Essex County College, NJ

location_on  303 University Ave, Newark, NJ 07102 • language  essex.edu • workspace_premium  1.4 star
Public 2-Year Large Associate's College Transfer and Vocational Largely Traditional Students Open Admissions Main Campus

Academics

Academics

Bachelor’s N/A
Associate’s 72%
Certificate 28%
Highest Degree Assoc

Graduates by Field of Study

Biological and Biomedical Sciences3%
Business, Management, Marketing17%
Computer and Information Sciences3%
Education8%
Engineering2%
Engineering Technologies2%
Health Professions and Related Programs31%
Law Enforcement, Firefighting6%
Legal Professions and Studies1%
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities11%
Mathematics and Statistics1%
Physical Sciences0%
Public Administration and Social Service2%
Social Sciences11%
Visual and Performing Arts1%

Admissions

Admissions

Admission Rate N/A
Median SAT Math N/A
Median SAT Reading N/A
Median ACT Composite N/A

Cost

Cost of Attendance

In-State Tuition $5,000
Out-of-State Tuition $9,000
Average Total Cost $15,000
Average Net Cost $11,000
Attendance Costs by Family Income School State US
$0–$30K $11,000 $11,834 $11,406
$30K–$48K $10,000 $12,972 $12,318
$48K–$75K $11,000 $17,359 $15,178
$75K–$110K $11,000 $21,136 $18,184

Student Debt

Student Debt

Receive Federal Loans N/A
Median Federal Debt $3,000
Repayment Rate N/A
Median Payment N/A
Financial Aid Recipients School State US
$0–$30K 		75% 44% 46%
$30K–$48K 		16% 16% 16%
$48K–$75K 		8% 13% 14%

Completion

Graduation and Retention

Retention Rate 52%
Transfer Rate 13%
Withdrawal Rate 29%
Graduation Rate 13%
Time Taken to Graduate School State US
Within 4 Years 		2% 35% 33%
Within 6 Years 		13% 53% 49%
Within 8 Years 		19% 55% 52%
Graduation by Ethnicity School State US
Asian 		23% 59% 57%
Black 		10% 44% 41%
Caucasian 		20% 58% 53%
Hispanic or Latino 		10% 48% 47%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 		40% 66% 63%
Non-US citizens/residents 		23% 56% 58%
Two or more races 		7% 48% 48%
Other race 		14% 51% 53%

Students

Student Enrollment

Undergraduates 7,014
Full-time Undergrads 72%
Avg Entry Age 25
Graduate Students N/A
Enrollment by Gender School State US
Female degree-seeking undergraduates 		58% 54% 57%
Male degree-seeking undergraduates 		42% 47% 43%
Enrollment by Race and Nativity School State US
Asian 		3% 10% 7%
Black 		45% 14% 13%
Caucasian 		8% 43% 50%
Hispanic or Latino 		26% 22% 19%
Native American or Alaskan Native 		0% 0% 1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 		0% 0% 0%
Non-US citizens/residents 		11% 4% 4%
Two or more races 		1% 3% 4%
Other race 		6% 5% 4%
Enrollment by Family Income School State US
$0–$30K 		68% 37% 37%
$30K–$48K 		21% 17% 17%
$48K–$75K 		10% 15% 16%

Nearby Colleges

Rutgers University-Newark
<1 miles, E • 3.7 star
New Jersey Institute of Technology
<1 miles, NE • 4.1 star
Pillar College
<1 miles, E

Nearby Airports

Laguardia Airport
16 miles, E • 4.6 star
John F Kennedy International Airport
22 miles, SE • 4.1 star
Westchester County Airport
34 miles, E • 1.4 star