Side-by-Side Comparison of Ramapo College of New Jersey

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	Sonoma State University	Eastern Connecticut State University	Georgia College & State University	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts	Berkeley College-Woodland Park	Ramapo College of New Jersey
Overview
Location	Rohnert Park, California	Willimantic, Connecticut	Milledgeville, Georgia	North Adams, Massachusetts	Woodland Park, New Jersey	Mahwah, New Jersey
Campus setting	Suburb: Large	Town: Fringe	Town: Distant	Town: Fringe	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public	Public	Public	Private (For Profit)	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	83.0%	77.0%	78.0%	63.0%	50.0%	87.0%
Common app member	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	93.7%	73.2%	87.7%	91.0%	Open Admission	70.1%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $70 Graduate: $70	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $40	$50	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $65 Graduate: $65
SAT range	N/A	N/A	1070 - 1260	N/A	N/A	1100 - 1280
ACT range	N/A	N/A	21 - 27	N/A	N/A	23 - 29
Students submitting SAT score			23.0%			31.0%
Students submitting ACT score			19.0%			4.0%
Total number of applicants	10,598	4,630	4,633	1,371		6,930
Total number of admissions given out	9,934	3,389	4,062	1,247		4,858
Admitted students who chose to enroll	822	784	1,507	167		900
Yield rate	8.3%	23.1%	37.1%	13.4%		18.5%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required	Required	Required	N/A	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Required	Required	Required	N/A	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Required	Not required	Not required	N/A	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	Required	Required	Not required	N/A	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $29,478 Out of state: $41,358	In state: $25,620 Out of state: $39,024	In state: $25,019 Out of state: $44,199	In state: $25,928 Out of state: $34,873	$40,206	In state: $34,546 Out of state: $44,288
Average net price	$7,055	$19,054	$20,443	$14,902	$17,322	$12,251
Tuition	In state: $5,742 Out of state: $17,622	In state: $6,162 Out of state: $18,436	In state: $7,508 Out of state: $26,688	In state: $1,030 Out of state: $9,975	$25,900	In state: $14,952 Out of state: $24,694
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $7,798 Meal plan: $5,878	Room/dormitory: $8,270 Meal plan: $6,164	Room/dormitory: $7,254 Meal plan: $4,070	Room/dormitory: $7,240 Meal plan: $5,044		Room/dormitory: $9,030 Meal plan: $4,320
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	68.0% Average amount $8,547	95.0% Average amount $8,680	95.0% Average amount $7,955	99.0% Average amount $8,496	95.0% Average amount $17,610	55.0% Average amount $12,018
Students receiving federal student loan	21.0% Average amount $4,719	61.0% Average amount $5,285	38.0% Average amount $5,285	97.0% Average amount $3,734	53.0% Average amount $4,213	39.0% Average amount $5,037
Students taking out private loans	0.0% Average amount $18,070	9.0% Average amount $12,507	7.0% Average amount $8,022	12.0% Average amount $9,492	1.0% Average amount $14,500	10.0% Average amount $13,266
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	6,587 Men 37.9% Women 62.1%	4,145 Men 41.8% Women 58.2%	5,586 Men 36.0% Women 64.0%	870 Men 39.2% Women 60.8%	2,105 Men 25.5% Women 74.5%	5,145 Men 41.9% Women 58.1%
Graduate students	784 Men 31.1% Women 68.9%	174 Men 30.5% Women 69.5%	1,177 Men 28.5% Women 71.5%	124 Men 33.1% Women 66.9%	122 Men 27.9% Women 72.1%	587 Men 24.0% Women 76.0%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Low	Very Low	Low	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	2.6%	13.0%	0.5%	N/A	9.9%	3.4%
International students	2.9%	0.6%	0.8%	N/A	1.4%	1.0%
Campus local/setting	Suburb: Large	Town: Fringe	Town: Distant	Town: Fringe	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	3,389	2,435	2,237	1,020	N/A	2,621
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No	No	No	N/A	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	California Washington Colorado Arizona Utah	Connecticut Mississippi North Carolina New York Rhode Island	Georgia New York Illinois Louisiana New Hampshire	Mississippi New York Vermont Connecticut Rhode Island	New Jersey New York Florida Texas Colorado	New Jersey New York Arkansas Connecticut Hawaii
Academics
Popular study areas	Social Sciences Liberal Arts Biological and Biomedical Sciences Health Professions Business	Business Psychology Education Liberal Arts Health Professions	Education Health Professions Business Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Business Education Computer and Information Science Health Professions Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Business Health Professions Law Enforcement and Firefighting Visual & Performing Arts Legal Profession	Business Health Professions Public Administration and Social Service Education Social Sciences
Students to faculty ratio	20:1	14:1	16:1	9:1	15:1	15:1
Institutional accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	New England Commission on Higher Education	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	New England Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Outcome
Graduation rate	59.9%	57.0%	62.1%	58.4%	45.3%	71.7%
Dropout rate	30.5%	41.6%	3.6%	41.6%	36.4%	8.8%
Transferred out	8.0%	N/A	34.0%	N/A	16.5%	18.1%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $110,859 Year 2: $110,432 Year 3: $118,191 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $129,308 Year 2: $115,339 Year 3: $116,301 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,348 Year 2: $77,715 Year 3: $96,409 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $90,911 Year 2: $83,768 Year 3: $88,425 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $58,796 Year 2: $59,576 Year 3: $66,139 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $45,814 Year 2: $55,512 Year 3: $65,608 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,133 Year 2: $54,320 Year 3: $59,449 Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $44,635 Year 2: $51,750 Year 3: $52,481 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,504 Year 2: $39,009 Year 3: $47,193 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,432 Year 2: $37,424 Year 3: $46,935	Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $55,410 Year 2: $53,984 Year 3: $70,171 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,288 Year 2: $58,479 Year 3: $63,206 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,596 Year 2: $48,823 Year 3: $56,642 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,082 Year 2: $44,305 Year 3: $55,290 Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,802 Year 2: $39,369 Year 3: $52,374 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,427 Year 2: $32,711 Year 3: $48,234 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,681 Year 2: $39,099 Year 3: $47,307 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $45,052 Year 2: $43,128 Year 3: $47,145 Social Work (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,483 Year 2: $31,423 Year 3: $46,610 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,969 Year 2: $33,281 Year 3: $44,335	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $88,879 Year 2: $91,744 Year 3: $103,252 Business/Commerce, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $70,589 Year 2: $66,045 Year 3: $78,191 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $64,907 Year 2: $67,324 Year 3: $70,726 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $59,634 Year 2: $59,726 Year 3: $67,256 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,080 Year 2: $61,096 Year 3: $62,145 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,031 Year 2: $43,658 Year 3: $54,993 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $50,582 Year 2: $55,964 Year 3: $52,099 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $45,926 Year 2: $44,170 Year 3: $51,231 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,029 Year 2: $40,945 Year 3: $51,165 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $50,778 Year 2: $46,790 Year 3: $47,447	Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,895 Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: $73,830 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,172 Year 2: $34,467 Year 3: $40,733 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,359 Year 2: $27,181 Year 3: $40,148 Education, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,284 Year 3: $35,408 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $24,617 Year 2: $32,569 Year 3: $34,741 Sociology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,798 Year 2: $31,828 Year 3: $32,817 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,438 Year 2: $28,236 Year 3: $32,425 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,231 Year 2: $29,374 Year 3: $31,158 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $46,032 Year 2: $43,798 Year 3: N/A Visual and Performing Arts, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $20,169 Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A	Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,475 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $48,056 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $44,055 Year 2: $46,966 Year 3: $46,280 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,639 Year 2: $42,884 Year 3: $43,026 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,930 Year 2: $38,195 Year 3: $39,297 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $29,607 Year 2: $31,616 Year 3: $38,134 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,389 Year 2: $37,054 Year 3: $38,075 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $20,717 Year 2: $28,816 Year 3: $36,842 Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $34,173 Year 2: $38,769 Year 3: $36,457 Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $31,115 Year 2: $30,409 Year 3: $36,443 Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,144 Year 2: $34,187 Year 3: $35,817	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $93,018 Year 2: $97,604 Year 3: $108,423 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $74,265 Year 2: $79,631 Year 3: $84,019 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $71,841 Year 2: $77,715 Year 3: $80,934 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $54,158 Year 2: $59,666 Year 3: $71,171 Education, Other (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $62,187 Year 2: $63,855 Year 3: $63,860 Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,629 Year 2: $55,547 Year 3: $55,037 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,352 Year 2: $44,979 Year 3: $54,930 Mathematics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $53,007 Sociology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,525 Year 2: $35,810 Year 3: $44,999 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,335 Year 2: $36,776 Year 3: $43,432

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