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Essex County College

Newark, New Jersey·Public, 2-year·Mid East·essex.edu
6-yr Graduation
20%
—
Total enrollment
7,026
peer median 7,395
Avg net price
$4,436
-$3.1k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
20%
Full-time retention
56%

Pell equity

4.0pp gap
Pell recipients
21%119 of 557
Non-Pell (all)
17%47 of 277
No Federal Aid
17%47 of 277

Pell recipients here graduate at a 4.0-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 72 Title IV programs, 12 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 59 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
72
Passing
12
16.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.4% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.4%
+0.8pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

72programs
  • Passing12 · 16.7%
  • No Data59 · 81.9%
  • Failing1 · 1.4%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
2
Watch
3
Safe
7
No data
59

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

13
Biology General
Associate Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
-3.1%
$34,961 vs $36,082
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+3.0%
$37,177 vs $36,082
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
+4.5%
$37,715 vs $36,082
Social Work
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+11.0%
$40,064 vs $36,082
Social Sciences General
Associate Degree · Social Sciences
+22.2%
$44,106 vs $36,082
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+23.7%
$44,621 vs $36,082
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+29.7%
$46,812 vs $36,082
Computer Programming
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+35.1%
$48,758 vs $36,082

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

3
Biology General
Associate Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
-3.1%
−$1,121
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+3.0%
+$1,095
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
+4.5%
+$1,633

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1974Next review Jan 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 9

  1. Jun 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Oct 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  3. Mar 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Apr 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  5. Nov 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$3,792
$30–48k$4,562
$48–75k$6,135
$75–110k$7,345
$110k+$9,647

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$4,436
-$3,098vs Community College median $7,534
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$5,415
Out-of-state
$9,523

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 4,148 students received $20.7M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
4,148
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$20.7M
$20,741,559 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

4k
’20
4k
’21
4k
’22
4k
’23
4k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

No Direct Loan volume reported.

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 0 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 13.2% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-13.2pp vs 13.2% national
Borrowers in repayment
0
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2009
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Essex County College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs50
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

949 total completions
01Health Professions
23424.7%
02Business
21422.6%
03Liberal Arts
19520.5%
04Social Sciences
818.5%
05Computer Sciences
768.0%
06Education
525.5%
07Security/Protective
283.0%
08Engineering Tech
262.7%
09Biological Sciences
222.3%
10Visual/Performing Arts
212.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
7,026
12-mo unduplicated
9,712
Undergraduate
9,712
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
39%3,825
Women
61%5,887

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
45.2%
Hispanic
27.6%
Non-resident
13.6%
White
5.9%
Unknown
3.8%
Asian
2.3%
Two or more
1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
97
56 M · 41 W
Women athletes
42.3%
Athletic aid
$179K
Total student aid
Budget
$781K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$88K
$91K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$9K
$9K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 3

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
25 M · 17 W
$204K
Soccer
21 M · 16 W
$131K
Basketball
13 M · 9 W
$111K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.44
3 offenses · 6,790 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.151 yr ago0.44Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
2
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

3total
  • On campus3

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
26.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
87

Essex County College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Essex County College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectEssex County College
20%—7,026$4,436Community College
Mercer County Community College
——6,394$5,279Community College
Hudson County Community College
——7,763$7,307Community College
Passaic County Community College
——4,782$7,761Community College
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey
——8,330$8,257Community College
Brookdale Community College
——9,900$11,231Community College
Peer group median20%—7,395$7,534

Institutions like Essex County College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Essex County College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Essex County College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Reports to Institutional Effectiveness, Planning & Assessment
Address
303 University Ave, Newark, NJ 07102

The Institutional Research page at Essex County College provides links to various reports including Fast Facts, Fact Book, Institutional Profiles, and IPEDS Feedback Reports. It also features links for Institutional Dashboards and related departments. The page serves as a hub for data and reports related to the college's institutional effectiveness and planning.

Visit IR office page
Team
4 members
  • John Runfeldt
    Executive Director, Institutional Effectiveness, Planning & Assessment
  • Noushig Ohanian
    Associate Director, Institutional Research
  • Alexa Kirkpatrick
    Research Coordinator, Institutional Effectiveness, Planning & Assessment
  • Lisa Padilla
    Senior Assessment Coordinator, Institutional Effectiveness, Planning & Assessment

Frequently asked questions about Essex County College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Essex County College.

What is the graduation rate at Essex County College?

Essex County College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 20% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Essex County College?

Essex County College reports a total enrollment of 7,026 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Essex County College?

The average net price at Essex County College is $4,436 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Essex County College located?

Essex County College is located in Newark, New Jersey 07102.

Who runs Institutional Research at Essex County College?

Essex County College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, which reports to Institutional Effectiveness, Planning & Assessment.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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