Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, NJ · Public · Large suburb · RCNJ
Public institution in Mahwah, NJ · 4,664 undergraduates · 73% acceptance rate · $67,541 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 17%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 18%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 19%Full-time retention
- Top 20%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
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
- $20,3601,104th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $15,978987th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $26,3881,110th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $30,176943rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,000751st lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $67,541327th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,872383rd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 71.9%355th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 87.1%344th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 73.2%694th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1190417th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 26270th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4,664518th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 26.7%1,374th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 26 mi (LGA)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EDNov 1
- EADec 15
- RDFeb 1
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $65
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 38 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $84,653 | $73,635 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $78,154 | $79,631 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $58,673 | $59,666 |
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | $47,260 | $55,547 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $45,195 | $44,979 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $39,523 | $40,318 |
| Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studies | bachelors | $38,289 | $32,569 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $38,289 | $38,289 |
| International BusinessBusiness | bachelors | $37,208 | — |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $36,848 | $36,668 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, OtherLegal Professions | bachelors | $35,518 | $34,847 |
| History | bachelors | $35,416 | $28,366 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1969source
- Athletic nickname: "Roadrunners"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Maroon and Whitesource
- Athletic conference: NJACsource
- A [[National Sea Grant College Program institutionsource
- A Sea-grant]] institutionsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
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Athletics — 11 sports
NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Field Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Ramapo College of New Jersey’s 4,664 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NJ
- Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ · 4,084 undergrads
- New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, NJ · 4,076 undergrads
- Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, NJ · 3,831 undergrads
- Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ · 5,579 undergrads
- Beth Medrash GovohaLakewood, NJ · 3,532 undergrads
- Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ · 5,924 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Southeastern UniversityLakeland, FL · 4,646 undergrads
- Morehead State UniversityMorehead, KY · 4,689 undergrads
- Northeastern State UniversityTahlequah, OK · 4,636 undergrads
- Delaware State UniversityDover, DE · 4,630 undergrads
- Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, RI · 4,630 undergrads
- Clark CollegeVancouver, WA · 4,699 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteramapo.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 186201)
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