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Colleges in and near West New York
New York University is 4 miles from West New York
No college sits inside West New York’s boundary, but New York University’s campus in New York, with 53,873 students on campus, is 4 miles from the center of town, and Hudson County Community College is 4.8 miles away in Jersey City. About 5% of West New York’s residents are enrolled in college, below New Jersey (6%).
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeAmerican Musical and Dramatic AcademyTouro UniversityCUNY Hunter CollegeCUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community CollegeFashion Institute of TechnologySwedish Institute a College of Health SciencesColumbia University in the City of New YorkCUNY Graduate School and University CenterBarnard CollegeMarymount Manhattan CollegeStevens Institute of TechnologyIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiTeachers College at Columbia UniversityManhattan School of MusicWeill Medical College of Cornell UniversityCUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeThe New SchoolSchool of Visual ArtsNew York UniversityCUNY City CollegeCUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York Law SchoolCUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeHudson County Community CollegeCUNY Hostos Community 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 West New York. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
135
570,409 students on campus
Nearest college
1.5 mi
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Residents in college
5%
Below NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
4.8 mi
Hudson County · $5,384 tuition
Nearest public university
6.6 mi
New Jersey City University · $14,460 in-state
Median household income
$72K
prices below start here
What stands out about college from West New York
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
26 colleges within 4.9 milesCUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice admits 57% of applicants; American Musical and Dramatic Academy admits 24%; Touro University admits 61%. Together they have 250,576 students on campus.A community college 4.8 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 5% of residentsBelow New Jersey (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college
Colleges within 15 miles of West New York
99 private colleges within 14.2 miles, 25 public colleges within 14.8 miles, and 18 community colleges.
University or collegeCommunity college
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeUniversity or college · Public · 10,648 on campus · 1.5 mi · New York, NY57%admitted$3knet price56%graduate$56kearningsAmerican Musical and Dramatic AcademyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,500 on campus · 1.5 mi · New York, NY24%admitted$41knet price72%graduate$27kearningsThe Juilliard SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 914 on campus · 1.6 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$44knet price93%graduate$38kearningsMandl School-The College of Allied HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 465 on campus · 2 mi · New York, NY$36knet price48%graduate$39kearningsTouro UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,219 on campus · 2.3 mi · New York, NY61%admitted$30knet price72%graduate$53kearningsCUNY Hunter CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 22,220 on campus · 2.6 mi · New York, NY54%admitted$3knet price57%graduate$63kearningsSUNY College of OptometryUniversity or college · Public · 394 on campus · 2.6 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Bank Street College of EducationUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 375 on campus · 2.6 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,093 on campus · 2.7 mi · New York, NY$6knet price23%graduateTuition and fees: $5,194 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.LIM CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 2.7 mi · New York, NY96%admitted$39knet price51%graduate$59kearningsBerkeley College-New YorkUniversity or college · For-profit · 691 on campus · 2.7 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 School of Interior DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 341 on campus · 2.7 mi · New York, NY63%admitted$45knet price69%graduate$48kearningsFashion Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 7,796 on campus · 2.8 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$19knet price81%graduate$63kearningsSwedish Institute a College of Health SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,160 on campus · 2.8 mi · New York, NY$30knet price57%graduate$30kearningsSotheby's Institute of Art-NYUniversity or college · For-profit · 168 on campus · 2.8 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Columbia University in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 33,821 on campus · 2.9 mi · New York, NY4%admitted$22knet price96%graduate$102kearningsCUNY Graduate School and University CenterUniversity or college · Public · 4,811 on campus · 2.9 mi · New York, NY68%admitted$66kearningsBarnard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,223 on campus · 2.9 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$29knet price93%graduate$81kearningsMarymount Manhattan CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,646 on campus · 2.9 mi · New York, NY83%admitted$37knet price49%graduate$49kearningsStevens Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,939 on campus · 3 mi · Hoboken48%admitted$41knet price87%graduate$109kearningsIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,234 on campus · 3 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 · 3.1 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 · 3.1 mi · New York, NY41%admitted$52knet price78%graduate$27kearningsJewish Theological Seminary of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 301 on campus · 3.1 mi · New York, NY49%admitted$43knet price90%graduate$93kearningsAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts-New YorkCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 225 on campus · 3.1 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.Union Theological Seminary in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 181 on campus · 3.1 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 · 3.2 mi · New York, NY$104kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.The Rockefeller UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 286 on campus · 3.3 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 · 3.3 mi · New York, NYCUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 18,808 on campus · 3.4 mi · New York, NY48%admitted$3knet price72%graduate$76kearningsThe New SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,218 on campus · 3.6 mi · New York, NY63%admitted$59knet price69%graduate$53kearningsSchool of Visual ArtsUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,016 on campus · 3.6 mi · New York, NY93%admitted$58knet price76%graduate$46kearningsHelene Fuld College of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 722 on campus · 3.6 mi · New York, NY17%admitted$47knet price$111kearningsNew York College of Podiatric MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 349 on campus · 3.8 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.New York UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 53,873 on campus · 4 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$37knet price88%graduate$83kearningsCUNY City CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 14,011 on campus · 4 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$4knet price57%graduate$66kearningsMount Sinai Phillips School of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 273 on campus · 4 mi · New York, NY100%graduate$97kearningsHebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of ReligionUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 191 on campus · 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 · 4.1 mi · New York, NY21%admitted$13knet price81%graduate$84kearningsCUNY School of LawUniversity or college · Public · 677 on campus · 4.3 mi · Long Island City, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Eastern International College-Jersey CityUniversity or college · For-profit · 474 on campus · 4.4 mi · Jersey City70%admitted$21knet price34%graduate$35kearningsCUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 14,993 on campus · 4.6 mi · New York, NY$5knet price25%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,170 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.New York Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,055 on campus · 4.7 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Boricua CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 479 on campus · 4.7 mi · New York, NY$15knet price81%graduate$35kearningsNew York Academy of ArtUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 116 on campus · 4.7 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,931 on campus · 4.8 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.Hudson County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,008 on campus · 4.8 mi · Jersey City$7knet price26%graduate$34kearningsTuition and fees: $5,384 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.CUNY Hostos Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,730 on campus · 4.9 mi · Bronx, NY$5knet price16%graduate$40kearningsTuition and fees: $5,254 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 · 5 mi · Long Island City, NY$20knet price65%graduate$39kearningsPace UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 12,977 on campus · 5.2 mi · New York, NY76%admitted$31knet price60%graduate$70kearningsSaint Peter's UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,905 on campus · 5.2 mi · Jersey City90%admitted$12knet price58%graduate$58kearningsPacific College of Health and ScienceUniversity or college · For-profit · 481 on campus · 5.3 mi · New York, NY$57knet price56%graduate$26kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Metropolitan College of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 161 on campus · 5.3 mi · New York, NY · mostly online90%admitted$29knet price40%graduate$46kearnings76% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Mildred Elley-New York CampusUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,004 on campus · 5.6 mi · New York, NY$25knet price32%graduate$39kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Jersey CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,089 on campus · 5.8 mi · Teterboro68%admitted$53knet price45%graduate$66kearningsAMG School of NursingUniversity or college · For-profit · 570 on campus · 6 mi · Brooklyn, NY$35knet price79%graduateYeshiva Yesoda Hatorah Vetz ChaimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 205 on campus · 6 mi · Brooklyn, NY$12knet price43%graduateYeshiva UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,646 on campus · 6.1 mi · New York, NY56%admitted$50knet price83%graduate$71kearningsUnited Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,006 on campus · 6.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY$7knet price58%graduate$25kearningsRabbinical College of Ohr Shimon YisroelUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 233 on campus · 6.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY$33knet price41%graduateCUNY New York City College of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 12,661 on campus · 6.4 mi · Brooklyn, NY80%admitted$5knet price21%graduate$49kearningsNew Jersey City UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 4,151 on campus · 6.6 mi · Jersey City98%admitted$16knet price34%graduate$53kearningsBrooklyn Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,174 on campus · 6.6 mi · Brooklyn, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.St. Francis CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,304 on campus · 6.7 mi · Brooklyn, NY · mostly online$18knet price55%graduate$58kearnings63% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Vaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,135 on campus · 6.8 mi · Flushing, NY$40knet price39%graduate$65kearningsPratt Institute-MainUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,182 on campus · 7 mi · Brooklyn, NY73%admitted$53knet price74%graduate$54kearningsSt. Joseph's University-New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,531 on campus · 7 mi · Brooklyn, NY72%admitted$19knet price69%graduate$64kearningsCUNY Bronx Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,819 on campus · 7.1 mi · Bronx, NY$4knet price16%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $5,206 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Eastwick College-HackensackUniversity or college · For-profit · 874 on campus · 7.1 mi · Hackensack$30knet price43%graduate$40kearningsFelician UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,040 on campus · 7.2 mi · Lodi$40knet price47%graduate$58kearningsEastwick College-NutleyUniversity or college · For-profit · 456 on campus · 7.2 mi · Nutley$17knet price57%graduate$43kearningsFairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,596 on campus · 7.7 mi · Teaneck91%admitted$15knet price53%graduate$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Monroe UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 6,528 on campus · 7.9 mi · Bronx, NY68%admitted$15knet price57%graduate$41kearningsYeshiva of KashoUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 174 on campus · 7.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY$9knet price11%graduateFordham UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 14,685 on campus · 8.3 mi · Bronx, NY59%admitted$44knet price82%graduate$86kearningsHackensack Meridian School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 567 on campus · 8.3 mi · NutleyGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY Lehman CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 9,712 on campus · 8.5 mi · Bronx, NY57%admitted$3knet price51%graduate$58kearningsCUNY Medgar Evers CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 3,260 on campus · 8.7 mi · Brooklyn, NY86%admitted$6knet price20%graduate$46kearningsTalmudical Seminary Oholei TorahUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 353 on campus · 8.7 mi · Brooklyn, NY77%admitted$11knet price22%graduate$39kearningsSt Paul's School of Nursing-QueensUniversity or college · For-profit · 945 on campus · 8.8 mi · Rego Park, NY$26knet price56%graduate$104kearningsCentral Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim LubavitzUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 918 on campus · 8.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY87%admitted$21knet price5%graduate$35kearningsAssociated Beth Rivkah SchoolsCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 289 on campus · 8.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY84%admitted$23knet price77%graduate$18kearningsTuition and fees: $11,200 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Pillar CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 549 on campus · 9 mi · Newark$8knet price38%graduate$46kearningsManhattan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,425 on campus · 9.1 mi · Riverdale, NY79%admitted$27knet price64%graduate$86kearningsNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 12,314 on campus · 9.3 mi · Newark65%admitted$17knet price73%graduate$84kearningsRutgers University-NewarkUniversity or college · Public · 9,695 on campus · 9.3 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 · 9.4 mi · Newark$4knet price20%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $5,415 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 1,907 on campus · 9.7 mi · Brooklyn, NY$110kearningsAlbert Einstein College of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,328 on campus · 9.7 mi · Bronx, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Bloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 851 on campus · 9.7 mi · Bloomfield70%admitted$28knet price38%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.University of Mount Saint VincentUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,763 on campus · 10.3 mi · Bronx, NY85%admitted$22knet price57%graduate$66kearningsYeshiva Kollel Tifereth ElizerUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 373 on campus · 10.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY74%admitted80%graduateMesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 538 on campus · 10.4 mi · Brooklyn, NY80%admitted$5knet price50%graduateYeshiva of Machzikai HadasUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 461 on campus · 10.4 mi · Brooklyn, NY70%admitted$23knet price74%graduateYeshiva Derech ChaimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 152 on campus · 10.4 mi · Brooklyn, NY88%admitted$12knet price80%graduateCUNY Queens CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 15,455 on campus · 10.5 mi · Queens, NY64%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$63kearningsTalmudical Seminary of BobovUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 515 on campus · 10.5 mi · Brooklyn, NY98%admitted$3knet price39%graduate$22kearningsSeminar L'moros Bais YaakovCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 371 on campus · 10.5 mi · Brooklyn, NY84%admitted$24knet price54%graduate$24kearningsTuition and fees: $12,500 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Plaza CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 264 on campus · 10.6 mi · Forest Hills, NY · mostly online30%admitted$20knet price68%graduate$32kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Bnos Zion Of Bobov SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 142 on campus · 10.6 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 · 10.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY$10knet price31%graduateRabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei ZionUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 511 on campus · 10.7 mi · Brooklyn, NY$9knet price83%graduate$21kearningsNew York SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 10.8 mi · Brooklyn, NY76%admitted$15knet price94%graduateTuition and fees: $12,750 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinkaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 232 on campus · 10.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY$6knet price22%graduate$37kearningsRabbinical Seminary of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 601 on campus · 11 mi · Flushing, NY98%admitted$5knet price30%graduateMachzikei Hadath Rabbinical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 129 on campus · 11 mi · Brooklyn, NY100%admitted$17knet price33%graduate$42kearningsMontclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 20,428 on campus · 11.1 mi · Montclair88%admitted$16knet price65%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.CUNY Brooklyn CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 12,285 on campus · 11.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY58%admitted$3knet price54%graduate$61kearningsYeshiva Sholom ShachnaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 118 on campus · 11.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY100%admitted$12knet price30%graduateCongregation Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel AleksanderUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 169 on campus · 11.2 mi · Brooklyn, NY$13knet price26%graduateYeshiva Karlin StolinUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 166 on campus · 11.2 mi · Brooklyn, NY$6knet price23%graduateSUNY Maritime CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 1,286 on campus · 11.3 mi · Throggs Neck, NY72%admitted$22knet price64%graduate$96kearningsYeshivas NovominskUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 163 on campus · 11.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY90%admitted$7knet price81%graduateRabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim BerlinUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 276 on campus · 11.8 mi · Brooklyn, NY94%admitted$6knet price46%graduateSt. John's University-New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 18,767 on campus · 12 mi · Queens, NY83%admitted$30knet price66%graduate$70kearningsBergen Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,883 on campus · 12.2 mi · Paramus$10knet price21%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $4,913 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Berkeley College-Woodland ParkUniversity or college · For-profit · 964 on campus · 12.2 mi · Woodland Park · mostly online$27knet price44%graduate$40kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Rabbinical College Ohr YisroelUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 116 on campus · 12.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY$6knet price36%graduatePassaic County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,748 on campus · 12.4 mi · Paterson$8knet price19%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $6,300 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Montefiore School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 115 on campus · 12.4 mi · Mount Vernon, NYBet Medrash Gadol Ateret TorahUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 108 on campus · 12.5 mi · Brooklyn, NY89%admitted$10knet price58%graduateCUNY York CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 5,830 on campus · 12.6 mi · Jamaica, NY64%admitted$4knet price32%graduate$57kearningsWagner CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,932 on campus · 12.6 mi · Staten Island, NY88%admitted$28knet price65%graduate$74kearningsSeton Hall UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,564 on campus · 12.7 mi · South Orange73%admitted$31knet price69%graduate$70kearningsMirrer Yeshiva Cent InstituteUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 121 on campus · 12.7 mi · Brooklyn, NY89%admitted$11knet price73%graduate$41kearningsUnited States Merchant Marine AcademyUniversity or college · Public · 947 on campus · 13 mi · Kings Point, NY34%admitted$6knet price82%graduate$91kearningsNew York Automotive and Diesel InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 448 on campus · 13.2 mi · Jamaica, NY$25knet price64%graduate$51kearningsCUNY Queensborough Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,557 on campus · 13.4 mi · Bayside, NY$4knet price24%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $5,210 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Sarah Lawrence CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,738 on campus · 13.5 mi · Bronxville, NY62%admitted$41knet price71%graduate$54kearningsKean UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 11,988 on campus · 13.9 mi · Union76%admitted$12knet price47%graduate$57kearningsCaldwell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,822 on campus · 14.1 mi · Caldwell71%admitted$25knet price57%graduate$54kearningsCochran School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 112 on campus · 14.2 mi · Yonkers, NY$100kearningsCollege of Staten Island CUNYUniversity or college · Public · 9,715 on campus · 14.7 mi · Staten Island, NY92%admitted$6knet price34%graduate$54kearningsWilliam Paterson University of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,114 on campus · 14.8 mi · Wayne90%admitted$19knet price44%graduate$58kearningsCUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 10,928 on campus · 14.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY$6knet price28%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $5,252 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.
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 $48–75k, where West New York’s median household income ($71,729) falls.
Pillar College9 mi · Newark · sticker $38,047$3,181a year
CUNY Queensborough Community College13.4 mi · Bayside, NY · sticker $12,392 · tuition $5,210$6,692a year
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College4.6 mi · New York, NY · sticker $12,866 · tuition $5,170$7,460a year
CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College2.7 mi · New York, NY · sticker $13,179 · tuition $5,194$8,220a year
CUNY Kingsborough Community College14.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY · sticker $13,580 · tuition $5,252$8,270a year
CUNY LaGuardia Community College4.8 mi · Long Island City, NY · sticker $13,648 · tuition $5,218$8,282a year
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art4.1 mi · New York, NY · sticker $64,190$10,457a year
Kean University13.9 mi · Union · sticker $26,949$12,136a year
Congregation Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel Aleksander11.2 mi · Brooklyn, NY · sticker $25,625$14,356a year
New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants5 mi · Long Island City, NY · sticker $27,963$20,097a year
Associated Beth Rivkah Schools8.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY · sticker $32,924 · tuition $11,200$23,387a year
Berkeley College-Woodland Park12.2 mi · Woodland Park · mostly online · sticker $44,691$29,284a year
LIM College2.7 mi · New York, NY · sticker $53,064$39,565a year
Felician University7.2 mi · Lodi · sticker $50,316$41,909a year
Jersey College5.8 mi · Teterboro · sticker $56,461$53,601a 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 West New York: 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); Pacific College of Health and Science (3); Mildred Elley-New York Campus (3); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus (2); Rutgers University-Newark (3); Bloomfield College of Montclair State (2); Montclair State (2).
Questions about college near West New York
Is West New York a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 West New York residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, is 1.5 miles away in New York.
What colleges are near West New York?
135 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: New York University (4 miles, 53,873 students on campus), Columbia University in the City of New York (2.9 miles, 33,821) and CUNY Hunter College (2.6 miles, 22,220).
What is the closest community college to West New York, and what does it cost?
Hudson County Community College in Jersey City, 4.8 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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