Stockton University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Stockton University

Stockton University operates as a public institution located in Galloway, New Jersey (rural: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 7,537 students of which 10,906 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Stockton University is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 88.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,139 and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $20,670, with published in-state tuition of $16,266 and a Pell grant recipient share of 42.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 70.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 78.6%. Graduates earn a median of $57,602 ten years after enrolling, compared with $48,223 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 364900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 68.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.