Tuition and fees for in-state students at Mercer County Community College amounted to $7,806 in 2024, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
This places Mercer County Community College as the 21st most expensive public institution in New Jersey for 2024.
The in-state tuition and fees increased by $1,373 compared to the previous year.
Out-of-state students paid $9,174 in 2024, reflecting a $232 increase from the prior year.
In the 2023-24 school year, graduate and undergraduate students received more than $256 billion in financial aid.
The average cost of college has more than doubled in the 21st century, growing by approximately 4% every year. In-state students can expect to spend nearly $10,000 on tuition alone per year at a public, 4-year post-secondary school. Meanwhile, out-of-state tuition averages $28,386.
Student loan debt has steadily increased over the last 30 years, reaching $1.75 trillion in 2024, averaging nearly $29,000 per borrower. Federal loans make up 92% of the debt, with over half of students at both public and private four-year colleges graduating with student loans.
| City | Institution Name | College costs |
|---|---|---|
| Plainfield | JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools | $24,916 |
| Newark | New Jersey Institute of Technology | $19,974 |
| Ewing | The College of New Jersey | $19,632 |
| New Brunswick | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | $17,929 |
| Camden | Rutgers University-Camden | $17,764 |
| Newark | Rutgers University-Newark | $17,250 |
| Mahwah | Ramapo College of New Jersey | $16,777 |
| Glassboro | Rowan University | $16,574 |
| Alloway | Stockton University | $16,266 |
| Bloomfield | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | $15,912 |
| Montclair | Montclair State University | $15,912 |
| Wayne | William Paterson University of New Jersey | $15,704 |
| Union | Kean University | $14,299 |
| Randolph | County College of Morris | $10,530 |
| Newark | Essex County College | $9,523 |
| Cranford | UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey | $9,500 |
| Lincroft | Brookdale Community College | $9,390 |
| Jersey City | Hudson County Community College | $9,248 |
| Paramus | Bergen Community College | $8,894 |
| Paterson | Passaic County Community College | $8,400 |
| West Windsor | Mercer County Community College | $7,806 |
| Branchburg | Raritan Valley Community College | $7,584 |
| Mays Landing | Atlantic Cape Community College | $7,568 |
| Mount Laurel | Rowan College at Burlington County | $7,500 |
| Carneys Point | Salem Community College | $7,380 |
Information in this article was obtained from the National Center for Education Statistics. The source data can be found here.
