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Pillar College is a private liberal arts college located in Newark, New Jersey. Pillar College has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at Pillar College is in the bottom 5% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $30,497 10 years after enrolling, 32nd in New Jersey, and in the bottom 5% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Pillar College bachelor students earn 20% less than the national average.
Pillar College’s median net annual cost of $18,737 and average years to graduate of 4.7 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 2 programs at Pillar College sorted by number of graduates - Psychology, Business Administration - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$18,737
Average years to graduate
4.7
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.7 years. 37% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Pillar College is 32% lower than the state average, and 31% below the average for all liberal arts colleges in the country.
At Pillar College, Pell Grant recipients represent 67% of the measured graduating class, 32% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Pillar College graduates within 4.9 years.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
The average Title IV recipient at Pillar College pays $18,737 a year, $5,219 less than the $23,956 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $18,737
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Pillar College, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $18,737 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 36% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,430. This is 18% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$8,430
Pell grants
$4,635
State grants
$8,810
Institutional grants
$3,410
Full time
90%
83%
Female
68%
59%
First time
35%
59%
In-state
97%
68%
1st generation
59%
35%
White
4%
52%
Black
23%
14%
Hispanic
67%
15%
Asian
N/A
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
5%
12%