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Colleges in and near Woodland Park

Montclair State University is 2 miles from Woodland Park

Berkeley College-Woodland Park (964 students on campus) is inside the borough, and Montclair State University (20,428) is 2 miles from the center, in Montclair Township. About 6% of Woodland Park’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey (6%).

Montclair State UniversityPassaic County Community CollegeWilliam Paterson University of 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 Woodland Park. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
65
291,703 students on campus
Nearest college
0.7 mi
Berkeley College-Woodland Park
Residents in college
6%
About the same as NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
2.4 mi
Passaic County · $6,300 tuition
Nearest public university
2 mi
Montclair State · $15,912 in-state
Median household income
$99K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Woodland Park

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

Three colleges within 3.8 milesMontclair State University admits 88% of applicants; William Paterson University of New Jersey admits 90%. Together they have 30,290 students on campus.In-state price at Montclair StateLiving in New Jersey, 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 2.4 miles awayPassaic County Community College in Paterson: tuition and fees $6,300 a year for New Jersey residents.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 Woodland Park

44 private colleges within 15 miles, 14 public colleges within 14.8 miles, and eight community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miColumbiaHunter (CUNY)Montclair StateWoodland Park
University or collegeCommunity college
Berkeley College-Woodland ParkUniversity or college · For-profit · 964 on campus · In Woodland Park · mostly online$27knet price44%graduate$40kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 20,428 on campus · 2 mi · Montclair88%admitted$16knet price65%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Passaic County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,748 on campus · 2.4 mi · Paterson$8knet price19%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $6,300 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 · 3.8 mi · Wayne90%admitted$19knet price44%graduate$58kearningsHackensack Meridian School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 567 on campus · 4.4 mi · NutleyGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Felician UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,040 on campus · 5.3 mi · Lodi$40knet price47%graduate$58kearningsCaldwell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,822 on campus · 5.7 mi · Caldwell71%admitted$25knet price57%graduate$54kearningsEastwick College-NutleyUniversity or college · For-profit · 456 on campus · 6.1 mi · Nutley$17knet price57%graduate$43kearningsBloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 851 on campus · 6.5 mi · Bloomfield70%admitted$28knet price38%graduate$61kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Bergen Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,883 on campus · 7 mi · Paramus$10knet price21%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $4,913 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Jersey CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,089 on campus · 7.4 mi · Teterboro68%admitted$53knet price45%graduate$66kearningsEastwick College-HackensackUniversity or college · For-profit · 874 on campus · 8 mi · Hackensack$30knet price43%graduate$40kearningsFairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,596 on campus · 8.7 mi · Teaneck91%admitted$15knet price53%graduate$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.New Jersey Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 12,314 on campus · 10.3 mi · Newark65%admitted$17knet price73%graduate$84kearningsRutgers University-NewarkUniversity or college · Public · 9,695 on campus · 10.5 mi · Newark71%admitted$20knet price64%graduate$74kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Seton Hall UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,564 on campus · 10.5 mi · South Orange73%admitted$31knet price69%graduate$70kearningsEssex County CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,890 on campus · 10.5 mi · Newark$4knet price20%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $5,415 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Pillar CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 549 on campus · 10.5 mi · Newark$8knet price38%graduate$46kearningsEastwick College-RamseyUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 12.1 mi · Ramsey$27knet price75%graduate$52kearningsEastern International College-Jersey CityUniversity or college · For-profit · 474 on campus · 12.8 mi · Jersey City70%admitted$21knet price34%graduate$35kearningsHudson County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,008 on campus · 13 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 · 13 mi · Jersey City90%admitted$12knet price58%graduate$58kearningsRamapo College of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,272 on campus · 13.2 mi · Mahwah71%admitted$18knet price70%graduate$68kearningsBank Street College of EducationUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 375 on campus · 13.2 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Barnard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,223 on campus · 13.3 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$29knet price93%graduate$81kearningsManhattan School of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,092 on campus · 13.3 mi · New York, NY41%admitted$52knet price78%graduate$27kearningsUnion Theological Seminary in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 181 on campus · 13.3 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 · 13.4 mi · New York, NY4%admitted$22knet price96%graduate$102kearningsStevens Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,939 on campus · 13.4 mi · Hoboken48%admitted$41knet price87%graduate$109kearningsTeachers College at Columbia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,145 on campus · 13.4 mi · New York, NY$73kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Jewish Theological Seminary of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 301 on campus · 13.4 mi · New York, NY49%admitted$43knet price90%graduate$93kearningsAmerican Musical and Dramatic AcademyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,500 on campus · 13.5 mi · New York, NY24%admitted$41knet price72%graduate$27kearningsCUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeUniversity or college · Public · 10,648 on campus · 13.6 mi · New York, NY57%admitted$3knet price56%graduate$56kearningsNew Jersey City UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 4,151 on campus · 13.6 mi · Jersey City98%admitted$16knet price34%graduate$53kearningsBoricua CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 479 on campus · 13.6 mi · New York, NY$15knet price81%graduate$35kearningsCUNY City CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 14,011 on campus · 13.7 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$4knet price57%graduate$66kearningsThe Juilliard SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 914 on campus · 13.7 mi · New York, NY9%admitted$44knet price93%graduate$38kearningsMandl School-The College of Allied HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 465 on campus · 14 mi · New York, NY$36knet price48%graduate$39kearningsYeshiva UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,646 on campus · 14.1 mi · New York, NY56%admitted$50knet price83%graduate$71kearningsTouro UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,219 on campus · 14.2 mi · New York, NY61%admitted$30knet price72%graduate$53kearningsFashion Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 7,796 on campus · 14.3 mi · New York, NY60%admitted$19knet price81%graduate$63kearningsIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,234 on campus · 14.4 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Swedish Institute a College of Health SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,160 on campus · 14.4 mi · New York, NY$30knet price57%graduate$30kearningsHelene Fuld College of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 722 on campus · 14.4 mi · New York, NY17%admitted$47knet price$111kearningsCUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,093 on campus · 14.5 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 · 14.5 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.New York College of Podiatric MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 349 on campus · 14.5 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY Hunter CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 22,220 on campus · 14.6 mi · New York, NY54%admitted$3knet price57%graduate$63kearningsLIM CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 14.6 mi · New York, NY96%admitted$39knet price51%graduate$59kearningsBerkeley College-New YorkUniversity or college · For-profit · 691 on campus · 14.6 mi · New York, NY · mostly online$34knet price44%graduate$46kearnings64% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.CUNY Graduate School and University CenterUniversity or college · Public · 4,811 on campus · 14.7 mi · New York, NY68%admitted$66kearningsNew York School of Interior DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 341 on campus · 14.7 mi · New York, NY63%admitted$45knet price69%graduate$48kearningsNew York Conservatory for Dramatic ArtsUniversity or college · For-profit · 286 on campus · 14.7 mi · New York, NYMount Sinai Phillips School of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 273 on campus · 14.7 mi · New York, NY100%graduate$97kearningsKean UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 11,988 on campus · 14.8 mi · Union76%admitted$12knet price47%graduate$57kearningsThe New SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,218 on campus · 14.8 mi · New York, NY63%admitted$59knet price69%graduate$53kearningsCUNY Hostos Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,730 on campus · 14.8 mi · Bronx, NY$5knet price16%graduate$40kearningsTuition and fees: $5,254 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,671 on campus · 14.8 mi · Madison95%admitted$23knet price67%graduate$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Marymount Manhattan CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,646 on campus · 14.8 mi · New York, NY83%admitted$37knet price49%graduate$49kearningsSaint Elizabeth UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 874 on campus · 14.8 mi · Morristown71%admitted$23knet price51%graduate$53kearningsAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts-New YorkCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 225 on campus · 14.8 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.Sotheby's Institute of Art-NYUniversity or college · For-profit · 168 on campus · 14.8 mi · New York, NYGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY Bronx Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,819 on campus · 14.9 mi · Bronx, NY$4knet price16%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $5,206 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Drew UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,160 on campus · 14.9 mi · Madison68%admitted$24knet price70%graduate$64kearningsUniversity of Mount Saint VincentUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,763 on campus · 15 mi · Bronx, NY85%admitted$22knet price57%graduate$66kearnings

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 $75–110k, where Woodland Park’s median household income ($98,845) falls.

Pillar College10.5 mi · Newark · sticker $38,047$4,411a year
Essex County College10.5 mi · Newark · sticker $12,506 · tuition $5,415$7,345a year
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice13.6 mi · New York, NY · sticker $14,212$8,427a year
CUNY Bronx Community College14.9 mi · Bronx, NY · sticker $12,677 · tuition $5,206$8,545a year
CUNY Hunter College14.6 mi · New York, NY · sticker $13,905$8,810a year
CUNY Hostos Community College14.8 mi · Bronx, NY · sticker $13,069 · tuition $5,254$9,074a year
CUNY City College13.7 mi · New York, NY · sticker $14,403$9,982a year
Passaic County Community College2.4 mi · Paterson · sticker $13,754 · tuition $6,300$10,237a year
CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College14.5 mi · New York, NY · sticker $13,179 · tuition $5,194$10,816a year
Hudson County Community College13 mi · Jersey City · sticker $15,469 · tuition $5,384$11,396a year
Columbia University in the City of New York13.4 mi · New York, NY · sticker $89,472$11,782a year
Saint Peter's University13 mi · Jersey City · sticker $50,272$13,569a year
Bergen Community College7 mi · Paramus · sticker $17,184 · tuition $4,913$13,927a year
Eastwick College-Nutley6.1 mi · Nutley · sticker $26,454$19,777a year
Kean University14.8 mi · Union · sticker $26,949$20,146a year
New Jersey City University13.6 mi · Jersey City · sticker $28,255$21,239a year
Fashion Institute of Technology14.3 mi · New York, NY · sticker $26,838$21,979a year
Montclair State University2 mi · Montclair · sticker $28,305$22,058a year
William Paterson University of New Jersey3.8 mi · Wayne · sticker $28,476$22,862a year
Rutgers University-Newark10.5 mi · Newark · sticker $35,654$22,867a year
Ramapo College of New Jersey13.2 mi · Mahwah · sticker $29,483$22,949a year
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus8.7 mi · Teaneck · sticker $50,305$23,123a year
New Jersey Institute of Technology10.3 mi · Newark · sticker $32,859$23,152a year
University of Mount Saint Vincent15 mi · Bronx, NY · sticker $54,170$24,499a year
Barnard College13.3 mi · New York, NY · sticker $89,538$24,753a year
Drew University14.9 mi · Madison · sticker $65,301$24,947a year
Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences14.4 mi · New York, NY · sticker $35,629$25,448a year
Jewish Theological Seminary of America13.4 mi · New York, NY · sticker $85,945$26,445a year
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus14.8 mi · Madison · sticker $54,204$29,052a year
Eastwick College-Ramsey12.1 mi · Ramsey · sticker $32,704$29,693a year
Caldwell University5.7 mi · Caldwell · sticker $54,073$31,425a year
Touro University14.2 mi · New York, NY · sticker $40,500$31,828a year
Saint Elizabeth University14.8 mi · Morristown · sticker $53,075$31,937a year
Eastwick College-Hackensack8 mi · Hackensack · sticker $33,359$32,303a year
Berkeley College-Woodland ParkIn Woodland Park · mostly online · sticker $44,691$32,364a year
Marymount Manhattan College14.8 mi · New York, NY · sticker $65,767$34,872a year
The Juilliard School13.7 mi · New York, NY · sticker $83,892$35,563a year
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University6.5 mi · Bloomfield · sticker $42,035$35,815a year
Seton Hall University10.5 mi · South Orange · sticker $68,263$36,516a year
Stevens Institute of Technology13.4 mi · Hoboken · sticker $79,790$38,095a year
Berkeley College-New York14.6 mi · New York, NY · mostly online · sticker $45,041$38,839a year
LIM College14.6 mi · New York, NY · sticker $53,064$40,971a year
Felician University5.3 mi · Lodi · sticker $50,316$41,077a year
Yeshiva University14.1 mi · New York, NY · sticker $70,892$41,944a year
Manhattan School of Music13.3 mi · New York, NY · sticker $77,703$48,042a year
American Musical and Dramatic Academy13.5 mi · New York, NY · sticker $65,647$51,214a year
Helene Fuld College of Nursing14.4 mi · New York, NY · sticker $51,340$51,340a year
Jersey College7.4 mi · Teterboro · sticker $56,461$54,951a year
American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York14.8 mi · New York, NY · sticker $62,554 · tuition $40,650$58,224a year
The New School14.8 mi · New York, NY · sticker $88,284$59,894a year
Eastern International College-Jersey City12.8 mi · Jersey City · sticker $26,182—a year
Boricua College13.6 mi · New York, NY · sticker $24,213—a year
Mandl School-The College of Allied Health14 mi · New York, NY · sticker $43,113—a year
New York School of Interior Design14.7 mi · New York, NY · sticker $48,730—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 Woodland Park: 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 →Montclair StateNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyColumbiaCity College (CUNY)Hunter (CUNY)Kean University
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 City College57% graduate$66k earnings$12k typical debt
New Jersey Institute of Technology73% graduate$84k earnings$21k typical debt
Kean University47% graduate$57k earnings$23k typical debt
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice56% graduate$56k earnings$11k typical debt
Bergen Community College21% graduate$47k earnings$12k typical debt
Rutgers University-Newark64% graduate$74k earnings*$22k typical debt
The New School69% graduate$53k earnings$22k typical debt
Seton Hall University69% graduate$70k earnings$23k typical debt
Touro University72% graduate$53k earnings$16k 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: Montclair State (2); Bloomfield College of Montclair State (2); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus (2); Rutgers University-Newark (3); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus (2); American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York (2).

Questions about college in Woodland Park

Is Woodland Park a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Woodland Park residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The largest campus in the borough, Berkeley College-Woodland Park, has 964 students on campus.

What colleges are in Woodland Park?

Berkeley College-Woodland Park is inside the borough. Montclair State University is 2 miles from the center, in Montclair Township, William Paterson University of New Jersey is 3.8 miles from the center, in Wayne Township, and Passaic County Community College is 2.4 miles from the center, in Paterson.

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

Passaic County Community College in Paterson, 2.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,300 a year for New Jersey residents; the federal net price, $7,761, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does 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 $10,880 (under $30,000 income) to $25,573 (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 Woodland Park. 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 →