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Middlesex College

Edison, New Jersey·Public, 2-year·Mid East·middlesexcollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
33%
—
Total enrollment
12,044
peer median 7,990
Avg net price
$2,288
-$6.0k 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
33%
Full-time retention
72%

Pell equity

11.1pp gap
Pell recipients
28%220 of 799
Non-Pell (all)
39%320 of 818
Subsidized loan, no Pell
32%9 of 28
No Federal Aid
39%311 of 790

Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

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 53 Title IV programs, 12 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 40 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
53
Passing
12
22.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.9% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.9%
+1.3pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

53programs
  • Passing12 · 22.6%
  • No Data40 · 75.5%
  • Failing1 · 1.9%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
11
No data
40

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
Visual and Performing Arts General
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-21.2%
$28,432 vs $36,082
Graphic Communications
Associate Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
+6.1%
$38,274 vs $36,082
Education General
Associate Degree · Education
+34.5%
$48,532 vs $36,082
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+35.4%
$48,845 vs $36,082
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+43.9%
$51,937 vs $36,082
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+53.0%
$55,217 vs $36,082
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+74.6%
$62,991 vs $36,082
Physical Sciences General
Associate Degree · Physical Sciences
+88.3%
$67,944 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

6
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
20%
$9,542 debt · $48,845 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
16%
$15,179 debt · $93,065 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
16%
$9,850 debt · $62,991 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
15%
$7,935 debt · $51,937 earn
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
10%
$5,750 debt · $55,217 earn
Physical Sciences General
Associate Degree · Physical Sciences
10%
$6,500 debt · $67,944 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1970Next review Jan 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 11

  1. May 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  2. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. Jun 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Dec 2021Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETT) - Dietetic Technician Program
  5. Oct 2021Renewal 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$1,306
$30–48k$1,435
$48–75k$3,653
$75–110k$4,050
$110k+$4,504

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

Avg net price
$2,288
-$5,977vs Community College median $8,266
Federal loans
4.0%
In-state tuition
$4,764
Out-of-state
$7,356

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, 5,122 students received $25.2M in Pell grants, alongside $2.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
5,122
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$25.2M
$25,242,579 total
Direct Loans
$2.5M
714 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

4k
’20
4k
’21
4k
’22
4k
’23
5k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.0M
341 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.4M
363 loan awards
Parent PLUS$80K
10 loan awards

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 591 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (1.3%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.3%
-1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
591
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
10.9%
2017
9.4%
2018
6.5%
2019
1.3%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Middlesex College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs59
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,494 total completions
01Liberal Arts
40727.2%
02Business
35423.7%
03Health Professions
22715.2%
04Physical Sciences
20513.7%
05Comm. Technologies
674.5%
06Security/Protective
573.8%
07Education
543.6%
08Computer Sciences
473.1%
09Engineering Tech
392.6%
10Engineering
372.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
12,044
12-mo unduplicated
17,697
Undergraduate
17,697
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
46%8,105
Women
54%9,592

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
41.5%
White
19.9%
Asian
14.2%
Black
11.6%
Non-resident
4.8%
Unknown
3.9%
Two or more
3.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
128
89 M · 39 W
Women athletes
30.5%
Athletic aid
$43K
Total student aid
Budget
$792K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$22K
$20K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$12K
$12K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Soccer
28 M · 19 W
$84K
Baseball
30 M · —
$56K
Basketball
17 M · 9 W
$167K
Softball
— · 12 W
$45K
Volleyball
12 M · —
$42K
Wrestling
2 M · —
$34K

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
0.00
0 offenses · 11,471 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    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.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    21.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    133

    Middlesex College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Middlesex 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
    SubjectMiddlesex College
    		33%—12,044$2,288Community College
    Rowan College at Burlington County
    		——6,620$5,344Community College
    County College of Morris
    		——6,131$8,895Community College
    Prince George's Community College
    		——11,473$8,672Community College
    SUNY Westchester Community College
    		——9,359$9,373Community College
    Sussex County Community College
    		——2,247$7,859Community College
    Peer group median33%—7,990$8,266

    Institutions like Middlesex College

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

    IPEDS

    Middlesex College Institutional Research office

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

    Team
    2 members
    • Meghan Alai
      Dean of Institutional Research and Assessment
    • Jeffrey Herron
      Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness, Planning and Compliance and Chief of Staff

    Frequently asked questions about Middlesex College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Middlesex College.

    What is the graduation rate at Middlesex College?

    Middlesex College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 33% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Middlesex College?

    Middlesex College reports a total enrollment of 12,044 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Middlesex College?

    The average net price at Middlesex College is $2,288 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Middlesex College located?

    Middlesex College is located in Edison, New Jersey 08837.

    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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