Thomas Edison State University
Trenton, New Jersey
- Public
- City
- 6,707 undergrads
- Admit rate
- Open admissionSource: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- Not reportedper year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- Not reportedwithin 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $75,16410 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Thomas Edison State University was founded in 1972 to provide adult students across the country with alternative methods of achieving a college education.
Undergraduate students can transfer a maximum of 90 credits from community or junior colleges toward a degree program.
Source: Transfer Credit - Thomas Edison State University - smartcatalogiq.com
Getting in
- Admit rate
- Open admissionAdmits nearly everyone who applies.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- Not reportedfull-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- Not reportedsticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $7,044Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $9,122Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- Not reportedfirst-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- Not reportedfull-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $75,16410 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $12,341federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 6,707Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 27%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 44%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ — admits 90%
- Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA — admits 78%
- Stockton University Galloway, NJ — admits 89%
- Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ — admits 71%
- Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA — admits 71%
- New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ — admits 65%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Thomas Edison State University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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