TCNJ SAT Scores, Acceptance Rate & Testing Exceptions
TCNJ’s federal snapshot reports a 1140–1340 SAT middle-50% range, and TCNJ’s own fall 2024 count of 7,952 acceptances from 12,766 applications gives the same 62.3% acceptance rate. Its current policy is test-optional through 2026–27, with required-score exceptions for Nursing and seven-year medical programs, including Optometry.
Ewing, NJ · Public · Master's university
The figures above are the stored federal Scorecard snapshot, imported April 25, 2026. Its fields can cover different reporting years. Current university profiles below can describe a different cohort or applicant group.
Current admissions guidance for The College of New Jersey
SAT/ACT policy
Most TCNJ first-year applicants may choose whether to submit scores through the 2026–27 admissions cycle. Nursing and seven-year medical programs require official SAT or ACT results. TCNJ superscores SAT and ACT results across dates.
Application deadlines
Early Decision and Early Action applications are due November 1, with supporting documents due November 15. Regular Decision is due February 1, with documents due February 15. Seven-year programs have separate deadlines; medical and optometry applications are due November 1.
How to use your SAT score
- Start with the intended program. A Nursing applicant cannot use the general test-optional choice to omit a required SAT or ACT score.
- An Engineering applicant with at least 630 SAT Math can use the published calculus-placement route. That section score is a placement threshold, not an admission cutoff.
- For a general test-optional application, judge scores alongside the high school transcript. TCNJ’s historical range and acceptance rate do not estimate your individual chances.
Admissions details checked October 5, 2026. Verify policies before applying: TCNJ first-year requirements and deadlines · TCNJ testing exceptions and Engineering placement · TCNJ 2024–25 institutional profile.
TCNJ’s acceptance rate and SAT figures need a date
TCNJ’s 2024–25 institutional profile lists 12,766 first-year applications and 7,952 acceptances for fall 2024, a 62% accept ratio that matches the 62.3% on this page. Among first-time freshmen that fall, 39.2% submitted SAT scores; their means were 615 in Math and 618 in Reading and Writing.
The 1140–1340 range comes from the stored federal snapshot, imported April 2026. Its fields do not carry one shared reporting year, so it should not be relabeled as the fall 2027 class. A mean and a middle-50% range are different statistics; compare like measures.
TCNJ 2024–25 institutional profile: fall 2024 admissions and SAT means
The Engineering placement exception is useful
TCNJ strongly encourages Engineering applicants to submit scores for early math placement. Its published calculus threshold is 630 SAT Math or 27 ACT Math.
Students without standardized scores can take placement testing, and students with scores may also test to improve placement. Decide about admission evidence and first-semester placement separately; a 630 Math score does not ensure Engineering admission.
TCNJ’s published SAT average is historical
TCNJ’s first-year page says admitted students have historically averaged 1265 on the SAT Math and Reading sections and 28 on the ACT. It is a historical average, not a middle-50% range or a cutoff.
Use the 1265 average only for context. Judge your own total against the program’s testing rule first, because Nursing and seven-year medical applicants must submit a score.
Compare your SAT score
TCNJ’s historical federal enrolled-score range, not a fall 2027 profile: 1140–1340.
This is within the historical range. For Engineering, separately check whether Math reaches 630 for the published calculus-placement route.
This compares a score with a reported interval. It does not estimate admission chances, account for your section split, or determine scholarship eligibility.
How The College of New Jersey compares
- Its SAT rank in the stored federal dataset is #118 of 197 US colleges with published SAT ranges in this snapshot and #2 of 6 in NJ.
- Its 62% acceptance rate is more selective than 57% of the 197 colleges in the same ranked pool.
- Reported section midpoints skew 10 points toward Math (640 Math vs 630 Reading and Writing).
- Median earnings 10 years after entry ($73,323) are $10,257 above the $63,066 median across that pool.
- Out-of-state students pay $6,120 more per year than in-state students ($25,752 vs $19,632).
Tuition and outcomes
Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard. Documentation version September 2025; our snapshot imported April 25, 2026. Scorecard fields can come from different reporting years, and this snapshot does not encode one universal data year. SAT totals are rounded to the nearest valid 10 points. Tuition excludes room, board, fees, and books. Read the methodology.
Colleges with similar SAT scores
Ranked by proximity to The College of New Jersey's reported SAT midpoint. Similar scores do not imply similar programs, cost, or admission odds.
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| College | Location | SAT middle 50% | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Technological University | Houghton, MI | 1130–1350 | 92% |
| Queens University of Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | 1140–1340 | 62% |
| University of Illinois Chicago | Chicago, IL | 1130–1350 | 77% |
| University of Oregon | Eugene, OR | 1130–1360 | 88% |
| CUNY City College | New York, NY | 1070–1430 | 60% |
| University of Dallas | Irving, TX | 1120–1370 | 53% |
Questions about The College of New Jersey
Is TCNJ test-optional for Nursing?
No. TCNJ’s current test-optional policy requires SAT or ACT scores for Nursing and the seven-year medical programs, including Optometry. The general policy runs through 2026–27.
What is TCNJ’s acceptance rate?
TCNJ’s fall 2024 count was 7,952 acceptances from 12,766 applications, about 62.3%, and the College Scorecard snapshot used here reports the same figure. It is an institution-wide rate for one cycle, not a program’s admit rate or your probability of acceptance.
When are The College of New Jersey’s application deadlines?
Early Decision and Early Action applications are due November 1, with supporting documents due November 15. Regular Decision is due February 1, with documents due February 15. Seven-year programs have separate deadlines; medical and optometry applications are due November 1.