Public · Community college

Brookdale Community College

Lincroft, New Jersey · Large suburb

14%
Transfer rate
$11,231
Avg net price
30%
Grad / completion
$44,379
Median earnings

Brookdale Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Lincroft, New Jersey (large suburb setting), enrolling 7,901 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 7,901 undergradsLarge suburbNJCAA Division IIICold wintersNear the coast

About Lincroft, New Jersey

Lincroft is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
28 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean
8 miles
Nearest airport
25 miles to Newark Liberty (EWR) · major hub

How Brookdale Community College compares

Graduation rate30%

Higher than 12% · #84 of 89 in New Jersey

First-year retention70%

Higher than 43%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$44,379

Higher than 82% · #25 of 68 in New Jersey

Average net price$11,231

Cheaper than 65% · #26 cheapest of 83 in New Jersey

Median debt at graduation$12,000

Lower than 29%

Student–faculty ratio19 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment7,901

Larger than 95%

Percentiles compare Brookdale Community College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in New Jersey.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

7,901undergrads
  • Women4,28354%
  • Men3,61846%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White51%
  • Black8.9%
  • Hispanic25%
  • Asian4.2%
  • Other or multiracial11%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
7,901
Student–faculty ratio
19 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
24%
First-generation students
49%
Students over 25
18%
Median family income
$27,884
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$83,106
Endowment
$3,163,047

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 1,774 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From New Jersey97%
  • Other U.S. states0.9%
  • International2.5%

Most first-years stay in state — Brookdale Community College draws overwhelmingly from New Jersey.

3% came from outside the U.S. 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.

Cost

In-state tuition
$6,270
Out-of-state tuition
$10,140
Room & board
Books & supplies
$2,000
Total cost of attendance
$18,143
Average net price
$11,231

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
30%
First-year retention
70%
Transferred to another college
14%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$34,658
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$44,379
Median debt at graduation
$12,000
Students with federal loans
7%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
45%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
30%
Low-income (Pell)
28%
First-generation
28%

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
No
Application fee
$25
Athletics
NJCAA Division III
Varsity athletes
180 (113 men · 67 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 (7)

Soccer39
Baseball38
Volleyball31
Basketball28
Cross Country16
Tennis15
Softball13

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
2
Property offenses (2022–2024)
6

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 6 campuses (9,900 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.

2.7reported offenses a year
0.7 violent a year2.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
2.0
Rape
0.3
Fondling
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
$9,052
$30–48k
$9,276
$48–75k
$11,633
$75–110k
$13,997
$110k+
$17,851

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.

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.

7%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$727
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 7% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $727. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

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 1,338 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)
$44,379
Typical debt at graduation
$12,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
27%
Out-earn a HS grad
47%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.7 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
$41,317
Men
$48,947

Men out-earn women by $7,630 (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
86°F
Winter low
23°F
Annual rain
48.6″
Annual snow
29″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Freehold-Marlboro, NJ US station (6.3 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.