Colleges in Union, New Jersey
For the academic year 2023-2024, five colleges are active for serving college programs in Union, New Jersey. In addition, there are 49 colleges located within 30 miles from Union.
By school type, there are one public and four private schools. By school level, there are two 4-years (or high) schools, one 2-4 years schools (community colleges), and two less than 2 years schools (career, technical, or vocational schools) based on the IPEDS data.
All Five schools offer undergraduate programs and one schools offer graduate programs. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the schools in Union, New Jersey is $11,213 for New Jersey residents and $18,734 for out-of-state students.
The average acceptance rate is 74.44% and the average SAT score is 1,150. A total of 14,701 students enrolled in schools in Union, New Jersey, of which 1,292 students enrolled in online degree programs exclusively. The average student to faculty ratio is 15 to 1.
Comparison Between Colleges in Union, New Jersey
The following table lists 5 colleges located in Union and 45 schools near Union, New Jersey ordered by distance from Union. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or the school does not have programs for the values.
You can sort the table by column by clicking/touching column titles. The colleges in light blue rows are located in the city limit and other schools are not located in, but near the city.
| College Name | Distance From Union | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Beauty School-Union Union, NJ Private, Less than 2 years valid | - | $16,320 | 83 | 50% | 12 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Kean University Union, NJ Public, 4 years four-years | 0.52 miles | $21,076 | 12,884 | 51% | 16 to 1 | $23,919 | 76.9% | 1,150 |
| Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok Elizabeth, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | 1.33 miles | $11,450 | 59 | 20% | 8 to 1 | - | 100.0% | - |
| Healthcare Training Institute Union, NJ Private, 2-4 years valid | 1.77 miles | $16,500 | 69 | 100% | 11 to 1 | - | 75.9% | - |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma Union, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | 1.87 miles | $11,350 | 40 | - | 8 to 1 | - | 70.6% | - |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Union Union, NJ Private, Less than 2 years valid | 2.44 miles | $28,425 | 1,625 | 64% | 30 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | 4.02 miles | $51,370 | 9,623 | 71% | 14 to 1 | $36,110 | 78.9% | 1,300 |
| New Community Career & Technical Institute Newark, NJ Private, Less than 2 years valid | 4.38 miles | $8,610 | 22 | 71% | 15 to 1 | - | - | - |
| UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ Cranford, NJ Public, 2-4 years valid | 4.38 miles | $9,500 | 7,796 | 35% | 22 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Essex County College Newark, NJ Public, 2-4 years valid | 4.88 miles | $9,318 | 6,466 | 16% | 24 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ Public, 4 years four-years | 5.00 miles | $35,348 | 11,017 | 66% | 13 to 1 | $36,225 | 78.7% | - |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ Public, 4 years four-years | 5.11 miles | $35,934 | 12,332 | 73% | 15 to 1 | $36,702 | 66.9% | 1,335 |
| Pillar College Newark, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | 5.21 miles | $24,820 | 558 | 44% | 10 to 1 | $20,952 | - | - |
| National Career Institute East Orange, NJ Private, Less than 2 years valid | 5.38 miles | $10,000 | 119 | 61% | 15 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Best Care College East Orange, NJ Private, 2-4 years valid | 5.66 miles | $1,087 | 25 | 50% | 30 to 1 | - | - | - |
| St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island Staten Island, NY Private, 2-4 years valid | 6.27 miles | $17,525 | 658 | 47% | 18 to 1 | - | - | - |
| College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY Public, 4 years four-years | 7.42 miles | $15,440 | 10,248 | 34% | 16 to 1 | $21,080 | - | - |
| Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine Bloomfield, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | 7.84 miles | $19,673 | 55 | - | 6 to 1 | $20,048 | - | - |
| Union County Vocational Technical School Scotch Plains, NJ Public, Less than 2 years valid | 7.86 miles | $5,500 | 108 | 67% | 18 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-Bloomfield Bloomfield, NJ Private, Less than 2 years valid | 7.90 miles | $16,320 | 94 | 31% | 20 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Bloomfield College Bloomfield, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | 7.99 miles | $30,680 | 1,153 | 34% | 13 to 1 | $11,760 | 67.2% | - |
| New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ Public, 4 years four-years | 8.12 miles | $24,888 | 6,539 | 38% | 15 to 1 | $23,635 | 89.2% | - |
| Career School of NY Staten Island, NY Private, Less than 2 years valid | 8.92 miles | $5,470 | 53 | 75% | 8 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Wagner College Staten Island, NY Private, 4 years four-years | 9.00 miles | $52,000 | 1,949 | 61% | 14 to 1 | $24,060 | 83.5% | 1,240 |
| Saint Peter's University Jersey City, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | 9.23 miles | $41,054 | 3,430 | 60% | 11 to 1 | $15,260 | 90.5% | - |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin Iselin, NJ Private, Less than 2 years valid | 9.42 miles | $32,134 | 548 | 48% | 13 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Pro Beauty Academy Edison, NJ Private, Less than 2 years valid | 9.49 miles | $9,950 | 152 | 63% | 15 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary Staten Island, NY Private, 4 years four-years | 9.50 miles | $9,600 | 67 | - | 34 to 1 | - | 64.7% | - |
| P C Age-Jersey City Jersey City, NJ Private, Less than 2 years valid | 9.57 miles | $23,790 | 150 | 63% | 24 to 1 | - | - | - |
| DeVry University-New Jersey Iselin, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | 9.59 miles | $15,032 | 95 | - | 4 to 1 | $17,552 | 100.0% | - |
| PC AGE-Metropark Iselin, NJ Private, Less than 2 years valid | 9.65 miles | $23,790 | 33 | 71% | 24 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Hudson County Community College Jersey City, NJ Public, 2-4 years valid | 9.73 miles | $12,280 | 6,683 | 17% | 22 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Eastern International College-Jersey City Jersey City, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | 9.96 miles | $18,947 | 387 | 42% | 15 to 1 | - | 100.0% | - |
| Garden State Science and Technology Institute Jersey City, NJ Private, Less than 2 years valid | 9.99 miles | $15,471 | 224 | 35% | 18 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Eastwick College-Nutley Nutley, NJ Private, 2-4 years valid | 10.03 miles | $14,846 | 415 | 56% | 13 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Paul Mitchell the School-NYC Staten Island, NY Private, Less than 2 years valid | 10.08 miles | $14,600 | 73 | 71% | 12 to 1 | - | - | - |
| JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools Plainfield, NJ Private, 2-4 years valid | 10.27 miles | $31,336 | 582 | 66% | 10 to 1 | - | 96.2% | - |
| Caldwell University Caldwell, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | 10.40 miles | $39,452 | 2,028 | 68% | 13 to 1 | $19,800 | 65.4% | - |
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North Plainfield North Plainfield, NJ Private, Less than 2 years valid | 10.79 miles | $19,500 | 178 | 61% | 8 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Drew University Madison, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | 11.13 miles | $45,360 | 2,092 | 73% | 12 to 1 | $26,056 | 69.4% | 1,240 |
| Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Nutley, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | 11.21 miles | - | 491 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch North Plainfield, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | 11.24 miles | $9,850 | 69 | 15% | 17 to 1 | - | 100.0% | - |
| Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield Bloomfield, NJ Private, 2-4 years valid | 11.24 miles | $41,450 | 1,125 | 40% | 42 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Alliance University New York, NY Private, 4 years four-years | 11.77 miles | $27,500 | 1,595 | 39% | 15 to 1 | $14,900 | - | - |
| Brittany Beauty Academy Brooklyn, NY Private, Less than 2 years valid | 11.80 miles | $9,510 | 137 | 75% | 10 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Institute of Culinary Education New York, NY Private, Less than 2 years valid | 11.84 miles | $40,088 | 676 | 25% | 7 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Metropolitan College of New York New York, NY Private, 4 years four-years | 11.85 miles | $20,188 | 632 | 36% | 11 to 1 | $22,750 | 76.5% | - |
| Mildred Elley-New York Campus New York, NY Private, 2-4 years valid | 11.86 miles | $17,926 | 867 | 24% | 26 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Relay Graduate School of Education New York, NY Private, 4 years four-years | 11.86 miles | - | 2,637 | - | 35 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Madison, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | 11.91 miles | $38,506 | 2,823 | 61% | 9 to 1 | $24,342 | 95.3% | - |
| Average | - | $18,734 | 14,701 | 66% | 15 to 1 | $23,919 | 74.4% | 1,150 |