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College of New Jersey, The

College of New Jersey, The
P.O. Box 7718, 2000 Pennington Road
Ewing, NJ 08628-0718

Official telephone: (609) 771-1855
Fax number: (609) 637-5191
Website: www.tcnj.edu

Screen last updated on: December 2016

The admissions information below is valid for the 2014 academic year.

ADMISSIONS OFFICE

Admissions officer:

Lisa Angeloni,
Vice President for Enrollment Management

Contacting the office:

609 771-2131
800 624-0967 (toll free)
609 637-5174 (fax)
tcnjinfo@tcnj.edu

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN APPLICATION PROCESS & REQUIREMENTS

Is there an application deadline for fall?

yes

Priority filing date for fall:

November 15

Final filing date for fall:

January 15

Freshmen are accepted for terms other than fall:

yes

Percent of freshmen who enter in terms other than fall:

Application fee:

$75

Can the application fee be waived?

yes

Are refunds available on the application fee?

Is the Common Application form accepted?

yes

Supplemental forms required for those using Common Application:

yes

High school graduation is:

required, GED is accepted

A general college preparatory program is:

recommended

Campus visit is:

recommended

Interview is:

neither required nor recommended

Off-campus interview:

not available

Standardized test requirements:

SAT I or ACT required, SAT II not used

School's test preference:

SAT I

Aside from admissions, test scores are used for:

counseling, placement

Dates test scores should be received:

February 15 for SAT I/ACT

High school units required or recommended:

English:	4 required, 4 recommended
Foreign language:	2 required, 3 recommended
Lab:	2 required, 3 recommended
Math:	3 required, 3 recommended
Science:	3 required, 3 recommended
Social studies:	2 required, 3 recommended
Total:	18 required, 20 recommended

Special requirements for admission to specific programs:

Portfolio required of art program applicants.
Audition required of music program applicants.

Special programs/policies for applicants not normally admissible:

EOP

School has formalized early decision program:

yes

Early decision application deadline:

November 1

Number of early decision applications submitted:

481

Number of early decision applications accepted:

340 (71%)

School has early action program:

School has concurrent enrollment program for high school:

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN SELECTION PROCESS

Academic criteria:

secondary school report very important
class rank very important
recommendations important
standardized test scores very important
essay important

Nonacademic criteria:

interview not considered
extracurricular activities very important
particular talent/ability important
character/personal qualities important
alumni/ae relationship considered
geographical residence important
state residency important
religious affiliation/commitment not considered
minority affiliation considered
volunteer work very important
work experience considered

Admissions is need blind:

yes

Percent of freshmen who submitted class rank:

54%

Average SAT I:

610 verbal, 633 math, 1860 combined

Combined ACT middle 50% range:

24 - 29

Test taken by majority of applicants:

SAT I

Percent of accepted applicants who submitted SAT I scores:

93%

Percent of accepted applicants who submitted ACT score:

23%

UNDERGRADUATE NOTIFICATION FOR FALL TERM

Notification of admission:

by April 1

Acceptance of admission:

must accept by May 1 or within 3 weeks if notified thereafter

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN ENROLLMENT

Number of completed applications received:

10,937

Number of applicants offered admission:

5,356 (49%)

Number of applicants offered admission who enrolled:

1,417 (26%)

School has a waiting list policy:

yes

Number of students put on waiting list:

1,715

Number accepting place on waiting list:

520 (30%)

Number of those on waiting list who were enrolled:

238 (46%)

Percent of freshmen who came from public schools:

70%

Percent of freshmen who came from out of state:

Tuition deposit amount:

$600, nonrefundable

Admission may be deferred:

yes, up to 2 semesters

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