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Raritan Valley Community College

Branchburg, New Jersey·Public, 2-year·Mid East·raritanval.edu
Acceptance
98.6%
6-yr Graduation
31%
Total enrollment
6,762
peer median 6,492
Avg net price
$6,778
-$1.7k vs Community College
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
2,325
2,325 candidates competed
Admitted
2,293
98.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,405
61.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
31%
Full-time retention
68%

Pell equity

7.8pp gap
Pell recipients
26%90 of 345
Non-Pell (all)
34%190 of 562
Subsidized loan, no Pell
20%5 of 25
No Federal Aid
34%185 of 537

Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.8-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 64 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 56 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
64
Passing
8
12.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

64programs
  • Passing8 · 12.5%
  • No Data56 · 87.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
6
No data
56

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.

8
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+17.4%
$42,357 vs $36,082
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+20.8%
$43,590 vs $36,082
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+26.1%
$45,498 vs $36,082
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+56.0%
$56,274 vs $36,082
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
+61.7%
$58,335 vs $36,082
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+86.2%
$67,183 vs $36,082
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+157.4%
$92,873 vs $36,082
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
Associate Degree · Construction Trades
+336.9%
$157,660 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

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

4
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
18%
$8,000 debt · $43,590 earn
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
18%
$10,263 debt · $56,274 earn
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
15%
$10,279 debt · $67,183 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
14%
$13,395 debt · $92,873 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1972Next review Jan 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 4

  1. Jun 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Sep 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
  3. Mar 2020Initial Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  4. Nov 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$5,135
$30–48k$5,283
$48–75k$7,694
$75–110k$8,995
$110k+$13,368

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

Avg net price
$6,778
-$1,706vs Community College median $8,484
Federal loans
3.4%
In-state tuition
$5,664
Out-of-state
$7,584

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 2,334 students received $10.7M in Pell grants, alongside $1.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,334
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$10.7M
$10,741,849 total
Direct Loans
$1.6M
404 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$481K
150 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.0M
238 loan awards
Parent PLUS$101K
16 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.

Of 447 borrowers who entered repayment, 12 (2.6%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.6%
+0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
447
Defaulted
12
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
11.6%
2017
11.5%
2018
7.9%
2019
2.6%
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 Raritanval

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs70
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

968 total completions
01Liberal Arts
22823.6%
02Business
20020.7%
03Multi/Interdisciplinary
16216.7%
04Health Professions
14815.3%
05Visual/Performing Arts
757.7%
06Security/Protective
414.2%
07Engineering
333.4%
08Computer Sciences
303.1%
09Parks/Recreation
272.8%
10Education
242.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
6,762
12-mo unduplicated
9,966
Undergraduate
9,966
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
49%4,870
Women
51%5,096

Race / ethnicity composition

White
38.1%
Hispanic
32.6%
Black
12.5%
Asian
6.4%
Unknown
5.4%
Two or more
3.1%
Non-resident
1.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
103
71 M · 32 W
Women athletes
31.1%
Athletic aid
$91K
Total student aid
Budget
$682K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$28K
$63K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$9K
$9K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Basketball
16 M · 12 W
$152K
Baseball
25 M ·
$93K
Soccer
25 M ·
$43K
Softball
· 12 W
$51K
Volleyball
· 9 W
$40K
Golf
5 M ·
$17K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.15
1 offenses · 6,587 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.15Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
8
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
2
Stalking
2 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.

Student-to-faculty
19.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
120

Raritanval vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Raritanval selected for federal comparison reporting.

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
SubjectRaritan Valley Community College
31%98.6%6,762$6,778Community College
6,221$9,203Community College
8,090$7,765Community College
5,085$6,835Community College
5,369$9,228Community College
9,278$11,124Community College
Peer group median31%98.6%6,492$8,484

Institutions like Raritanval

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

Raritanval Institutional Research office

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

Team
1 member
  • Darren Smith
    Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness

Frequently asked questions about Raritan Valley Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Raritanval.

What is the acceptance rate at Raritan Valley Community College?

Raritan Valley Community College's acceptance rate is 98.6% (2,293 admitted from 2,325 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

What is the graduation rate at Raritan Valley Community College?

Raritan Valley Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 31% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Raritan Valley Community College?

Raritan Valley Community College reports a total enrollment of 6,762 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Raritan Valley Community College?

The average net price at Raritan Valley Community College is $6,778 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Raritan Valley Community College?

Raritan Valley Community College's yield rate is 61.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Raritan Valley Community College located?

Raritan Valley Community College is located in Branchburg, New Jersey 08876.

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.
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.
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.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
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.
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.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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