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Cost
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Overview
Ramapo College, in Mahwah, is New Jersey's designated public liberal arts college, set against the Ramapo Mountains near the New York border. Small classes and an interdisciplinary academic structure distinguish it from the state's larger public universities, with nursing and business among its most popular paths, and Manhattan about an hour away.
Academics
Ramapo organizes its curriculum around broad interdisciplinary schools rather than narrow conventional departments, a structure meant to encourage cross-disciplinary study even within professional majors like nursing and business. Class sizes stay small relative to New Jersey's larger public universities.
Campus & student life
The wooded, mountain-adjacent setting gives Ramapo a quieter, more suburban feel than New Jersey's urban public campuses, while the proximity to both New York City and northern New Jersey keeps internships and city access within reach.
Getting in
As New Jersey's designated public liberal arts college, Ramapo's review tends to weigh a broad academic record and fit with its interdisciplinary model rather than a narrowly formula-driven process.
Worth knowing
Ramapo's official state designation as New Jersey's public liberal arts college is a real, distinct institutional identity, not a marketing label, and it shapes the curriculum's interdisciplinary structure across majors.
Admissions
Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)
Applying
ramapo.edu ↗High school coursework
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