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Stockton University Data & Information Overview

206 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
85% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Stockton University Ranked?

#628 Best Colleges in Nation
#14 Best Colleges in NJ
Natural Resources & Conservation Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Stockton University was awarded 206 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is natural resources & conservation.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Stockton State is ranked #628 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Stockton State held the #720 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Stockton State also holds the #14 spot on the Best Colleges in New Jersey ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Stockton State?

85% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
29% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Stockton University is 85%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Stockton State is a good fit for you.

Average Test Scores

About 29% of students accepted to Stockton State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 630. Math scores were between 520 and 620.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Stockton University  ( 530 to 630 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Stockton University  ( 520 to 620 )
200
800
Stockton State received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 22 and 27.

ACT Composite Scores for Stockton University  ( 22 to 27 )
1
36

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Stockton University Faculty

17 to 1 Student to Faculty
48% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Stockton University, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Stockton University is 48%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  48 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Stockton University

78% Freshmen Retention
61% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 78% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Stockton University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  78 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Stockton State for first-time, full-time students is 61%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  61 out of 100
0
100

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Stockton University Undergraduate Student Diversity

8,427 Full-Time Undergraduates
35.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
60.2% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 8,846 undergraduates at Stockton State with 8,427 being full-time and 419 being part-time.

How Much Does Stockton University Cost?

$21,404 Net Price
61% Take Out Loans
$30,320 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Stockton State is $21,404. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Stockton State

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$14,716 $15,182 $21,350 $24,874 $27,657

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Stockton State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Stockton State, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $7,580 a year. That adds up to $30,320 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Stockton State is 4.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Stockton State Graduates Make?

$51,729 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Stockton State with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $51,729 in their early years. That's great news for Stockton State students since it is 22% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Stockton University

New Jersey State
8,427 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Stockton University is a public institution located in Galloway, New Jersey. Galloway is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

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Contact details for Stockton State are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 101 Vera King Farris Drive, Galloway, NJ 08205-9441
Phone: 609-652-1776
Website: https://www.stockton.edu/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/richardstocktoncollege
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Stockton_edu

Stockton University Majors

44 Majors With Completions
2,281 Undergraduate Degrees
363 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 44 majors graduated from Stockton University. Of these students, 2,281 received undergraduate degrees and 363 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 422 $36,920
Health Sciences & Services 350 $23,421
General Psychology 201 $28,379
Criminology 175 $30,273
General Biology 165 $23,379
Liberal Arts General Studies 110 $37,007
Natural Resources Conservation 80 $33,753
Communication & Media Studies 79 $29,484
Social Work 77 $34,950
Hospitality Management 68 $36,389

Learn more about the majors offered at Stockton University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Stockton State

61% Take At Least One Class Online
8% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 5,673 students took at least one online class at Stockton University. This is a decrease from the 9,580 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 5,673 791
2019-2020 9,580 3,589
2018-2019 2,905 336
2017-2018 2,500 333
2016-2017 2,496 277

Learn more about online learning at Stockton University.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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