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The College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJ 7,105 Undergrads 85.7% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$38,657
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$26,752
After Aid
Median Earnings
$74,873
5yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$26,752
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$74,873Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$79,651Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate85.7%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)19.8
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients22.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time97.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS87.1%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
62.3%
SAT Avg
1,246
SAT Reading
25th: 57062075th: 670
SAT Math
25th: 57062075th: 670
ACT Composite
25th: 262875th: 31
ROI Sensitivity AnalysisAssuming 4 Years to Graduation
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$644k
+$174k
+$158k
Median Cost$27k/yr
+$548k
+$78k
+$61k
Full Cost$39k/yr
+$505k
+$35k
+$18k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
29
∞
Median Cost$27k/yr
42
64%
Full Cost$39k/yr
55
13%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return116%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-27%
Program ROI Analysis
These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$111,509
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$352k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$75,531
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$78k
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
BachCIP: 1405
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$85,978
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$157k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$90,396
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$191k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$24,375
Earnings (4yr)
$93,977
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$218k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$68,654
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$105,377
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$305k
Computer Engineering
BachCIP: 1409
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$67,660
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,605
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,426
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$168k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$92,325
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$206k
Educational Administration and Supervision
BachCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,465
Natl Median: $47,433
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$102,333
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$267k
Engineering Science
BachCIP: 1413
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$58,866
Natl Median: $93,782
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$21,637
Earnings (4yr)
$56,905
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
BachCIP: 0502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$51,033
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (5yr)
$68,221
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,001
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,038
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$24,375
Earnings (4yr)
$91,736
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$201k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$22,835
Earnings (4yr)
$91,052
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$196k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$26,250
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$69,317
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$19,875
Earnings (4yr)
$62,397
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,722
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$104,369
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$298k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,260
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,767
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$59,328
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
Median Debt
$24,625
Earnings (4yr)
$62,281
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Master's Degrees
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$55,693
Natl Median: $62,689
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,769
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
English Language and Literature, General
MastCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,123
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$109,410
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$274k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,033
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$45,905
Earnings (4yr)
$63,083
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,121
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,613
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,611
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Graduate Certificates
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
Gr-CertCIP: 1302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,096
Natl Median: $77,692
Lifetime Value Added
+$81k
Educational Administration and Supervision
Gr-CertCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Gr-CertCIP: 5115
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,655
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Special Education and Teaching
Gr-CertCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,147
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,709
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.
Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.