Colleges in Union County, New Jersey
Union County is a county in New Jersey. According to Census data, the population is 129,216 (estimated). For the academic year 2023-2024, nine colleges are active for serving college programs in Union County, New Jersey. In addition, there are 49 colleges located within 30 miles from Union County.
By school type, there are three public and six private schools. By school level, there are three 4-years (or high) schools, three 2-4 years schools (community colleges), and three less than 2 years schools (career, technical, or vocational schools) based on the IPEDS data.
All Nine schools offer undergraduate programs and one schools offer graduate programs. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the schools in Union County, New Jersey is $11,580 for New Jersey residents and $16,829 for out-of-state students.
The average acceptance rate is 83.91% and the average SAT score is 1,150. A total of 23,246 students enrolled in schools in Union County, New Jersey, of which 2,614 students enrolled in online degree programs exclusively. The average student to faculty ratio is 15 to 1.
Comparison Between Colleges in Union County, New Jersey
The following table lists 9 colleges located in Union County and 41 schools near Union County, New Jersey ordered by distance from Union County. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or the school does not have programs for the values.
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| College Name | Distance From Union County | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok Elizabeth, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | 1.64 miles | $11,450 | 59 | 20% | 8 to 1 | - | 100.0% | - |
| Kean University Union, NJ Public, 4 years four-years | 2.38 miles | $21,076 | 12,884 | 51% | 16 to 1 | $23,919 | 76.9% | 1,150 |
| Empire Beauty School-Union Union, NJ Private, Less than 2 years valid | 2.80 miles | $16,320 | 83 | 50% | 12 to 1 | - | - | - |
| St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island Staten Island, NY Private, 2-4 years valid | 4.20 miles | $17,525 | 658 | 47% | 18 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Healthcare Training Institute Union, NJ Private, 2-4 years valid | 4.57 miles | $16,500 | 69 | 100% | 11 to 1 | - | 75.9% | - |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma Union, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | 4.66 miles | $11,350 | 40 | - | 8 to 1 | - | 70.6% | - |
| College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY Public, 4 years four-years | 4.95 miles | $15,440 | 10,248 | 34% | 16 to 1 | $21,080 | - | - |
| New Community Career & Technical Institute Newark, NJ Private, Less than 2 years valid | 5.08 miles | $8,610 | 22 | 71% | 15 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Essex County College Newark, NJ Public, 2-4 years valid | 5.08 miles | $9,318 | 6,466 | 16% | 24 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ Public, 4 years four-years | 5.14 miles | $35,348 | 11,017 | 66% | 13 to 1 | $36,225 | 78.7% | - |
| Pillar College Newark, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | 5.17 miles | $24,820 | 558 | 44% | 10 to 1 | $20,952 | - | - |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Union Union, NJ Private, Less than 2 years valid | 5.21 miles | $28,425 | 1,625 | 64% | 30 to 1 | - | - | - |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ Public, 4 years four-years | 5.33 miles | $35,934 | 12,332 | 73% | 15 to 1 | $36,702 | 66.9% | 1,335 |
| Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | 6.03 miles | $51,370 | 9,623 | 71% | 14 to 1 | $36,110 | 78.9% | 1,300 |
| Career School of NY Staten Island, NY Private, Less than 2 years valid | 6.17 miles | $5,470 | 53 | 75% | 8 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Wagner College Staten Island, NY Private, 4 years four-years | 6.21 miles | $52,000 | 1,949 | 61% | 14 to 1 | $24,060 | 83.5% | 1,240 |
| New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ Public, 4 years four-years | 6.25 miles | $24,888 | 6,539 | 38% | 15 to 1 | $23,635 | 89.2% | - |
| UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ Cranford, NJ Public, 2-4 years valid | 6.72 miles | $9,500 | 7,796 | 35% | 22 to 1 | - | - | - |
| National Career Institute East Orange, NJ Private, Less than 2 years valid | 6.81 miles | $10,000 | 119 | 61% | 15 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Best Care College East Orange, NJ Private, 2-4 years valid | 7.07 miles | $1,087 | 25 | 50% | 30 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary Staten Island, NY Private, 4 years four-years | 7.56 miles | $9,600 | 67 | - | 34 to 1 | - | 64.7% | - |
| Paul Mitchell the School-NYC Staten Island, NY Private, Less than 2 years valid | 7.56 miles | $14,600 | 73 | 71% | 12 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Saint Peter's University Jersey City, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | 7.58 miles | $41,054 | 3,430 | 60% | 11 to 1 | $15,260 | 90.5% | - |
| P C Age-Jersey City Jersey City, NJ Private, Less than 2 years valid | 7.97 miles | $23,790 | 150 | 63% | 24 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Hudson County Community College Jersey City, NJ Public, 2-4 years valid | 8.08 miles | $12,280 | 6,683 | 17% | 22 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Eastern International College-Jersey City Jersey City, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | 8.37 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 | 8.39 miles | $15,471 | 224 | 35% | 18 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine Bloomfield, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | 8.85 miles | $19,673 | 55 | - | 6 to 1 | $20,048 | - | - |
| Bloomfield College Bloomfield, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | 8.95 miles | $30,680 | 1,153 | 34% | 13 to 1 | $11,760 | 67.2% | - |
| Empire Beauty School-Bloomfield Bloomfield, NJ Private, Less than 2 years valid | 8.95 miles | $16,320 | 94 | 31% | 20 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Brittany Beauty Academy Brooklyn, NY Private, Less than 2 years valid | 9.03 miles | $9,510 | 137 | 75% | 10 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Union County Vocational Technical School Scotch Plains, NJ Public, Less than 2 years valid | 9.40 miles | $5,500 | 108 | 67% | 18 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin Iselin, NJ Private, Less than 2 years valid | 9.61 miles | $32,134 | 548 | 48% | 13 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Alliance University New York, NY Private, 4 years four-years | 9.62 miles | $27,500 | 1,595 | 39% | 15 to 1 | $14,900 | - | - |
| Mildred Elley-New York Campus New York, NY Private, 2-4 years valid | 9.70 miles | $17,926 | 867 | 24% | 26 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Relay Graduate School of Education New York, NY Private, 4 years four-years | 9.70 miles | - | 2,637 | - | 35 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Metropolitan College of New York New York, NY Private, 4 years four-years | 9.72 miles | $20,188 | 632 | 36% | 11 to 1 | $22,750 | 76.5% | - |
| Institute of Culinary Education New York, NY Private, Less than 2 years valid | 9.76 miles | $40,088 | 676 | 25% | 7 to 1 | - | - | - |
| DeVry University-New Jersey Iselin, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | 9.79 miles | $15,032 | 95 | - | 4 to 1 | $17,552 | 100.0% | - |
| The King's College New York, NY Private, 4 years four-years | 9.80 miles | $21,690 | 326 | 56% | 8 to 1 | - | - | - |
| PC AGE-Metropark Iselin, NJ Private, Less than 2 years valid | 10.08 miles | $23,790 | 33 | 71% | 24 to 1 | - | - | - |
| CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York, NY Public, 2-4 years valid | 10.10 miles | $8,050 | 17,444 | 23% | 18 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Pacific College of Health and Science New York, NY Private, 4 years four-years | 10.12 miles | $11,234 | 620 | 78% | 9 to 1 | $18,493 | - | - |
| Pro Beauty Academy Edison, NJ Private, Less than 2 years valid | 10.19 miles | $9,950 | 152 | 63% | 15 to 1 | - | - | - |
| Pace University New York, NY Private, 4 years four-years | 10.27 miles | $51,424 | 13,609 | 61% | 14 to 1 | $29,363 | 77.1% | 1,220 |
| Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | 10.27 miles | $60,952 | 9,314 | 87% | 11 to 1 | $42,988 | 43.4% | 1,440 |
| New York Law School New York, NY Private, 4 years four-years | 10.32 miles | - | 1,050 | - | - | $34,560 | - | - |
| Eastwick College-Nutley Nutley, NJ Private, 2-4 years valid | 10.33 miles | $14,846 | 415 | 56% | 13 to 1 | - | - | - |
| New York Academy of Art New York, NY Private, 4 years four-years | 10.37 miles | - | 104 | - | - | $48,000 | - | - |
| Talmudical Seminary of Bobov Brooklyn, NY Private, 4 years four-years | 10.50 miles | $13,200 | 459 | 26% | 11 to 1 | - | 98.1% | - |
| Average | - | $16,829 | 23,246 | 57% | 15 to 1 | $23,919 | 83.9% | 1,150 |