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Stockton provides exceptional opportunities for graduate study. In addition to state-of-the-art facilities, it also offers outstanding faculty who bring to the classroom and laboratory both cutting edge professional experience and exceptional teaching talents, the hallmark of Stockton's faculty generally. While reflecting the College's founding commitment to singular teaching, what truly distinguishes graduate programs at Stockton is the way that outstanding teaching and facility resources are combined with the highest standards of a liberal arts education and the application-oriented research required of successful leaders in the professions.

Academic Reputation

US News and World Report currently ranks Stockton as one of the top colleges and universities in the Master’s-North region.
Stockton is considered highly selective in that its acceptance rate is lowest of the public liberal arts colleges nationwide.
96% of Stockton’s faculty holds terminal degrees.

Affordable Tuition

One of the most affordable tuitions in New Jersey State higher education.

Attention to Student Learning

Small class sizes
Superb locations for internships and work opportunities
Carefully crafted and polished graduate degree, certificate, and Endorsement programs
The latest in information technologies, with electronic classrooms and computer labs

Convenience

Within 12 miles of the seashore
One hour from Philadelphia; two hours from New York City and Baltimore
On-site parking

Special Facilities

Carnegie Library Center, classroom building in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Southern Regional Institute and Educational Technology Training Center
Computer conferencing network
Holocaust Resource Center
On-campus childcare facilities
Library holdings of more than 300,000 books, periodicals and documents; access to relevant electronic databases, abstracts and full-text files
Additional facilities: Art Gallery, Performing Arts Center, Multipurpose Athletic Recreation Center, Coastal Research Center and William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy

The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. As a college of the New Jersey System of Higher Education, Stockton’s programs are approved by the State Commission on Higher Education. Please see individual degree programs for additional accreditation information.

The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey is an equal opportunity college. It does not discriminate in admission or access to its programs and activities or in treatment or employment of individuals on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, sex, affect ional or sexual orientation, marital status, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the Unites States, or nationality.