The College of New Jersey

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for The College of New Jersey

The College of New Jersey operates as a public institution located in Ewing, New Jersey (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 7,105 students of which 7,651 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. The College of New Jersey is categorized as “18” 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 62.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,246 and an ACT midpoint of 29. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $27,646, with published in-state tuition of $19,632 and a Pell grant recipient share of 21.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 85.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 91.3%. Graduates earn a median of $73,323 ten years after enrolling, compared with $62,649 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 203200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 81.2% 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.