The College of New Jersey Description:
Admissions Data (2007):
- Percent of Applicants Admitted: 46.5%
- Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
- SAT Critical Reading: 560 / 650
- SAT Math: 580 / 680
- SAT Writing: 560 / 660
- ACT Composite: - / -
- ACT English: - / -
- ACT Math: - / -
Enrollment (2007):
- Total Enrollment: 6,964 (6,205 undergraduates)
- Gender Breakdown: 41.6% Male / 58.4% Female
- 97.1% Full-time
Costs (2007 - 08):
- Tuition and Fees: $11,307 (in-state); $18,630 (out-of-state)
- Books: $1,000
- Room and Board: $9,242
- Other Expenses: $2,200
- Total Cost: $23,749 (in-state); $30,972 (out-of-state)
The College of New Jersey Financial Aid (2006 - 07):
- Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 81%
- Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid
- Federal Grants: 4%
- State / Local Grants: 40%
- Institutional Grants: 53%
- Loans: 40%
- Average Amount of Aid
- Federal Grants: $3,408
- State / Local Grants: $3,066
- Institutional Grants: $6,128
- Loans: $4,713
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The College of New Jersey Mission Statement:
"The College of New Jersey, founded in 1855 as the New Jersey State Normal School, is primarily an undergraduate and residential college with targeted graduate programs. TCNJ's exceptional students, teacher-scholars, staff, alumni, and board members constitute a diverse community of learners, dedicated to free inquiry and open exchange, to excellence in teaching, creativity, scholarship, and citizenship, and to the transformative power of education in a highly competitive institution. The College prepares students to excel in their chosen fields and to create, preserve and transmit knowledge, arts and wisdom. Proud of its public service mandate to educate leaders of New Jersey and the nation, The College will be a national exemplar in the education of those who seek to sustain and advance the communities in which they live."
