Essex County College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Essex County College

Essex County College operates as a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 5,855 students of which 9,358 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Essex County College is categorized as “4” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $4,436, with published in-state tuition of $5,415 and a Pell grant recipient share of 46.9%.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable, rising to 20.3% at six years. Graduates earn a median of $37,230 ten years after enrolling, compared with $30,298 six years post-enrollment, and 43.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.