Pillar College
Newark, NJ · Private · Large city
Private institution in Newark, NJ · 469 undergraduates · $45,577 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 5%Average net price
- Top 13%Pell Grant share
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $5,804108th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $24,8201,215th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $24,8201,058th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $33,6621,061st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,483806th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $45,5771,319th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $37,8851,353rd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 34.1%1,658th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 81.3%603rd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4691,696th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 55.6%270th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 3 mi (EWR)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 6 of 6 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $42,728 | $38,289 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $37,856 | $33,993 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsMilitary Technologies | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Pillar College’s 469 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NJ
- Eastern International College-Jersey CityJersey City, NJ · 474 undergrads
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- Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes YerachmielLakewood, NJ · 172 undergrads
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Elsewhere
- Oakland City UniversityOakland City, IN · 470 undergrads
- University of Valley ForgePhoenixville, PA · 471 undergrads
- Rosemont CollegeRosemont, PA · 466 undergrads
- Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWake Forest, NC · 466 undergrads
- Wesleyan CollegeMacon, GA · 466 undergrads
- Soka University of AmericaAliso Viejo, CA · 464 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitepillar.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 440794)
- Compare colleges in NJRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in New JerseyEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Eastern International College-Jersey CitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Pillar College vs Eastern International College-Jersey CityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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