Former names | List
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Motto | Essayez (French) |
Motto in English | "Try" |
Type | Public university |
Established | 1855[1] |
Accreditation | MSCHE |
Academic affiliations | Sea-grant, Space-grant |
Endowment | $39.8 million (2020)[2] |
Chair | Elaine A. Rocha |
President | Michael Bernstein |
Provost | Jeffrey M. Osborn |
Academic staff | 821 (347 full time, 474 adjunct)[3] |
Students | 7,340[3] |
Undergraduates | 6,653[3] |
Postgraduates | 687[3] |
Location | , , United States 40°16′16″N 74°46′58″W / 40.2712°N 74.7829°W |
Campus | Suburban, 289 acres (117 ha)[4] |
Annual | Seal[5] |
Newspaper | The Signal[6] |
Colors | Navy Blue Gold[7] |
Nickname | TCNJ Lions |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division III – NJAC |
Mascot | Roscoe the Lion |
Website | tcnj.edu |
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,[1] TCNJ was the first normal school, or teaching college, in the state of New Jersey and the fifth in the United States.[8] 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.[9]
The institution is organized into seven schools, all of which offer bachelor's degree programs and several of which offer master's degree programs.[10] Emphasis is placed on liberal arts education via the college's general education requirements.[11] Much of TCNJ is built in Georgian colonial revival architecture style on a 289-acre (117 ha) tree-lined campus.