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Colleges near Rumson · College Scorecard

No college in Rumson, but 76 within 30 miles

The closest is Monmouth University in West Long Branch, 5.7 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
5.7 mi
Monmouth University
Within 30 miles
76
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
7.2 mi
Brookdale Community College
Students nearby
111,902
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
5%
NJ 6%

College from Rumson

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College within reach76 colleges are within 30 miles. The closest, Monmouth University, is 5.7 miles away.A community college nearbyBrookdale Community College is 7.2 miles away, about $11,231 a year after aid.A top college nearbyYeshiva Zichron Aryeh (21.1 miles) admits 25% of applicants.
★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Rumson

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

10 mi20 mi30 mi Brookdale Community College Middlesex College CUNY Kingsborough Community College CUNY Brooklyn College CUNY New York City College of Technology Rumson
University or collegeCommunity college
Monmouth UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · West Long Branch
5.7 mi4,773 students
Brookdale Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Middletown
7.2 mi9,316 students
Yeshiva Gedolah of CliffwoodUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Aberdeen
12.8 mi55 students
CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · New York
15.3 mi10,928 students
Torah Temimah Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · New York
16 mi73 students
Talmudical Academy-New JerseyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Howell
16.4 mi78 students
Mirrer Yeshiva Cent InstituteUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · New York
16.9 mi121 students
Bet Medrash Gadol Ateret TorahUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · New York
17.1 mi108 students
Elyon CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · New York
17.3 mi31 students
Yeshivat Hechal ShemuelUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · New York
17.4 mi65 students

66 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 Rumson’s median household income ($250K) falls.

Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin17.8 mi · New York · sticker $20,400 $6,300a year
CUNY Kingsborough Community College15.3 mi · New York · sticker $13,580 $11,273a year
College of Staten Island CUNY18.2 mi · New York · sticker $14,795 $13,444a year
Brookdale Community College7.2 mi · Middletown · sticker $18,143 $17,851a year
Wagner College18.1 mi · New York · sticker $65,574 $32,604a year
Monmouth University5.7 mi · West Long Branch · sticker $62,904 $39,015a year
Mirrer Yeshiva Cent Institute16.9 mi · New York · sticker $20,614 —a year
Bet Medrash Gadol Ateret Torah17.1 mi · New York · sticker $22,488 —a year
Yeshivas Novominsk18.1 mi · New York · sticker $17,880 —a year
Congregation Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel Aleksander18.1 mi · New York · sticker $25,625 —a year

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 Rumson: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → Monmouth UniversityBrookdale Community CollegeCUNY Kingsborough Community College
Monmouth University72% graduate$68k earnings$27k typical debt
Brookdale Community College30% graduate$44k earnings$12k typical debt
CUNY Kingsborough Community College28% graduate$43k earnings$7k 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 Rumson. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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