted$31knet price69%graduate$70kearningsKean UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 11,988 on campus · 3.8 mi · Union76%admitted$12knet price47%graduate$57kearningsUCNJ Union College of Union County, New JerseyCommunity college · Public · 6,539 on campus · 3.8 mi · Cranford$8knet price35%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,280 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Essex County CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,890 on campus · 5.7 mi · Newark$4knet price20%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $5,415 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.New Jersey Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 12,314 on campus · 5.8 mi · Newark65%admitted$17knet price73%graduate$84kearningsRutgers University-NewarkUniversity or college · Public · 9,695 on campus · 5.8 mi · Newark71%admitted$20knet price64%graduate$74kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Pillar CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 549 on campus · 6.2 mi · Newark$8knet price38%graduate$46kearningsBloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 851 on campus · 7.1 mi · Bloomfield70%admitted$28knet price38%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Drew UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,160 on campus · 8 mi · Madison68%admitted$24knet price70%graduate$64kearningsCaldwell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,822 on campus · 8 mi · Caldwell71%admitted$25knet price57%graduate$54kearningsFairleigh Dickinson University-Florham CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,671 on campus · 8.7 mi · Madison95%admitted$23knet price67%graduate$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Saint Elizabeth UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 874 on campus · 9.2 mi · Morristown71%admitted$23knet price51%graduate$53kearningsSt Paul's School of Nursing-Staten IslandUniversity or college · For-profit · 661 on campus · 9.5 mi · Staten Island, NY$36knet price46%graduate$87kearningsEastwick College-NutleyUniversity or college · For-profit · 456 on campus · 9.7 mi · Nutley$17knet price57%graduate$43kearningsNew Jersey City UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 4,151 on campus · 10.3 mi · Jersey City98%admitted$16knet price34%graduate$53kearningsHackensack Meridian School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 567 on campus · 10.5 mi · NutleyGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.College of Staten Island CUNYUniversity or college · Public · 9,715 on campus · 10.7 mi · Staten Island, NY92%admitted$6knet price34%graduate$54kearningsMontclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 20,428 on campus · 10.9 mi · Montclair88%admitted$16knet price65%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Saint Peter's UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,905 on campus · 11.1 mi · Jersey City90%admitted$12knet price58%graduate$58kearningsHudson County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,008 on campus · 11.6 mi · Jersey City$7knet price26%graduate$34kearningsTuition and fees: $5,384 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Eastern International College-Jersey CityUniversity or college · For-profit · 474 on campus · 11.8 mi · Jersey City70%admitted$21knet price34%graduate$35kearningsWagner CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,932 on campus · 12.2 mi · Staten Island, NY88%admitted$28knet price65%graduate$74kearningsRabbinical College of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 206 on campus · 12.8 mi · Morristown95%admitted$16knet price22%graduate$35kearningsBerkeley College-Woodland ParkUniversity or college · For-profit · 964 on campus · 13.5 mi · Woodland Park · mostly online$27knet price44%graduate$40kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.American Institute of Medical Sciences & EducationUniversity or college · For-profit · 397 on campus · 13.5 mi · Piscataway88%graduate$40kearningsStevens Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,939 on campus · 13.7 mi · Hoboken48%admitted$41knet price87%graduate$109kearningsMetropolitan College of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 161 on campus · 14.1 mi · New York, NY · mostly online90%admitted$29knet price40%graduate$46kearnings76% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 14,993 on campus · 14.2 mi · New York, NY$5knet price25%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,170 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Mildred Elley-New York CampusUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,004 on campus · 14.2 mi · New York, NY$25knet price32%graduate$39kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Felician UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,040 on campus · 14.3 mi · Lodi$40knet price47%graduate$58kearningsNew York Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,055 on campus · 14.5 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Pacific College of Health and ScienceUniversity or college · For-profit · 481 on campus · 14.5 mi · New York, NY$57knet price56%graduate$26kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.New York Academy of ArtUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 116 on campus · 14.5 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Pace UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 12,977 on campus · 14.6 mi · New York, NY76%admitted$31knet price60%graduate$70kearningsNew York UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 53,873 on campus · 15 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$37knet price88%graduate$83kearnings

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 Vauxhall’s median household income ($111,421) falls.

Essex County College5.7 mi · Newark · sticker $12,506 · tuition $5,415$9,647a year
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey3.8 mi · Cranford · sticker $13,569 · tuition $5,280$11,965a year
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College14.2 mi · New York, NY · sticker $12,866 · tuition $5,170$12,016a year
College of Staten Island CUNY10.7 mi · Staten Island, NY · sticker $14,795$13,444a year
Hudson County Community College11.6 mi · Jersey City · sticker $15,469 · tuition $5,384$15,348a year
Kean University3.8 mi · Union · sticker $26,949$20,110a year
New Jersey City University10.3 mi · Jersey City · sticker $28,255$21,596a year
Saint Peter's University11.1 mi · Jersey City · sticker $50,272$21,829a year
Eastwick College-Nutley9.7 mi · Nutley · sticker $26,454$23,728a year
Montclair State University10.9 mi · Montclair · sticker $28,305$25,573a year
New Jersey Institute of Technology5.8 mi · Newark · sticker $32,859$27,244a year
Caldwell University8 mi · Caldwell · sticker $54,073$30,449a year
Saint Elizabeth University9.2 mi · Morristown · sticker $53,075$30,559a year
Wagner College12.2 mi · Staten Island, NY · sticker $65,574$32,604a year
Rutgers University-Newark5.8 mi · Newark · sticker $35,654$33,018a year
Mildred Elley-New York Campus14.2 mi · New York, NY · sticker $33,249$33,249a year
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus8.7 mi · Madison · sticker $54,204$34,331a year
Drew University8 mi · Madison · sticker $65,301$35,512a year
Pace University14.6 mi · New York, NY · sticker $69,550$36,430a year
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University7.1 mi · Bloomfield · sticker $42,035$36,558a year
Felician University14.3 mi · Lodi · sticker $50,316$38,120a year
Berkeley College-Woodland Park13.5 mi · Woodland Park · mostly online · sticker $44,691$38,426a year
Seton Hall University2.6 mi · South Orange · sticker $68,263$41,783a year
Stevens Institute of Technology13.7 mi · Hoboken · sticker $79,790$49,538a year
New York University15 mi · New York, NY · sticker $84,374$66,876a year
Pillar College6.2 mi · Newark · sticker $38,047—a year
St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island9.5 mi · Staten Island, NY · sticker $44,677—a year
Eastern International College-Jersey City11.8 mi · Jersey City · sticker $26,182—a year
Rabbinical College of America12.8 mi · Morristown · sticker $27,300—a year
Metropolitan College of New York14.1 mi · New York, NY · mostly online · sticker $34,203—a year
Pacific College of Health and Science14.5 mi · New York, NY · sticker $59,356—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 Vauxhall: 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 →Kean UniversityNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyMontclair StateBMCC (CUNY)Pace UniversityNYU
New York University88% graduate$83k earnings$20k typical debt
Montclair State University65% graduate$61k earnings*$22k typical debt
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College25% graduate$42k earnings$8k typical debt
Pace University60% graduate$70k earnings$23k typical debt
New Jersey Institute of Technology73% graduate$84k earnings$21k typical debt
Kean University47% graduate$57k earnings$23k typical debt
College of Staten Island CUNY34% graduate$54k earnings$14k typical debt
Rutgers University-Newark64% graduate$74k earnings*$22k typical debt
Seton Hall University69% graduate$70k earnings$23k typical debt
Stevens Institute of Technology87% graduate$109k earnings$27k typical debt
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey35% graduate$42k earnings$15k typical debt
Essex County College20% graduate$37k earnings

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: Rutgers University-Newark (3); Bloomfield College of Montclair State (2); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus (2); Montclair State (2); Mildred Elley-New York Campus (3); Pacific College of Health and Science (3).

Questions about college near Vauxhall

Is Vauxhall a college town?

No. About 7 of every 100 Vauxhall residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Seton Hall University, is 2.6 miles away in South Orange.

What colleges are near Vauxhall?

35 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: New York University (15 miles, 53,873 students on campus), Montclair State University (10.9 miles, 20,428) and CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College (14.2 miles, 14,993).

What is the closest community college to Vauxhall, and what does it cost?

UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey in Cranford, 3.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,280 a year for New Jersey residents; the federal net price, $8,257, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Kean University cost if we live in New Jersey?

Tuition and fees are $14,299 a year in-state and $22,446 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,374 (under $30,000 income) to $20,110 (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 Vauxhall. 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 →