Montclair State University was founded in 1908 as the New Jersey State Normal School in Montclair. Today, it is the second largest university in New Jersey and a leading institution of higher education ranked among the top 200 national universities in the country by U.S. News & World Report. Designated a Research Doctoral University by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, the University’s ten colleges and schools offer more than 300 majors, minors, concentrations and certificate programs at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels to a total of 21,000 students. Situated on a beautiful, 252-acre suburban campus just 12 miles from New York City, Montclair State University delivers the instructional and research resources of a large public university in a supportive, sophisticated, and diverse academic environment.

The dynamic diversity of the University’s community has been acknowledged by the U.S. Department of Education through its recognition of Montclair State as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), and by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education as a “Top Degree Producer” among institutions that confer the most degrees to minority students, and its long tradition of civic engagement has been recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching with its Community Engaged Campus designation.