The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey is a
nationally recognized liberal arts college offering
the individualized attention and hands-on opportunities you'd expect from a small, private college...at a public price.
About Students (Fall 2008)
- 7,307 full- and part-time undergraduate and graduate students
- 47% of freshmen applicants accepted for a
first-time freshman class of 850 - 950 new transfer students
About Faculty
- Noted for its distinguished faculty, including Stephen Dunn, winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, and Wendel A. White, awarded
a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2003 - 95% of our professors hold the highest degree in their field
SPECIAL FACILITIES
- Art gallery
- Astronomical observatory
- Campus radio station WLFR-fm
- Campus-wide wireless network
- Computer labs
- Carnegie Library Center, Atlantic City
- Computer conferencing network
- Emergency messaging systems
- Holocaust Resource Center
- Marine science laboratory, field station and marina
- On-campus child care facilities
- On-campus outdoor research lab: 400 acres, including fields and lakes
- Performing Arts Center
- Southern branch of New Jersey Network (NJN)
- Southern Regional Institute/Educational Technology
Training Center, Mays Landing - Sports Center
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
- Ranked among the Best Universities/Master's in the North by U.S. News and World Report for the second consecutive year, Stockton is among the top-15 public institutions (#12).
- Classified as "highly selective college" by the Princeton Review.
- Environmental Studies and Marine Science programs were selected by Peterson's Guides and the Alliance for Environmental Education for inclusion in Education for the Earth, A Guide to Top Environmental Studies Programs.
- Cited as one of New Jersey's ten "architectural treasures" by New Jersey Monthly (April 1999). Mentioned for its harmonious fit into the pinelands setting, Stockton's unique building design was created by renowned architects Robert Geddes and Michael Graves.
- Home to the 2001 NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Champions.
- The Holocaust Research Center fosters research in holocaust studies to honor victims and survivors of the Holocaust, and to educate present and future generations in understanding racism, anti-Semitism, hatred and oppression.
- Stockton student Kim Marino, 2003 NCAA Division III Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Women's Pole Vault Champion and record holder.
- Governor's School on the Environment, since 1988.
ACCREDITATION
Commission on Higher Education; Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The Social Work Program has been accredited by the Council on Social Work Education; the Teacher Education Sequence has been approved by the New Jersey Department of Education and the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification; the Nursing Program has been accredited by the National League for Nursing and is approved by the New Jersey Board of Nursing; and the Chemistry Program offers a B.S. track accredited by the American Chemical Society. The Physical Therapy Program has been accredited by the American Physical Therapy Association. The Environmental Health Track of the Public Health Program has been accredited by the National Environmental Health Sciences and Protection Accreditation Council, and that program's Health Administration Track has been accredited by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration. The Occupational Therapy Program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).
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