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Bloomfield College of Montclair State University

Bloomfield, New Jersey · Large suburb

69.7%
Admit rate
$28,014
Avg net price
38%
Graduation rate
$61,415
Median earnings

Bloomfield College of Montclair State University is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Bloomfield, New Jersey (large suburb setting), enrolling 781 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

PublicSmall · 781 undergradsLarge suburbAccessible · 70% admitNCAA Division II without footballCold wintersNear the coast

About Bloomfield, New Jersey

Bloomfield is a township in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and an inner-ring suburb of Newark. The initial patent for European settlement of the land that would become Bloomfield Township was granted to the English Puritan colonists of Newark, and the area assigned to Essex County in 1675, and Newark Township in 1693. Holsten's Brookdale Confectionery, filming location of the final scene in the final episode of The Sopranos. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
11 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean
7 miles
Nearest airport
7 miles to Newark Liberty (EWR) · major hub

How Bloomfield College of Montclair State University compares

Selectivity69.7%

More selective than 64% · #13 most selective of 43 in New Jersey

Graduation rate38%

Higher than 20% · #31 of 47 in New Jersey

First-year retention59%

Higher than 13%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$61,415

Higher than 70% · #17 of 38 in New Jersey

Average net price$28,014

Cheaper than 21% · #40 cheapest of 46 in New Jersey

Median debt at graduation$22,000

Lower than 59%

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 59%

Undergraduate enrollment781

Larger than 31%

Percentiles compare Bloomfield College of Montclair State University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in New Jersey.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

781undergrads
  • Women48963%
  • Men29237%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White6.3%
  • Black47%
  • Hispanic33%
  • Asian3.3%
  • Other or multiracial11%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
781
Student–faculty ratio
12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
70%
First-generation students
41%
Students over 25
15%
Median family income
$40,178
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$89,325
Endowment
$17,519,000

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 182 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From New Jersey97%
  • Other U.S. states2.7%

Most first-years stay in state — Bloomfield College of Montclair State University draws overwhelmingly from New Jersey.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
69.7%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$15,912
Out-of-state tuition
$26,022
Room & board
$16,730
Books & supplies
$1,250
Total cost of attendance
$42,035
Average net price
$28,014

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
38%
Graduated on time (4 years)
22%
First-year retention
59%
Transferred to another college
32%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,944
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$61,415
Median debt at graduation
$22,000
Students with federal loans
89%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
60%

About 16% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
22%
Low-income (Pell)
60%
First-generation
60%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
679
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
87%
Application fee
$40
Athletics
NCAA Division II without football
Varsity athletes
123 (81 men · 42 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (5)

Basketball35
Soccer33
Baseball30
Softball15
Volleyball10

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.8 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (799 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.7reported offenses a year
0 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
0.3
Motor vehicle theft
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$24,168
$30–48k
$25,998
$48–75k
$30,908
$75–110k
$35,815
$110k+
$36,558

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$142,926

$30,908/year × about 4.6 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

97%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$12,558
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 97% — get grant money from Bloomfield College of Montclair State University itself, averaging $12,558, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 231 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$61,415
Typical debt at graduation
$22,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
36%
Out-earn a HS grad
66%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$57,997
Men
$68,308

Men out-earn women by $10,311 (18%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
87°F
Winter low
25°F
Annual rain
50.4″
Annual snow
28.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.54.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Harrison, NJ US station (3.9 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.