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Ramapo College of New Jersey

Ramapo College of New Jersey is a public campus in suburban Mahwah, NJ.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$10,142

family income
under $30k

$12,761

$30–48k

$18,536

$48–75k

$25,667

$75–110k

$26,671

over $110k

Average net price

$18,1732023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Ramapo College of New Jersey has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $22,013 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $18,173.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$20,105
2009	$18,786
2010	$19,286
2011	$20,563
2012	$19,830
2013	$20,656
2014	$22,013
2015	$21,022
2016	$21,316
2017	$20,216
2018	$21,729
2019	$21,707
2020	$15,232
2021	$19,333
2022	$20,360
2023	$18,173

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$29,4832024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Ramapo College of New Jersey rose from $25,122 (2009) to $29,483 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$25,122
2010	$24,657
2011	$25,998
2012	$27,125
2013	$27,781
2014	$27,561
2015	$29,842
2016	$27,821
2017	$28,355
2018	$27,907
2019	$28,375
2020	$29,130
2021	$23,579
2022	$28,769
2023	$30,176
2024	$29,483

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$5,638	$8,763
2001	$6,178	$9,564
2002	$6,774	$10,676
2003	$7,412	$11,666
2004	$8,080	$12,632
2005	$8,792	$13,709
2006	$9,496	$14,806
2007	$9,965	$15,536
2008	$10,765	$17,475
2013	$13,388	$22,038
2014	$13,388	$22,038
2015	$13,698	$22,563
2016	$13,870	$22,870
2017	$14,080	$23,214
2018	$14,374	$23,715
2019	$14,678	$24,229
2020	$14,952	$24,695
2021	$14,952	$24,694
2022	$15,363	$25,373
2023	$15,978	$26,388

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Ramapo College of New Jersey reports tuition of $16,777 for in-state students and $27,708 for out-of-state students. Check Ramapo College of New Jersey’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 4,898 undergrads, Ramapo College of New Jersey is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

69.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Ramapo College of New Jersey within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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69.8%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Ramapo College of New Jersey rose from 38.1% (entered 1991) to 69.8% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	38.1%
1992 cohort	41%
1993 cohort	39.1%
1994 cohort	44.9%
1995 cohort	46.7%
1996 cohort	53.5%
1997 cohort	52.1%
1998 cohort	62.1%
1999 cohort	57.1%
2000 cohort	66.2%
2001 cohort	64.6%
2002 cohort	69.7%
2003 cohort	74.8%
2004 cohort	75.7%
2005 cohort	72.1%
2006 cohort	73.5%
2007 cohort	72.8%
2008 cohort	72.4%
2009 cohort	73.5%
2010 cohort	73.2%
2011 cohort	74%
2012 cohort	73.6%
2013 cohort	72%
2014 cohort	72.2%
2015 cohort	71.7%
2016 cohort	69.5%
2017 cohort	71.9%
2018 cohort	69.8%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$11,903	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$11,750	$5,496
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$13,144	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$13,625	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$13,613	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$13,372	$7,426
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,198	$7,436
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,500	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,400	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,250	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,375	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$15,827	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$18,211	$8,034
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$20,500	$8,675
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$21,500	$9,211
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$21,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$21,636	$8,950
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$22,500	$8,736
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$22,500	$10,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$23,079	$10,010
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$21,600	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$21,500	$10,250
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$21,000	$9,250

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$53,872

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$59,937

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$67,541

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Ramapo College of New Jersey admitted 6,341 of 8,976 applicants in Fall 2024. The 70.6% rate describes that application pool.

70.6%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $15,978 in-state tuition · 2023–24 4,898 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1130–13001600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Ramapo College of New Jersey received 8,976 applications and admitted 6,341 (70.6%), with 1,126 enrolling.

Ramapo College of New Jersey reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Ramapo College of New Jersey’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 580–650 and Math was 550–650 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1130–1300 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	580	620	650
SAT Math	550	590	650
ACT Composite	22	25	30

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

70.6%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	42.1%
Fall 2002	43.1%
Fall 2003	43.4%
Fall 2004	40.4%
Fall 2005	41.3%
Fall 2006	53.2%
Fall 2007	48.6%
Fall 2008	48.6%
Fall 2009	51.4%
Fall 2010	48.1%
Fall 2011	50.3%
Fall 2012	46.6%
Fall 2013	55.3%
Fall 2014	53.3%
Fall 2015	53.2%
Fall 2016	53.3%
Fall 2017	57.4%
Fall 2018	62.9%
Fall 2019	65.6%
Fall 2020	66.8%
Fall 2021	70.1%
Fall 2022	70.5%
Fall 2023	73.2%
Fall 2024	70.6%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1130–1300Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	970	1160
Fall 2002	990	1190
Fall 2003	1010	1210
Fall 2004	1030	1210
Fall 2005	1030	1230
Fall 2006	1020	1220
Fall 2007	1060	1250
Fall 2008	1000	1220
Fall 2009	1020	1200
Fall 2010	1010	1210
Fall 2011	1013	1220
Fall 2012	1000	1220
Fall 2013	1000	1200
Fall 2014	980	1200
Fall 2015	990	1200
Fall 2016	970	1190
Fall 2017	1050	1230
Fall 2018	1050	1240
Fall 2019	1030	1230
Fall 2020	1040	1220
Fall 2021	1100	1280
Fall 2022	1100	1295
Fall 2023	1120	1270
Fall 2024	1130	1300

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

22–30Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2013	20	26
Fall 2014	19	26
Fall 2015	20	26
Fall 2016	21	26
Fall 2017	21	26
Fall 2018	21	26
Fall 2019	20	27
Fall 2020	21	27
Fall 2021	23	29
Fall 2022	23	32
Fall 2023	21	26
Fall 2024	22	30

IPEDS Fall 2013–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

4,898Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Ramapo College of New Jersey has held near 4,898 from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	4,673
Fall 2003	4,767
Fall 2004	4,833
Fall 2005	4,860
Fall 2006	4,906
Fall 2007	5,114
Fall 2008	5,284
Fall 2009	5,529
Fall 2010	5,536
Fall 2011	5,472
Fall 2012	5,390
Fall 2013	5,397
Fall 2014	5,447
Fall 2015	5,425
Fall 2016	5,445
Fall 2017	5,314
Fall 2018	5,262
Fall 2019	5,239
Fall 2020	5,146
Fall 2021	4,859
Fall 2022	4,611
Fall 2023	4,664
Fall 2024	4,898

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

84%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Ramapo College of New Jersey has held near 84% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	87%
Fall 2003 cohort	89%
Fall 2004 cohort	89%
Fall 2005 cohort	86%
Fall 2006 cohort	88%
Fall 2007 cohort	86%
Fall 2008 cohort	86%
Fall 2009 cohort	88%
Fall 2010 cohort	85%
Fall 2011 cohort	88%
Fall 2012 cohort	87%
Fall 2013 cohort	88%
Fall 2014 cohort	86%
Fall 2015 cohort	86%
Fall 2016 cohort	86%
Fall 2017 cohort	88%
Fall 2018 cohort	85%
Fall 2019 cohort	85%
Fall 2020 cohort	87%
Fall 2021 cohort	84%
Fall 2022 cohort	87%
Fall 2023 cohort	84%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Ramapo College of New Jersey

28.2% of Ramapo College of New Jersey's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Ramapo College of New Jersey as a primarily residential campus of 4,898 undergraduates — and 83.6% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Ramapo College of New Jersey's SAT section-percentile sums are 1130–1300 — their midpoint is near the NJ four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Ramapo College of New Jersey's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Ramapo College of New Jersey compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Ramapo College of New Jersey70.6%

New Jersey median73.3%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Ramapo College of New Jersey$16,777

New Jersey median$17,014

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Ramapo College of New Jersey's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Ramapo College of New Jersey$67,541

New Jersey median$58,902

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Ramapo College of New Jersey, New Jersey and national reference values
Metric & basis	Ramapo College of New Jersey	New Jersey median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	70.6%	73.3%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$16,777	$17,014	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$67,541	$58,902	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Ramapo College of New Jersey, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Ramapo College of New Jersey federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 21 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$115,174
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$103,534
Accounting and Related Services	$83,004
Information Science/Studies	$82,529
Economics	$75,195
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$70,306
Biology, General	$68,904
Area Studies	$68,806
Political Science and Government	$63,853
Fine and Studio Arts	$60,757
Social Work	$58,371
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$58,005
History	$57,820
Communication and Media Studies	$56,894
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$56,712
Sociology	$55,161
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$53,085
Psychology, General	$51,710
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$44,565
Visual and Performing Arts, General	$43,063
Music	$41,659

These 21 fields listed for Ramapo College of New Jersey measure earnings after completion. The $67,541 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 24 additional Ramapo College of New Jersey fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Ramapo College of New Jersey report?

Ramapo College of New Jersey's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1130–1300 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Ramapo College of New Jersey's acceptance rate?

70.6% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 6,341 admitted from 8,976 applicants.

How much does Ramapo College of New Jersey cost?

In-state tuition is $16,777; out-of-state students pay $27,708. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Ramapo College of New Jersey report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $67,541. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New Jersey

Rider University — 78.6% admitted
Rutgers University-Camden — 66.3% admitted
Rutgers University-Newark — 71.4% admitted
New Jersey Institute of Technology — 65.1% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.