by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Stockton University was awarded 206 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is natural resources & conservation.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Stockton State is ranked #628 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Stockton State held the #720 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Stockton State also holds the #14 spot on the Best Colleges in New Jersey ranking.
The acceptance rate at Stockton University is 85%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Stockton State is a good fit for you.
About 29% of students accepted to Stockton State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 630. Math scores were between 520 and 620.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Stockton University, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Stockton University is 48%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 78% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Stockton University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Stockton State for first-time, full-time students is 61%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 8,846 undergraduates at Stockton State with 8,427 being full-time and 419 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,716 | $15,182 | $21,350 | $24,874 | $27,657 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Stockton State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Stockton State, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $7,580 a year. That adds up to $30,320 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Stockton State is 4.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at Stockton University make the most money.
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Contact details for Stockton State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 101 Vera King Farris Drive, Galloway, NJ 08205-9441 |
| Phone: | 609-652-1776 |
| Website: | https://www.stockton.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/richardstocktoncollege |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/Stockton_edu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 422 | $36,920 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 350 | $23,421 |
| General Psychology | 201 | $28,379 |
| Criminology | 175 | $30,273 |
| General Biology | 165 | $23,379 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 110 | $37,007 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 80 | $33,753 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 79 | $29,484 |
| Social Work | 77 | $34,950 |
| Hospitality Management | 68 | $36,389 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 5,673 students took at least one online class at Stockton University. This is a decrease from the 9,580 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 5,673 | 791 |
| 2019-2020 | 9,580 | 3,589 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,905 | 336 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,500 | 333 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,496 | 277 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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