Colleges Near Rockaway
There are no colleges in Rockaway, but 159 are within 50 miles, enrolling 920,177 students combined.
The closest option is County College of Morris in Randolph, 4.1 miles from Rockaway (about 5-7 minutes by car). Rockaway (pop. 6,438) is in New Jersey.
Princeton University in Princeton ranks #1 nationally. United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point has the lowest tuition at $895 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Rockaway. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Rockaway. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Rockaway.
Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok
- Private 4 Year
- Elizabeth, NJ
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- 22 miles from Rockaway
An Orthodox Jewish yeshiva known for intensive undergraduate Talmud and Torah study. Students follow a traditional full-time religious learning schedule on its Elizabeth campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $29,330
Bergen Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Paramus, NJ
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- 23 miles from Rockaway
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. Most students commute to the suburban campus in Paramus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,973
Felician University
- Private 4 Year
- Lodi, NJ
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- 22 miles from Rockaway
Felician is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The main campus is in suburban Lodi in northern New Jersey, with a second campus in nearby Rutherford.
- SAT Range 890-1150
- Avg GPA 3.05
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,569
Kean University
- Public 4 Year
- Union, NJ
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4.1 | 7 reviews
- 21 miles from Rockaway
Kean is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and design. The suburban campus in Union sits near New York City.
- SAT Range 930-1150
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $12,708
Ramapo College of New Jersey
- Public 4 Year
- Mahwah, NJ
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- 22 miles from Rockaway
Ramapo is a public liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and communication arts. The wooded suburban campus sits in the Ramapo Mountains foothills near the New York border.
- SAT Range 1130-1300
- Avg GPA 3.47
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $17,566
Raritan Valley Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Branchburg, NJ
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- 22 miles from Rockaway
Raritan Valley is a community college known for undergraduate programs in nursing and business. The suburban campus is located in Branchburg in central New Jersey.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,008
Eastwick College Ramsey
- Private 2 Year
- Ramsey, NJ
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- 23 miles from Rockaway
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $27,454
Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus
- Private 4 Year
- Teaneck, NJ
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- 26 miles from Rockaway
FDU is a private university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and international studies. The suburban Metropolitan Campus in Teaneck sits close to New York City.
- SAT Range 908-1180
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $16,920
Hudson County Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Jersey City, NJ
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 26 miles from Rockaway
Hudson County Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, culinary arts, and business programs. The urban campus is in Jersey City across the Hudson River from Manhattan.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,528
New Jersey City University
- Public 4 Year
- Jersey City, NJ
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- 26 miles from Rockaway
NJCU is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. The urban campus sits in Jersey City across the Hudson River from Manhattan.
- SAT Range 890-1140
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $16,724
Saint Peter's University
- Private 4 Year
- Jersey City, NJ
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- 26 miles from Rockaway
Saint Peter's is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and education. The urban Jersey City campus sits across the Hudson River from Manhattan.
- SAT Range 970-1150
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $13,775
Middlesex College
- Public 2 Year
- Edison, NJ
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- 28 miles from Rockaway
Middlesex College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and business programs. Most students commute to the suburban campus in Edison.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $2,314
Rutgers University New Brunswick
- Public 4 Year
- New Brunswick, NJ
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 28 miles from Rockaway
Rutgers is a large public university known for undergraduate pharmacy, engineering, and life sciences. Students take classes across multiple campuses in New Brunswick and Piscataway linked by campus buses.
- SAT Range 1310-1500
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 58%
- Net Price $20,522
Stevens Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Hoboken, NJ
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- 28 miles from Rockaway
Stevens is a private technological university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and systems engineering. The compact Hoboken campus sits on the Hudson River waterfront facing the Manhattan skyline.
- SAT Range 1380-1505
- Avg GPA 3.88
- Acceptance Rate 48%
- Net Price $46,165
College of Staten Island CUNY
- Public 4 Year
- Staten Island, NY
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- 28 miles from Rockaway
College of Staten Island is a public CUNY college known for undergraduate nursing, teacher education, and business. Its large Staten Island campus is one of New York City's most spacious college grounds.
- SAT Range 890-1250
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $6,525
Rabbinical College Beth Shraga
- Private 4 Year
- Monsey, NY
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- 28 miles from Rockaway
Beth Shraga is a private Orthodox Jewish rabbinical college known for undergraduate Talmudic studies and rabbinical training. The school is based in Monsey, a Rockland County community with a large Orthodox Jewish population.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $18,459
St Paul's School of Nursing Staten Island
- Private 2 Year
- Staten Island, NY
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- 27 miles from Rockaway
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $34,808
Rockland Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Suffern, NY
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- 28 miles from Rockaway
Rockland Community College is a public community college offering associate degrees in nursing, business, and liberal arts transfer programs. The suburban campus is in Suffern in Rockland County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,025