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Thomas Edison State University Overview

Thomas Edison State University is a public institution situated in Trenton, New Jersey. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Thomas Edison State University Known For?

2,194 Undergraduate Awards
  • The highest award offered at TESU is the doctor's degree.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from TESU makes roughly $49,600 a year. This is 22% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

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Thomas Edison State University Rankings

We have ranked TESU as #204 out of 2,587 colleges and universities in the country in our 2022 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #4 out of 49 schools in New Jersey.

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.

TESU has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#62 Best Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#131 Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at TESU.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Other Military Technology & Sciences Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Military Technologies & Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Intelligence & Command Operations Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Other Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#10 Best Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#12 Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#44 Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#54 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#96 Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards TESU has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Other Military Tech & Applied Sciences Schools College Factual
#7 Best Biological & Physical Science Schools College Factual
#8 Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Schools College Factual
#30 Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools College Factual
#64 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools College Factual
#64 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools College Factual

Where Is Thomas Edison State University?

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Contact details for TESU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 111 W State St, Trenton, NJ 08608
Phone: 609-984-1100
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tesc.edu
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tesc_edu

How Do I Get Into TESU?

You can apply to TESU online at: www.tesu.edu/apply

As long as you submit the requested materials to Thomas Edison State University when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Thomas Edison State University?

6.8% Loan Default Rate

The student loan default rate at TESU is 6.8%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Thomas Edison State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

75 Full-Time Undergraduates
80% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 9,576 undergraduate students at TESU, with 75 being full-time and 9,501 being part-time.

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There are also 919 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 75 full-time undergraduates at TESU, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Thomas Edison State University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 8
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 45
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Over 4 countries are represented at TESU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are The Gambia, India, and Venezuela.

Online Learning at Thomas Edison State University

10,420 Took All Classes Online
10,495 Took At Least One Class Online
-4.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 20 bachelor’s degree and 9 master’s degree programs available online at TESU. In 2019-2020, 10,495 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at TESU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 2nd 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 Affordability Rankings of TESU Rankings

The following table shows how TESU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Homeland Security #1 #1
Intelligence & Command Control Operations #1 #2
Other Public Administration #1 #1
Human Resource Management #1 #11
Human Services #1 #13
Biological & Physical Science #1 #1
Other Health Professions #1 #1
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences #1 #1
Engineering Technologies #4 #10
Social Sciences #4 #7
Homeland Security #4 #6
Allied Health Professions #4 #1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting #4 #12
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies #4 #4
General Social Sciences #4 #10
Public Administration & Social Service #4 #10
Transportation & Materials Moving #4 #4
Accounting #4 #22
Applied Mathematics #4 #4
Air Transportation #4 #4
Finance & Financial Management #6 #15
Instructional Media Design #7 #4
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies #7 #10
Business Administration & Management #7 #13
Computer & Information Sciences #10 #12
Educational Administration #10 #16
Mathematics & Statistics #10 #7
Health Professions #13 #24
Computer Information Systems #13 #21
Marketing #13 #22
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities #13 #22
Liberal Arts General Studies #13 #22
Health & Medical Administrative Services #16 #22
Nursing #19 #27

Online Growth Rankings of TESU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Thomas Edison State University was -4.2%. This is the #860 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at TESU regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of TESU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Applied Mathematics 64%
Biological & Physical Science 6%
Business Support & Assistant Services 50%
Education 26%
Educational Administration 20%
Instructional Media Design 36%
Intelligence & Command Control Operations 89%
Marketing 20%
Mathematics & Statistics 64%
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 33%
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies 1%
Other Military Tech & Applied Sciences 22%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at TESU ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at TESU.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Other Military Tech & Applied Sciences #4
Communication & Journalism (Other) #4
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other) #4
Biological & Physical Science #13
Electronics Engineering Technology #15
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences #16
Applied Mathematics #18
Intelligence & Command Control Operations #18
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences #20
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology #21
Other Public Administration #22
Other Homeland Security #32
Other Health Professions #33
Mechanic & Repair Technologies #34
Transportation & Materials Moving #39
Air Transportation #39
Other Business, Management & Marketing #46
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services #77
General Social Sciences #84
Mathematics & Statistics #86
Allied Health Professions #102
Human Services #114
Health & Physical Education #117
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies #117
General Education #120
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies #126
Homeland Security #129
Communication & Media Studies #131
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology #141
Instructional Media Design #167
Business Support & Assistant Services #170
Engineering Technologies #178
Finance & Financial Management #183
General Psychology #214
Communication & Journalism #216
General Business/Commerce #272
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies #280
Marketing #285
Social Sciences #295
Psychology #295
Educational Administration #316
Human Resource Management #333
Public Administration & Social Service #334
Nursing #341
Computer Information Systems #370

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%.

Thomas Edison State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies 82 0 473 0 0 0 555
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 75 3 440 0 15 0 533
Business Administration & Management 32 3 213 11 77 0 336
Nursing 0 0 193 1 33 2 229
General Social Sciences 0 0 151 0 0 0 151
Biological & Physical Science 28 0 115 0 0 0 143
Electronics Engineering Technology 57 5 0 0 0 0 62
Other Military Tech & Applied Sciences 49 0 0 0 0 0 49
Human Resource Management 0 3 25 1 19 0 48
Accounting 0 4 42 0 0 0 46
Other Homeland Security 0 0 35 4 0 0 39
Other Health Professions 0 0 35 0 0 0 35
Educational Administration 0 0 0 11 19 0 30
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other) 27 0 0 0 0 0 27
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 26 0 0 0 0 0 26
Marketing 0 0 20 0 0 0 20
Computer Information Systems 0 5 0 0 11 0 16
Applied Mathematics 0 0 14 0 0 0 14
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 13 0 0 0 13
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 0 11 0 11
Intelligence & Command Control Operations 0 2 7 0 0 0 9
Business Support & Assistant Services 8 0 0 0 0 0 8
Other Public Administration 0 0 0 0 6 0 6
Allied Health Professions 0 0 4 0 0 0 4
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
Homeland Security 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
Communication & Media Studies 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
General Education 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Human Services 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Other Business, Management & Marketing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Business/Commerce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Communication & Journalism (Other) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Health & Physical Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Air Transportation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 384 28 1,782 32 194 2 2,422

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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