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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?

3,268 Undergraduate Awards
$32,565 Avg Cost After Aid
83% Acceptance Rate
  • The 4% student loan default rate at Montclair State is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
  • 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 2019-2020, 38% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Montclair State makes roughly $54,289 a year. This is 33% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

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Montclair State University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Montclair State has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#148 Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Montclair State.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Romance Languages Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#9 Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#10 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#33 Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#50 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#75 Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#90 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Montclair State has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement Graduate Degree Schools College Factual
#12 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools College Factual
#14 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools College Factual
#22 Best Student Counseling Schools College Factual
#61 Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools College Factual
#89 Best Education Graduate Degree Schools College Factual

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
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MontclairStateUniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/montclairstateu

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?

83% Acceptance Rate
67% Of Accepted Are Women
With an acceptance rate of 83%, Montclair State may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Can I Afford Montclair State University?

$32,565 Net Price
55% Take Out Loans
4.3% 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 55% of students took out student loans averaging $7,848 a year. That adds up to $31,392 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Montclair State is 4.3%. 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

14,543 Full-Time Undergraduates
63% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 16,374 undergraduate students at Montclair State, with 14,543 being full-time and 1,831 being part-time.

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There are also 4,631 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 14,543 full-time undergraduates at Montclair State, 37% are male and 63% 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 950
Black or African American 2,033
Hispanic or Latino 4,726
White 5,797
International Students 155
Other Races/Ethnicities 882

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

7,195 Took All Classes Online
20,050 Took At Least One Class Online
167.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 20,050 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 Affordability Rankings of Montclair State

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Montclair State University was $13,073 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $21,033. The following table shows how Montclair State is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Dance #1 #1
Sustainability Science #25 #25
Social Work #58 #28
Visual & Performing Arts #64 #43

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%.

Montclair State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 0 625 52 274 0 951
Educational Administration 0 0 0 276 0 276
Human Development & Family Studies 0 262 0 1 4 267
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 212 0 0 0 212
General Education 0 0 0 182 0 182
Social Work 1 66 37 73 0 177
Communication & Media Studies 0 158 0 13 0 171
General Biology 0 159 0 11 0 170
Accounting 0 106 5 54 0 165
Computer Information Systems 0 130 4 28 0 162
General English Literature 0 118 0 13 0 131
Health & Physical Education 0 118 0 2 0 120
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 54 2 55 5 116
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 106 0 0 0 106
Public Health 0 80 0 25 0 105
Design & Applied Arts 0 99 0 0 0 99
Student Counseling 0 0 4 81 5 90
Economics 0 79 0 0 0 79
Music 0 49 7 22 0 78
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 72 0 0 0 72
Political Science & Government 0 67 0 0 0 67
History 0 66 0 0 0 66
Drama & Theater Arts 0 57 0 5 0 62
Special Education 0 0 44 17 0 61
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 43 5 6 0 54
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 52 0 0 0 52
Nursing 0 50 0 0 0 50
Mathematics 0 39 0 10 0 49
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 36 2 10 0 48
Fine & Studio Arts 0 47 0 0 0 47
Communication Sciences 0 0 0 35 10 45
Romance Languages 8 26 0 10 0 44
Sociology 0 42 0 0 0 42
Legal Professions (Other) 0 27 0 9 0 36
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 7 24 0 31
Dance 0 25 0 4 0 29
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 19 0 9 0 28
General Social Sciences 0 0 12 16 0 28
Legal Support Services 0 0 25 0 0 25
Sustainability Science 0 17 0 5 0 22
Chemistry 0 16 0 4 0 20
Journalism 0 18 0 0 0 18
Human Resource Management 0 0 16 0 0 16
Anthropology 0 16 0 0 0 16
Allied Health Professions 0 8 0 7 0 15
Educational Assessment 0 0 13 0 0 13
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 3 0 0 10 13
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 12 0 0 12
Cosmetology 12 0 0 0 0 12
Physics 0 10 0 0 0 10
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 3 0 6 0 9
Applied Mathematics 0 1 0 8 0 9
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 9 0 0 0 9
Religious Studies 0 9 0 0 0 9
Ethnic Studies 0 8 0 0 0 8
Philosophy 0 8 0 0 0 8
Germanic Languages 0 7 0 0 0 7
Marketing 0 0 6 0 0 6
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 6 0 0 0 6
General Business/Commerce 5 0 0 0 0 5
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 0 0 5 5
Geography & Cartography 0 5 0 0 0 5
Classical Languages & Literature 0 4 0 0 0 4
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 0 4 0 0 0 4
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 0 4 0 4
Other Science Technologies/Technicians 0 0 2 0 0 2
General Family & Consumer Sciences 0 1 0 0 0 1
Statistics 0 0 0 1 0 1
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multilingual Education 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Education 0 0 0 0 0 0
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 0 0 0
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 0 0 0 0 0
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 0 0 0 0
Computational Science 0 0 0 0 0 0
Natural Resource Management 0 0 0 0 0 0
Recreation Administration 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Community Organization & Advocacy 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 26 3,242 255 1,300 39 4,862

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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