montclair state university
Montclair State University has prepared thousands of students for a lifetime of
professional and personal success. We are unique in offering: Academic programs
that have earned us the title of “New Jersey’s best public university” (Forbes)
Opportunities to develop leadership skills and achieve professional goals
through a wide range of extracurricular activities A vibrant, expansive campus
community Cutting-edge technologies, such as online study opportunities, that
match our students’ learning styles Exceptional value for both in-state and
out-of-state students Building on a distinguished history dating back to 1908,
Montclair State University is a leading institution of higher education in New
Jersey. Designated a Research Doctoral University by the Carnegie Classification
of Institutions of Higher Education, the University’s 10 degree-granting schools
and colleges serve more than 21,000 undergraduate and graduate students with
more than 300 doctoral, master’s and baccalaureate level programs. Situated on a
beautiful, 252-acre suburban campus just 12 miles from New York City, Montclair
State delivers the instructional and research resources of a large public
university in a supportive, sophisticated and diverse academic environment. Over
300 majors, minors, concentrations and certificate programs State-of-the-art
facilities including a new 2,000-bed student residence and dining complex
Exceptional opportunities for motivated students, regardless of ethnicity or
economic background: described by the U.S. Education Trust as a “Top Gap Closer”
for increasing graduation rates for minority students Yet students receive the
individual attention you’d expect from a much smaller institution.
Student-to-faculty ratio of 17 to 1 Average class size is 23 students Courses
taught by professors, not graduate assistants Affordable tuition: one of Forbes’
25 Best Buy Colleges in the Northeast Read more about our mission, apply now, or
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