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Pillar was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
Pillar College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
At Pillar, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 10 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Pillar College is 13%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 100% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Pillar College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 12% for first-time, full-time students at Pillar, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Pillar College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 414 undergraduates at Pillar with 262 being full-time and 152 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Pillar, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Pillar, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $5,939 a year. That adds up to $23,756 over four years for those students.
Get more details about the location of Pillar College.
Contact details for Pillar are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 60 Park Place, Suite 701, Newark, NJ 07102 |
| Phone: | 973-803-5000 |
| Website: | www.pillar.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 52 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 34 | NA |
| General Psychology | 30 | $32,637 |
| Business Administration & Management | 8 | NA |
| Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) | 7 | NA |
| Biblical Studies | 6 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 3 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 0 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 18 students took at least one online class at Pillar College. This is an increase from the 0 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 18 | 16 |
| 2021-2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | 19 | 0 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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