The College of New Jersey is a test optional school meaning you are not required to submit SAT scores with your application. The position on SAT scores from the school is "considered but not required". If you do elect to submit your SAT scores, the following information is helpful to understand how you compare with other applicants.
The average composite SAT score for admitted The College of New Jersey freshman is 1230 out of 1600. TCNJ students have the 198th highest average SAT score in the United States. For perspective, a 1230 is in the 80th percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 1140 to 1320. The 75th percentile score is 1320 while the 25th percentile score is 1140.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by TCNJ but we estimate it to be around a 1050 total composite SAT score.
The average score for TCNJ students on the math portion of the SAT is 620 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 570 and the 75th percentile score 670.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 570 to 650 and the average score for The College of New Jersey students is 610.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at The College of New Jersey based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 51.3%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school, around 3.29.
An SAT score of 1320 or higher is very competitive at TCNJ and is a better score than three quarters of students who are accepted. You have an above average chance of acceptance, around 66% or higher.
Scores between 1230 to 1310 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. You have a good chance of acceptance, around 51% to 65%.
SAT scores between 1140 to 1220 are still in the middle range of accepted students a but a little lower than the average. You can get in and have about a 35% to 49% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 1050 to 1130 are on the very low end of the range where students are accepted. Scores in this range are not competitive with most other applicants but you still have a chance. We estimate scores in this range have less than a 34% chance of admission to TCNJ. SAT scores below 1050 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2020 starting classSAT Score | Admission Chances |
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1600 | 94% |
1590 | 93% |
1580 | 93% |
1570 | 92% |
1560 | 92% |
1550 | 91% |
1540 | 90% |
1530 | 90% |
1520 | 89% |
1510 | 88% |
1500 | 88% |
1490 | 87% |
1480 | 86% |
1470 | 85% |
1460 | 84% |
1450 | 83% |
1440 | 82% |
1430 | 81% |
1420 | 80% |
1410 | 79% |
1400 | 78% |
1390 | 77% |
1380 | 75% |
1370 | 74% |
1360 | 72% |
1350 | 71% |
1340 | 70% |
1330 | 68% |
1320 | 66% |
1310 | 65% |
1300 | 63% |
1290 | 61% |
1280 | 60% |
1270 | 58% |
1260 | 56% |
1250 | 55% |
1240 | 53% |
1230 | 51% |
1220 | 49% |
1210 | 47% |
1200 | 46% |
1190 | 44% |
1180 | 42% |
1170 | 40% |
1160 | 39% |
1150 | 37% |
1140 | 35% |
1130 | 34% |
1120 | 32% |
1110 | 31% |
1100 | 29% |
1090 | 28% |
1080 | 26% |
1070 | 25% |
1060 | 24% |
1050 | 22% |
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Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=187134 IPEDS survey data for The College of New Jersey.