Editing The College of New Jersey

{{Short description|Public university in Ewing Township, New Jersey, US}}
{{about|the public research university in Ewing, New Jersey|the school known as the College of New Jersey until 1896|Princeton University}}
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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = The College of New Jersey
 | former_names           = {{collapsible list|
* New Jersey State Normal School (1855–1908)
* New Jersey State Normal School in Trenton (1908–1929)
* New Jersey State Teachers College and State Normal School at Trenton (1929–1937)
* New Jersey State Teachers College at Trenton (1937–1958)
* Trenton State College (1958–1996)
}}
 | image                  = College of newjersey seal.png
 | image_size             = 150
 | caption                = 
 | established            = {{start date and age|1855}}<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=https://tcnj.pages.tcnj.edu/about/mission/ |publisher=The College of New Jersey |access-date=2018-08-17 |title=Mission <nowiki>|</nowiki> The College of New Jersey |archive-date=August 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803223702/http://tcnj.pages.tcnj.edu/about/mission/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 | accreditation          = [[Middle States Commission on Higher Education|MSCHE]]
 | motto                  = {{lang|la|Essayez}} ([[French language|French]])
 | mottoeng               = "Try"
 | type                   = [[Public university]]
 | academic_affiliations  = [[National Sea Grant College Program|Sea-grant]], [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]
 | endowment              = $39.8 million (2020)<ref>As of June 30, 2020. {{cite report |url=https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx |title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and [[TIAA]] |date=February 19, 2021 |access-date=February 21, 2021 |archive-date=February 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221003510/https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx |url-status=live }}</ref>
 | president              = Michael Bernstein
 | provost                = Jeffrey M. Osborn
 | chair                  = Elaine A. Rocha
 | city                   = [[Ewing Township, New Jersey|Ewing]]
 | state                  = [[New Jersey]]
 | country                = United States
 | coordinates            = {{Coord|40.2712|-74.7829|region:US_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
 | faculty                = 821 (347 full time, 474 adjunct)<ref name='fif1314'>{{cite web | url = http://cie.pages.tcnj.edu/files/2014/09/Factbook_2013_FINAL.pdf | title = Facts & Institutional Figures: 2013–2014 | publisher = The College of New Jersey | date = 2013–2014 | access-date = 2015-03-20 | archive-date = April 2, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402134401/http://cie.pages.tcnj.edu/files/2014/09/Factbook_2013_FINAL.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>
 | students               = 7,340<ref name='fif1314'/>
 | undergrad              = 6,653<ref name='fif1314'/>
 | postgrad               = 687<ref name='fif1314'/>
 | campus                 = Suburban, {{cvt|289|acre}}<ref name='tcnjAtGlance'>{{cite web | url = http://www.tcnj.edu/~pa/about/glance.html | title = TCNJ At A Glance | publisher = The College of New Jersey | access-date = 2008-06-24 | archive-date = January 1, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110101035105/http://www.tcnj.edu/~pa/about/glance.html | url-status = live }}</ref>
 | free_label2            = Newspaper
 | free2                  = ''The Signal''<ref name="d403">{{cite web |last=Bitonti |first=Alena |title=The Signal |website=The&#x20;Signal |date=2024-11-11 |url=https://www.tcnjsignalnews.com/ |access-date=2024-11-14}}</ref>
 | free_label             = Annual
 | free                   = Seal<ref>{{cite web | url=https://library.tcnj.edu/about-the-library/archives-and-special-collections/ | title=Archives and Special Collections at TCNJ Library &#124; R. Barbara Gitenstein Library | access-date=January 5, 2023 | archive-date=January 5, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105160650/https://library.tcnj.edu/about-the-library/archives-and-special-collections/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
 | sports_nickname        = [[TCNJ Lions]]
 | colors                 = <br />{{color box|#293F6F}}&nbsp;Navy Blue<br />{{color box|#A67A00}} Gold<ref name='tcnjColors'>{{cite web |url=http://www.tcnj.edu/~pa/sg/offical_colors.html |title=TCNJ Official Colors |publisher=The College of New Jersey |date=November 2003 |access-date=2008-06-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080324005350/http://www.tcnj.edu/~pa/sg/offical_colors.html |archive-date=2008-03-24 }}</ref>
 | mascot                 = Roscoe the Lion
 | athletics_affiliations = [[NCAA Division III]] – [[New Jersey Athletic Conference|NJAC]]
 | website                = {{URL|https://tcnj.edu/|tcnj.edu}}
 | logo                   = College njersey logo.png
| logo_size               = 200
}}

'''The College of New Jersey''' ('''TCNJ''') is a [[public university]] in [[Ewing Township, New Jersey]]. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. Established in 1855 as the New Jersey State Normal School,<ref name="auto"/> TCNJ was the first [[normal school]], or teaching college, in the state of New Jersey and the fifth in the United States.<ref>[[#Jarrold55|Jarrold 1955]]: 1–6</ref> It was originally located in Trenton proper and moved to its present location in adjacent Ewing Township during the early to mid-1930s. Since its inception, TCNJ has undergone several name changes, the most recent being the 1996 change from "Trenton State College" to its current name.<ref>[[David Stout|Stout, David]].  [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/28/nyregion/trenton-state-gets-new-name-and-a-battle.html "Trenton State Gets New Name and a Battle"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510124125/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/28/nyregion/trenton-state-gets-new-name-and-a-battle.html |date=May 10, 2022 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 28, 1996. Accessed May 10, 2022. "Despite bitter protests from many students, faculty members and alumni, the trustees of Trenton State College voted 8 to 0 yesterday to change the school's name to the College of New Jersey."</ref>

The institution is organized into seven schools, all of which offer [[bachelor's degree]] programs and several of which offer [[master's degree]] programs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tcnj.pages.tcnj.edu/academics/schools/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121214232757/http://tcnj.pages.tcnj.edu/academics/schools/|url-status=dead|title=Schools & Departments - TCNJ|date=14 December 2012|archive-date=14 December 2012|website=archive.is}}</ref> Emphasis is placed on [[liberal arts]] education via the college's general education requirements.<ref name='TcnjLiberalLearning'>{{cite web | url = http://www.tcnj.edu/~liberal/ | title = Liberal Learning :: The College of New Jersey | publisher = The College of New Jersey | date = 2008-06-18 | access-date = 2008-06-25 | archive-date = June 30, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080630021126/http://www.tcnj.edu/~liberal/ | url-status = live }}</ref> Much of TCNJ is built in [[Georgian architecture|Georgian colonial revival architecture]] style on a {{cvt|289|acre|adj=on}} tree-lined campus.

==History==

The college was established on February 9, 1855, by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] mandating the creation of a state [[normal school]], making the New Jersey State Normal School the first teacher training institution in New Jersey and the ninth in the United States. Prior to this, then-[[Governor of New Jersey|Governor]] [[Rodman McCamley Price]] had actively promoted the notion of founding a training institute for New Jersey's teachers and helped to mobilize support among influential state leaders.<ref>[[#Jarrold55|Jarrold 1955]]: 6</ref>

For the first 73 years, the school was located in [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]] on Clinton Avenue. Beginning in 1925, the institution offered its first four-year baccalaureate degrees, and engaged in a transitional program of expansion. In 1928, a suburban tract of {{cvt|210|acre}} was purchased in nearby [[Ewing Township, New Jersey|Ewing Township]] and preparations were underway to relocate the college. The first building erected on the new campus was Green Hall, built in traditional [[Colonial Revival architecture|Georgian colonial style]]. The majority of buildings now on campus reflect Green Hall's architecture. In 1996, in a move spearheaded by its president, Harold Eickhoff, The College of New Jersey adopted its current name.

Programs in the graduate study were instituted in 1947, followed by accreditation from various national associations in the 1950s. The enactment of the ''Higher Education Act of 1966'' paved the way for TCNJ to become a comprehensive institution by expanding its degree programs into a variety of fields aside from the education of teachers. By 1972, 70 percent of entering students were selecting non-education majors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.campusexplorer.com/colleges/C8FC0CD9/New-Jersey/Trenton/The-College-of-New-Jersey/ |title=The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) |publisher=Campusexplorer.com |access-date=2012-06-09}}</ref>

; Names
* 1855 – New Jersey State Normal School
* 1908 – New Jersey State Normal School in Trenton
* 1929 – New Jersey State Teachers College and State Normal School at Trenton
* 1937 – New Jersey State Teachers College at Trenton
* 1958 – Trenton State College
* 1996 – The College of New Jersey

==Academic==
More than 50 liberal arts and professional programs are offered through the college's seven schools: Arts and Communication; Business; Education; Engineering; Humanities and Social Sciences; Nursing, Health and Exercise Science; and Science.

The College of New Jersey offers degrees in over 50 liberal arts and professional programs. TCNJ also offers a 7-year combined B.S./M.D. (Bachelor of Science/Doctor of Medicine) program for graduating high school students in conjunction with [[University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey]]. Admission into this program is highly selective. 

These programs are organized within seven schools:
* School of the Arts and Communication
* [[TCNJ School of Business|School of Business]]
* School of Humanities and Social Sciences
* School of Education
* [[TCNJ School of Engineering|School of Engineering]]
* School of Nursing, Health and Exercise Science
* School of Science

===Rankings===
According to ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]’s'' 2022 rankings, TCNJ ranked #5 in the Regional Universities North category.<ref name="U.S. News & World Report 2022">{{cite news |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/the-college-of-new-jersey-2642/overall-rankings |title=The College of New Jersey Rankings |work=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |publisher=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |date=2022-10-08 |access-date=2022-10-08 |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009182510/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/the-college-of-new-jersey-2642/overall-rankings |url-status=live }}</ref> U.S. News & World Report also ranked TCNJ #1 in ''Top Public Schools'' in the Northeast USA, #2 in ''Best Colleges for Veterans'', #7 in ''Most Innovative Schools'', #6 in ''Best Undergraduate Teaching'', top #100 in the United States in ''Best Value Schools'' as well as citations for high ranking [[engineering]] and [[nursing]] programs.<ref name="U.S. News & World Report 2022"/> ''[[The Princeton Review]]'', in their 2021 ranking, ranked TCNJ #47 for the "Best Value College".<ref>{{Cite web|title=The College of New Jersey - The Princeton Review College Rankings & Reviews|url=https://www.princetonreview.com/college/college-new-jersey-1023902|access-date=2021-06-03|website=www.princetonreview.com|archive-date=June 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603173355/https://www.princetonreview.com/college/college-new-jersey-1023902|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Campus life==
===Residence halls===
First-year students at TCNJ choose a room assignment in Travers/Wolfe Tower, Centennial Hall, Cromwell Hall, Norsworthy Hall or any room in the Allen/Brewster/Ely Complex. Second-year students live in New Residence, Eickhoff Hall, Townhouses East, and Decker Hall. Upperclassmen typically live in Townhouses South or West, or in one of the two apartment complexes; Phelps Hall and Hausdoerffer Hall. <ref>{{cite web |title=Residential Facilities |url=https://housing.tcnj.edu/facilities/ |website=TCNJ Housing |access-date=March 19, 2025}}</ref>Upperclassmen may also live in one of the various College Houses that surround the campus. While 95 percent of first-year students live on campus, only 50 percent of upperclassmen live on campus, instead choosing to live in homes and apartments surrounding the college.<ref>TCNJ Housing. (n.d.). In Housing at TCNJ. https://housing.tcnj.edu/facilities/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630205842/https://housing.tcnj.edu/facilities/ |date=June 30, 2023 }}</ref>

===Campus Town===
In 2013, groundbreaking began for The Campus Town complex. Consisting of seven buildings — Campus Town Clock Tower, apartments and recreation space — Campus Town was built by PRC Campus Centers LLC on 12 acres of property located on campus and it has 80,000 square feet of commercial space.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/9ksuyqqiU6U Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20140625023825/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ksuyqqiU6U&noredirect=1 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ksuyqqiU6U&noredirect=1|title=College of New Jersey Extended|date=10 December 2013|work=YouTube|access-date=29 May 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/campus-town-kicks-off-college-jersey-145700970.html Campus Town Kicks Off at The College Of New Jersey – Yahoo News<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116121801/http://news.yahoo.com/campus-town-kicks-off-college-jersey-145700970.html |date=January 16, 2014 }}</ref>

The Campus Town complex has space to house 446 juniors and seniors in one-, two- and four-bedroom apartments. Each apartment has a living room/dining area, separate bedrooms, one or two bathrooms depending upon the unit, a full kitchen with a dishwasher and a full-sized washer and dryer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.campustowntcnj.com/|title=campus town|access-date=29 May 2015|archive-date=January 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116075108/http://www.campustowntcnj.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Campus Town complex houses an 11,500-square-foot fitness center that replaced the college's 4,000-square-foot gym. The apartments and the fitness center are only open to the students, but the complex's retail stores are open to the public.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/09/christie_speaks_at_the_college_of_new_jerseys_campus_town_groundbreaking.html|title=Gov. Christie speaks at The College of New Jersey's Campus Town groundbreaking in Ewing|work=NJ.com|date=28 September 2013|access-date=29 May 2015|archive-date=May 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530023605/http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/09/christie_speaks_at_the_college_of_new_jerseys_campus_town_groundbreaking.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Barnes & Noble]] is an anchor tenant, with a 14,000-square-foot store. Other facilities include [[Panera Bread|Panera]], [[Jersey Mike's]], a yogurt shop, sushi restaurant, convenience store and brewpub.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/06/construction_on_tcnjs_50_million_student_housing_and_retail_complex_delayed_a_year.html|title=Construction on TCNJ's $50 million student housing and retail complex delayed a year|work=NJ.com|date=16 June 2013|access-date=29 May 2015|archive-date=May 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530011534/http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/06/construction_on_tcnjs_50_million_student_housing_and_retail_complex_delayed_a_year.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Entrepreneurship===
In the mid-2000s, TCNJ began to put a more concentrated effort on student entrepreneurship. Administrative resources were put toward counselling and workshops for students. The Mayo Business Plan Competition in April 2012 saw numerous student groups competing for $12,000 to launch their start-up businesses. The school has also held entrepreneurship events for local high school students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcnjmagazine.com/?p=5379|title=$ocial network|author=TCNJ's editorial staff|access-date=29 May 2015|archive-date=May 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530002743/http://www.tcnjmagazine.com/?p=5379|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Student life===
[[Fraternities and sororities|Greek life]] at TCNJ is governed by the Inter-Greek Council. The Inter-Greek Council recognizes 30 organizations; 16 sororities, 12 fraternities, and 3 coed organizations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tcnjigc.wordpress.com/ |title=TCNJ Greek Life |publisher=Tcnjigc.wordpress.com |access-date=2012-06-09 |archive-date=June 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603224910/http://tcnjigc.wordpress.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Brower Student Center===
The Brower Student Center (BSC) is the student center on campus; it was named after former president Clayton R. Brower. The BSC was built in 1976. The building is home to all of the student organizations on campus, as well as some dining facilities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Floor Plans {{!}} Student Life |url=https://studentlife.tcnj.edu/about/brower-student-center/floor-plans/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |language=en-US |archive-date=April 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405235338/https://studentlife.tcnj.edu/about/brower-student-center/floor-plans/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Museums and exhibits===
The College of New Jersey is home to the David Sarnoff Museum, formerly located at Princeton Junction. The collection detailing the life of NBC founder [[David Sarnoff]] is now located in Roscoe L. West Hall. Various art exhibits can be found in galleries at the Art and IMM building. The exhibits feature the work of student artists, professional artists and local artists. The exhibits are updated regularly.

<gallery mode=packed heights= 90>
File:Loser hall.jpg|Trenton Hall 
File:The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) 40.jpg|Front corridor to the Gitenstein Library 
File:The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) 3.jpg|Art and Interactive Multimedia Building 
File:TCNJ Social Sciences Building.jpg|Social Sciences Building  
File:GreenHallClockTower.jpg|Green Hall Clock Tower 
File:TCNJ The College of New Jersey fountain and building.JPG|The fountain at the Science Complex 
File:GreenHall.jpg|Green Hall 
Library TCNJ.jpg|Library
File:TCNJ Phelps Hausdoerffer.jpg|Phelps and Hausdoerffer 
file:Snake of Knowledge.jpg|TCNJ's mascot, "Roscoe"  
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===Campus media===

==== Publications ====
The Signal has been The College of New Jersey's student-run newspaper since 1855. It has won numerous awards, and has placed first many times in the General Excellence category (the highest category) for collegiate news publications at the New Jersey Press Association awards. The Signal is run almost entirely out of their office located on AIMM's second floor.

TCNJ Magazine is another publication, covering both current campus life and alumni affairs. The Perspective, an openly left-leaning student news booklet, is the school's newest publication having been first published in 2009. The Perspective received funding from the Student Finance Board, but so far has no established publishing schedule (as opposed to other campus publications). On the literary side, ''The Lion's Eye'' and ''The Siren'' are both student-made magazines filled with poetry, prose and artwork by students. The Seal was TCNJ's yearbook since its first publication in 1911. However, following the 2017 edition, the publication and student organization were discontinued due to low demand and incumbent debt.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tcnjsignal.net/2018/02/06/yearbooks-fate-sealed/|title=Yearbook's fate sealed|date=2018-02-06|work=The Signal|access-date=2018-04-28|language=en-US|archive-date=October 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007155307/http://www.tcnjsignal.net/2018/02/06/yearbooks-fate-sealed/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Radio ====
[[WTSR]] (91.3 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is the college's non-commercial [[radio station]] which services Mercer County and Bucks County, Pennsylvania while also broadcasting over the internet. The station began in 1958 as WTSC, but was approved for an FM license in the fall of 1965.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://dr.tcnj.edu/handle/2900/1355|title=TSC Radio Station Expands Facilities - Obtains FM License|last=Gould|first=Kathy|date=October 22, 1965|work=The Signal|access-date=April 28, 2018|archive-date=October 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007155308/https://dr.tcnj.edu/handle/2900/1355|url-status=live}}</ref> The station is fully student run and enlists the help of both students and community volunteers. The station offers traditional dayside programming while also offering a variety of specialty programming that consists of shows featuring folk/world, synth-pop, modern rock, metal, reggae, oldies, gospel, and more.

==== Television ====
Lions Television (abbreviated 'LTV') has been the student run television station on campus since 2008.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tcnjsignal.net/2008/02/20/sixnewshowsleadltvresurgence/|title=Six new shows lead LTV resurgence|date=2008-02-20|work=The Signal|access-date=2018-04-28|language=en-US|archive-date=April 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429092234/http://www.tcnjsignal.net/2008/02/20/sixnewshowsleadltvresurgence/|url-status=live}}</ref> Its studio and office are located in Kendall Hall and its content can be viewed online or on campus televisions on channel 2-2. The station board includes six producers (sports, news, music, comedy, pop culture and game show) who film, direct and edit content both in studio and around the school's campus.

==Athletics==
{{Main|TCNJ Lions}}
{{See also|List of college athletic programs in New Jersey, USA#Division III}}
The College of New Jersey has 22 varsity teams and 18 club teams, including multiple programs that have achieved national recognition and success. Its varsity teams are members of the [[New Jersey Athletic Conference]] (NJAC) and compete in [[NCAA Division III|Division III]] of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA). The college's [[mascot]] is "Roscoe the Lion."

TCNJ's varsity teams are the top combined first- and second-place finishers of all 424 Division III schools in the nation over more than 25 years.<ref name="athletics championships2">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcnjathletics.com/Pdfs/gen/2006/11/27/AthleticsAtTCNJFall2006.pdf|title=TCNJ Athletics Championship Records|access-date=2012-06-09|archive-date=March 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327031330/http://www.tcnjathletics.com/Pdfs/gen/2006/11/27/AthleticsAtTCNJFall2006.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
{{Main|List of The College of New Jersey alumni}}
<gallery class="center" caption="The College of New Jersey Alumni" mode=packed heights=135 >
File:Jamesflorio.jpg|[[James Florio]], the [[List of Governors of New Jersey|49th]] [[Governor of New Jersey]], graduated from [[TCNJ]] in 1962.
Image:Chris Smith, official 109th Congress photo.jpg|[[Chris Smith (New Jersey politician)|Chris Smith]], [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for {{ushr|NJ|4}}.
Image:Joseph Mussomeli DOS.jpg|[[Joseph A. Mussomeli]], the U.S. Ambassador to the [[Republic of Slovenia]].
Image:Holly black 2010.jpg|[[Holly Black]], author of ''[[Spiderwick|The Spiderwick Chronicles]]'', a series of children's fantasy books.
Image:Sheila Callaghan in 2007.jpg|[[Sheila Callaghan]], playwright and screenwriter.
Image:steve_d_guitar.jpg|[[Stephen Dadaian]], is an electric and classical guitarist.
</gallery>

==Notable faculty==
{{div col|colwidth=30em}} 
* [[Juda Bennett]] – English<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.pages.tcnj.edu/faculty-staff/juda-charles-bennett/|title=Juda Charles Bennett|access-date=29 May 2015|archive-date=January 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105011704/http://english.pages.tcnj.edu/faculty-staff/juda-charles-bennett/|url-status=live}}</ref> 
*[[Celia Chazelle]] – History
* [[Roy A. Clouser]] – Philosophy
* [[Allan Gotthelf]] - Philosophy (student of [[Ayn Rand]])
* [[Ellen G. Friedman]] – English and Women's & Gender Studies
* [[James A. Graham (psychologist)|James A. Graham]] – Psychology
* [[Jean Graham]] – English
* [[Nancy Hingston]] – Mathematics
* [[Xinru Liu]] – History
* [[Catie Rosemurgy]] – Creative Writing
* [[Jess Row]] – English
* [[Donna Shaw]] – Journalism<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.pages.tcnj.edu/faculty-staff/donna-shaw/|title=Donna Shaw|access-date=29 May 2015|archive-date=January 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108034901/http://english.pages.tcnj.edu/faculty-staff/donna-shaw/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Gary C. Woodward]] – Communications
* [[Daniel W. Crofts]] - History
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|area_footnotes           = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE%3D%2734%27&outFields=NAME%2CSTATE%2CPLACE%2CAREALAND%2CAREAWATER%2CLSADC%2CCENTLAT%2CCENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 11, 2022|archive-date=February 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213081535/https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE%3D%2734%27&outFields=NAME%2CSTATE%2CPLACE%2CAREALAND%2CAREAWATER%2CLSADC%2CCENTLAT%2CCENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|url-status=live}}</ref>
|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 1.17
|area_land_km2            = 1.11
|area_water_km2           = 0.07
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.45
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.43
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.03

<!-- Population -->
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/>
|population_total         = 3701
|population_density_km2   = 3340.63
|population_density_sq_mi = 8647.20

<!-- General information -->
| timezone                 = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset               = −05:00
| timezone_DST             = [[Eastern Daylight Time|Eastern (EDT)]]
| utc_offset_DST           = −04:00
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=GNIS/>
|elevation_m              = 
|elevation_ft             = 121
|coordinates              = 
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 
|area_code                = 
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = {{FIPS|34|72580}}<ref>[https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119221733/https://census.missouri.edu/geocodes/?state=34 |date=November 19, 2018 }}, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2806196<ref name=GNIS>{{Cite gnis|2806196|The College of New Jersey Census Designated Place}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|http://www.tcnj.edu/}}
|footnotes                = 
|pop_est_as_of = 
|pop_est_footnotes = 
|population_est = 
}}

'''The College of New Jersey''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) covering the TCNJ campus.<ref>[https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_2020_nj.html State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423172640/https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_2020_nj.html |date=April 23, 2021 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed February 1, 2023.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st34_nj/place/p3472580_the_college_of_new_jersey/DC20BLK_P3472580.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: The College of New Jersey CDP, NJ|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-24}}</ref>

It first appeared as a CDP in the 2020 Census<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 Geography Changes|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/table-and-geography-changes/2020/geography-changes.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref> with a population of 3,701.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The College of New Jersey CDP, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US3472580|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 13, 2022|archive-date=May 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529143841/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US3472580|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{US Census population
|2020= 3701
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=|archive-date=July 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706023553/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:34&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=Oct 11, 2022|archive-date=February 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201035615/https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:34&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

The school district covering the CDP is [[Ewing Township School District]]<!--UNI 04920-->.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34021_mercer/DC20SD_C34021.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Mercer County, NJ|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-24}}</ref>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''The College of New Jersey CDP, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – The College of New Jersey CDP, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US3472580&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=September 18, 2022|archive-date=September 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172827/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US3472580&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|url-status=live}}</ref>
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|1,872
|50.58%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|937
|25.32%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|14
|0.38%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|252
|6.81%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|1
|0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race Multiracial]] (NH)
|13
|0.35%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|612
|16.54%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''3,701'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}
{{clear}}

==See also==
{{Portal|New Jersey}}
*[[List of American state universities#New Jersey|List of American state universities]]
*[[Trenton Computer Festival]]

==Notes==
* {{Cite book| last = Jarrold | first = Rachel M. |author2=Fromm, Glenn | title = Time the Great Teacher | publisher = Princeton University Press | year = 1955 | location = Princeton, NJ | ref=Jarrold55}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website}}
* [https://tcnjathletics.com/ Athletics website]

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