Clifton is a city in New Jersey and it is the county seat of Passaic county. Its population is 85,052. There are 50 colleges near Clifton, New Jersey - 11 public and 39 private schools. 2 colleges are located in the city limit and 48 colleges are in 20 miles from Clifton. All schools provide undergraduate programs and no schools offer graduate programs.
A total of 112,326 students is attending one of those schools and its average 2025 tuition is $17,312 (based on out-of-state rate at 4-years colleges). The acceptance rate of the schools is 61.74% and the average SAT score submitted by enrolled students is 1,040.
| School Name | School Type | Undergraduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Enrollment | Students per Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Institute-Clifton In CLIFTON |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$19,495 | Not Offered | 778 | 20 to 1 |
| Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield 2.0 miles from Clifton |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$42,700 | Not Offered | 1,428 | 43 to 1 |
| Eastwick College-Nutley 3.7 miles from Clifton |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$15,848 | Not Offered | 618 | 14 to 1 |
| Passaic County Community College 3.9 miles from Clifton |
Public 2-4 years |
$10,560 ($8,400) | Not Offered | 4,782 | 14 to 1 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro 4.8 miles from Clifton |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$16,757 | Not Offered | 695 | 22 to 1 |
| Jersey College 5.2 miles from Clifton |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$50,075 | Not Offered | 4,478 | 16 to 1 |
| Bergen Community College 7.1 miles from Clifton |
Public 2-4 years |
$9,294 ($8,894) | Not Offered | 11,720 | 18 to 1 |
| Best Care College 7.5 miles from Clifton |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$1,087 | Not Offered | 44 | 30 to 1 |
| Essex County College 8.7 miles from Clifton |
Public 2-4 years |
$9,523 | Not Offered | 7,026 | 26 to 1 |
| Hudson County Community College 10.4 miles from Clifton |
Public 2-4 years |
$9,248 | Not Offered | 7,763 | 21 to 1 |
| Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing 10.9 miles from Clifton |
Private (not-for-profit) 2-4 years |
$23,914 | Not Offered | 178 | 9 to 1 |
| The Ailey School 11.1 miles from Clifton |
Private (not-for-profit) 2-4 years |
$14,817 | Not Offered | 94 | 3 to 1 |
| Digital Film Academy 11.3 miles from Clifton |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$18,072 | Not Offered | 60 | 10 to 1 |
| Mandl School-The College of Allied Health 11.4 miles from Clifton |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$21,700 | Not Offered | 497 | 20 to 1 |
| Circle in the Square Theatre School 11.4 miles from Clifton |
Private (not-for-profit) 2-4 years |
$25,110 | Not Offered | 39 | 4 to 1 |
| Ace Institute of Technology 11.5 miles from Clifton |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$11,125 | Not Offered | 275 | 11 to 1 |
| American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service 11.6 miles from Clifton |
Private (not-for-profit) 2-4 years |
$20,018 | Not Offered | 270 | 20 to 1 |
| Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences 11.7 miles from Clifton |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$29,079 | Not Offered | 1,233 | 30 to 1 |
| CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College 11.9 miles from Clifton |
Public 2-4 years |
$8,074 ($5,194) | Not Offered | 1,048 | 15 to 1 |
| New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts 12.1 miles from Clifton |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$38,550 | Not Offered | 251 | 18 to 1 |
| American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York 12.2 miles from Clifton |
Private (not-for-profit) 2-4 years |
$40,650 | Not Offered | 187 | 8 to 1 |
| Joffrey Ballet School 12.2 miles from Clifton |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$22,545 | Not Offered | 166 | 18 to 1 |
| Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater 12.5 miles from Clifton |
Private (not-for-profit) 2-4 years |
$19,000 | Not Offered | 67 | 4 to 1 |
| CUNY Hostos Community College 12.5 miles from Clifton |
Public 2-4 years |
$8,134 ($5,254) | Not Offered | 5,478 | 15 to 1 |
| CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College 12.6 miles from Clifton |
Public 2-4 years |
$8,050 ($5,170) | Not Offered | 20,123 | 20 to 1 |
| Memorial Hospital School of Radiation Therapy Technology 12.6 miles from Clifton |
Private (not-for-profit) 2-4 years |
$5,250 | Not Offered | 11 | 4 to 1 |
| CUNY Bronx Community College 12.8 miles from Clifton |
Public 2-4 years |
$8,086 ($5,206) | Not Offered | 6,787 | 14 to 1 |
| Healthcare Training Institute 12.9 miles from Clifton |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$16,500 | Not Offered | 48 | 10 to 1 |
| Mildred Elley-New York Campus 13.2 miles from Clifton |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$17,926 | Not Offered | 961 | 32 to 1 |
| CUNY LaGuardia Community College 14.2 miles from Clifton |
Public 2-4 years |
$8,098 ($5,218) | Not Offered | 14,494 | 19 to 1 |
| Miami Ad School-New York 14.3 miles from Clifton |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$19,400 | Not Offered | 31 | 5 to 1 |
| AMG School of Nursing 14.4 miles from Clifton |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$34,450 | Not Offered | 552 | 40 to 1 |
| New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants 14.4 miles from Clifton |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$26,400 | Not Offered | 277 | 18 to 1 |
| School of Professional Horticulture, New York Botanical Garden 14.6 miles from Clifton |
Private (not-for-profit) 2-4 years |
$8,750 | Not Offered | 14 | 2 to 1 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah 15.3 miles from Clifton |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$28,425 | Not Offered | 1,080 | 33 to 1 |
| UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ 15.9 miles from Clifton |
Public 2-4 years |
$9,500 | Not Offered | 8,330 | 22 to 1 |
| Cochran School of Nursing 16.0 miles from Clifton |
Private (not-for-profit) 2-4 years |
$10,038 | Not Offered | 117 | 3 to 1 |
| Montefiore School of Nursing 16.9 miles from Clifton |
Private (not-for-profit) 2-4 years |
$26,912 | Not Offered | 121 | 11 to 1 |
| Assumption College for Sisters 17.7 miles from Clifton |
Private (not-for-profit) 2-4 years |
$6,000 | Not Offered | 30 | 4 to 1 |
| St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island 17.8 miles from Clifton |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$17,492 | Not Offered | 656 | 16 to 1 |
| Bnos Zion Of Bobov Seminary 18.1 miles from Clifton |
Private (not-for-profit) 2-4 years |
$10,250 | Not Offered | 124 | 18 to 1 |
| Seminar L'moros Bais Yaakov 18.2 miles from Clifton |
Private (not-for-profit) 2-4 years |
$12,500 | Not Offered | 449 | 33 to 1 |
| St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens 18.2 miles from Clifton |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$17,433 | Not Offered | 1,056 | 17 to 1 |
| Ohel Margulia Seminary 18.5 miles from Clifton |
Private (not-for-profit) 2-4 years |
$9,700 | Not Offered | 280 | 10 to 1 |
| New York Medical Career Training Center 18.6 miles from Clifton |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$31,500 | Not Offered | 452 | 13 to 1 |
| New York Seminary 18.6 miles from Clifton |
Private (not-for-profit) 2-4 years |
$12,750 | Not Offered | 97 | 11 to 1 |
| Long Island Business Institute 18.6 miles from Clifton |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$12,000 | Not Offered | 367 | 16 to 1 |
| Manhattan School of Computer Technology 18.7 miles from Clifton |
Private (not-for-profit) 2-4 years |
$4,950 | Not Offered | 1,002 | 19 to 1 |
| Rockland Community College 19.1 miles from Clifton |
Public 2-4 years |
$6,862 | Not Offered | 5,364 | 20 to 1 |
| Austin Medical Assistant Training 19.3 miles from Clifton |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$11,000 | Not Offered | 328 | 20 to 1 |
