Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ · Public four-year · Suburb: Large
18,062undergraduates
88%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$13,880average net price per year
64%graduate in 6 years
80%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 23,599
- Admitted
- 20,629
- Admit rate
- 88%
- Admit rate, women
- 89%
- Admit rate, men
- 84%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 20%
- First-year students
- 4,039
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 8%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 480-620
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 460-605
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Considered, not required |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
74 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (5)
- Accounting Bachelor's (103 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (650 awarded)
- Business/Commerce, General Certificate (1-2 years) (8 awarded)
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Certificate (1-2 years) (2 awarded)
- Hospitality Administration/Management, General Bachelor's (32 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (471 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (8)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (53 awarded)
- Cinematography and Film/Video Production Bachelor's (139 awarded)
- Dance, General Bachelor's (33 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (61 awarded)
- Fashion/Apparel Design Bachelor's (46 awarded)
- Graphic Design Bachelor's (18 awarded)
- Industrial and Product Design Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (65 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (7)
- Advertising Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Communication and Media Studies, Other Bachelor's (111 awarded)
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Bachelor's (72 awarded)
- Journalism Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Radio and Television Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (50 awarded)
- Sports Communication Bachelor's (39 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (5)
- Computational Science Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Certificate (1-2 years) (6 awarded), Bachelor's (127 awarded)
- Nutrition Sciences Bachelor's (55 awarded)
- Sustainability Studies Bachelor's (11 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (4)
- Medical/Health Humanities Bachelor's (49 awarded)
- Music Therapy/Therapist Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- Public Health, General Bachelor's (68 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor's (53 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (4)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (145 awarded)
- Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Molecular Biology Bachelor's (19 awarded)
Education (2)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (125 awarded)
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Bachelor's (55 awarded)
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences (1)
- Human Development and Family Studies, General Bachelor's (164 awarded)
Social sciences (5)
- Anthropology, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (50 awarded)
- Geography Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (58 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (41 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (143 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (3)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's (71 awarded)
- Information Technology Bachelor's (53 awarded)
- Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Certificate (1-2 years) (5 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (2)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (94 awarded)
- Writing, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (8)
- Arabic Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- French Language and Literature Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- German Language and Literature Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Italian Language and Literature Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Linguistics Bachelor's (38 awarded)
- Spanish Language and Literature Certificate (1-2 years) (5 awarded), Bachelor's (21 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (2)
- Humanities/Humanistic Studies Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (38 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (2)
- Public Policy Analysis, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Social Work Bachelor's (46 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (40 awarded)
Physical sciences (3)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Legal professions and studies (1)
- Legal Professions and Studies, Other Bachelor's (28 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (2)
- Applied Mathematics, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (22 awarded)
Communications technologies/technicians and support services (2)
- Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Recording Arts Technology/Technician Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (1)
- Women's Studies Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (2)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Culinary, entertainment, and personal services (1)
- Make-Up Artist/Specialist Certificate (1-2 years) (1 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (1)
- Environmental Studies Certificate (1-2 years) (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (70)
- College Student Counseling and Personnel Services Doctorate (research)
- Computer Teacher Education Post-bachelor's certificate
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Education, General Master's
- Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Post-bachelor's certificate
- Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement Post-bachelor's certificate
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's
- Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master's
- Mathematics Teacher Education Master's
- Music Teacher Education Post-bachelor's certificate
- Reading Teacher Education Master's
- Special Education and Teaching, General Master's
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other Doctorate (research)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other Doctorate (research)
- Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Post-bachelor's certificate
- Accounting Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Business Administration and Management, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Post-bachelor's certificate
- Management Science Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Master's
- Marketing Research Post-bachelor's certificate
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Post-bachelor's certificate
- Project Management Post-bachelor's certificate
- Real Estate Post-bachelor's certificate
- Athletic Training/Trainer Master's
- Audiology/Audiologist Doctorate (professional)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Master's
- Public Health, General Master's
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Master's
- Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Post-bachelor's certificate
- Business Analytics Master's
- Computational Science Master's
- Nutrition Sciences Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Sustainability Studies Master's
- Artificial Intelligence Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Master's
- Information Technology Master's
- Social Work Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Developmental and Child Psychology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Industrial and Organizational Psychology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Psychology, General Master's
- Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology Post-bachelor's certificate
- Dance, General Master's
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Music Performance, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Music, General Master's
- Legal Assistant/Paralegal Post-bachelor's certificate
- Legal Professions and Studies, Other Master's
- Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's
- Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography Master's
- Molecular Biology Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- French Language and Literature Master's
- Language Interpretation and Translation Post-bachelor's certificate
- Linguistics Master's
- Spanish Language and Literature Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- English Language and Literature, General Master's
- Applied Mathematics, General Master's
- Mathematics, General Master's
- Statistics, General Master's
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master's
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Master's
- Environmental Science Doctorate (research)
- Environmental Studies Post-bachelor's certificate
- Human Development and Family Studies, General Doctorate (research)
- Chemistry, General Master's
- Geology/Earth Science, General Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $14,766
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $24,126
- Housing and food on campus
- $16,822
- Books and supplies
- $1,240
- Other on-campus costs
- $2,200
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $35,028
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $44,388
- Total cost living at home
- $18,206
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $9,482 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $10,729 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $15,990 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $21,259 |
| Over $110,000 | $23,607 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 88%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 78%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $11,743
- Got a grant from the college
- 51%
- Average grant from the college
- $3,692
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 44%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 43%
- Average amount borrowed
- $7,858
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 46%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 61%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 64%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 69%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 64%
- Transferred to another college
- 22%
- Came back for year two
- 80%
| Pell grant students | 61% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 69% |
| Neither | 67% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 1,943 | 67% |
| Men | 1,059 | 60% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 75% (small group) |
| Asian | 196 | 67% |
| Black | 502 | 58% |
| Hispanic | 879 | 61% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | 71% (small group) |
| White | 1,184 | 70% |
| Two or more races | 102 | 56% |
| Race unknown | 110 | 62% |
| International | 18 | 50% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 3,161 | 69% | 22% |
| Started here, part-time | 19 | 21% (small group) | 58% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 1,698 | 77% | 11% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 302 | 61% | 14% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 22,570
- Undergraduates
- 18,062
- Full-time undergraduates
- 16,268
- Part-time undergraduates
- 1,794
- Graduate students
- 4,508
- Students per faculty member
- 17 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 94%
- From out of state
- 5%
- From other countries
- 1%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 8%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 4%
| Women | 59% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 6% |
| Black | 13% |
| Hispanic | 38% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 33% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| Race unknown | 5% |
| International | 1% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Suburb: Large
- Address
- 1 Normal Avenue, Montclair, NJ, 07043-1624
- County
- Passaic County
- Type
- Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, On-campus child care, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.