The Value of a Ramapo College Degree by Ramapo College

THE RETURN ON YOUR INVESTMENT:

The Value of a Ramapo College Degree

uring this time of the year, we are regularly asked by students and families one main question: Why Ramapo? For us, it is simple: Ramapo is a place where students are names and not numbers. For decades, Ramapo College has delivered on its promise to provide students with: · A high quality undergraduate education; · A small environment that fosters close relationships; · Faculty that not only teach, but mentor students; · A foundation for a lifetime of success; · Hands-on learning that prepares students for their future; All of this, at the value of a public college price tag

LOCATION

mall class sizes, engaged professors, well-equipped classrooms, and a residential campus community in the foothills of the Ramapo mountains all create an environment that allows students from many backgrounds to study, explore new interests, and create lifetime connections. They also find a setting that is ideal for creating and enriching connections; Ramapo College is both close to home and close to the world. Students can as easily go to a Broadway show as to an internship at a Fortune 500 company, and many can also go home to see family and old friends. The hillside campus is set apart without being cloistered; it really is the best of both worlds.

Ramapo College has received numerous awards and accolades: • Ramapo has been named among the top three (after Princeton and Stevens Institute of Technology) and Number One among the public institutions in New Jersey in College Choice’s ranking for 2017-2018. • This is the 11th consecutive year Ramapo College is listed in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine as among the “100 Best Values in Public Colleges.” • Ranked annually by U.S. News & World Report as one of the Best Regional Public Universities North category

• The John Templeton Foundation named the College to its Honor Roll for “Character-building Colleges,” which recognizes institutions that emphasize character development as an integral aspect of the undergraduate experience. • Recognized as a “Military Friendly School” by Victory Media, in the Guide to Military Friendly School • Ranked as one of the nation’s Best Bachelor’s in Social Work by College Choice • Recognized on CollegesofDistinction.com, a website dedicated to honoring schools nationwide for their excellence in student-focused higher education • Ranked as a Public Ivy by Educated Quest

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Average class size of

Student-to-faculty ratio

First-year retention rate vs. 77% national average

professors have a terminal degree

s the smallest state college in New Jersey, Ramapo gives students the full attention of engaged and active professors. With teaching as their top priority, faculty members bring years of professional accomplishment into classrooms, labs, and studios. Dedicated teaching plus small classes produce academic excellence. Professors collaborate with students on current projects, and they mentor and guide as students select class schedules, internships, and career goals. Through dynamic interactions year after year, Ramapo students are not just taught, they learn.

HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION, SMALL CLASS SIZE

CAREER PREPARATION

hether they go on to graduate school or enter the workplace, graduates embark on the next level in their careers familiar with that field’s day-to-day realities. The College’s location near one of the world’s great cities positions Ramapo students perfectly for internships in almost any industry, profession or pursuit. Social Work students have practicum and fieldwork experience with clients and the agencies who serve them. Science students have hands-on experience framing, conducting, and, in some cases, publishing research. Students in International Studies may have an internship at the UN; students in the arts may produce work, give performances, and test their talents in the real world. Those studying business will have an opportunity to visit, intern, and perhaps work at large and small firms throughout the metropolitan area. Graduates go into interviews with confidence and substantive résumés.

200 More than

internship sites in nearby New York City alone

of students participate in internships

3,200

employers recruit Ramapo students through the Archway online job portal

300+ More than

employers on campus every year

amapo gives students a broad perspective and in-depth skills; they learn to think critically and write effectively, so they can continue learning, adapting, and connecting throughout their careers and lives. In small classes and a warm community, Ramapo students can find their unique paths and explore new passions. With a keen eye on what individual professions require today and what history and imagination can teach us, Ramapo prepares students not only for the first five years of their careers, but the whole span.

Students in this generation will change jobs at least times, with of those being significant career changes. - US Bureau of Labor Statistic

87%

After College of Ramapo Alumni are employed or in graduate school within one year. Ramapo College graduates have pursued graduate degrees at: • Boston University • Columbia University • Harvard University • New York University • Princeton University • Purdue University • University of Chicago • University of Pennsylvania • Vanderbilt University • Yale University

Top 10 companies employing Ramapo College grads: • ADP • AT&T • Ernst & Young • Hackensack University Medical Center • JP Morgan Chase & Co. • KPMG • Prudential Financial • Stryker • TD Bank • UPS

PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE

“My professors were always pushing me to go further, to think harder. With an on-campus job at CSI Design and an internship at Cosmopolitan under my belt, I was hired full time at ‘People Magazine.’ I’m proud of my journey and thankful for all the people who helped me get there.” Michelle Regna ’13

VALUE

Graduation Rates

Ramapo College %

National Average

Based on six-year graduation rates

amapo College of New Jersey provides the advantages of a small elite college with the public college price tag. But, more important, our value far exceeds the cost because a campus that knows each student by name, mentors him/her to achieve their personal and professional goals and provides them a foundation for a lifetime of success.

Return On Investment (ROI): Ranked by Payscale.com as 200 out of 1,312 for Overall College ROI, Ranked 70 out of 420 for Public (In-State) Universities ROI Listed by Kiplingerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as one of 100 Best Values in Public Colleges Ranked a Money.Com Best College Ranked as a top 10 Highest Return on Investment college by Affordable Colleges Online

Financial Aid:

$10,684,933 awarded in Grants and Scholarships

t Ramapo, a lot of learning (and a lot of fun) takes place outside the classroom. More than 70 percent of freshmen choose to live on campus. Our residence halls are modern facilities with air conditioning, cable TV and no communal bathrooms. Ramapo students participate in weekend trips to Broadway, museums and sporting events in NYC. They may also join more than 100 different clubs and organizations like fraternities/sororities, Student Government or intramural athletics or attend big on-campus events like concerts with artists like B.O.B or Big Sean.

of students keep the same roommate into sophomore year.

Voted

Ranked among the safest communities in New Jersey over the last five years

Best Dorms

among public colleges in NJ by NICHE

CAMPUS & CAMPUS LIFE

A CAMPUS OF TOMORROW

At Ramapo, we are always evolving. This is most evident in our commitment to maintaining the highest quality campus facilities. • With the help of a $15 million grant from the State of New Jersey, the College plans to begin renovations to its 40-year-old Potter Library and the construction of a Learning Commons. The project, with a 2019 anticipated completion date, coinciding with Ramapo’s 50th Anniversary, promises to yield a thoughtful, exciting and high-use space, enhancing group study and meeting rooms, gathering, study spaces and library collections, as well as classroom/multipurpose space for our students, staff and faculty. • A $54 million renovation to the schools of Theoretical and Applied Science and Social Science and Human Services provides students with labs and state-of-the-art equipment for research. • The recently built Adler Center for Nursing Excellence provides stateof-the-art labs, simulation labs and a cafe to enhance the education and community spirit of all science students. • The Anisfield School of Business Global Financial Markets Trading Lab, with its real-time stock ticker, provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in the financial market.

SUCCESS BEYOND RAMAPO

hatever field your child enters, Ramapo will give them a bright future. For nearly 50 years, Ramapo has launched graduates who know how to adapt to changing conditions, reach across cultural boundaries to build a stronger organization, help people develop creative solutions to staffing and budgeting challenges, and discover critical thinking skills. They know how to roll up their sleeves and get to work. In health care, business, the arts, humanities, social work, human services, and the sciences—in careers and in graduate school—Ramapo graduates succeed.

“Ramapo makes sure its students are comfortable. The professors are caring and qualified—my three children benefited from the small, personalized classrooms. You aren’t just a number—you really get to know your professors and fellow classmates. And the most important thing, Ramapo produces results. My oldest child is finishing up his first year of residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan, and it all started with Ramapo.” Pamela Dobrin Mother of Keith Dobrin ’09, Carly Dobrin ’11, and Kelli Dobrin ’13

“Ramapo was the perfect fit for my son—a place where he could perform in shows, run a club, help bring entertainment to campus—just a place where he could explore. He now has lifelong friends that are all actively involved in each other’s lives—playing in each other’s bands, for one—and are all incredibly impressive young men. But the important thing is they are all busy doing what they wanted to do. I couldn’t have asked for more in terms of my son’s education.” Ann Nieporent Mother of Andrew Nieporent ’10

“Ramapo has provided an exceptional education by providing a high quality academic and social experience at a very reasonable cost. The faculty and very attractive location contribute significantly to the overall value. As a result of her involvement with Ramapo—including her work with underprivileged children—our daughter has matured both academically and socially.” John Englishman Father of Tiffany Englishman ’13

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