The Richard Stockton College Of New Jersey

Location and Contact Information

Jim Leeds Rd
Pomona, NJ 08240-0195
USA
Main Tel: (609) 652-1776
Web Site

The campus is in a medium-sized suburb.

Overview

The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey is a public college located in Pomona, New Jersey. It was established in 1969. The college enrolls more than 7,000 students annually. It is a member of the New Jersey system of higher education. Stockton College was ranked among the nation’s top public colleges and universities in the America's Best Colleges 2008 survey.

Richard Stockton College of New Jersey boasts of an active student life. The campus is home to several cultural, honor and academic student clubs and organizations. Some of them are the Asian Student Alliance, Multicultural Connection, Education Club and the French Club. The college also has several fraternities and sororities.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in therapy and counseling, art studies, science, mathematics, and security and law enforcement.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Large number of students.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

  • The school is public.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Campus housing is available.
  • Students have meal (board) plans.
  • Students may study abroad.
  • Distance learning is available.
  • Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 10,940
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 16,623
Room$ 7,573
Board$ 3,121
Books and supplies$ 1,500
Other$ 5,231

Financial Aid

Stockton College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 87% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant60%$9,704
Institutional Grant49%$7,162
Federal Grant23%$4,219
Pell Grant23%$3,529
Other Federal Grant11%$1,461
State or Local Grant33%$4,066

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan64%$8,686
Federal Loan63%$5,131
Other Loan21%$11,273

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Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to The Richard Stockton College Of New Jersey:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Rockland Community CollegeSuffern, NY6,987
2William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, NJ10,256
3Christopher Newport UniversityNewport News, VA4,904
4CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeBayside, NY13,752
5Chandler/Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, AZ10,409
6Western Connecticut State UniversityDanbury, CT6,462
7California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, CA3,783
8Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, NJ5,847
9Paradise Valley Community CollegePhoenix, AZ9,105
10California State University-East BayHayward, CA14,167

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Bachelor1,75728
Master10912
Doctorate431

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  165
Without tenure; working toward tenure  90
Without tenure; tenure not available  8

Students

Student enrollment was 7,307 in 2009-2010 (7,064 full-time equivalent).

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

Undergrads are 93% of enrolled students and graduate students are 7%.

Students under 25 years old represent 76% of the student body. About 7% 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)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men60%
Women62%
All61%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal470-570
Math480-590
Writing480-570

Room and Board

Stockton College provides on-campus housing for 2,454 of its 7,064 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the New Jersey Athletic Conference for major sports.

International Study

International applicants are required to take the TOEFL exam.

Graduate School Focus

Stockton College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (69 awarded)

  • Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (362 awarded)

  • Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (39 awarded)

  • Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (21 awarded)

  • Environmental Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (238 awarded)

  • Educational/Instructional Media Design
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (61 awarded)

  • Social Work

HOSPITALITY (15 awarded)

  • Hospitality Administration/Management

LIBERAL ARTS (230 awarded)

  • Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures
  • History
  • Holocaust and Related Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Political Science and Government
  • Sociology

MATHEMATICS (40 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (95 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (56 awarded)

  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (15 awarded)

  • Public Health

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (16 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (18 awarded)

  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (19 awarded)

  • Philosophy and Religious Studies

SCIENCE (224 awarded)

  • Biochemistry
  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Geology/Earth Science
  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  • Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (150 awarded)

  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (241 awarded)

  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
  • Psychology