Caldwell University

Caldwell University is a private nonprofit college in Caldwell, NJ. Its average net price is $15,180 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$12,742
$30,001 to $48,000$11,569
$48,001 to $75,000$14,343
$75,001 to $110,000$14,481
$110,001 and up$24,892
$42,470Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$42,470Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$15,180Average Net Price
$14,756Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,000Books and Supplies
$3,700Other Expenses
43.8%Students on Pell Grants
57.7%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

71.3%Acceptance Rate
540 to 630SAT Reading, Middle Half
590 to 740SAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$52,709
8 years after entry$58,579
10 years after entry$57,671
56.6%Graduation Rate
77.3%Retention Rate
$21,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Caldwell, NJLocation
Large suburbSetting
1,575Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$42,053 Small program - rough guide n=36Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=41
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$28,771 Small program - rough guide n=30$26,039 Small program - rough guide n=50
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Registered Nursing$92,614 n=104$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=88
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published
Theological and Ministerial Studies$36,786 National median for this major n=1,754Not published

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