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Montclair State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Montclair, NJ
Population 11,500,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 17,677
Men / Women 41% / 59%
Hispanic 38%
White 34%
Black 12%
Asian 7%
Mixed 3%
International 1%
Native American 0%
From State 95%
From Region 2%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 38%
Business & Economics 22%
Arts 13%
Health Sciences 9%
Education 6%
Life & Natural Sciences 6%
Computer Science 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $15,912
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $26,022
Est. In-State Cost $20,584
Est. Out-of-State Cost $33,662
10-Year ROI $198,000
ROI Percentile 81th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 46%
6-Year Graduation Rate 65%
Transfer-Out Rate 20%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation 247 (49%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $11M #125
Life & Natural Sciences $13M #229
Engineering, Computing & Math $3M #249
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 33 #302
Life & Natural Sciences 18 #429

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Montclair State University 3,777 35% / 65% 0% $61,027 94%
Computational Science 3 100% / 0% 0% $81,559 92
Computer Science 71 79% / 21% 4% $89,204 95 97%
Information Technology 53 70% / 30% 0% $89,204 95 97%
Applied Mathematics 3 67% / 33% 0% $76,323 88
Chemistry 20 30% / 70% 0% $72,913 86 100%
Geosciences 13 54% / 46% 0% $64,509 77 96%
Mathematics 22 64% / 36% 0% $60,997 72 97%
Physics 3 67% / 33% 0% $57,623 66 89%
Biochemistry 16 19% / 81% 0% $79,889 91 92%
Biology 145 28% / 72% 1% $63,209 75 92%
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 9 44% / 56% 0% $51,311 51
Molecular Biology 19 21% / 79% 0% $79,889 91 92%
Nutrition Sciences 55 16% / 84% 2% $57,280 65
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 143 46% / 54% 1% $57,021 64 93%
Medical/Health Humanities 49 18% / 82% 0% $63,197 75
Music Therapy/Therapist 20 15% / 85% 0% $63,213 75
Nursing 53 9% / 91% 0% $106,984 99 100%
Public Health 68 16% / 84% 0% $56,721 64 94%
Accounting 103 48% / 52% 0% $89,450 95 98%
Advertising 13 23% / 77% 0% $66,116 79
Business Management and Administration 650 48% / 52% 0% $71,037 84 94%
Economics 50 80% / 20% 0% $64,825 78 100%
Hospitality Management 32 56% / 44% 0% $54,161 58
Anthropology 8 0% / 100% 0% $46,281 36 95%
Arabic 1 0% / 100% 0% $54,466 59
Classical Languages 1 0% / 100% 0% $54,348 59
Communication and Media Studies 111 38% / 62% 0% $64,298 77 93%
East Asian Languages 2 0% / 100% 0% $54,632 59
English 94 24% / 76% 0% $49,803 47 93%
French 2 0% / 100% 0% $54,104 58 90%
Geography 3 33% / 67% 0% $52,219 53 100%
German 3 67% / 33% 0% $54,501 59
History 40 85% / 15% 0% $59,040 68 96%
Human Development and Family Studies 164 5% / 95% 1% $52,504 54 100%
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 13 46% / 54% 0% $54,979 60 92%
Interdisciplinary Studies 127 40% / 60% 0% $60,449 71 99%
Interdisciplinary Studies 7 29% / 71% 0% $54,276 59
Italian 3 33% / 67% 0% $54,104 58 90%
Journalism 19 26% / 74% 0% $52,507 54 100%
Legal Professions and Studies 28 29% / 71% 4% $59,815 70 96%
Linguistics 38 16% / 84% 0% $58,459 67 79%
Philosophy 7 71% / 29% 0% $49,433 46
Political Science 58 52% / 48% 0% $58,252 67 94%
Psychology 471 16% / 84% 0% $53,923 58 93%
Public Policy 1 0% / 100% 0% $57,424 65
Radio and Television 11 55% / 45% 0% $65,566 79 96%
Religion/Religious Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $49,234 45
Research & Experimental Psychology $55,267 61
Social Work 46 11% / 89% 0% $39,277 17 92%
Sociology 41 22% / 78% 0% $48,455 43 91%
Spanish 21 10% / 90% 0% $54,104 58 90%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 50 30% / 70% 0% $64,298 77 93%
Sports Communication 39 85% / 15% 0% $62,298 74
Sustainability Studies 11 18% / 82% 0% $60,095 70 95%
Women's Studies 9 0% / 100% 0% $48,440 43 100%
Writing 9 56% / 44% 0% $48,623 43
Elementary Education 125 6% / 94% 0% $55,535 61
General Education 38 11% / 89% 0% $54,979 60 92%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 55 64% / 36% 0% $57,234 65 97%
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 5 0% / 100% 0% $49,245 45
Art/Art Studies 53 32% / 68% 0% $43,683 29 89%
Dance 33 15% / 85% 0% $27,863 3 89%
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 72 35% / 65% 1% $65,566 79 96%
Fashion Design 46 7% / 93% 0% $52,388 54 92%
Film Production 139 55% / 45% 1% $49,366 46 96%
Graphic Design 18 39% / 61% 0% $52,388 54 92%
Industrial Design 9 78% / 22% 0% $52,388 54 92%
Music 65 55% / 45% 0% $47,270 39 100%
Recording Arts Technology/Technician 6 67% / 33% 0% $50,040 48
Theater 61 31% / 69% 0% $35,768 10 95%