10-yr median earnings
$43,264
Federal aid recipients only
Public · West Windsor, New Jersey
Mercer County Community College
Mercer County Community College is a public institution in West Windsor, New Jersey. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $5,279
- Avg net price / yr
- $43,264
- 10-yr median earnings
- 23.0%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Mercer County Community College posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 43%
- former-student earnings, US
- 23.0%
- 150%-time completion
- +23%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Rural: Fringe
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Mercer County Community College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C-
College Value Score
52/100
Mercer County Community College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings C
$43,264
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$5,279
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
23.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B-
$10,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
50.0%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$5,279
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
23.0%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 23.0%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Mercer County Community College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Mercer County Community College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Mercer County Community College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$43,264 Top 43% higher than 57% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Mercer County Community College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $43,264 | #2200 of 5103 | 57th |
| Average net price | $5,279 | #364 of 5020 | 93rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 23.0% | #4590 of 4858 | 6th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 5,404 | #695 of 5462 | 87th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
5,404
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
23.0%
150%-time completion
$43,264
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Mercer County Community College ranks in New Jersey
State rank among 110 reporting New Jersey colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Mercer County Community College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $43,264 | #65 of 110 | 41st |
| Average net price | $5,279 | #3 of 129 | 98th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 23.0% | #113 of 126 | 10th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 5,404 | #23 of 144 | 84th |
Highest former-student earnings in New Jersey
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton University | $110,066 | $6,128 |
| 2 | Stevens Institute of Technology | $108,772 | $41,346 |
| 3 | Chamberlain University-New Jersey | $92,405 | $37,984 |
| 4 | Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing | $87,408 | - |
| 5 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | $84,276 | $16,504 |
| 6 | Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok | $82,560 | $28,599 |
| 7 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | $74,479 | $24,406 |
| 8 | Rutgers University-Newark | $74,479 | $19,703 |
| 9 | Rutgers University-Camden | $74,479 | $18,745 |
| 10 | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro | $73,971 | $24,800 |
| 11 | JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools | $73,894 | $40,644 |
| 12 | The College of New Jersey | $73,323 | $27,646 |
| 65 | Mercer County Community CollegeThis school | $43,264 | $5,279 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Mercer County Community College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k $4,017
$0 – $30k
$4,017 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k $4,152
$30k – $48k
$4,152 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$6,674 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$12,545 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Mercer County Community College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $5,310 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $9,174 |
| Average Net Price | $5,279 |
29.8%
Pell Grant Rate
13.2%
Federal Loan Rate
$10,500
Median Debt
$111/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Mercer County Community College swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $3,349 to $12,416 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +59.5%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$3,349
Highest year
$12,416
Most recent (2023)
$5,342
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $3,3492023 · $5,342
Over the same years, enrollment went -34.4% (7,885 → 5,169 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
55.4%
Female
50.0%
First Generation
Outcomes
$35,267
Median Earnings (6yr)
48.9%
Earning Over $25K
50.0%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 23.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $35,267 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $43,264 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 48.9% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 50.0% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $10,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $111/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's | 242 | - | $6,225 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's | 103 | - | $10,362 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's | 80 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Mercer County Community College? ▼
Mercer County Community College is a public institution in West Windsor, New Jersey. Undergraduate enrollment is 5,404 students.
How much do Mercer County Community College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Mercer County Community College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $43,264 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $35,267.
How much does Mercer County Community College cost? ▼
The average net price at Mercer County Community College is $5,279. In-state tuition is $5,310 and out-of-state tuition is $9,174. Median student debt at graduation is $10,500.
What is the graduation rate at Mercer County Community College? ▼
Mercer County Community College has a 23.0% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Mercer County Community College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Mercer County Community College is $10,500, while former students earn a median of $43,264 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 24% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 50.0% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $111.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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