TCNJ's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of The College of New Jersey students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of The College of New Jersey students is 86.9%. Female students graduated at a rate of 88.6%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 84.5%.

86.9%

asian 92.2% 154 students
African American 74.1% 63 students
white 88.9% 827 students
unknown 73.5% 36 students
hawaiian 100.0% 5 students
hispanic 83.3% 165 students
International Students 66.7% 4 students
Mixed Race 57.1% 4 students

Drop Out

The College of New Jersey has an overall drop-out rate of 3.2% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 4.6% and 2.2% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

3.2%

asian 2.4% 4 students
African American 9.4% 8 students
white 2.2% 20 students
unknown 8.2% 4 students
hispanic 3.5% 7 students
International Students 33.3% 2 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of The College of New Jersey at a rate of 9.2% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 8.7%, and male students' 10.0%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

9.2%

asian 5.4% 9 students
African American 14.1% 12 students
white 8.5% 79 students
unknown 16.3% 8 students
hispanic 12.1% 24 students
Mixed Race 28.6% 2 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.7%

African American 2.4% 2 students
white 0.4% 4 students
hispanic 1.0% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$70,094	$70,009	$84,723
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$72,953	$75,946	$79,839
Accounting and Related Services	$63,294	$64,581	$75,229
Engineering Science	NA	$58,866	$72,488
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$69,124	$68,219	$70,528
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$50,470	$56,797	$69,170
Mechanical Engineering	$68,949	$58,402	$64,382
International Relations and National Security Studies	$37,082	$37,568	$55,146
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$49,256	$51,844	$55,056
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$30,767	$38,829	$52,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$49,849	$50,689	$52,427
Mathematics	$57,988	$49,058	$51,978
Political Science and Government	$35,201	$35,416	$51,777
History	$20,765	$37,208	$50,128
Psychology, General	$31,706	$35,060	$48,272
Communication and Media Studies	$36,796	$41,705	$47,789
Sociology	$28,860	$36,437	$45,833
Design and Applied Arts	NA	$43,426	$45,409
English Language and Literature, General	$34,126	$37,568	$43,545
Fine and Studio Arts	$28,767	$36,938	$41,067
Biology, General	$18,233	$20,140	NA
Chemistry	NA	$38,289	NA
Economics	$59,803	$52,107	NA
Computer Engineering	NA	$67,660	NA
Civil Engineering	$65,396	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$58,144	$62,632	$63,542
Special Education and Teaching	$57,154	$58,568	$60,548
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	NA	$55,512	$56,163
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$56,262	$56,302	$50,662
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$50,201	$51,169	$49,932
Education, General	NA	$55,693	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$52,619	NA	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	NA	$64,493	$70,181

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