Private for-profit · Community college

Jersey College

Teterboro, New Jersey · Large suburb

#4 for grad earnings in New Jersey
0%
Transfer rate
$52,558
Avg net price
45%
Grad / completion
$66,087
Median earnings

Jersey College is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Teterboro, New Jersey (large suburb setting), enrolling 4,478 undergraduates.

Private for-profitMidsize · 4,478 undergradsLarge suburbAccessible · 68% admitCold wintersNear the coast

About Teterboro, New Jersey

Teterboro is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Teterboro was incorporated on March 26, 1917, from land that was part of the boroughs of Moonachie, Little Ferry and Lodi Township. The borough was enlarged on July 5, 1918, by an area annexed from Hasbrouck Heights. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
11 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean
5 miles
Nearest airport
1 mile to Teterboro (TEB)

How Jersey College compares

Selectivity67.6%

More selective than 70% · #9 most selective of 15 in New Jersey

SAT average1058

Higher than 53%

Graduation rate45%

Higher than 31% · #66 of 89 in New Jersey

First-year retention63%

Higher than 28%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$66,087

Higher than 98% · #4 of 68 in New Jersey

Average net price$52,558

Cheaper than 1% · #83 cheapest of 83 in New Jersey

Median debt at graduation$21,000

Lower than 5%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment4,478

Larger than 90%

Percentiles compare Jersey 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

4,478undergrads
  • Women3,99689%
  • Men48211%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White26%
  • Black55%
  • Hispanic6.0%
  • Asian2.8%
  • Other or multiracial9.6%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
4,478
Student–faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
58%
First-generation students
52%
Students over 25
82%
Median family income
$29,454
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$64,611

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 259 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From New Jersey18%
  • Other U.S. states82%

A national draw — only 18% of first-years come from New Jersey; 82% arrive from other states.

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
Room & board
Total cost of attendance
Average net price
$52,558

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

Admissions

Admission rate
67.6%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
986–1305
SAT average
1058
SAT reading
513–600
SAT math
473–705
ACT composite
19–23
Average GPA (estimated)
3.09

Outcomes

Graduated
45%
First-year retention
63%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$65,122
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$66,087
Median debt at graduation
$21,000
Students with federal loans
77%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
28%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
45%
Low-income (Pell)
52%
First-generation
52%

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
$50

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%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
4
Property offenses (2022–2024)
15

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 18 campuses (4,478 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.

6.3reported offenses a year
1.3 violent a year5.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
4.0
Burglary
1.0
Rape
0.7
Robbery
0.3
Aggravated assault
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
$51,753
$30–48k
$52,244
$48–75k
$53,601
$75–110k
$54,951
$110k+
$55,644

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?

Jersey College funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years)
$66,087
Typical debt at graduation
$21,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
32%
Out-earn a HS grad
82%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.2 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
$64,704
Men
$77,901

Men out-earn women by $13,197 (20%) 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
26°F
Annual rain
46.3″
Annual snow
29.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.34.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Teterboro AP, NJ US station (0.9 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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Colleges near Jersey College

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.