Montclair State University
Montclair, New Jersey
- Public
- Suburb
- 18,376 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 88%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $15,193per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 65%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $63,84610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
The Red Hawk Advantage award helps eligible New Jersey students pay tuition and mandatory fees for up to four semesters at Montclair State.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 88%About 9 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 910–1210Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
From Montclair State University's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
24% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.35. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 89%23,443 admitted of 26,224 first-year applicants
- SAT, middle 50%
- 850–1160First-years who sent scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 8%28% were in the top quarter. Based on the 35% whose school ranks.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- GPA
Important
- How challenging your classes were
- Essay
- Recommendations
Considered
- Class rank
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
Not considered
- Test scores
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Religious affiliation
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: Montclair State University Common Data Set 2025–26. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $15,193full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $29,060sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $16,854Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $27,570Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 65%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 78%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $63,84610 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 18,376Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 53%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 41%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Boise State University Boise, ID — admits 87%
- Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX — admits 90%
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE — admits 87%
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI — admits 91%
- Appalachian State University Boone, NC — admits 90%
- East Carolina University Greenville, NC — admits 89%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Montclair State University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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