unitid 187134 · Ewing, NJ · public 4-year · suburb (large)
The College of New Jersey
- enrollment 2023
- 8,754
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
62%
19th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
7,105
62nd pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
21%
undergrads on Pell grants
19th pctl among public 4-years
completion
86%
finish within 150% time
97th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$38,860
98th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$27,646
after aid, aided students
99th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$73,323
after entry, Title IV students
93rd pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$23,250
81st pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $7,908 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k12%
- 30-48knot reported
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $106,390
- First-generation students
- 21%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $19,632
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.2× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 276 | $98,541 | $23,250 |
| Biology, General. | 137 | $72,463 | $19,500 |
| Psychology, General. | 134 | $65,599 | $24,905 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 99 | $58,713 | $26,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | 87 | $66,222 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 79 | $72,091 | $23,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 79 | $56,001 | $25,000 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 71 | $60,724 | — |
| Special Education and Teaching. | 68 | — | $25,228 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 67 | $98,401 | $26,204 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 63 | $64,467 | $20,500 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 62 | $73,847 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.