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.
Pillar College was awarded 30 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is other psychology & counseling.
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Pillar was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
Pillar 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.
At Pillar, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 10 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
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 Pillar College is 19%. This is lower 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 Pillar College is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Pillar is 3%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Pillar College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 414 undergraduates at Pillar with 262 being full-time and 152 being part-time.
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 Pillar, 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 Pillar, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $8,430 a year. That adds up to $33,720 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Pillar is 16.3%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
Get more details about the location of Pillar College.
Contact details for Pillar are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 60 Park Place, Suite 701, Newark, NJ 07102 |
| Phone: | 973-803-5000 |
| Website: | www.pillar.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/pillarcollege |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/somerset_edu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 45 | $42,475 |
| Business Administration & Management | 15 | $47,330 |
| Biblical Studies | 4 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 0 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 0 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 0 | NA |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 0 | NA |
| Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) | 0 | NA |
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.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.