The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey is a mid-sized award-winning liberal arts college nestled in 1,600 acres of pristine southeastern New Jersey pinelands.

LOCALE -
From the Jersey seashore, 20 minutes. From Philadelphia, one hour. From New York City, two hours.

TOTAL ENROLLMENT (FALL 2000)
6,312 full- and part-time students
82% attend full-time; 18% part-time
Males 42% Females 58%
Resident students: 38%

FRESHMAN SELECTIVITY
45% of freshman applicants accepted
First-time, freshman class: 755

GRADUATES
Approximately 41% of Stockton graduates go to graduate school
Total number of graduates for fiscal year 2000: 1,512

FACULTY PROFILE
95% hold terminal degrees
Average age: 49

SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Since 1988, GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL ON THE ENVIRONMENT.

Named by the Carnegie Foundation and U.S. News & World Report as one of six "selective" national public liberal arts colleges in the United States.

Classified as a "highly selective college" by The Princeton Review.

For quality academics at affordable cost, selected by Kiplinger's as one of the "100 best values in public colleges" in the nation.

Environmental Studies and Marine Science programs were selected by Peterson's Guides and the Alliance for Environmental Education for inclusion in Education for the Earth, A Guide to Top Environmental Studies Programs.

Stockton was cited as one of New Jersey's ten "Architectural Treasures" by New Jersey Monthly (April 1999). Mentioned for its harmonious fit into the pinelands setting, our unique campus building design was created by renowned architects Robert Geddes and Michael Graves.

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