Pillar College
Pillar College is a private evangelical Christian college with the main campus in Newark, New Jersey and educational locations in Somerset, Paterson, Plainfield, and Jersey City. Pillar College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $8,470
- Undergraduate enrollment: 667
- Graduation rate (150%): 30%
- Graduation rate (200%): 27%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 40%
- Student to faculty ratio: 14:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $45,577
- Median earnings (8 years): $39,518
- Median earnings (6 years): $37,885
- Control: Private nonprofit
- Locale: City, large
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Newark, NJ
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Pillar College include Bible, Psychology, Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other.
- Bible (71 bachelor's)
- Psychology (21 bachelor's) · median earnings $49,543 4 years after graduation · median debt $27,892
- Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other (4 bachelor's) · median earnings $61,165 4 years after graduation · median debt $25,000
- Organizational Leadership (2 bachelor's) · median earnings $61,165 4 years after graduation · median debt $25,000
- Elementary Education and Teaching (1 bachelor's)
Degree mix: Business 14%, Psychology 86%.
Award levels offered: Associate, Bachelor's, Master's.
Cost
Pillar College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $9,061 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $9,061
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $2,566
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $4,754
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $4,801
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $19,030
- In-state tuition and fees: $25,900
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $25,900
- Books and supplies: $1,500
- Off-campus room and board: $24,000
- Off-campus with family: $6,000
- Typical cost of attendance: $27,400
- Sticker vs net gap: 69%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 70%
- Federal loan recipients: 42%
- Average institutional grant: $13,287
- Average federal loan: $7,767
- Median debt at graduation: $21,483
Admissions
Pillar College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 667
- Women: 81%
- Part-time undergraduates: 3%
- Age 25 and older: 53%
- Graduate students: 69
- Graduation rate: 30%
- Come back after freshman year: 74%
- First-generation: 59%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 33%
- Student to faculty: 14:1
- Professor salary: $48,560
- Associate professor salary: $38,275
- Assistant professor salary: $42,300
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Pillar College acceptance rate? Pillar College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Pillar College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $9,061 a year after aid. Average net price is $8,470.
What majors does Pillar College offer? Popular programs include Bible, Psychology, Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other, Organizational Leadership, Elementary Education and Teaching.
What is the average salary after Pillar College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $45,577 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Pillar College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 40% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 30%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Pillar College official site: https://pillar.edu.