Public · University
Thomas Edison State University
Trenton, New Jersey · Small city
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- Graduation rate
- $69,331
- Median earnings
Thomas Edison State University is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Trenton, New Jersey (small city setting), enrolling 6,707 undergraduates.
About Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. The first European settlement in what would become Trenton was established by Quakers in 1679, in the region then called the Falls of the Delaware, led by Mahlon Stacy from Handsworth, Sheffield, England. Trenton was a major manufacturing center in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. One relic of that era is the slogan "Trenton Makes, The World Takes", which is displayed on the Lower Free Bridge (just north of the Trenton–Morrisville Toll Bridge). (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small city
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 28 miles to Philadelphia, PA
- To the ocean
- 20 miles
- Nearest airport
- 5 miles to Trenton Mercer (TTN)
How Thomas Edison State University compares
Higher than 82% · #11 of 38 in New Jersey
Lower than 95%
Lower than 10%
Larger than 83%
Percentiles compare Thomas Edison State University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in New Jersey.
Student body
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate6,70790%
- Graduate76910%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women3,37350%
- Men3,33450%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White43%
- Black16%
- Hispanic17%
- Asian4.2%
- Other or multiracial21%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 6,707
- Graduate enrollment
- 769
- Student–faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 24%
- First-generation students
- 44%
- Students over 25
- 88%
- Median family income
- $34,693
- Endowment
- $12,775,967
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $6,838
- Out-of-state tuition
- $8,856
- Room & board
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- Books & supplies
- $1,700
- Total cost of attendance
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- Average net price
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Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
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- First-year retention
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- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $65,570
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $69,331
- Median debt at graduation
- $12,500
- Students with federal loans
- 24%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 47%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $50
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.1 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 3
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (7,544 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
Reported offenses in an average year
The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.
By offense type, per year
Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $69,331
- Typical debt at graduation
- $12,500
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 18%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 73%
Typical debt would take roughly 1.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $20,913 (35%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 86°F
- Winter low
- 23°F
- Annual rain
- 47.4″
- Annual snow
- 26.6″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Trenton State College, NJ US station (3.7 mi from campus).
What Thomas Edison State University graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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- —
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.