10-yr median earnings
$67,541
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Mahwah, New Jersey
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Ramapo College of New Jersey is a public institution in Mahwah, 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.
- $18,173
- Avg net price / yr
- $67,541
- 10-yr median earnings
- 70.8%
- 150%-time completion
- 70.6%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
Ramapo College of New Jersey pairs top-10% former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 9%
- former-student earnings, US
- 70.6%
- acceptance rate
- 70.8%
- 150%-time completion
- +25%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Master's (L)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Ramapo College of New Jersey 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 ("Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs"), 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
B-
College Value Score
66/100
Ramapo College of New Jersey
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 A+
$67,541
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$18,173
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B
70.8%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$21,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A
79.2%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention B
83.6%
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
$18,173
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
70.8%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 70.8%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Ramapo College of New Jersey 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 Ramapo College of New Jersey 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.
Ramapo College of New Jersey: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$67,541 Top 9% higher than 91% 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 | Ramapo College of New Jersey | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $67,541 | #445 of 5103 | 91st |
| Average net price | $18,173 | #2716 of 5020 | 46th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 70.8% | #1335 of 4858 | 73rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 4,898 | #767 of 5462 | 86th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
4,898
Undergraduate enrollment
70.6%
Acceptance rate
1,211
SAT average
70.8%
150%-time completion
$67,541
10-yr median earnings
83.6%
First-year retention
How Ramapo College of New Jersey 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 | Ramapo College of New Jersey | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $67,541 | #17 of 110 | 85th |
| Average net price | $18,173 | #65 of 129 | 50th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 70.8% | #39 of 126 | 69th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 4,898 | #25 of 144 | 83rd |
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 |
| 17 | Ramapo College of New JerseyThis school | $67,541 | $18,173 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 70.6% |
| SAT Average | 1,211 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 550 – 650 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 580 – 650 |
| ACT Average | 26 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 22 – 30 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Ramapo College of New Jersey
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k $9,008
$0 – $30k
$9,008 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$10,708 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$18,074 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$26,008 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Ramapo College of New Jersey - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $16,777 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $27,708 |
| Average Net Price | $18,173 |
28.2%
Pell Grant Rate
37.6%
Federal Loan Rate
$21,000
Median Debt
$223/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Ramapo College of New Jersey swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $15,232 to $22,013 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +2.7%, 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
$15,232
Highest year
$22,013
Most recent (2023)
$20,360
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $19,8302023 · $20,360
Over the same years, enrollment went -13.6% (5,397 → 4,664 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
56.0%
Female
31.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
83.6%
Retention Rate
$53,872
Median Earnings (6yr)
75.7%
Earning Over $25K
79.2%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 70.8% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 83.6% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $53,872 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $67,541 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 75.7% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 79.2% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $21,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $223/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 24 | 848 | $65,196 | $115,174 | $21,722 |
| Master's | 7 | 302 | $84,959 | $119,811 | $29,864 |
Top programs at Ramapo College of New Jersey by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$119,811 median earnings
- Computer and Information S…
Computer and Information Sciences, General
$115,174 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$103,534 median earnings
- Accounting and Related Ser…
Accounting and Related Services
$96,061 median earnings
- Educational Administration…
Educational Administration and Supervision
$86,205 median earnings
- Accounting and Related Ser…
Accounting and Related Services
$83,004 median earnings
- Information Science/Studies
Information Science/Studies
$82,529 median earnings
- Education, Other
Education, Other
$82,156 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
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Similar Reported Net Price
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Ramapo College of New Jersey? ▼
Ramapo College of New Jersey is a public institution in Mahwah, New Jersey. The acceptance rate is 70.6%. The average SAT score is 1,211. Undergraduate enrollment is 4,898 students.
How much do Ramapo College of New Jersey former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Ramapo College of New Jersey who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $67,541 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $53,872.
How much does Ramapo College of New Jersey cost? ▼
The average net price at Ramapo College of New Jersey is $18,173. In-state tuition is $16,777 and out-of-state tuition is $27,708. Median student debt at graduation is $21,000.
What is the graduation rate at Ramapo College of New Jersey? ▼
Ramapo College of New Jersey has a 70.8% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 83.6%.
Is Ramapo College of New Jersey worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Ramapo College of New Jersey is $21,000, while former students earn a median of $67,541 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 31% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 79.2% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $223.
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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