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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 financial aid information below is valid for the 2014 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Wilbert Casaine,
Executive Director, Financial Aid and Student Success
Contacting the office: 609 771-2211
609 637-5154 (fax)
osfa@tcnj.edu
FAFSA number: 002642

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $15,793; $26,971 out-of-state
Book fees: $1,200
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,379
Other expenses: Transportation, personal.
Combined room and board expenses: $12,881

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1yesN/A

Date award notification begins: June 1
Applied for financial aid:
87% of first-year students
73% of full-time undergraduates
48% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
64% of first-year students
72% of full-time undergraduates
71% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
91% of first-year students
94% of full-time undergraduates
77% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
41% of first-year students
41% of full-time undergraduates
49% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
72% of first-year students
79% of full-time undergraduates
63% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
31% of first-year students
27% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
9% of first-year students
12% of full-time undergraduates
8% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
42% for first-year students
46% for full-time undergraduates
43% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$11,065 for first-year students
$11,106 for full-time undergraduates
$4,155 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$14,316 for first-year students
$12,074 for full-time undergraduates
$2,384 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,709 for first-year students
$4,763 for full-time undergraduates
$4,497 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,632 for first-year students
$4,695 for full-time undergraduates
$4,497 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
11% of first-year students
8% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$4,550 for first-year students
$5,330 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$0 for first-year students
$0 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 23%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • Federal Nursing Loans
  • State Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: yes
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 60%
Average student debt upon graduation: $33,635
Types of payment plans:
  • school's own payment plan(s)
  • payment plan.
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • special achievements/activities
  • ROTC scholarships

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