Ramapo is home to eight colleges, with 7,669 students on campus
Rockland Community College (4,974 students on campus) and Yeshivath Viznitz (1,148) are inside the town. About 5% of Ramapo’s residents are enrolled in college, below New York (7%).
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 Ramapo. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
16
41,522 students on campus
Nearest college
1.1 mi
Rockland
Residents in college
5%
Below NY (7%)
Nearest community college
1.1 mi
Rockland · $6,862 tuition
Nearest public university
18.8 mi
United States Military Academy
Median household income
$82K
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What stands out about college in Ramapo
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
12 private colleges within 14.6 miles, two public colleges within 14.4 miles, and three community colleges. The nearest public four-year college, United States Military Academy, is 18.8 miles away.
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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Family income
Starts at $75–110k, where Ramapo’s median household income ($82,463) 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.
Outcomes
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Bergen Community College21% graduate$47k earnings$12k 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.
Majors
What students study in Ramapo
Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field across Ramapo’s 8 colleges, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesRockland Community College · 314 graduates a year
$40k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingRockland Community College · 95 graduates a year
$104k4 yrs out
Religion/Religious StudiesBe'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary · 89 graduates a year
$19k4 yrs out
Religion/Religious StudiesYeshivath Viznitz · 83 graduates a year
$20k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and OperationsRockland Community College · 67 graduates a year
$58k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsRockland Community College · 43 graduates a year
$53k4 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementRockland Community College · 24 graduates a year
$58k4 yrs out
Religion/Religious StudiesYeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland · 17 graduates a year
$81k4 yrs out
College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.
Questions about college in Ramapo
Is Ramapo a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Ramapo residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below New York (7). The largest campus in the town, Rockland Community College, has 4,974 students on campus.
What colleges are in Ramapo?
Rockland Community College, Yeshivath Viznitz, Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary, Ohel Margulia Seminary and 4 more are inside the town.
What is the closest community college to Ramapo, and what does it cost?
Rockland Community College in Suffern, 1.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,862 a year for New York residents; the federal net price, $11,282, counts housing and food at full cost.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Ramapo. 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 →
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