The College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJ · Public · Large suburb · CNJ · TCNJ
Public institution in Ewing, NJ · 6,831 undergraduates · 62% acceptance rate · $73,323 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 7%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 10%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 12%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 13%Full-time retention
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $25,4581,503rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $18,6851,073rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $24,5681,046th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $37,0701,144th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,2501,033rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $73,323226th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $62,649198th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 85.2%136th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 90.2%235th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 62.1%434th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1247285th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 29132nd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 6,831378th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 20.1%1,700th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 37 mi (PHL)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EDNov 1
- EANov 1
- RDFeb 1
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $65
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 36 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $76,460 | $70,009 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $72,413 | $75,946 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $67,240 | $68,219 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $65,512 | $64,581 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $63,005 | $58,402 |
| Engineering ScienceEngineering | bachelors | $62,260 | $58,866 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $60,523 | — |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $57,318 | $49,058 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $54,009 | $56,797 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $52,107 | $52,107 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $51,333 | $50,689 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $50,320 | $51,844 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1855source
- Athletic nickname: "Lions"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Goldsource
- Mascot: Roscoe the Lionsource
- Motto: "(French)"source
- Formerly known as "{{collapsible list|"source
- Formerly known as "* New Jersey State Normal School" (1855–1908)source
- Formerly known as "* New Jersey State Normal School in Trenton" (1908–1929)source
- Formerly known as "* New Jersey State Teachers College and State Normal School at Trenton" (1929–1937)source
- Formerly known as "* New Jersey State Teachers College at Trenton" (1937–1958)source
- Formerly known as "* Trenton State College" (1958–1996)source
- Formerly known as "}}"source
- Athletic conference: NJACsource
- A [[National Sea Grant College Program institutionsource
- A Sea-grant]], [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Notable alum: Holly Blacksource
- Notable alum: Chris Smithsource
Athletics — 11 sports
NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Wrestling
- Field Hockey: 2014, 2011
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to The College of New Jersey’s 6,831 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NJ
- Thomas Edison State UniversityTrenton, NJ · 6,685 undergrads
- William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, NJ · 6,526 undergrads
- Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ · 5,924 undergrads
- Stockton UniversityGalloway, NJ · 7,770 undergrads
- Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ · 5,579 undergrads
- New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ · 8,762 undergrads
Elsewhere
- The New SchoolNew York, NY · 6,819 undergrads
- Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT · 6,811 undergrads
- Tufts UniversityMedford, MA · 6,804 undergrads
- Valdosta State UniversityValdosta, GA · 6,858 undergrads
- West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, TX · 6,771 undergrads
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main CampusIndiana, PA · 6,893 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitetcnj.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 187134)
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