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The College of New Jersey Acceptance Rates & Admissions Statistics

What Does the Admissions Department at The College of New Jersey Look For?

Assess your admission prospects by studying the statistics from the latest freshman classes at The College of New Jersey, located in Ewing, NJ.

On this page you’ll find:

• What Admissions Stats Mean for You
• Selectivity of The College of New Jersey
• Acceptance & Enrollment Stats at The College of New Jersey
• Male to Female Ratio of Applicants
• Average SAT & ACT Scores
• Helpful Resources

How Admissions and Enrollment Stats Are Applicable to You

These admission statistics can help you understand the likelihood of being accepted. Compare your SAT and ACT scores to previously accepted students. If your scores are lower than average, you might consider retaking the exam or looking at schools that better fit your scores.

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Selectivity: How Many Students Get Accepted?

The selectivity of a college indicates how competitive the admissions process is.

Open Admissions	No
Selectivity of College	Moderately Selective (50-70%)
Acceptance Rate	62%
Application Fee	$65 (may be waived)

Acceptance & Enrollment Statistics

The College of New Jersey received 12,766 total applications. From this pool, 7,952 received admission offers, and 1,563 decided to attend.

Applicant Total	12,766
Accepted	7,952
Enrolled	1,563
Enrolled Full-Time	1,560
Enrolled Part-Time	3

Getting into The College of New Jersey is 62.3%. This level of selectivity means the school is fairly accessible. Gender-specific acceptance rates at The College of New Jersey: the female acceptance rate is 65% versus 59% for male applicants.

The enrollment percentage for The College of New Jersey is 20%. This indicates that 20% of those who received offers of admission registered. By gender, women enroll at a rate of 19% compared to 20% for men.

Boys vs. Girls: Who’s Applying More?

These charts illustrate the male-to-female balance among applicants at The College of New Jersey.

	Men	Women
Applicants	5,684	7,082
Admitted	3,375	4,577
Enrolled	678	885

Average Test Scores

Approximately 39% of admitted students at TCNJ provided SAT results (613 students).

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores for the middle 50% fell between 570 and 670. SAT Math scores ranged from 570 and 670.

SAT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Evidence-Based Reading & Writing	570	670
Math	570	670
Combined Total	1140	1340

TCNJ received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students (47 students).

When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 26 and 31.

ACT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Composite	26	31
Math	24	29

Additional Question to Ask

• A college’s selectivity gives us an idea of how rigorous the studies are, and how competitive the students are. However, not all students thrive in a competitive atmosphere, even if their grades are good. Does this college have the best learning environment for you?

References

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Tomwsulcer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.