Private nonprofit · Community college
JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools
Plainfield, New Jersey · Large suburb
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- Transfer rate
- $40,644
- Avg net price
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- Grad / completion
- $73,894
- Median earnings
JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools is a private nonprofit certificate-granting institution in Plainfield, New Jersey (large suburb setting), enrolling 188 undergraduates.
About Plainfield, New Jersey
Plainfield is a city in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Formerly a bedroom suburb in the New York metropolitan area, it has become the urban center of 10 closely allied municipalities, with diversified industries, including printing and the manufacture of chemicals, clothing, electronic equipment, and vehicular parts. The Queen City Film Festival is held in the city every fall to honor independently produced films by creators from underrepresented communities. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 22 miles to New York, NY
- To the ocean
- 8 miles
- Nearest airport
- 14 miles to Newark Liberty (EWR) · major hub
How JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools compares
More selective than 78% · #8 most selective of 15 in New Jersey
Higher than 3%
Higher than 99% · #3 of 68 in New Jersey
Cheaper than 2% · #79 cheapest of 83 in New Jersey
Lower than 5%
Lower than 82%
Larger than 43%
Percentiles compare JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools 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
- Women15482%
- Men3418%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White20%
- Black17%
- Hispanic40%
- Asian12%
- Other or multiracial11%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 188
- Student–faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 48%
- First-generation students
- 45%
- Students over 25
- 70%
- Median family income
- $31,636
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $24,916
- Out-of-state tuition
- $31,336
- Room & board
- $6,384
- Books & supplies
- $789
- Total cost of attendance
- $47,124
- Average net price
- $40,644
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
- 58.6%
- Test scores
- Not considered
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
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- SAT average
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- SAT reading
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- SAT math
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- ACT composite
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Outcomes
- Graduated
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- First-year retention
- 25%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $71,351
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $73,894
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,000
- Students with federal loans
- 75%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 50%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
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
- 29
- Dorm capacity vs undergrads
- 15%
- Housing charge (year)
- $6,384
- Application fee
- Free
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%.
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.
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.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $73,894
- Typical debt at graduation
- $21,000
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 28%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 79%
Typical debt would take roughly 2.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.
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.
Men out-earn women by $5,145 (7%) 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
- 88°F
- Winter low
- 24°F
- Annual rain
- 48.7″
- Annual snow
- 21.4″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Plainfield, NJ US station (0.2 mi from campus).
What JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools graduates study — and earn
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.