unitid 440794 · Newark, NJ · private nonprofit 4-year · city (large)
Pillar College
- enrollment 2023
- 723
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
498
32nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
70%
undergrads on Pell grants
93rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
38%
finish within 150% time
20th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$38,047
34th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$8,470
after aid, aided students
5th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$45,577
after entry, Title IV students
30th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$21,483
26th pctl among private nonprofit 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 $15,139 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k59%
- 30-48k17%
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $18,259
- First-generation students
- 59%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $25,900
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.1× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 33 | — | $12,988 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 17 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 16 | $42,575 | $35,853 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 9 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 7 | $52,985 | $26,132 |
| Theology and Religious Vocations, Other. | 6 | — | — |
| Bible/Biblical Studies. | 4 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 4 | — | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 0 | — | — |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations. | — | — | — |
| Bible/Biblical Studies. | — | $32,824 | — |
— 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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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
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.