Pillar College

Newark, New Jersey Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Pillar College is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Newark, New Jersey. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 556, made up of 512 undergraduates and 44 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Non-Denominational.

Pillar College offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 10 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Bible, Psychology, General, and General Studies. It awarded 191 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 74% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

Open

Admission policy

556

Students enrolled

74%

First-year retention

191

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

14:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

AssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 10

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Theology and Religious Vocations 2

Bible Bachelor 92 graduates
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other Master 5 graduates

Psychology 2

Psychology, General Bachelor 34 graduates
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, Other Master 20 graduates

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1

General Studies Associate Online option 20 graduates

Business, Management and Marketing 3

Organizational Leadership Bachelor 9 graduates
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other Bachelor 4 graduates
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Master Online option 2 graduates

Education 1

Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor 3 graduates

Communication and Journalism 1

Communication Bachelor 2 graduates

Admissions

Admission policy: Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 74%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 144
Associate degrees: 20
Master's degrees: 27

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 556
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 512
Graduate students, fall 2024: 44
Full-time, fall 2024: 95%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 791
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 745
Graduate students, 2024-25: 46
Full-time, 2024-25: 89%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 87%
Men: 13%
White: 55%
Hispanic or Latino: 26%
Black or African American: 13%
Asian: 1%
International (U.S. nonresident): 3%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online: 1
Programs with a fully online option: 1
Online undergraduate programs: Yes
Online graduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 12%
Students taking some online courses: 4%
Weekend or evening classes: Yes

Campus and services

Setting: Large city
Academic calendar: Semester
Religious affiliation: Non-Denominational
Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
President: David Schroeder
Services and opportunities: Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training