Stockton University Overview
Stockton University is a public institution situated in Galloway, New Jersey. Stockton State is located in a safe and convenient suburb.
What Is Stockton University Known For?
- The 5% student loan default rate at Stockton State is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
- Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Stockton State.
- In 2017-2018, 51% of the faculty were full-time.
- A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Stockton State makes roughly $47,500 a year. This is 16% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
- On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from Stockton State to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.
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Stockton University Rankings
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Stockton State.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Stockton State has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#58 | Best Hospitality Management Schools | College Factual |
#65 | Best Liberal Arts Schools | College Factual |
#80 | Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools | College Factual |
#80 | Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools | College Factual |
#81 | Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools | College Factual |
#121 | Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools | Healthcare Degree Search |
Where Is Stockton University?

Contact details for Stockton State are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 101 Vera King Farris Drive, Galloway, NJ 08205-9441 |
Phone: | 609-652-1776 |
Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/richardstocktoncollege |
Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/Stockton_edu |
How Do I Get Into Stockton State?
You can apply to Stockton State online at: https://discover.stockton.edu/Admissions/Account/Login
Admission Requirements for Stockton State
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | neither required nor recommended |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | recommended |
Recommendations | recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | considered but not required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into Stockton State?
Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 73%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.
Average Test Scores
About 74% of students accepted to Stockton State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 600. Math scores were between 503 and 590.
Can I Afford Stockton University?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Stockton State, approximately 72% of students took out student loans averaging $8,202 a year. That adds up to $32,808 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Stockton State is 4.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Stockton University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 1,047 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 8,427 full-time undergraduates at Stockton State, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Stockton University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 590 |
Black or African American | 741 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1,355 |
White | 5,284 |
International Students | 64 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 393 |
Geographic Diversity
New Jersey students aren't the only ones who study at Stockton University. At this time, 9 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 15 countries are represented at Stockton State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Japan, and China.
Online Learning at Stockton University
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Stockton State has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 41st most popular in New Jersey for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Growth Rankings of Stockton State
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Stockton University was 257.1%. This is the #237 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Stockton State regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Stockton State majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Holocaust Studies | 11% |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies | 23% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Stockton State ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Stockton State.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Holocaust Studies | #1 | |
Instructional Media Design | #13 | |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies | #18 | |
Education | #67 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Stockton University Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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