Where They Went

James Caldwell High School

West Caldwell, NJ · Public · Grades 9–12 · 789 students

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Went to college

Class of 2022 · within 16 months
87–89% #11 of 37 in Essex County · New Jersey 75–77%
At four-year colleges93%7% at two-year colleges
Left New Jersey57%43% stayed in state
At private colleges39%61% at public colleges
Class of 2023, by fall86–89%91% of them at four-year

Source: NJ Department of Education, 2022–23 School Performance Report ↗ · National Student Clearinghouse records. The state publishes the rate as a range because a few students can't be matched.

Plans after graduation

Class of 2025 · as the school reports them
Four-year college78%
Two-year college9%
Full-time job5%
Military1%
Other7%
ClassGraduatesFour-yearTwo-year
2025—78%9%
2024—87%7%

Source: James Caldwell High School School Profile 2025-2026 ↗

Which colleges

C · Enrollments, names only

James Caldwell High School publishes where graduates enrolled, college names only.

Where graduates enrolled, names only · Class of 2025

79Colleges on the list
2Admit under 20%
15In New Jersey
21States
  1. American InstituteNot matched to the federal college list
  2. Arcadia UniversityGlenside, PA · Private · admits 78%
  3. Artistic AcademyNot matched to the federal college list
  4. Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA · Private · admits 58%
  5. Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA · Private · admits 17%
  6. Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA · Private · admits 39%
  7. Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MA · Public · admits 88%
  8. Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA · Private · admits 33%
  9. Clemson UniversityClemson, SC · Public · admits 43%
  10. Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, SC · Public · admits 79%
  11. College of CharlestonCharleston, SC · Public · admits 76%
  12. County College of MorrisRandolph, NJ · Public
  13. DePaul UniversityChicago, IL · Private · admits 70%
  14. Drew UniversityMadison, NJ · Private · admits 73%
  15. Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · Private · admits 80%
Show all 79 colleges
  1. East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, PA · admits 94%
  2. Essex County CollegeNewark, NJ
  3. Essex County CollegeNewark, NJ
  4. Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CT · admits 52%
  5. Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityNot matched
  6. Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL · admits 25%
  7. Fortis InstituteHouston, TX
  8. Hampshire CollegeAmherst, MA · admits 69%
  9. Hofstra UniversityHempstead, NY · admits 69%
  10. HoHoKus RETSNot matched
  11. Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN · admits 82%
  12. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD · admits 7%
  13. Jonkoping UniversityNot matched
  14. Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids, IA
  15. Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, PA · admits 96%
  16. Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA · admits 37%
  17. Lincoln Technical InstituteNot matched
  18. Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, MD · admits 84%
  19. Manhattan CollegeRiverdale, NY · admits 82%
  20. Marist CollegePoughkeepsie, NY · admits 63%
  21. Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, PA · admits 92%
  22. Montclair State UniversityMontclair, NJ · admits 91%
  23. Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA · admits 40%
  24. New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, NJ · admits 90%
  25. New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ · admits 66%
  26. North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC · admits 47%
  27. Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH · admits 53%
  28. Pace UniversityNew York, NY · admits 83%
  29. Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA · admits 55%
  30. Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT · admits 84%
  31. Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, NJ · admits 71%
  32. Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY · admits 65%
  33. Rowan UniversityGlassboro, NJ · admits 77%
  34. Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ · admits 66%
  35. Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, CT · admits 66%
  36. Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City, NJ · admits 89%
  37. Salve Regina UniversityNewport, RI · admits 70%
  38. Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah, GA · admits 82%
  39. Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ · admits 75%
  40. State University of New York at OswegoOswego, NY · admits 83%
  41. Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ · admits 46%
  42. Stockton UniversityGalloway, NJ · admits 86%
  43. Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, PA · admits 77%
  44. Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY · admits 52%
  45. Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · admits 80%
  46. The College of New JerseyEwing, NJ · admits 64%
  47. The College of Saint ScholasticaDuluth, MN · admits 97%
  48. The New SchoolNew York, NY · admits 57%
  49. The University of TampaTampa, FL · admits 26%
  50. Universal Technical InstituteNot matched
  51. University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT · admits 55%
  52. University of DelawareNewark, DE · admits 74%
  53. University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD · admits 45%
  54. University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA · admits 49%
  55. University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, VA · admits 24%
  56. University of ScrantonScranton, PA · admits 84%
  57. University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC · admits 64%
  58. University of South FloridaTampa, FL · admits 44%
  59. University of TorontoNot matched
  60. University of VermontBurlington, VT · admits 60%
  61. Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA · admits 23%
  62. Virginia Military InstituteLexington, VA · admits 71%
  63. West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, PA · admits 88%
  64. West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, WV · admits 88%

From James Caldwell High School School Profile 2025-2026 ↗, read automatically; the school's document is the authority. Admit rates: IPEDS 2022.

Documents James Caldwell High School publishes

James Caldwell High School School Profile 2025-2026Where graduates were accepted, names only · Class of 2026, Class of 2025, Class of 2024 Open ↗