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Montclair State University Overview

Montclair State University is a public institution situated in Montclair, New Jersey. Montclair is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is Montclair State University Known For?

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$32,565 Avg Cost After Aid
91% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at Montclair State have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 2%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Montclair State.
  • In <nil>, 34% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from Montclair State with a bachelor's degree make about $57,008 a year. That's 40% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Montclair State University?

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Contact details for Montclair State are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1 Normal Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07043-1624
Phone: 973-655-4000
Website: www.montclair.edu

How Do I Get Into Montclair State?

You can apply to Montclair State online at: apply.montclair.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Montclair State

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Considered but not required
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Required
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Montclair State?

91% Acceptance Rate
64% Of Accepted Are Women
13% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 91%, Montclair State is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 88%, and the acceptance rate for women is 92%.

Average Test Scores

About 13% of students accepted to Montclair State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 610. Math scores were between 510 and 600.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Montclair State University  ( 500 to 610 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Montclair State University  ( 510 to 600 )
200
800
Montclair State received ACT scores from 0% of accepted students.

Can I Afford Montclair State University?

$32,565 Net Price
48% Take Out Loans
1.5% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Montclair State is $32,565. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Montclair State, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $7,383 a year. That adds up to $29,532 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Montclair State is 1.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Montclair State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

14,361 Full-Time Undergraduates
62% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 16,093 undergraduate students at Montclair State, with 14,361 being full-time and 1,732 being part-time.

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There are also 4,651 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 14,361 full-time undergraduates at Montclair State, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Montclair State University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 943
Black or African American 1,973
Hispanic or Latino 4,571
White 5,791
International Students 170
Other Races/Ethnicities 913

Geographic Diversity

New Jersey students aren't the only ones who study at Montclair State University. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 71 countries are represented at Montclair State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Montclair State University

2,045 Took All Classes Online
11,339 Took At Least One Class Online
167.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 11,339 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Montclair State has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of Montclair State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Montclair State University was 167.0%. This is the #313 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Montclair State regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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