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	Recommended
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into TCNJ?

The acceptance rate at TCNJ is 62%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 58%, and the acceptance rate for women is 65%.

Average Test Scores

About 42% 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 580 and 670. Math scores were between 590 and 680.

TCNJ received ACT scores from 7% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 25 and 32.

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 student loan default rate at TCNJ is 0.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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 2020-2021, 1,124 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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.