The College of New Jersey
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 90 Title IV programs, 33 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 57 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing33 · 36.7%
- No Data57 · 63.3%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 7
Action history · 11
- Mar 2025Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Apr 2022Removal of Show Cause StatusCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
- Jan 2022Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show CauseCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
- Jan 2020Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- May 2019Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,840 students received $11.5M in Pell grants, alongside $38.0M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1,441 borrowers who entered repayment, 12 (0.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at College of New Jersey
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 11
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus14
Includes 7 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Townhouses South1 fireCookingDamage $0-$99
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
College of New Jersey vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions College of New Jersey selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectThe College of New Jersey | 86% | — | 8,141 | $27,646 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
| 34% | 98.4% | 5,429 | $16,053 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 44% | 90.1% | 9,942 | $18,745 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 70% | 70.6% | 5,981 | $18,173 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 72% | 61.6% | 7,898 | $18,809 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 54% | 90.8% | 7,467 | $21,331 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| Peer group median | 62% | 90.1% | 7,683 | $18,777 |
Institutions like College of New Jersey
Explore the federal data for institutions in College of New Jersey's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew Jersey
New Jersey City University
Grad rate34%Admit rate98.4%Enrollment5,429Net price$16,053View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew Jersey
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Grad rate44%Admit rate90.1%Enrollment9,942Net price$18,745View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew Jersey
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Grad rate70%Admit rate70.6%Enrollment5,981Net price$18,173View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew York
State University of New York at New Paltz
Grad rate72%Admit rate61.6%Enrollment7,898Net price$18,809View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPennsylvania
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Grad rate54%Admit rate90.8%Enrollment7,467Net price$21,331View data
College of New Jersey Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The goal of this policy is to enhance and streamline the IRB review process for multi-site research so that research can proceed as quickly as possible without compromising ethical principles and protections for human research participants.
Visit IR office page- Sandy GibsonChair, PhD, LCSW
- Marie TuscanoExecutive Director of Institutional Research & Analytics
- Tamra BiretaVice-Chair, PhD
- Diane BatesPhD (non-scientist)
- HeLen ChungPhD
- Maureen ConnollyEdD (non-scientist)
- Avery FaigenbaumEdD
- Lauren MaddenPhD
- Steffen Marcus(non-scientist)
- Jigna RaoCommunity Member
- Wayne StaubCommunity Member
- Carole KennerPhD, RN, FAAN, FNAP, ANEF - Provost’s Designee
- Garret VlietOccupational Safety Manager
Common Data Set
College of New Jersey's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C111,668 applied → 7,251 admitted (62.0%) → 1,568 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 62.0% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 1150–1330 (median 1240).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 25–31 (median 28).
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
Waitlist outcome
C2697 offered a waitlist spot, 14 accepted it, 7 admitted (50.0% of those who stayed on).
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $39,036 (2023-2024).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $39,036 → about $24,394 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($14,642); 39% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H140% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H558% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $36,482 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 85%; first-year retention 89%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 7 pts below the overall rate (78% vs 85%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I341% of classes have under 20 students; 0% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~25% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B21% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B17,073 undergraduates and 579 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D1843 transfer applicants → 615 admitted (72.9%) → 300 enrolled
Source publications
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