College of New Jersey

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Public
Non-sectarian
Undergraduate & Graduate
Coeducational

Undergraduate Tuition and Fees - $9,857 in-state, $15,120 out-of-state
Room & Board - $8,807

Founded in 1855 as the New Jersey State Normal School, the College of NJ is primarily an undergraduate and residential liberal arts college with targeted graduate programs.

The College of New Jersey (previously known as Trenton State College) is located on a 289-acre campus in Ewing, NJ, 5 miles north of Trenton and about an hour north of Philadelphia.

The College has 39 major buildings, including a state-of-the-art library; 14 residence halls that accommodate 3,600 students; an award-winning student center; more than 20 academic computer laboratories; a full range of laboratories for nursing, microscopy, science, and technology; a music building with a 300-seat concert hall; and a collegiate recreation and athletic facilities complex.

The College of New Jersey is ranked as the top public institution of higher learning in New Jersey whose highest degree is a Master's degree, and repeatedly ranks high in national surveys comparing institutions of higher learning

More than fifty liberal arts and professional programs are now offered through the College's seven schools: Art Media & Music, Business, Culture & Society, Education, Engineering, Science & Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science.

The most popular undergraduate majors are Business administration and management, Psychology, Biology/biological sciences, Elementary education and teaching and Criminal justice/law enforcement administration.

The current undergraduate enrollment is about 5,726 full-time students and 169 part-time students. There are approximately 900 graduate students.

There is a 341 full time and 364 part time faculty.

The student to teacher ratio of 12:1.

Universities-Master's (North): 5
Overall score: 82
Average freshman retention rate: 95%
2006 graduation rate: (Predicted) 82%

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