Montclair State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 11,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation 247 (49%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 18,118
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 95%
From Region 2%
Athletes 542 (3.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 41%
White 31%
Black 13%
Asian 6%
Mixed 2%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Montclair State University 3,883 38% 37% 6% 11% 36% 1% $57,618 5 -0.63 56 95% 7.1%
Computational Science 11 — 45% 27% 18% 0% 27% 0% $76,011 3 -1.43 83 — — — — —
Computer Science 108 — 77% 31% 13% 6% 41% 0% $91,658 13 -0.97 93 97% — — — —
Information Technology 63 — 79% 38% 14% 10% 25% 2% $91,658 39 -0.32 93 97% — — — —
Applied Mathematics 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,426 1 -1.31 74 — — — — —
Chemistry 19 — 47% 37% 16% 11% 32% 5% $74,454 73 +0.28 82 100% — — — —
Geosciences 16 — 44% 50% 6% 12% 19% 0% $52,263 6 -1.16 42 100% — — — —
Mathematics 23 — 43% 52% 0% 4% 30% 0% $63,599 16 -0.82 68 98% — — — —
Physics 7 — 57% 14% 0% 14% 71% 0% $53,594 1 -2.16 46 89% — — — —
Biochemistry 19 — 37% 47% 5% 11% 32% 0% $72,770 58 +0.11 80 95% — — — —
Biology 132 — 33% 38% 11% 8% 33% 1% $68,566 61 +0.25 76 96% — — — —
Molecular Biology 19 — 26% 21% 5% 11% 58% 0% $72,770 58 +0.11 80 95% — — — —
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 6 — 17% 33% 0% 0% 50% 0% $49,049 22 -0.62 33 — — — — —
Nutrition Sciences 42 — 29% 38% 10% 5% 33% 0% $69,818 76 +0.56 77 — — — — —
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 137 — 53% 37% 4% 19% 32% 0% $52,517 13 -1.08 43 94% — — — —
Medical/Health Humanities 56 — 21% 20% 11% 23% 38% 0% $34,521 0 -2.33 6 — — — — —
Music Therapy/Therapist 15 — 7% 47% 0% 20% 33% 0% $50,995 6 -1.20 39 — — — — —
Nursing 43 — 16% 37% 19% 12% 30% 0% $94,882 70 +0.26 95 100% — — — —
Public Health 65 — 8% 14% 6% 22% 51% 0% $58,772 28 -0.59 59 94% — — — —
Accounting 100 — 45% 38% 11% 6% 36% 0% $78,632 32 -0.54 86 98% — — — —
Advertising 24 — 46% 46% 4% 4% 25% 0% $67,164 18 -0.81 74 — — — — —
Business Analytics 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $63,047 2 -1.68 67 — — — — —
Business Management and Administration 638 — 53% 30% 9% 9% 40% 1% $66,050 25 -0.60 72 96% 6.0% — — —
Economics 56 — 77% 43% 4% 11% 27% 4% $65,032 4 -1.24 71 98% — — — —
Hospitality Management 39 — 56% 38% 3% 13% 31% 0% $55,603 29 -0.45 51 — — — — —
Arabic — — — — — — — — $48,239 16 -0.87 31 — — — — —
Classical Languages 3 — 33% 0% 33% 0% 67% 0% $48,106 16 -0.89 31 — — — — —
East Asian Languages 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $48,220 16 -0.88 31 — — — — —
English 108 — 28% 51% 3% 7% 30% 0% $47,995 30 -0.54 30 93% — — — —
French 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,632 12 -1.02 27 95% — — — —
German 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $48,411 17 -0.86 32 — — — — —
History 42 — 67% 64% 0% 5% 24% 0% $51,609 30 -0.52 40 95% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 9 — 11% 44% 0% 0% 56% 0% $54,735 39 -0.25 49 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 134 — 38% 40% 3% 12% 41% 0% $59,373 70 +0.20 60 98% — — — —
Italian 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,632 12 -1.02 27 95% — — — —
Latin 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,218 16 -0.88 31 — — — — —
Linguistics 46 — 17% 39% 2% 2% 43% 0% $57,968 53 -0.01 57 88% — — — —
Philosophy 10 — 70% 40% 10% 20% 20% 0% $48,684 13 -0.96 32 — — — — —
Religious Studies — — — — — — — — $49,158 39 -0.21 34 — — — — —
Spanish 13 — 23% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $46,632 12 -1.02 27 95% — — — —
Women's Studies 5 — 0% 40% 0% 20% 0% 0% $47,056 11 -1.13 28 100% — — — —
Writing 7 — 29% 43% 29% 0% 29% 0% $47,783 28 -0.56 30 — — — — —
Anthropology 12 — 33% 17% 0% 25% 33% 0% $44,265 3 -1.14 21 95% — — — —
Communication and Media Studies 116 — 36% 38% 3% 11% 38% 0% $59,595 46 -0.21 61 97% — — — —
Geography 4 — 50% 0% 0% 25% 75% 0% $47,952 3 -1.63 30 100% — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 118 — 7% 45% 4% 8% 36% 1% $47,904 16 -0.63 30 100% — — — —
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 21 — 67% 33% 5% 14% 33% 0% $52,753 37 -0.37 43 94% 12.9% — — —
Journalism 21 — 29% 24% 5% 10% 48% 0% $48,696 4 -1.52 32 100% — — — —
Political Science 62 — 47% 27% 3% 13% 47% 0% $57,785 11 -1.06 56 94% — — — —
Psychology 480 — 16% 34% 4% 12% 40% 1% $51,817 33 -0.49 41 94% 7.8% — — —
Public Policy 3 — 33% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $61,133 19 -0.82 64 — — — — —
Research & Experimental Psychology — — — — — — — — $52,267 11 -1.00 42 — — — — —
Social Work 38 — 3% 21% 0% 18% 58% 0% $47,940 16 -0.63 30 96% — — — —
Sociology 39 — 26% 13% 0% 28% 44% 0% $53,199 40 -0.33 45 93% — — — —
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 57 — 7% 42% 5% 7% 35% 2% $59,595 46 -0.21 61 97% — — — —
Sports Communication 54 — 83% 56% 0% 17% 17% 0% $60,807 50 -0.10 63 96% — — — —
Sustainability Studies 15 — 47% 20% 0% 20% 53% 0% $64,407 63 +0.35 70 100% — — — —
Elementary Education 151 — 8% 51% 5% 5% 30% 1% $35,620 0 -2.48 7 — — — — —
General Education 39 — 21% 36% 3% 31% 31% 0% $52,753 38 -0.27 43 94% 12.9% — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 46 — 67% 54% 0% 7% 30% 2% $62,936 76 +0.64 67 97% — — — —
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 29 — 38% 21% 10% 10% 55% 0% $49,650 33 -0.41 35 — — — — —
Art/Art Studies 65 — 25% 46% 12% 5% 25% 2% $45,639 44 -0.13 24 85% — — — —
Dance 34 — 6% 41% 6% 18% 24% 0% $44,867 66 +0.24 22 98% — — — —
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 57 — 39% 21% 16% 5% 46% 0% $59,349 76 +0.25 60 99% — — — —
Fashion Design 53 — 23% 32% 4% 15% 45% 0% $53,624 22 -0.79 46 93% — — — —
Film Production 160 — 57% 46% 3% 12% 31% 0% $33,948 2 -2.20 5 93% — — — —
Graphic Design 20 — 25% 45% 10% 10% 20% 0% $53,624 29 -0.50 46 93% — — — —
Industrial Design 4 — 75% 25% 25% 25% 25% 0% $53,624 29 -0.50 46 93% — — — —
Music 60 — 53% 53% 7% 3% 22% 0% $38,436 12 -0.89 10 92% — — — —
Recording Arts Technology/Technician 10 — 90% 40% 0% 0% 40% 0% $49,475 61 +0.29 34 — — — — —
Theater 54 — 31% 65% 0% 13% 15% 0% $40,851 37 -0.30 14 93% — — — —
Legal Professions and Studies 34 — 29% 26% 9% 18% 35% 0% $62,457 69 +0.35 66 100% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $16,717
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $27,684
Est. In-State Cost $21,625
Est. Out-of-State Cost $35,812
ROI Percentile 56th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 46%
6-Year Graduation Rate 65%
Transfer-Out Rate 20%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 26.8% 1,040 24% 35% 3% 13% 39% 1% $53,462 26 -0.49 45 96% 8.0%
Business & Economics 22.1% 859 54% 32% 8% 9% 38% 1% $66,998 18 -0.64 74 96% 6.0%
Arts 14.1% 546 40% 43% 7% 10% 31% 0% $43,741 16 -0.86 20 93% —
Humanities 9.9% 384 35% 44% 3% 8% 37% 0% $53,667 43 -0.25 46 94% —
Health Sciences 8.1% 316 31% 30% 8% 19% 37% 0% $56,307 2 -1.02 53 95% —
Education 6.1% 236 22% 49% 3% 10% 30% 1% $43,776 4 -1.50 20 96% 12.9%
Computer Science 4.7% 182 76% 33% 14% 7% 35% 1% $90,712 18 -0.78 93 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.4% 170 32% 37% 10% 8% 36% 1% $69,506 58 +0.22 77 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 68 47% 46% 6% 9% 31% 1% $63,104 9 -0.75 67 98% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.2% 48 27% 38% 8% 4% 35% 0% $67,222 76 +0.41 74 — —
Professional 0.9% 34 29% 26% 9% 18% 35% 0% $62,457 36 +0.35 66 100% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $17.2M #120 8% $0 14 #211 93 —
Physical Sciences & Math $6.9M #201 38% $0 — — — —
Education $4.5M #108 16% $0 19 #218 — —
Business & Economics $4.0M #115 0% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $3.2M #181 13% $0.0M 1 #236 5 —
Life & Natural Sciences $3.2M #220 14% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $1.8M #198 36% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $1.0M #162 38% $0 5 #72 54 —
Engineering $0.5M #314 80% $0 — — — —
Total $42.3M #209 17% $0.0M 39 #286 152 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 135 $383K $422K -$39K
Lacrosse 40 $186K $193K -$7K
Track & Field (outdoor) 40 $65K $73K -$7K
Track & Field (indoor) 39 $65K $73K -$7K
Soccer 37 $224K $226K -$2K
Baseball 34 $250K $261K -$10K
Swimming 24 $175K $151K $23K
Basketball 21 $226K $261K -$34K
Total 331 $1.6M $1.7M -$84K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 44 $69K $84K -$14K
Track & Field (outdoor) 43 $69K $84K -$14K
Lacrosse 31 $248K $240K $8K
Soccer 29 $222K $241K -$19K
Softball 29 $301K $229K $71K
Field Hockey 23 $198K $193K $5K
Swimming 22 $203K $168K $34K
Cross Country 18 $59K $69K -$9K
Volleyball 17 $134K $146K -$11K
Basketball 15 $288K $256K $32K
Diving 2 $25K $21K $3K
Total 211 $1.8M $1.7M $86K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 135 $383K $422K -$39K
Track & Field (indoor) 83 $135K $157K -$22K
Track & Field (outdoor) 83 $135K $157K -$22K
Lacrosse 71 $435K $434K $989
Soccer 66 $447K $468K -$21K
Swimming 46 $378K $320K $58K
Basketball 36 $515K $517K -$2K
Baseball 34 $250K $261K -$10K
Softball 29 $301K $229K $71K
Field Hockey 23 $198K $193K $5K
Cross Country 18 $59K $69K -$9K
Volleyball 17 $134K $146K -$11K
Diving 2 $25K $21K $3K
Total 542 $10.0M $10.0M $1K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 89%
Yield (non-ED) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 90% 87% 84%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 10%
SAT Range 850 – 1160
SAT Math Range 410 – 560
SAT RW Range 430 – 600