FAST FACTS
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Location:Mahwah
Setting:Urban
Population:24,062
Enrollment:5,624
On Campus:57%
Language:English
Calendar:Semester
Approximate:
  • Fall 09/05
  • Spring 01/22

Tuition & Payments
PLAN A: OPEN
You will pay in-state/in province tuition/fees directly to your host campus.
OPEN - Host campus accepts ALL qualified applicants.

PLAN B: EVEN
You will pay your normal tuition/fees to your home campus.
EVEN - Host campus accepts no more students than it sends out.

Estimated Per Semester
Costs For Plan A Tuition & Fees: $6,572

Estimated Per Semester
Costs For Room And Meals: $5,680

Additional Information
Receive From Canada
PLAN A, PLAN B

Campus Diversity
72%Caucasian
5%African American
11%Hispanic
5%Asian American
1%Native American
1%International
5%Other


Campus Links
Home Page
Catalog
Outgoing Students
Incoming Students


NSE Links
Policies & Procedures
Campus Detail Info
Member Campus Links

How to Apply
Applications are submitted through your home campus coordinator.
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LOCATION: Ramapo College's 300-acre campus is located in the picturesque foothills of the Ramapo Mountains, only 25 miles from New York City and within a close driving distance of New England, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C.

THE COLLEGE: Established in 1969, New Jersey's public liberal arts college continues to be one of the champions of a liberal arts education in the United States today providing students with over 60 undergraduate major and concentration options. Under their new banner of "Pushing Boundaries," Ramapo College offers students a wide variety of experiential and cooperative educational opportunities, providing students with an educational experience that goes well beyond the classroom. As a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), Ramapo College offers its students unique opportunities such as presenting research at academic conferences and a greater exchange of ideas with other students and faculty at other liberal arts colleges.

Programs
Undergraduate Majors Open to NSE Students

Anthropology: Ethnic Studies

Area Studies: African Studies, American Studies, Gender, Ethnicity and Multicultural Studies, International Studies

Art/Design/Fine Art: Art History, Design, Drawing, Media Arts, Painting, Photography, Sculpture, Visual Arts

Biological Sciences: Bioinformatics, Biology/Life Science

Business: Accounting, Business Administration, Business Information Systems, Finance/Banking, International Business, Labor Studies, Law and Public Policy, Management, Marketing

Chemistry: Biochemistry, Chemistry

Communications: Communication, Film, Journalism

Computer Science: System Administration

Criminal Justice: Crime and Society, Criminology

Economics: Economics

Engineering: Engineering Physics

English: Creative Writing, Literature

Environmental Studies: Environmental Sciences, Environmental Studies

Foreign Language: Spanish

General Studies: Liberal Studies, Social Sciences

Health and Safety Sciences: Clinical Laboratory Science

History: History

Information Studies: Computer Science, Information Systems

International Studies: International Studies

Mathematics: Mathematics

Performing Arts: Acting, Design/Technical, Directing, Music, Music Industry, Music Performance, Theater Arts/Drama

Political Science: Political Science

Psychology: Psychology

Sociology/Social Work: Gender Studies, Law and Society, Social Science, Social Work, Sociology

Theater: Performance and Directing

Closed Programs
Nursing, Education

Limitations
Business

Notable Academic Programs
International Studies, International Business, Environmental Studies

Unique Academic Programs
Engineering Physics

Special Options
Study Abroad Access: Yes

Conditions
GPA and Other Academic Requirements
  • No students accepted from NSE members within my own state
  • 2.5 GPA
  • None.
Exchange Preferences
  • Full-year exchange Accepted
  • Single term exchange Accepted
  • Prefer students who will live on campus
Mid-Year Exchange (Exchange that begins with the Spring/Winter Term)
  • Available
Non-Native English Speakers
  • TOEFL: must have a score of 550 paper, 213 computer or 79 Internet
  • IELTS: must have a score of 6
Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate Students
  • No graduate or post-baccalaureate students
Summer Exchange
  • Plan A/B
International Students (Visa Students)
  • Will not accept
Tuition/Fees
  • Fees are subject to change without notice.
  • Two semesters = one academic year
  • Three quarters = one academic year
Tuition and Fees Per Semester - Plan A Students
  • Figures are current as of 7/16/2012.
  • Estimated cost: $6,572.
  • Expect 5-15% increase for the subsequent academic year.
  • Figures are based on 15 hours. Actual costs may be greater or less depending upon your actual enrollment.
  • Figures do not include costs you will incur for course specific enrollment (e.g., laboratory courses, student teaching, studio art)
  • See below for credit hour restrictions and/or miscellaneous fees applicable to Plan A students.
Tuition and Fees - Plan B Students
  • No tuition/fees are paid to the host campus.
  • Figures do not include costs you will incur for course specific enrollment (e.g., laboratory courses, student teaching, studio art)
  • See below for credit hour restrictions and/or miscellaneous fees applicable to Plan B students.
Maximum Credit Hours Per Semester
  • Plan A: 18 ($410.75 per additional hour)
  • Plan B: 18 ($410.75 per additional hour)
Miscellaneous Fees - Per Semester
Figures are current as of 7/16/2012.

Purpose Amount Period Plan Status
Housing Deposit: $200 Semester Plan A & B Optional
Health Insurance: $855 Year Plan A & B Optional
Parking Fee: $200 Year Plan A & B Optional

Exchange with Canada - Health Insurance
Students do not need to purchase health insurance.

Financial Aid
Plan A
For Plan A U.S. students, aid is awarded by and disbursed from your host campus. Students apply for federally funded financial aid by using the FAFSA code of their host campus. Host campuses award aid to incoming Plan A students on a first-come, first-served basis as long as funds are available. Ask your home campus NSE coordinator if your campus awards aid to their own outgoing students. If so, do not apply for aid from your host campus.

For eligible Plan A applicants U.S. federal financial aid may be available in the following programs:

  • Pell
  • CWS
  • Perkins
  • SEOG
  • DL
  • Plus
Use FAFSA CODE: 009344

Plan B
For Plan B students, aid is awarded by and disbursed from your home campus.

Canada
Regardless of Plan A or Plan B, students exchanging to or from Canada, apply for financial aid at their home campus.
Room/Meals
  • Figures are current as of 7/16/2012.
  • Expect 5% or more increase for the subsequent academic year.
  • Figures are based on the average room and meal plan selected by NSE students. Actual costs may be greater or less depending upon your selected room type and meals.
  • Two semesters = one academic year
  • Three quarters = one academic year
On-Campus Housing Per Semester
  • Double: $4,300
  • Per semester unless otherwise noted
  • On campus living encouraged
  • Maximum unrestricted housing reserved: 10
Off-Campus Housing
  • Appoximate monthly cost: $1,200
  • Proximity to campus: n/a
Meal Plans Per Semester
  • Meal purchase is required for on campus living.
  • $1675.00 per semester for 14 meals per week.
  • $1330.00 per semester for 10 meals per week.
  • $1380.00 per semester for 6 meals per week.


All data in this document is the responsibility of the campus and has been provided by the campus NSE coordinator.