Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, New Jersey · Website
$67,541
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$67,541
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Ramapo College of New Jersey is a public 4-year college in Mahwah, New Jersey with 4,898 undergraduates and 537 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $18,173 a year (tuition and fees $16,777 in-state, $27,708 out-of-state). It admits 71% of applicants and 70% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $67,541 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$18,173
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$16,777
Out-of-state $27,708
Admission rate
71%
US median 78%
Completion rate
70%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,000
About $223 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$67,541
Rank 445 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $18,173
- Tuition in-state
- $16,777
- Tuition out-of-state
- $27,708
- Cost of attendance
- $29,483
- Students with a need-based grant
- 28%
- Students with federal loans
- 38%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,008
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,708
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $18,074
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $22,949
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $26,008
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $13,698 in 2015-16 to $16,777 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1,211
- SAT reading, middle
- 595
- SAT math, middle
- 595
- ACT, middle
- 26
- Undergraduates
- 4,898
- Graduate students
- 537
- Part-time students
- 7.5%
- Women
- 58%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 70%
- Retention rate
- 84%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 61
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 445 of 5,094 US colleges and 17 of 110 in New Jersey (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NJ median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $18,173 | $18,173 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $16,777 | $12,950 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 71% | 76% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 70% | 58% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 84% | 77% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,000 | $11,998 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $53,872 | $38,311 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $67,541 | $46,192 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 73% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
61 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 126 | $25,000 | $95,153 | $103,534 | $88,910 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 91 | $21,370 | $26,362 | $51,710 | $50,706 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 88 | $40,750 | $49,015 | $64,620 | $65,123 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 86 | $23,074 | $31,966 | $56,894 | $56,359 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 86 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 80 | $20,750 | $33,988 | $68,904 | $57,214 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 80 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 68 | $20,750 | $31,210 | $58,371 | $51,790 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 61 | $24,050 | $43,047 | Withheld | $53,366 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $23,250 | $66,615 | $83,004 | $76,194 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 51 | $32,499 | $62,864 | $60,901 | $64,397 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $21,500 | $69,363 | $115,174 | $92,374 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 40 | $20,500 | $70,758 | $96,061 | $95,833 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 38 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 36 | Withheld | $109,999 | $119,811 | $120,193 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $18,250 | $22,629 | $58,005 | $55,012 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $21,000 | $23,127 | $41,659 | $42,892 |
| Information Science/StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $22,250 | $49,568 | $82,529 | $85,294 |
| Education, OtherMaster's | Master's | 23 | $24,820 | $71,109 | $82,156 | $65,348 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $19,992 | $34,034 | $55,161 | $52,657 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $22,719 | Withheld | $43,063 | $41,688 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Non-Professional Legal StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,959 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Ramapo College of New Jersey cost?
$18,173 a year is the average net price at Ramapo College of New Jersey after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $16,777 for in-state students and $27,708 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $29,483. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,008 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Ramapo College of New Jersey?
71% of applicants are admitted to Ramapo College of New Jersey. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,211 and the middle ACT score is 26. The median admission rate of colleges in New Jersey is 76%.
How much do Ramapo College of New Jersey graduates earn?
$67,541 a year is the median pay of former Ramapo College of New Jersey students who work, 10 years after they started ($53,872 after 6 years). That ranks 445 of 5,094 US colleges and 17 of 110 in New Jersey. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $109,999.
How much student debt do Ramapo College of New Jersey graduates have?
$21,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Ramapo College of New Jersey graduates, about $223 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 38% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Ramapo College of New Jersey?
70% of first-time, full-time students at Ramapo College of New Jersey finish within 6 years. 84% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Ramapo College of New Jersey?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (126 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (91 bachelor's graduates), Social Work (88 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 61 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.