Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Wayne, NJ
Population 10,000,000
Map of the United States

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,861
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 95%
From Region 3%
Athletes 5.8%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 35%
White 28%
Black 22%
Asian 7%
International 4%
Mixed 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 61 20% / 80% 0% $51,969 51 93%
Early Childhood Education 21 5% / 95% 0% $50,832 48 93%
Elementary Education 20 10% / 90% 0% $50,832 48 93%
Physical Education 12 58% / 42% 0% $56,614 62 95%
Secondary Education 8 +3 25% / 75% 0% $50,832 48 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 592 26% / 74% 1% $50,141 46 93%
Deaf-Hearing Studies 4 +2 25% / 75% 0% $54,950 59
Africana World Studies $47,332 38
Anthropology 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $45,221 31
Asian Studies $46,688 36
Community Organization and Advocacy 1 0% / 100% 0%
English 23 +8 17% / 83% 0% $43,171 25 91%
History 23 +3 74% / 26% 0% $47,106 37 89%
Interdisciplinary Studies 42 +2 24% / 76% 0% $50,466 47
Latin American Studies $46,901 36
Liberal Studies 64 +17 17% / 83% 0% $50,220 46 91%
Philosophy 1 100% / 0% 0% $47,291 38
Political Science 5 +2 40% / 60% 0% $50,085 46 97%
Psychology 209 +27 14% / 86% 0% $48,521 41 92%
Social Work 17 +1 6% / 94% 0%
Sociology 46 +19 28% / 72% 0% $47,399 38 95%
Spanish 1 +3 0% / 100% 0% $45,903 33 100%
Women's and Gender Studies 2 0% / 100% 0% $49,463 44
Urban Studies $54,787 58
Criminal Justice 142 +6 42% / 58% 1% $55,152 59 94%
Legal Studies 10 +5 30% / 70% 10% $46,558 35 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science and Health 853 31% / 69% 2% $76,588 88 95%
Computer Science 29 69% / 31% 10% $84,762 93 92%
Information Technology 63 76% / 24% 2% $84,762 93 92%
Chemistry 10 +2 30% / 70% 0% $76,101 87 100%
Mathematics 8 75% / 25% 25% $63,662 75 100%
Biochemistry 2 +2 0% / 100% 50% $65,948 78
Biology 86 +1 37% / 63% 5% $66,929 79 94%
Biotechnology 5 40% / 60% 20% $66,208 78
Environmental Science 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $55,854 61
Environmental Sustainability 9 33% / 67% 0% $53,158 54 100%
Athletic Training $59,785 69
Communication Disorders and Sciences $55,827 61 100%
Community Health 16 31% / 69% 6% $52,505 53 95%
Exercise Science 3 +5 67% / 33% 0%
Exercise and Movement Science 33 76% / 24% 0% $55,453 60 93%
Nursing 426 16% / 84% 1% $87,057 94 97%
Pre-Health Professions 17 +4 47% / 53% 0% $62,598 74
Public Health 90 19% / 81% 0% $59,994 69 90%
Speech-Language Pathology 22 0% / 100% 0% $55,827 61 100%
Sport Management 32 +2 78% / 22% 3% $55,453 60 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of the Arts and Communication 159 55% / 45% 6% $42,250 23 91%
Communication 71 66% / 34% 4% $45,365 32 94%
Public Relations 9 11% / 89% 0% $54,945 59
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication 1 100% / 0% 0%
Art 38 +5 39% / 61% 5% $38,611 14 86%
Art History $38,611 14
Media Production 9 +1 11% / 89% 0% $45,365 32 94%
Music 31 +1 71% / 29% 13% $34,990 9 88%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Cotsakos College of Business 306 50% / 50% 2% $60,169 69 96%
Accounting 64 39% / 61% 0% $60,154 69 96%
Economics 9 +5 67% / 33% 11% $58,156 66 100%
Finance 58 +3 71% / 29% 3% $68,219 81 93%
Financial Planning 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $68,219 81 93%
Financial Quantitative Analytics 2 100% / 0% 0% $56,286 62 98%
International Business 9 56% / 44% 11% $48,525 41 90%
Management 117 +1 45% / 55% 3% $56,978 63 97%
Management Science 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $56,286 62
Marketing 42 38% / 62% 0% $59,842 69 95%
Professional Sales 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $80,073 90 100%
Geography $53,232 55

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $16,499
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $26,962
Est. In-State Cost $21,343
Est. Out-of-State Cost $34,878
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 74%
4-Year Graduation Rate 26%
6-Year Graduation Rate 44%
Transfer-Out Rate 28%

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 31.0% 611 20% / 80% 1% $78,401 89 96%
Humanities & Social Sciences 26.2% 517 27% / 73% 1% $48,152 40 93%
Business & Economics 17.1% 338 52% / 48% 2% $59,723 69 95%
Professional 7.7% 152 41% / 59% 1% $54,587 58 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.7% 93 37% / 63% 6% $66,869 79 94%
Computer Science 4.7% 92 74% / 26% 4% $84,762 93 92%
Arts 4.0% 78 49% / 51% 8% $37,951 13 87%
Education 3.1% 61 20% / 80% 0% $51,969 51 93%
Physical Sciences & Math 0.9% 18 50% / 50% 11% $70,573 83 100%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.6% 11 36% / 64% 0% $53,648 56 100%

Research R3

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.5M #430 65%
Computer Science $0.0M #493 0%
Engineering $0 #449
Business & Economics 9 #141
Agriculture & Food Science
Education
Health Sciences
Humanities & Social Sciences
Life & Natural Sciences
Total $0.6M #579 63% 9 #481

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.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 83%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 83% 83% 83%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional