Ramapo College of New Jersey
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.1-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.
Of 60 Title IV programs, 27 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 33 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing27 · 45.0%
- No Data33 · 55.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 6
Action history · 8
- Aug 2024Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Mar 2022Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
- Mar 2022Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program
- Oct 2020Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jun 2020Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,810 students received $11.5M in Pell grants, alongside $23.1M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1,332 borrowers who entered repayment, 10 (0.7%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Ramapo College of New Jersey
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 11
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus2
- Public property1
Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Religion1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Mackin Hall1 fireHazardous productDamage $100-$999
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Ramapo College of New Jersey vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Ramapo College of New Jersey selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectRamapo College of New Jersey | 70% | — | 5,981 | $18,173 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
| 34% | 98.4% | 5,429 | $16,053 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 86% | 62.3% | 8,141 | $27,646 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 44% | 90.1% | 9,942 | $18,745 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 43% | 92.1% | 5,633 | $18,134 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 56% | 86.5% | 5,161 | $23,726 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| Peer group median | 50% | 90.1% | 5,807 | $18,459 |
Institutions like Ramapo College of New Jersey
Explore the federal data for institutions in Ramapo College of New Jersey's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew Jersey
New Jersey City University
Grad rate34%Admit rate98.4%Enrollment5,429Net price$16,053View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew Jersey
The College of New Jersey
Grad rate86%Admit rate62.3%Enrollment8,141Net price$27,646View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew Jersey
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Grad rate44%Admit rate90.1%Enrollment9,942Net price$18,745View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPennsylvania
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Grad rate43%Admit rate92.1%Enrollment5,633Net price$18,134View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPennsylvania
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Grad rate56%Admit rate86.5%Enrollment5,161Net price$23,726View data
Ramapo College of New Jersey Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The mission of the Office of Institutional Research (IR) is to support data-informed decision-making and accountability by providing internal and external constituents with accurate and timely data for accreditation and planning, state and federal compliance, continuous learning, and college-wide effectiveness, and to advance the public profile of the college.
Visit IR office page- Dr. Gurvinder KhanejaDirector of Institutional Research
Common Data Set
Ramapo College of New Jersey's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Source publications
Frequently asked questions about Ramapo College of New Jersey
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Ramapo College of New Jersey.
What is the graduation rate at Ramapo College of New Jersey?
How many students attend Ramapo College of New Jersey?
What is the average net price at Ramapo College of New Jersey?
What is the yield rate at Ramapo College of New Jersey?
Where is Ramapo College of New Jersey located?
Who runs Institutional Research at Ramapo College of New Jersey?
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.
Have a question this page can’t answer?
Ask Clema anything about Ramapo College of New Jersey and its peers — plain language in, cited answers out, in minutes instead of days.
Free for teams up to 3 · No credit card