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Montclair State University

Upper Montclair,  New Jersey
College Board code: 2520

Main Address

One Normal Avenue
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
(973) 655-4000
www.montclair.edu

Admission Office

One Normal Avenue
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043-1624
(973) 655-4444
(800) 331-9205
Fax: (973) 655-7700
undergraduate.admissions@mail.montclair.edu
Contact: Jason Langdon
Director of Admissions

What the School Says...

Montclair State is New Jersey's second-largest university. We offer all the advantages of a large university -- a wide range of excellent undergraduate and graduate programs, a diverse faculty, and student body -- combined with the individual attention of a small college. MSU provides more than 250 majors, minors, and concentrations while remaining accessible and affordable.

Go to montclair.edu to learn more

Type of School

  • Public
  • University
  • Four-year
  • Coed
  • Percent applicants admitted: 52%
  • Regionally Accredited
  • Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
  • College Board member
Calendar: Semester

Degrees offered:

  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral
    Other characteristics: Includes Institute for the Humanities, Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children, Institute for Critical Thinking, New Jersey School of Conservation in Stokes State Forest, Branchville, and Center for Continuing Education.

Setting

  • Suburban setting
  • Large town (10,000 - 49,999)
  • Residential campus

Size

  • Total undergrads: 13,725
  • First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 2,271
  • Degree-seeking undergrads: 13,101
  • Graduate enrollment: 3,750

Student Body

How Do I Stack Up?

How does my academic performance stack up?

1st-year students:
  • 97% In-state students
  • 3% Out-of-state students
  • 1% Part-time students
  • 60% Women
  • 40% Men
  • <1% American Indian/Alaskan Native
  • 6% Asian/Pacific Islander
  • 8% Black/Non-Hispanic
  • 21% Hispanic
  • 53% White/Non-Hispanic
  • 1% Non-Resident Alien
  • 11% Race/ethnicity unreported
  • 10% in top 10th of graduating class
  • 33% in top quarter of graduating class
  • 79% in top half of graduating class
  • 8% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
  • 14% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
  • 15% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
  • 24% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
  • 34% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99
  • 5% had h.s. GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
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