by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Middlesex County College was awarded 250 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice & corrections.
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Middlesex County College landed the #914 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Middlesex County College also holds the #21 spot on the Best Colleges in New Jersey ranking.
Middlesex County College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio at Middlesex County College is about average at 18 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Middlesex County College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Middlesex County College is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 10,084 undergraduates at Middlesex County College with 4,464 being full-time and 5,620 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,393 | $9,877 | $11,457 | $11,023 | $10,644 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Middlesex County College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Middlesex County College, approximately 5% of students took out student loans averaging $4,960 a year. That adds up to $19,840 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Middlesex County College is 6.5%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Middlesex County College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2600 Woodbridge Avenue, Edison, NJ 08837 |
| Phone: | 732-548-6000 |
| Website: | www.middlesexcollege.edu/ |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 7,459 students took at least one online class at Middlesex County College. This is a decrease from the 9,519 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 7,459 | 3,743 |
| 2019-2020 | 9,519 | 9,163 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,502 | 479 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,096 | 467 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,872 | 404 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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