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?

• Students at Ramapo College have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 4%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The highest award offered at Ramapo College is the doctor's degree.
• In 2019-2020, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Ramapo College bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $60,019 a year. That's about 47% more than their peers at other schools.

Ramapo College of New Jersey Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, Ramapo College is ranked #287 out of 2,018 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. Ramapo College also holds the #8 spot on the Best Colleges in New Jersey ranking.

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.

Ramapo College has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#153	Best Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Ramapo College.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#30	Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#32	Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#41	Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#47	Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#49	Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#101	Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#112	Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#123	Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#134	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#137	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Ramapo College has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#4	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies	College Factual
#20	Best Nursing Schools	Nursing Degree Search
#68	Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Public Administration & Social Service Graduates	College Factual
#82	Highest Paid Educational Administration Graduates	College Factual
#128	Highest Paid Master’s Degree Business, Management & Marketing Graduates	College Factual
#149	Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions Graduates	College Factual

Where Is Ramapo College of New Jersey?

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
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/RamapoCollege
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/RamapoCollegeNJ

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	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Ramapo College?

The acceptance rate at Ramapo College is 67%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 65%.

Average Test Scores

About 90% 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 520 and 610. Math scores were between 520 and 610.

Ramapo College received ACT scores from 18% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 28. Math scores were between 18 and 26. Composite scores were between 21 and 27.

Can I Afford Ramapo College of New Jersey?

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 56% of students took out student loans averaging $9,768 a year. That adds up to $39,072 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Ramapo College is 4.2%. 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

There are 5,412 undergraduate students at Ramapo College, with 4,720 being full-time and 692 being part-time.

There are also 630 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,720 full-time undergraduates at Ramapo College, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	444
Black or African American	314
Hispanic or Latino	956
White	2,751
International Students	65
Other Races/Ethnicities	190

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

In 2019-2020, 5,884 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.

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 2019-2020.

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%.

Ramapo College of New Jersey Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Nursing	126	31	157
Business Administration & Management	131	21	152
Social Work	61	80	141
Accounting	71	43	114
Communication & Media Studies	101	0	101
General Psychology	96	0	96
General Biology	89	0	89
General Social Sciences	71	0	71
Marketing	49	0	49
Finance & Financial Management	47	0	47
Teacher Education Grade Specific	45	0	45
Information Science	38	0	38
Educational Administration	0	37	37
Natural Resources Conservation	36	0	36
Music	32	0	32
Computer Information Systems	29	0	29
Other Education	0	29	29
Interdisciplinary Studies	27	0	27
General Business/Commerce	26	0	26
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	25	0	25
Special Education	0	24	24
History	21	0	21
General English Literature	20	0	20
Sociology	19	0	19
International Studies	15	0	15
Political Science & Government	15	0	15
General Visual & Performing Arts	12	0	12
Mathematics	11	0	11
International Business	10	0	10
Drama & Theater Arts	10	0	10
Physics	8	0	8
Economics	8	0	8
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	5	0	5
Liberal Arts General Studies	4	0	4
Chemistry	3	0	3
Area Studies	2	0	2
Romance Languages	2	0	2
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	1	0	1
Natural Sciences	1	0	1
Philosophy	1	0	1
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	0	0	0
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0
Ethnic Studies	0	0	0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	0
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0
Legal Professions (Other)	0	0	0
Biological & Physical Science	0	0	0
Sustainability Science	0	0	0
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,268	265	1,533

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Daniellek0512 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.