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National Ranking |
| College Participation |
|
| College
participation of students from low-income families |
1st |
| Percent of
ninth-graders graduating from high school within four years |
1st |
| Percent of
ninth-graders immediately entering college after graduation |
1st |
| Percent of those
who started college returning after their freshman year |
1st |
| Percent who
finished college with "150%" time (B.A. in 6 years; A.A. in 3
years) |
8th |
|
|
| Demand and Capacity to
Serve College-Bound Students |
|
| Net out-migration
(loss) of high school graduates attending college |
1st |
| Public four-year
college/university enrollment (capacity) per capital (1,000 residents) |
46th |
| Public four-year
college/university capacity per 100 high school completers |
50th |
| Number of institutions of higher
education (59) |
28th |
| Total population of the state |
11th |
| Projected change 2002-2017 in
number of high school graduates |
NJ - 13.7%
US - 8% |
|
Admissions Data for
Eight Traditional Institutions
The College of New Jersey, Kean University,
Montclair State University, New Jersey City University, Ramapo College of
New Jersey, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Rowan University and
William Paterson University (combined). Thomas Edison State College
students are all part-time. |
|
|
| Number of applications
for first-time, full-time freshman enrollment |
50,861 |
|
| Estimated number of applicants
for first-time, full-time freshman enrollment |
22,000 |
|
| Estimated number of openings for
first-time, full-time freshman enrollment |
10,500 |
|
| State and Local
Spending on Education |
|
|
| K-12 spending per
capita |
|
5th |
| K-12 spending per pupil |
|
3rd |
| Higher education spending per
capita |
|
32nd |
| Higher education spending as
percent of general spending? |
|
42nd |
| Higher education spending per
$1,000 personal income |
|
43rd |
| Increases in appropriations for
higher education, FY 2006-FY2007 |
|
50th |
| Tuition, Fees and
Student Aid |
|
|
| Tuition and fees charged to state
residents attending public colleges and universities as full-time
undergraduates ($8,180 on average) |
|
2nd |
| Dollars expended on need-based
student financial aid |
|
7th |
Productivity
among public baccalaureate and master's
institutions
Defined as graduation rate/degrees attained, adjusted for enrollment and
funding |
|
3rd |
| Six-year state college/university
graduation rates |
NJ - 58%
US - 55% |
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