Plainfield is a city in New Jersey and it is the county seat of Union county. Its population is 50,317. There are 50 colleges near Plainfield, New Jersey - 10 public and 40 private schools. 1 college is located in the city limit and 49 colleges are in 20 miles from Plainfield. 49 schools provide undergraduate programs and 18 schools offer graduate programs.
A total of 165,772 students is attending one of those schools and its average 2025 tuition is $21,095 (based on out-of-state rate at 4-years colleges). The acceptance rate of the schools is 75.83% and the average SAT score submitted by enrolled students is 1,232.
| School Name | School Type | Undergraduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Enrollment | Students per Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North Plainfield 0.8 miles from Plainfield |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$19,500 | Not Offered | 190 | 10 to 1 |
| JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools In Plainfield |
Private (not-for-profit) 2-4 years |
$31,336 | Not Offered | 188 | 10 to 1 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch 1.0 miles from Plainfield |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$10,480 | Not Offered | 81 | 20 to 1 |
| Union County Vocational Technical School 3.0 miles from Plainfield |
Public less than 2-years |
$5,500 | Not Offered | 88 | 17 to 1 |
| American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education 3.9 miles from Plainfield |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$35,525 | Not Offered | 472 | 15 to 1 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield 4.5 miles from Plainfield |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$34,442 | Not Offered | 335 | 24 to 1 |
| Innovate Salon Academy 4.5 miles from Plainfield |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$12,726 | Not Offered | 288 | 11 to 1 |
| Pro Beauty Academy 5.0 miles from Plainfield |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$10,150 | Not Offered | 67 | 15 to 1 |
| Strayer University-New Jersey 5.2 miles from Plainfield |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$13,920 | $15,135 | 796 | 47 to 1 |
| PC AGE-Metropark 6.0 miles from Plainfield |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$23,790 | Not Offered | 46 | 24 to 1 |
| UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ 6.3 miles from Plainfield |
Public 2-4 years |
$9,500 | Not Offered | 8,330 | 22 to 1 |
| DeVry University-New Jersey 6.8 miles from Plainfield |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$17,008 | $9,832 | 67 | 2 to 1 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin 6.8 miles from Plainfield |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$33,554 | Not Offered | 638 | 15 to 1 |
| Rabbi Jacob Joseph School 8.0 miles from Plainfield |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$12,700 | Not Offered | 115 | 19 to 1 |
| Middlesex College 8.1 miles from Plainfield |
Public 2-4 years |
$7,356 | Not Offered | 12,044 | 21 to 1 |
| New Brunswick Theological Seminary 8.1 miles from Plainfield |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $17,500 | 129 | - |
| American Institute-Somerset 8.1 miles from Plainfield |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$19,495 | Not Offered | 364 | 18 to 1 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick 8.2 miles from Plainfield |
Public four-years |
$37,441 ($17,929) | $37,689 ($23,241) | 52,269 | 16 to 1 |
| Healthcare Training Institute 9.6 miles from Plainfield |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$16,500 | Not Offered | 48 | 10 to 1 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma 9.7 miles from Plainfield |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$11,350 | Not Offered | 47 | 12 to 1 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Union 9.7 miles from Plainfield |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$28,425 | Not Offered | 1,785 | 34 to 1 |
| Drew University 10.1 miles from Plainfield |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$47,100 | $27,010 | 2,232 | 11 to 1 |
| Chamberlain University-New Jersey 10.4 miles from Plainfield |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$21,520 | Not Offered | 1,226 | 12 to 1 |
| Empire Beauty School-Union 10.5 miles from Plainfield |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$16,320 | Not Offered | 103 | 25 to 1 |
| Kean University 10.5 miles from Plainfield |
Public four-years |
$22,446 ($14,299) | $25,472 ($19,841) | 13,905 | 17 to 1 |
| Universal Training Institute 10.6 miles from Plainfield |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$24,130 | Not Offered | 158 | 30 to 1 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus 11.0 miles from Plainfield |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$37,468 | $25,628 | 2,885 | 11 to 1 |
| Saint Elizabeth University 11.6 miles from Plainfield |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$36,740 | $19,178 | 871 | 8 to 1 |
| Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok 11.6 miles from Plainfield |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$11,450 | Not Offered | 90 | 7 to 1 |
| St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island 12.4 miles from Plainfield |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$17,492 | Not Offered | 656 | 16 to 1 |
| Seton Hall University 12.5 miles from Plainfield |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$53,170 | $37,470 | 9,571 | 14 to 1 |
| American Institute of Alternative Medicine 12.6 miles from Plainfield |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$6,500 | Not Offered | 32 | 7 to 1 |
| Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary 13.6 miles from Plainfield |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$9,600 | Not Offered | 82 | 27 to 1 |
| Rabbinical College of America 13.9 miles from Plainfield |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$10,650 | $10,650 | 194 | 10 to 1 |
| College of Staten Island CUNY 14.1 miles from Plainfield |
Public four-years |
$15,440 ($7,490) | $21,080 ($11,650) | 11,033 | 17 to 1 |
| Raritan Valley Community College 14.3 miles from Plainfield |
Public 2-4 years |
$7,584 | Not Offered | 6,762 | 19 to 1 |
| National Career Institute 14.3 miles from Plainfield |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$10,000 | Not Offered | 249 | 15 to 1 |
| New Community Career & Technical Institute 14.4 miles from Plainfield |
Private (not-for-profit) less than 2-years |
$8,610 | Not Offered | 11 | 10 to 1 |
| Best Care College 14.5 miles from Plainfield |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$1,087 | Not Offered | 44 | 30 to 1 |
| Essex County College 15.1 miles from Plainfield |
Public 2-4 years |
$9,523 | Not Offered | 7,026 | 26 to 1 |
| Rutgers University-Newark 15.2 miles from Plainfield |
Public four-years |
$36,762 ($17,250) | $37,669 ($23,221) | 11,315 | 14 to 1 |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology 15.3 miles from Plainfield |
Public four-years |
$37,664 ($19,974) | $38,436 ($27,156) | 13,247 | 17 to 1 |
| Pillar College 15.5 miles from Plainfield |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$25,900 | $21,816 | 556 | 14 to 1 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood 15.6 miles from Plainfield |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$8,550 | Not Offered | 30 | 15 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-NYC 16.1 miles from Plainfield |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$15,500 | Not Offered | 96 | 11 to 1 |
| Caldwell University 16.8 miles from Plainfield |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$40,848 | $17,646 | 2,005 | 12 to 1 |
| Empire Beauty School-Bloomfield 16.8 miles from Plainfield |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$16,320 | Not Offered | 164 | 22 to 1 |
| Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine 16.8 miles from Plainfield |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$19,673 | $20,048 | 42 | 6 to 1 |
| Wagner College 16.9 miles from Plainfield |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$53,200 | $24,610 | 2,001 | 11 to 1 |
| Bloomfield College 17.0 miles from Plainfield |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$26,022 | $16,056 | 799 | 12 to 1 |
