Montclair State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Montclair State University

Montclair State University operates as a public institution located in Montclair, New Jersey (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 18,376 students of which 20,151 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. Montclair State University is categorized as “16” 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. The reported admission rate is 87.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,070. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,566, with published in-state tuition of $15,912 and a Pell grant recipient share of 47.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 64.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 77.9%. Graduates earn a median of $61,415 ten years after enrolling, compared with $47,944 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 618900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 69.0% 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.