RAMAPO – October 2025 School Newsletter

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A TOP NURSING SCHOOL IN NEW JERSEY
Ramapo College has been named the #2 nursing school in the Garden State, and a school that consistently demonstrates “superior nursing education and quality,” by Registerednursing.org. An impressive 223 students who graduated from Ramapo’s BSN Program and sat for the NCLEX exam in 2023 and 2024 yielded a 100% pass rate. The national pass rate for the NCLEX is 78% with New Jersey’s average pass rate slightly higher at 83%



EARLY DECISION PROGRAM
Ramapo’s Early Decision (ED) Program is designed for students whose first-choice college is Ramapo and they are ready to make a commitment. Applying ED allows students to apply early and receive a decision on their application by December 5. ED is a binding decision, meaning that students admitted to Ramapo through our Early Decision Plan must submit their enrollment deposit by February 1. Interested students can apply through the Common App or on our website and select to apply through ED. Deadline to submit applications for Early Decision is November 1. 

A student with long hair and glasses wears a maroon RCNJ t-shirt that says "Roadrunners on the move" and stands in front of The Overlook, a res hall on campus. She smiles and holds her arms out on each side of her in the air with enthusiasm. Two students in Ramapo College shirts walk toward the camera from the Havemeyer Arch on a fall day. The trees are covered in green, orange, and red leaves.

EIGHT YEARS AT THE TOP
For the eighth consecutive year, Ramapo College is ranked #1 for the best dorms across all public and private college and universities in NJ, according to Niche in its announcement of the 2026 Best College Dorms in America ranking. Ramapo also remains in the top 1% of colleges and universities nationwide. Student reviews are part of the data-analysis. Read more.

A TOP 10 PUBLIC COLLEGE
U.S. News and World Report’s Best Colleges 2026 has listed Ramapo College of New Jersey, the state’s premier public liberal arts college as a top 10 public college. Ascending to #8 in the Public Regional Universities-North category, Ramapo jumped an impressive six points to #21 in the Top Regional Universities-North category among other rankings. Read more.

A man stands in front of a whiteboard talking with a computer to his right, while a student sits in front on him. Three people sit behind a table to sign papers.

HARNESSING THE POSITIVES OF AI
The Center for Data, Mathematical and Computational Sciences (DMC) hosted its first lecture of the fall semester, featuring Devinder Sodhi ’16. The talk, The Future is Not Fixed: How AI and Non-Deterministic Systems are Reshaping Work, targeted discussions about how AI impacts those in the field of computer science and allowed Sodhi to share what he has learned as a professional in the field. Read more. 

BOLSTERING OPPORTUNITIES
For 25 years, Ramapo College students and faculty have benefited from the college’s partnership with Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumas, Ghana. To strengthen and sustain the partnership, leaders of Ramapo and KNUST renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for an additional three years at a virtual signing ceremony in September. Read more.

Dates to Remember:
Oct 11: Saturday Campus Tour
Oct 18: Saturday Campus Tour
Oct 26: Fall Open House
Nov 01: Early Decision deadline
Nov 06: NJEA Campus Tours
Nov 07: NJEA Campus Tours
Nov 21: Counselor Workshop 1
Dec 05: Counselor Workshop 2

Online Resources:
Meet the Admissions Team
Undergraduate Admissions
Financial Aid and Scholarships
Virtual Tours
Educational Opportunity Fund
First Generation Student Center
Ramapo Athletics

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