Pillar College

Newark, New Jersey

  • Private nonprofit
  • City
  • 498 undergrads
Admit rate
Open admissionSource: College Scorecard
Average net price
$2,785per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
Graduation rate
37%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$46,96810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard

What's special

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Getting in

Admit rate
Open admissionAdmits nearly everyone who applies.Source: College Scorecard
Test policy
Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
SAT (middle 50%)
Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
ACT (middle 50%)
Not reportedSource: College Scorecard

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 per year, by family income
$0–30k$4,407$30–48k$1,471$48–75k$2,463$75–110k$2,413Over $110k$13,516Source: College Scorecard
Average net price
$2,785full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$35,552sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard

After you enroll

Graduation rate
37%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
Came back for year two
74%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$46,96810 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at graduation
$20,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard

Students

Undergraduates
498Source: College Scorecard
Receive Pell grants
86%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
First-generation students
59%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard

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Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Pillar College, 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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