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Ramapo College of New Jersey

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Mahwah, NJ
Population 9,000,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,664
Men / Women 42% / 58%
White 60%
Hispanic 23%
Asian 10%
Black 6%
International 1%
Native American 0%
Mixed 0%
From State 95%
From Region 5%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 34%
Business & Economics 26%
Health Sciences 11%
Life & Natural Sciences 10%
Computer Science 7%
Education 6%
Arts 5%
Physical Sciences & Math 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $16,777
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $27,708
Est. In-State Cost $21,703
Est. Out-of-State Cost $35,843
10-Year ROI $206,000
ROI Percentile 84th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 57%
6-Year Graduation Rate 70%
Transfer-Out Rate 17%

Weather

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

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 52%
Yield (Unbound) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Life & Natural Sciences 4 #525
Humanities & Social Sciences 0 #575

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 27%
SAT Range 1160 – 1270
SAT Math Range 550 – 650
SAT RW Range 580 – 650
ACT Range 22 – 30

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
Ramapo College of New Jersey 1,127 42% / 58% 1% $71,409 96%
Computer Science 43 81% / 19% 12% $112,871 99 100%
Data Science 7 43% / 57% 0% $79,734 90
Information Science/Studies 24 67% / 33% 0% $73,164 85 95%
Chemistry 1 100% / 0% 0% $68,790 81
Mathematics 8 38% / 62% 0% $66,559 79 89%
Physics 6 83% / 17% 17% $72,713 85
Biochemistry 6 33% / 67% 17% $69,128 82
Bioinformatics 10 40% / 60% 20% $69,786 82
Biology 78 37% / 63% 0% $73,412 86 100%
Environmental Science 7 43% / 57% 14% $51,397 49 94%
Environmental Studies 16 62% / 38% 6% $51,397 49 94%
Natural Sciences $55,933 61
Allied Health Diagnostic and Treatment $74,251 86
Nursing Science 123 11% / 89% 0% $101,973 98 97%
Accounting 59 76% / 24% 0% $91,549 96 94%
Business 83 65% / 35% 0% $74,220 86
Business Administration 3 100% / 0% 0% $70,884 83 96%
Economics 6 83% / 17% 0% $73,691 86 100%
Finance 53 81% / 19% 2% $89,661 95
International Business 14 50% / 50% 0% $74,958 87
Marketing 76 57% / 43% 0% $75,242 87
Communication 76 46% / 54% 0% $56,765 63 94%
English 22 36% / 64% 0% $51,933 51
History 14 71% / 29% 0% $57,644 64 97%
Interdisciplinary Studies 17 53% / 47% 0% $57,314 64
International Studies 6 50% / 50% 17% $58,185 65
Legal Studies 19 47% / 53% 0% $58,089 65
Political Science 11 18% / 82% 0% $62,576 73 97%
Psychology 83 18% / 82% 0% $56,873 63 91%
Social Sciences 57 25% / 75% 0% $62,418 73 96%
Social Work 49 10% / 90% 0% $58,059 65 96%
Sociology 29 28% / 72% 0% $57,252 63 97%
Spanish 1 100% / 0% 0% $55,474 60
Elementary Education 61 7% / 93% 0% $54,661 58
General Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $55,423 60 88%
Music 29 55% / 45% 0% $40,909 20 88%
Theater 12 50% / 50% 0% $38,493 14 100%
Visual and Performing Arts 17 35% / 65% 0% $42,202 23 100%