- The Inkwell
- New Jersey
- The College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJSuburb: largeZIP 08628Founded 1855
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1855
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- www.tcnj.edu
New JerseyPublic
The College of New Jersey
The College of New Jersey is a public college in Ewing, New Jersey, with 7,105 undergraduates. It admits 62% of applicants, graduates 85% within six years and costs $26,752 a year after aid.
85%graduate
Admission rate62%
Retention91%
4-year graduation74%
Pell Grant share23%
Federal loans41%
$26,752net price / year
62%admission rate
1246average SAT
85%graduate in 6 years
$79,651median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,036median debt
#215 of 1,704 for earnings#1,334 of 1,739 for lowest net price#120 of 1,738 for graduation rate#408 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $38,657tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $20,378
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $26,742
- Average net price
- $26,752national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,944
$30,001–48,000$14,176
$48,001–75,000$23,105
$75,001–110,000$28,591
$110,001+$33,182
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 62%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1246
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 570–670
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 570–670
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 26–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college62%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college91%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college85%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college23%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 85%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 74%
- First-year retention
- 91%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 85%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $65,819
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $79,651middle 50%: $59,930–$114,067
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,036
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$114,067
Median, The College of New Jersey$79,651
Lower quarter$59,930
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 7,105
- Part-time
- 2.3%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 19.8
- First-generation students
- 20%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 23%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 49%
- Average faculty salary
- $12,766 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,258
- Endowment, end of year
- $69,014,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White59%
Hispanic18%
Black5.9%
Asian10%
Two or more races3.0%
U.S. nonresident0.8%
Unknown3.5%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management23%
Education9.8%
Psychology7.9%
Health professions7.9%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.2%
Engineering6.9%
Communication & journalism5.6%
Visual & performing arts5.4%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 187134. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7726772.