TCNJ News
For Immediate Release
March 6, 2008
TCNJ applications hit record highs
EWING, NJ … Competition is fierce for a seat in the Class of 2012 at The College of New Jersey.
For the first time on record, TCNJ has received more than 9,000 applications for admission. In fact, roughly 9,700 prospective students have applied for admission to TCNJ this year. This is nearly a 20 percent increase over the number who applied one year ago and more than a 30 percent increase from 2006.
"We are so pleased and excited about the students who have been admitted for TCNJ's Class of 2012," commented Lisa Angeloni, dean of admissions. "Not only are these students incredible scholars, but they also bring with them extraordinary talents and passions that are not measured by standardized tests or contextual rank. These students have volunteered thousands of hours to their communities, have participated in the Junior Olympics, have overcome immense personal obstacles and have been leaders in their high schools and the communities in which they reside. This class gives me incredible hope for the future of this College and the world in which we live."
Typically, the College accepts 3,000 to 3,300 students to fill just 1,300 seats in the freshmen class. In the fall of 2007, TCNJ welcomed its largest freshman class in over a decade, with 1,316 students.
With recruitment goals to increase both in-state and out-of-state applications this year, the Office of Admissions is pleased by their success thus far. TCNJ received more than 1,000 applications from students residing outside the state of New Jersey for the first time in the College’s history. In 2007, TCNJ received 876 out-of-state applications.
About The College of New Jersey
TCNJ currently is ranked as one of the 75 "Most Competitive" schools in the nation by Barron's Profiles of American Colleges, is rated the No. 1 public institution in the northern region of the country by U.S. News & World Report, and is one of Kiplinger's Personal Finance's top educational values in the country. In 2006, the College joined an elite group of institutions when it was awarded a Phi Beta Kappa chapter. Fewer than 10 percent of the nation's colleges and universities share this honor.
