TCNJ Tops NJ Colleges in Kiplinger’s '07 “Best Value” Ranking

The College of New Jersey is ranked as the 22nd best value in public higher education, according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine. The ranking, which appears in the publication's February issue, is part of Kiplinger’s annual report on the “100 Best Values in Public Colleges.”

Of the four New Jersey institutions that made the list, TCNJ ranks the highest. Other New Jersey schools earning the distinction include Rutgers University (#39), Ramapo College of New Jersey (#66), and Rowan University (#81).

TCNJ’s #22 ranking is for in-state tuition, but the College also ranks high (#5 nationally) as a bargain for out-of-state students.

Per semester, undergraduate in-state tuition and fees at TCNJ for the 2006-2007 academic year are $5,388. Undergraduate out-of-state tuition and fees are $8,661.

Selected from a pool of over 500 public four-year colleges and universities, the schools on the Kiplinger’s list were ranked according to academic quality, cost, and financial aid. For more information on the ranking methodology, visit http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/colleges/.

This ranking comes on the heels of the U.S. News and World Report’s survey, which ranked the College as the top public institution in the north in the ‘Top Universities—Master’s’ category for the 15th consecutive year. The College was also recognized as one of the nation’s 75 most competitive colleges (and one of only five state-supported colleges on the list) in a 2007 Barron’s ranking.