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Stockton University

Galloway, New Jersey·Public, 4-year or above·Mid East·stockton.edu
6-yr Graduation
69%
+17.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
8,631
peer median 10,187
Avg net price
$19,634
+$7.1k vs Doctoral/Professional
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
10,520
10,520 candidates competed
Admitted
9,357
88.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,453
15.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
69%+17.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
51%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
69%
Full-time retention
79%

Pell equity

8.0pp gap
Pell recipients
64%
Non-Pell
72%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 69 Title IV programs, 33 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 35 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
69
Passing
33
47.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.4% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.4%
+0.8pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

69programs
  • Passing33 · 47.8%
  • No Data35 · 50.7%
  • Failing1 · 1.4%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
4
Safe
29
No data
35

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

34
Criminology
Master's Degree · Social Sciences
-10.0%
$57,437 vs $63,816
Visual and Performing Arts General
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+11.4%
$40,199 vs $36,082
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+11.7%
$69,073 vs $61,854
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+14.0%
$41,137 vs $36,082
Ecology Evolution Systematics and Population Biology
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+24.7%
$44,981 vs $36,082
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+30.8%
$47,201 vs $36,082
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+31.7%
$81,478 vs $61,854
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+35.8%
$90,824 vs $66,899

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

28
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
82%
$71,750 debt · $88,032 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
65%
$26,692 debt · $41,137 earn
Visual and Performing Arts General
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
63%
$25,500 debt · $40,199 earn
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
59%
$41,000 debt · $69,073 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
54%
$44,250 debt · $81,478 earn
Ecology Evolution Systematics and Population Biology
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
50%
$22,468 debt · $44,981 earn
History
Bachelor Degree · History
47%
$25,080 debt · $53,745 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
47%
$24,624 debt · $52,809 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1975Next review Jan 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 8

Action history · 9

  1. May 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  2. Jun 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
  4. Feb 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  5. Sep 2019Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$13,774
$30–48k$13,665
$48–75k$17,407
$75–110k$25,434
$110k+$28,051

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$19,634
+$7,125vs Doctoral/Professional median $12,510
Federal loans
51.2%
In-state tuition
$15,532
Out-of-state
$23,420

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 3,829 students received $23.8M in Pell grants, alongside $46.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
3,829
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$23.8M
$23,779,651 total
Direct Loans
$46.1M
7,358 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

4k
20
4k
21
4k
22
4k
23
4k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$11.6M
2,839 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$12.5M
3,286 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$9.0M
513 loan awards
Parent PLUS$10.5M
582 loan awards
Grad PLUS$2.6M
138 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 2,313 borrowers who entered repayment, 43 (1.8%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.8%
-0.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,313
Defaulted
43
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.9%
2017
4.8%
2018
4.2%
2019
1.8%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Stockton

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs66
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,982 total completions
01Health Professions
48324.4%
02Business
39419.9%
03Psychology
20910.5%
04Liberal Arts
1939.7%
05Biological Sciences
1547.8%
06Security/Protective
1527.7%
07Public Admin
1407.1%
08Computer Sciences
1055.3%
09Communication
814.1%
10Visual/Performing Arts
713.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
8,631
12-mo unduplicated
12,036
Undergraduate
10,906
Graduate
1,130

Gender split

Men
39%4,652
Women
61%7,384

Race / ethnicity composition

White
57.9%
Hispanic
19.4%
Black
10.1%
Asian
7.4%
Two or more
3.7%
Non-resident
0.7%
Unknown
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
444
187 M · 257 W
Women athletes
57.9%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$6.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$5K
$8K
Head-coach salaries
$89K
$71K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
112 M · 124 W
$589K
Lacrosse
55 M · 28 W
$450K
Soccer
34 M · 32 W
$467K
Rowing
· 40 W
$224K
Basketball
19 M · 16 W
$468K
Baseball
32 M ·
$268K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.09
19 offenses · 9,080 students

3-year trend

0.712 yrs ago1.601 yr ago2.09Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
41
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
76
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
8
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
13

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
10
Rape
3
Robbery
2
Burglary
2
Aggravated assault
2

By location

19total
  • On campus17
  • Non-campus1
  • Public property1

Includes 11 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

21
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
13
Stalking
34 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Religion2
  • Race1
  • Gender identity1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons10
Drugs00
Liquor01

Residence-hall fires

  • Housing 12 fires
    CookingDamage $100-$999
  • Housing 12 fires
    CookingDamage $100-$999
  • Housing 42 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Housing 42 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Atlantic City Kesselman Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $100-$999
  • Atlantic City Parkview Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
340

Stockton vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Stockton selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectStockton University
69%8,631$19,634Doctoral/Professional
Kean University
47%75.9%13,905$12,168Doctoral/Professional
Ferris State University
56%91.4%9,959$12,202Doctoral/Professional
Valdosta State University
42%72.3%10,262$11,298Doctoral/Professional
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
50%81.1%11,775$12,817Doctoral/Professional
University of Central Arkansas
53%89.5%10,112$16,775Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median52%81.1%10,187$12,510

Frequently asked questions about Stockton University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Stockton.

What is the graduation rate at Stockton University?

Stockton University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 69% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Stockton University?

Stockton University reports a total enrollment of 8,631 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Stockton University?

The average net price at Stockton University is $19,634 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Stockton University?

Stockton University's yield rate is 15.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Stockton University located?

Stockton University is located in Galloway, New Jersey 08205-9441.

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