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Thomas Edison State UniversityTuition & Cost · 2025–26

PublicTrenton, New Jersey6,707 undergraduates · Fall 2024
In-state tuition & fees
$7,044
Academic year 2025–26

Tuition and fees only; living costs excluded.

About this number

Published in-state tuition and required fees. This does not include living costs. Public colleges may have separate in-district rates that are not in this package.
Source field: TUITIONFEE_IN. Source-file year: 2025-2026. Coverage: Academic year 2025–26. Official cohort note: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Institution source release: October 15, 2026.

Out-of-state tuition & fees
$9,122
Academic year 2025–26

Tuition and fees only; living costs excluded.

About this number

Published out-of-state tuition and required fees, excluding living costs.
Source field: TUITIONFEE_OUT. Source-file year: 2025-2026. Coverage: Academic year 2025–26. Official cohort note: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Institution source release: October 15, 2026.

Average net price
Not reported
Data unavailable
About this number

Average cost after grants and scholarships for full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving Title IV aid. Public-college figures cover in-state students. Loans are not deducted. Your actual price may differ. This value is unavailable in the current source; an older value is not substituted.
Source field: NPT4_PUB. Source-file year: 2025-2026. Coverage: Academic year 2024–25. Official cohort note: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Institution source release: October 15, 2026.

Average cost before aid
Not reported
Data unavailable
About this number

Average cost of attendance before grants: tuition, fees, books, supplies and living expenses for full-time, first-time students receiving Title IV aid. Living arrangements vary; this is not an individual quote. This value is unavailable in the current source; an older value is not substituted.
Source field: COSTT4_A. Source-file year: 2025-2026. Coverage: Academic year 2024–25. Official cohort note: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Institution source release: October 15, 2026.

01 / Beyond the sticker price

Reported costs at Thomas Edison State University.

Attendance cost includes tuition and required fees, books, supplies and living expenses. Net price subtracts grants and scholarships, but not loans. Each average below has its own reporting period.

Before and after grants.

Average cost before grants

Not reported

Academic year 2024–25

Tuition, fees, books, supplies and living expenses.

Average net price after grants

Not reported

Academic year 2024–25

Costs after grants and scholarships; loans are not deducted.

No before- or after-grant averages are reported for the stated periods.

These are reported academic-year costs. Living arrangements and the students covered by each average can differ.

Definitions and source years

Net price includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses, after grants and scholarships. Loans are not subtracted.

First-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal financial aid (Title IV); the public-college figures use the reported in-state student population. These averages do not cover every student.

These are reported academic-year costs. Living arrangements and the students covered by each average can differ.

  • Before grants: Academic year 2024–25. Source-file year 2025–26. Source field COSTT4_A. Official cohort: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Source release: 2026-10-15.
  • After grants: Academic year 2024–25. Source-file year 2025–26. Source field NPT4_PUB. Official cohort: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Source release: 2026-10-15.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. These are historical group averages, not a current bill, aid offer or personal estimate.

02 / Historical averages by family income

Average cost after grants, by family income.

Average total cost after grants and scholarships for each family-income group. Includes living expenses; loans are not deducted.

Academic year 2024–25

No income-group averages are reported for this period.

Missing values are not zero. These data cannot tell you what you would pay.

First-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal financial aid (Title IV); the public-college figures use the reported in-state student population.

These are reported academic-year costs. Living arrangements and the students covered by each average can differ.

What is included and where these figures come from

Net price includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses, after grants and scholarships. Loans are not subtracted.

First-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal financial aid (Title IV); the public-college figures use the reported in-state student population. These averages do not cover every student.

These are reported academic-year costs. Living arrangements and the students covered by each average can differ.

  • Family income $0–30,000: Academic year 2024–25. Source-file year 2025–26. Source field NPT41_PUB. Official cohort: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Source release: 2026-10-15.
  • Family income $30,001–48,000: Academic year 2024–25. Source-file year 2025–26. Source field NPT42_PUB. Official cohort: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Source release: 2026-10-15.
  • Family income $48,001–75,000: Academic year 2024–25. Source-file year 2025–26. Source field NPT43_PUB. Official cohort: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Source release: 2026-10-15.
  • Family income $75,001–110,000: Academic year 2024–25. Source-file year 2025–26. Source field NPT44_PUB. Official cohort: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Source release: 2026-10-15.
  • Family income $110,001+: Academic year 2024–25. Source-file year 2025–26. Source field NPT45_PUB. Official cohort: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Source release: 2026-10-15.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. These are historical group averages, not a current bill, aid offer or personal estimate.

03 / Help paying for college

The financial aid picture.

Pell Grant recipients

27.1%

Share of undergraduates · Academic year 2024–25

About this number

Share of undergraduates receiving Pell Grants. This is not the share receiving any financial aid.
Source field: PCTPELL. Source-file year: 2025-2026. Coverage: Academic year 2024–25. Official cohort note: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Institution source release: October 15, 2026.

Federal loan recipients

26.1%

Share of undergraduates · Academic year 2024–25

About this number

Share of undergraduates receiving federal student loans. Loans must generally be repaid; they are not grant aid.
Source field: PCTFLOAN. Source-file year: 2025-2026. Coverage: Academic year 2024–25. Official cohort note: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Institution source release: October 15, 2026.

Grants lower your cost. Loans help fund it, but usually need to be repaid.

04 / What borrowers leave with

Debt, in perspective.

$12,341
Median federal debt among graduates who borrowed

Pooled FY2024 and FY2025 cohorts. Includes only borrowers who completed.

About this number

Median cumulative federal student-loan debt among borrowers who completed. This is not an average across all students. Federal debt may be reported for a group of campuses sharing a federal aid identifier.
Source field: GRAD_DEBT_MDN. Source-file year: 2024-2025. Coverage: Pooled FY2024 and FY2025 cohorts. Official cohort note: NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts. Institution source release: October 15, 2026.

05 / After you enroll

Finishing. Then earning.

Not reported
Completion within 150% of normal time

First-time, full-time students · Fall 2019 / academic year 2019–20 entry cohort

About this number

Share of first-time, full-time students who complete at this institution within 150% of normal program time. Typically six years for a bachelor’s degree, three for an associate’s degree; certificate lengths vary. This value is unavailable in the current source; an older value is not substituted.
Source field: C150_4. Source-file year: 2025-2026. Coverage: Fall 2019 / academic year 2019–20 entry cohort. Official cohort note: Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Institution source release: October 15, 2026.

$75,164
Median earnings 10 years after entering college

Working and not enrolled · Measured in 2022 and 2023; 2024 dollars

About this number

Median earnings among federally aided former students who are working and not enrolled. Entry-based cohorts include both completers and noncompleters. This is an earnings measure, not a guaranteed salary.
Source field: MD_EARN_WNE_P10. Source-file year: 2022-2023. Coverage: Measured in 2022 and 2023; 2024 dollars. Official cohort note: Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars. Institution source release: October 15, 2026.

06 / The longer view

Older tuition and net-price observations.

These are older reported observations, in U.S. dollars without inflation adjustment. The labels are source-file years; the retained snapshot does not establish a measurement year for every row.

Published in-state tuition and required fees (U.S. dollars)
Source-file year
$0$4,000$8,000
Reported cost
2015–16$6,135
2016–17$6,350
2017–18$7,300
2018–19$7,519
2019–20$7,926
2020–21$7,182
2021–22$7,182
2022–23$7,372
2023–24$6,638
2024–25$6,838
View retained tuition and net-price observations
Retained observations · U.S. dollars · Source-file years
Source-file yearIn-state tuition & feesOut-of-state tuition & feesAverage net price after grants
2015–16$6,135$9,036Not reported
2016–17$6,350$9,352Not reported
2017–18$7,300$9,820Not reported
2018–19$7,519$9,967Not reported
2019–20$7,926$9,856Not reported
2020–21$7,182$9,278Not reported
2021–22$7,182$9,342Not reported
2022–23$7,372$9,556Not reported
2023–24$6,638$8,598Not reported
2024–25$6,838$8,856Not reported

These rows are not current prices. Missing values are not zero. Net-price student groups and reporting practices can change, so these averages are not a continuous personal-cost trend.

07 / The major matters

A look at programs.

Reported median earnings four years after completing, for graduates working and not enrolled.

Program & credentialEarnings after 4 yearsMedian federal debt
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$82,029$21,086
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$65,807Not reported
Biological and Physical SciencesBachelor's Degree$90,507$18,500
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$62,552$14,909
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$89,947$12,500
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$111,672Not reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$105,461Not reported
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$69,620$9,200
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree$75,097$19,018
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, OtherBachelor's Degree$78,651$16,245
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree$78,576$25,625
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$60,803$16,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$64,011$19,766
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate's Degree$71,572Not reported
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, OtherAssociate's Degree$83,807$7,500
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate's Degree$71,291$11,312
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree$109,395$11,474
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMaster's Degree$112,339Not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$104,672$22,618
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$118,257Not reported
Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$63,772$21,384
About these program numbers

Up to 30 programs with reported four-year earnings, in alphabetical order. A program is identified by institution, CIP field and credential. Debt is median Stafford and Grad PLUS debt disbursed at all institutions for program completers who borrowed. Figures are drawn from the June 10, 2026 field-of-study snapshot. The existing package does not preserve exact program cohort years, so none are inferred and these figures are excluded from cross-college comparison.

Other options to explore.

Colleges in New Jersey.