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If you are seeking information on the colonial college known as "The College of New Jersey" until 1896, see Princeton University.

The College of New Jersey, commonly called TCNJ, is a four-year public institution located in Ewing Township, New Jersey which is a northern suburb of Trenton, New Jersey. It is located off of Route 31 and is enclosed by an on campus loop called Metzger Drive. It was founded in 1855 when it was established by the New Jersey state legislature. Originally located on Clinton Avenue in Trenton it did not move to the 210-acre campus in Ewing Township until 1928. It is usually ranked as the top public college in New Jersey and one of the top in the United States though as a publicly funded state school tuition remains relatively low. The College of New Jersey has a 4 credit system where students take 4 classes a semester. The college employs 324 full time faculty members. The College of New Jersey maintains a liberal arts curriculum with a combination of core classes and general education. TCNJ’s mascot is the Lion.

In 2004 The College of New Jersey was named one of the nation's top schools, according to rankings published in the 2005 edition of Barron's Profiles of American Colleges. This is the first time TCNJ had achieved the “Most Competitive” category.

Student housing

With an average of 6,000 total students, TCNJ accommodates about 4,000 on campus in 12 dormitories. Freshmen and sophomores are guaranteed housing on campus. Juniors and seniors enter a lottery to determine if they get on campus housing. Travers and Wolfe, commonly called T/W, is a ten-story building with two towers that is reserved for freshmen. Cromwell is a six-story freshman dorm. Decker is a six-story sophomore dorm. Ewing Township has limited all new buildings be at a height of no more than three stories. None of the buildings, except for T/W, Cromwell, and Decker, are over three stories.

Travers, Wolfe, Norsworthy, Centennial, ABE (Allen, Brewster, Ely), Cromwell, Decker, New Residence Hall, Eickhoff Hall (formerly Community Commons), Townhouse East, Townhouse West, Townhouse South

Lakes

There are two lakes on campus. Lake Ceva is on its north side and Lake Sylva is on its west side.

Former names

1855 New Jersey State Normal School
1908 New Jersey State Normal School in Trenton
1929 New Jersey State Teachers College and State Normal School at Trenton
1937 New Jersey State Teachers College at Trenton
1958 Trenton State College
1996 The College of New Jersey

Trivia

When new signs for The College arrived for the fall 1996 semester, they were misprinted, reading "The College of New Jesrey".
Princeton University was formerly known as the "College of New Jersey".
There are currently two other "Colleges of New Jersey": Ramapo College of New Jersey and the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.

Majors

External links

http://www.tcnj.edu/

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			: ''If you are seeking information on the [[Colonial Colleges\|colonial college]] known as "The College of New Jersey" until 1896, see [[Princeton University]].''

	'''The College of New Jersey''', commonly called '''TCNJ''', is a four-year public institution located in [[Ewing Township, New Jersey]] which is a northern suburb of [[Trenton, New Jersey]]. It is located off of Route 31 and is enclosed by an on campus loop called Metzger Drive. It was founded in [[1855]] when it was established by the [[New Jersey]] state legislature. Originally located on Clinton Avenue in [[Trenton]] it did not move to the 210-acre campus in [[Ewing Township]] until [[1928]]. It is usually ranked as the top public college in New Jersey and one of the top in the United States though as a publicly funded state school tuition remains relatively low. The College of New Jersey has a 4 credit system where students take 4 classes a semester. The college employs 324 full time faculty members. The College of New Jersey maintains a liberal arts curriculum with a combination of core classes and general education. TCNJ’s mascot is the Lion.		'''The College of New Jersey''', commonly called '''TCNJ''', is a four-year public institution located in [[Ewing Township, New Jersey]] which is a northern suburb of [[Trenton, New Jersey]]. It is located off of Route 31 and is enclosed by an on campus loop called Metzger Drive. It was founded in [[1855]] when it was established by the [[New Jersey]] state legislature. Originally located on Clinton Avenue in [[Trenton]] it did not move to the 210-acre campus in [[Ewing Township]] until [[1928]]. It is usually ranked as the top public college in New Jersey and one of the top in the United States though as a publicly funded state school tuition remains relatively low. The College of New Jersey has a 4 credit system where students take 4 classes a semester. The college employs 324 full time faculty members. The College of New Jersey maintains a liberal arts curriculum with a combination of core classes and general education. TCNJ’s mascot is the Lion.