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College of New Jersey

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Ewing, NJ
Population 1,800,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,831
Men / Women 44% / 56%
White 56%
Hispanic 18%
Asian 11%
Black 7%
Mixed 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%
From State 95%
From Region 4%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 28%
Business & Economics 21%
Health Sciences 13%
Education 10%
Engineering 7%
Life & Natural Sciences 7%
Arts 6%
Physical Sciences & Math 6%
Computer Science 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $19,632
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $25,752
Est. In-State Cost $25,396
Est. Out-of-State Cost $33,313
10-Year ROI $219,000
ROI Percentile 88th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 91%
4-Year Graduation Rate 76%
6-Year Graduation Rate 86%
Transfer-Out Rate 10%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,620 (53%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (55%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 38%
Yield (Unbound) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $1M #346
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #429
Life & Natural Sciences $1M #451

Honors College

Name Honors Program
Students 1,000 (15%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 42%
SAT Range 1170 – 1300
SAT Math Range 570 – 670
SAT RW Range 570 – 670
ACT Range 26 – 31

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Arts and Communication 164 43% / 57% 0% $62,627 96%
Communication 62 50% / 50% 0% $72,091 85 96%
Journalism 15 33% / 67% 0% $65,697 79 100%
Art 41 20% / 80% 0% $56,001 62 96%
Art History 1 0% / 100% 0% $56,001 62 96%
Intermedia/Multimedia 31 65% / 35% 0% $56,001 62 96%
Music 14 50% / 50% 0% $51,981 53
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 309 65% / 35% 1% $98,504 97%
Accounting 53 66% / 34% 0% $98,331 98 99%
Business Administration 256 65% / 35% 1% $98,541 98 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 244 16% / 84% 0% $61,132 97%
Deaf Education 8 0% / 100% 0% $65,432 79 100%
Exercise Science 65 42% / 58% 0% $59,371 69
Early Childhood Education 12 0% / 100% 0% $58,713 68 96%
Elementary Education 85 4% / 96% 0% $58,713 68 96%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching $61,511 73
Special Education 58 12% / 88% 0% $65,432 79 100%
Technology Education 5 40% / 60% 0% $65,228 78 97%
Art Education 11 9% / 91% 0% $65,228 78 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Engineering 141 72% / 28% 2% $95,797 97%
Biomedical Engineering 22 45% / 55% 0% $90,223 96
Civil Engineering 26 62% / 38% 0% $92,097 96 100%
Computer Engineering 13 92% / 8% 8% $122,149 99 96%
Electrical Engineering 8 88% / 12% 0% $97,224 98 90%
Engineering Science 6 83% / 17% 0% $88,486 95 100%
Mechanical Engineering 35 89% / 11% 0% $84,253 93 96%
Computer Science 31 68% / 32% 6% $105,889 99 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Humanities and Social Sciences 389 36% / 64% 1% $64,979 97%
Economics 21 76% / 24% 0% $77,796 89 100%
African-American Studies 2 0% / 100% 0% $58,954 68
Anthropology 4 25% / 75% 0% $62,318 74
Criminal Justice 39 54% / 46% 0% $64,467 77 100%
English 69 19% / 81% 0% $56,415 63 93%
History 51 55% / 45% 0% $59,014 68 100%
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 0% / 100% 0% $60,001 70
International Affairs 12 25% / 75% 8% $75,393 88 96%
Modern Languages 5 40% / 60% 0% $60,358 71
Philosophy 3 67% / 33% 0% $58,575 68
Political Science 36 50% / 50% 0% $79,476 91 97%
Psychology 122 25% / 75% 0% $65,599 79 97%
Sociology 15 40% / 60% 7% $67,732 81 92%
Spanish 2 0% / 100% 0% $60,155 70
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 6 17% / 83% 0% $59,496 69
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing and Health Sciences 135 13% / 87% 0% $81,425 97%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 31 3% / 97% 0% $64,941 78
Nursing 66 12% / 88% 0% $98,401 98 95%
Public Health 38 24% / 76% 0% $65,388 78 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Science 207 43% / 57% 0% $76,282 91%
Chemistry 24 38% / 62% 0% $88,588 95 100%
Mathematics 54 56% / 44% 0% $77,172 89 92%
Physics 15 80% / 20% 0% $82,418 92
Biology 114 34% / 66% 1% $72,463 85 88%