- The Inkwell
- New Jersey
- Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, NJSuburb: largeZIP 07430Founded 1969
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1969
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1970
- Website
- www.ramapo.edu
New JerseyPublic
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Ramapo College of New Jersey is a public college in Mahwah, New Jersey, with 4,898 undergraduates. It admits 71% of applicants, graduates 68% within six years and costs $16,382 a year after aid.
68%graduate
Admission rate71%
Retention84%
4-year graduation52%
Pell Grant share32%
Federal loans38%
$16,382net price / year
71%admission rate
1211average SAT
68%graduate in 6 years
$71,282median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,750median debt
#363 of 1,704 for earnings#591 of 1,739 for lowest net price#453 of 1,738 for graduation rate#578 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $30,241tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $17,615
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $29,093
- Average net price
- $16,382national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$8,185
$30,001–48,000$10,107
$48,001–75,000$15,045
$75,001–110,000$22,753
$110,001+$24,683
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 71%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1211
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 580–650
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 550–650
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–30
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college71%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college84%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college68%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college32%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 68%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 52%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 72%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $57,528
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $71,282middle 50%: $48,436–$100,710
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$100,710
Median, Ramapo College of New Jersey$71,282
Lower quarter$48,436
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 4,898
- Part-time
- 7.5%
- Women / men
- 58% / 42%
- Average age at entry
- 21.3
- First-generation students
- 31%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 32%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $12,502 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,181
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White51%
Hispanic27%
Black6.3%
Asian9.9%
U.S. nonresident0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Unknown4.5%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management25%
Health professions10%
Social sciences9.2%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.8%
Psychology7.0%
Computer & information sciences6.5%
Communication & journalism6.1%
Public administration & social service6.0%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 186201. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7289009.