unitid 185590 · Montclair, NJ · public 4-year · suburb (large)
Montclair State University
- enrollment 2023
- 24,972
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
88%
62nd pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
18,376
85th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
47%
undergrads on Pell grants
84th pctl among public 4-years
completion
65%
finish within 150% time
83rd pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$28,305
82nd pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$15,566
after aid, aided students
70th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$61,415
after entry, Title IV students
76th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$22,000
72nd pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $10,880 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k33%
- 30-48k16%
- 48-75k15%
- 75-110k13%
- 110k+22%
- Median family income
- $40,178
- First-generation students
- 41%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $15,912
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.8× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 658 | $71,037 | $22,457 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | 455 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 272 | $126,613 | — |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 218 | $88,929 | — |
| Education, General. | 182 | $64,132 | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 177 | — | $25,250 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 170 | $64,298 | $24,713 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 147 | $60,449 | $25,000 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 146 | $89,204 | $23,501 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 135 | $57,021 | $26,949 |
| Biology, General. | 130 | $63,209 | $26,000 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 126 | $65,566 | $25,425 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.