The College of New Jersey
Ewing, New Jersey · Public · 7,105 undergraduates · tcnj.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
61%
of 12,793 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1140 to 1330
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$45,840Est.Estimate
$52,810 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at The College of New Jersey
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
61% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$52,810
a year in 2027-28, from a $52,810 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1235
Send your score
About 48% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1120, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
Source: Test-Optional at TCNJ | Undergraduate Admissions · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Nov1Other deadline · November 1, 2026
- Dec1Other deadline · December 1, 2026
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
61%
of applicants were admitted: 7,865 of 12,793 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 1/15.
Early Decision
Binding. 77% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
543 students were offered a spot; 12 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 50% of them sent SAT scores and 3% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1140 to 1330
Reading and Writing 570 to 670
Math 560 to 670
ACT composite 25 to 30
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160011%
- 1200 to 139951%
- 1000 to 119932%
- 800 to 9996%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$45,840
a year, in state
$52,810
a year, out of state (tuition $23,810)
- Tuition (in state)$16,840
- Fees$4,760
- Food and housing$18,310
- Books and supplies$1,270
- Transportation and other$4,660
The College of New Jersey published $43,290 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$12,944
- $30,001 to $48,000$14,176
- $48,001 to $75,000$23,105
- $75,001 to $110,000$28,591
- Over $110,000$33,182
Financial aid
41%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$15,917
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
20%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $4,884 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
36 of 37
Earn credit with a score of 3
8 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,680Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 1 | General Elective |
| African American Studies | 3 | 1 | General Elective |
| African American Studies | 4 | 1 | AAS 179 or AAS 180 |
| Art History | 4 | 1 | AAH 101 or 102 |
| Biology | 4 | 1 | College Core Science |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 1 | MAT 127 or MAT 125 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 1 | MAT 127 or MAT 125 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 2 | MAT 127 and MAT 128 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 1 | CHE 201 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 2 | CHE 201 & 202 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 2 | CHI 151 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 1 | General Elective |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 5 | 1 | POL 150 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 1 | CSC 220 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 1 | CSC 102 |
| Drawing | 4 | 1 | Art Elective or General Elective |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 1 | General Elective |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 1 | LIT 170 |
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 1 | LIT 270 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 1 | General Elective |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 1 | LIT 170 |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 1 | LIT 200 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 1 | College Core Science |
| European History | 3 | 1 | General Elective |
| European History | 4 | 1 | HIS 120 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 2 | FRE 102-103 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 2 | GER 102 -103 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 1 | HIS 187 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 2 | ITL 102-103 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 2 | JPN 151 |
| Latin | 4 | 2 | LAT 101 & 102 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 1 | ECO 102 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 1 | ECO 101 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 2 | MUS 261-262 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 1 | PHY 121 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 1 | PHY 122 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 1 | PHY 202 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 1 | PHY 201 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | MAT 119 or MAT 120, for placement purposes only | |
| Psychology | 3 | 1 | PSY 101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 2 | SPA 102-103 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 2 | College Core Literary Visual and Performing Arts and SPA 103 |
| Statistics | 3 | 1 | STA 115 |
| Statistics | 5 | 1 | STA 215 or STA 216 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 1 | General Elective |
| United States Government and Politics | 5 | 1 | POL 110 |
| United States History | 3 | 1 | General Elective |
| United States History | 4 | 1 | HIS 165 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 1 | General Elective |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 1 | HIS 187 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
85%
Come back for a second year
91%
Typical earnings
$79,651
a year, 10 years after starting here
- The College of New Jersey$97,164
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 25 majors here have earnings data.
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