The College of New Jersey Teaching Programs

Located in Ewing, New Jersey, The College of New Jersey is a public institution. The suburban atmosphere of Ewing makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

Where Is The College of New Jersey?

Contact details for TCNJ are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2000 Pennington Road, Ewing, NJ 08628-7718
Phone:	609-771-1855
Website:	www.tcnj.edu

How Do I Get Into TCNJ?

You can apply to TCNJ online at: https://admissions.tcnj.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for TCNJ

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into TCNJ?

With an acceptance rate of 64%, TCNJ does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 62%, and the acceptance rate for women is 67%.

Average Test Scores

About 46% of students accepted to TCNJ submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 670. Math scores were between 570 and 680.

TCNJ received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 24 and 30.

Can I Afford The College of New Jersey?

The overall average net price of TCNJ is $39,822. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At TCNJ, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $8,441 a year. That adds up to $33,764 over four years for those students.

The College of New Jersey Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,959 undergraduate students at TCNJ, with 6,781 being full-time and 178 being part-time.

There are also 630 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,781 full-time undergraduates at TCNJ, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of The College of New Jersey students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	778
Black or African American	370
Hispanic or Latino	1,137
White	4,106
International Students	59
Other Races/Ethnicities	331

Geographic Diversity

New Jersey students aren't the only ones who study at The College of New Jersey. At this time, 12 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 20 countries are represented at TCNJ. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at The College of New Jersey

In 2022-2023, 2,796 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at TCNJ has changed over the last few years.

The College of New Jersey Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Special Education	73	3	70	146
Elementary Education	84	0	29	113
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	61	0	0	61
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	55	55
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	10	42	52
Bilingual & Multilingual Education	0	51	0	51
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	46	46
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	6	0	29	35
Early Childhood Education	20	0	0	20
Urban Education & Leadership	0	0	19	19
Secondary Education	0	0	17	17
Teacher Education	0	16	1	17
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	14	0	14
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	0	13	0	13
Technology Education	12	0	0	12
Art Education	9	0	0	9
Education of the Deaf	3	0	0	3
Reading Teacher Education	0	1	2	3
Other Education	0	1	0	1
General Education	0	0	0	0
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	0	0	0
International & Comparative Education	0	0	0	0
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	0	0	0	0
Health Education	0	0	0	0
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	268	109	310	687

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Tomwsulcer under License

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