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Colleges near Colonia · College Scorecard

No college in Colonia, but 74 within 30 miles

The closest is DeVry University-New Jersey in Woodbridge, 2.2 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
2.2 mi
DeVry University-New Jersey
Within 30 miles
74
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
5.5 mi
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey
Students nearby
279,134
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
6%
NJ 6%

College from Colonia

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★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Colonia

Every degree-granting college within 30 miles of the center of Colonia.

10 mi20 mi30 mi CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College Rutgers University-New Brunswick New York University Colonia
University or collegeCommunity college
DeVry University-New JerseyUniversity or college · For-profit · Woodbridge
2.2 mi16 students
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New JerseyCommunity college · Public · Cranford
5.5 mi6,539 students
Middlesex CollegeCommunity college · Public · Edison
6.5 mi9,857 students
Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes BoruchUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · North Plainfield
6.8 mi70 students
Kean UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Union
7.4 mi11,988 students
Rabbi Jacob Joseph SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Edison
7.6 mi96 students
Torah Temimah Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · New York
7.8 mi73 students
Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron LeymaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Union
7.9 mi47 students
Yeshivas Be'er YitzchokUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Elizabeth
8.2 mi52 students
College of Staten Island CUNYUniversity or college · Public · New York
8.6 mi9,715 students

64 more within 30 miles.

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where Colonia’s median household income ($123K) falls.

Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college near Colonia: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → DeVry University-New JerseyUCNJ Union College of Union County, New JerseyMiddlesex College
DeVry University-New Jersey71% graduate$46k earnings$25k typical debt
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey35% graduate$42k earnings$15k typical debt
Middlesex College33% graduate$47k earnings$10k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Colonia. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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