The College of New Jersey, founded in 1855 as the New Jersey State Normal School, is primarily an undergraduate and residential college with targeted graduate programs. The College maintains high scholastic requirements. Enrollment is about 6,000, faculty/student ratio is 12:1, average classs size is 21.
The College of New Jersey is located on 289 tree-lined acres in suburban Ewing. Ewing is approximately 5 miles from Trenton, the State Capital, and 60 minutes from Philadelphia and New York.