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Ramapo College of New Jersey Overview

Ramapo College of New Jersey is a public institution located in Mahwah, New Jersey. Mahwah is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is Ramapo College of New Jersey Known For?

0 Undergraduate Awards
$36,289 Avg Cost After Aid
70% Acceptance Rate
  • The 1% student loan default rate at Ramapo College 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.
  • The highest award offered at Ramapo College is the doctor's degree.
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  • Students who graduate from Ramapo College with a bachelor's degree make about $62,810 a year. That's 54% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Ramapo College of New Jersey?

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Contact details for Ramapo College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 505 Ramapo Valley Rd, Mahwah, NJ 07430-1680
Phone: 201-684-7500
Website: www.ramapo.edu

How Do I Get Into Ramapo College?

You can apply to Ramapo College online at: www.ramapo.edu/common/

Admission Requirements for Ramapo College

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 Ramapo College?

70% Acceptance Rate
62% Of Accepted Are Women
31% Submit SAT Scores
Ramapo College has an acceptance rate of 70%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 68%, and the acceptance rate for women is 71%.

Average Test Scores

About 31% of students accepted to Ramapo College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 640. Math scores were between 550 and 640.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Ramapo College of New Jersey  ( 550 to 640 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Ramapo College of New Jersey  ( 550 to 640 )
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800
Ramapo College received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 32. Math scores were between 22 and 29. Composite scores were between 23 and 29.

ACT English Scores for Ramapo College of New Jersey  ( 22 to 32 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Ramapo College of New Jersey  ( 22 to 29 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Ramapo College of New Jersey  ( 23 to 29 )
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36

Can I Afford Ramapo College of New Jersey?

$36,289 Net Price
42% Take Out Loans
0.7% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Ramapo College is $36,289. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Ramapo College, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $7,795 a year. That adds up to $31,180 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Ramapo College is 0.7%. 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.

Ramapo College of New Jersey Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,459 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 5,145 undergraduate students at Ramapo College, with 4,459 being full-time and 686 being part-time.

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There are also 587 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,459 full-time undergraduates at Ramapo College, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Ramapo College of New Jersey students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 446
Black or African American 291
Hispanic or Latino 963
White 2,553
International Students 53
Other Races/Ethnicities 153

Geographic Diversity

New Jersey students aren't the only ones who study at Ramapo College of New Jersey. At this time, 8 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 23 countries are represented at Ramapo College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nepal, Bulgaria, and India.

Online Learning at Ramapo College of New Jersey

1,643 Took All Classes Online
4,867 Took At Least One Class Online
993.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 4,867 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 15th most popular in New Jersey for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Ramapo College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Ramapo College of New Jersey was 993.4%. This is the #110 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Ramapo College 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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