The College Of New Jersey

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Established on February 9, 1855, The College of New Jersey is spread across an area of more than 280 acres in Ewing Township, New Jersey. In 1930, the college moved to its present location. Prior to that, it was located in Trenton proper. TCNJ was ranked as the best masters degree level public university in the northern United States by the US News and World Report in 2008. The college is organized into several schools:

• School of Arts and Communication
• School of Business
• School of Culture and Society
• School of Education
• School of Engineering
• School of Nursing, Health & Exercise Science
• School of Science

TCNJ officially recognizes more than 15 sororities and 12 fraternities. Some of these are Alpha Chi Rho, Mu Sigma Upsilon, Lambda Theta Phi, Sigma Gamma Rho, Zeta Tau Alpha, Alpha Phi Omega, Theta Phi Alpha, Alpha Psi Chi Fraternity, Alpha Psi Omega, Zeta Phi Beta, Alpha Nu Omega Sorority, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Phi Kappa Psi and Chi Upsilon Sigma.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching and mathematics.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• Selective admissions.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

The College Of New Jersey participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 77% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 6,949 in 2009-2010 (6,772 full-time equivalent).

About 44% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 56% of the class.

Undergrads are 67% of enrolled students and graduate students are 33%.

Students under 25 years old represent 89% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

The College Of New Jersey provides on-campus housing for 3,626 of its 6,772 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the New Jersey Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The College Of New Jersey offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (7 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (253 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (25 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer and Information Sciences

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (824 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Bilingual and Multilingual Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Physics Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (73 awarded)

• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering Science
• Mechanical Engineering

FINE ARTS (3 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LIBERAL ARTS (305 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (27 awarded)

• Mathematics

MUSIC (32 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (72 awarded)

• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (40 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art
• Intermedia/Multimedia

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (11 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (142 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (57 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (130 awarded)

• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Psychology
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling