Stockton University

For a public university, Stockton University presents a published annual cost of $35,139, with in-state tuition and fees of $16,266 and room and board of $15,834. Out-of-state tuition and fees are $24,524.

For aid recipients, the average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $20,670. Average financial aid offsets $14,469 from the published cost.

The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $14,068, placing Stockton's average net price $6,602 above that benchmark. Azimuth places affordability at the 60th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The above-peer net price and this affordability standing point to a cost picture that merits close attention.

Published cost of attendance at Stockton University is $35,139, but average net prices vary across family-income bands. The average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $15,135 for the lowest family-income band; $14,264 for the lower-middle band; $18,964 for the middle band; $26,140 for the upper-middle band; and $28,601 for the highest band.

The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $13,466. Azimuth ranks Stockton University #570 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

For the average aid recipient, aid covers about 41% of the published cost, a savings of $14,469 against the sticker price. Across all aid recipients, the average net price is $20,670.

The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $14,068, putting Stockton’s average net price $6,602 above that figure. Published tuition is $16,266 for in-state students and $24,524 for out-of-state students.

Aid reduces the published cost, though the overall net price sits above the peer median. Among borrowers who completed, median federal student loan debt at completion is $20,500, and 90.1% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans.

At comparable institutions (same type and size), median federal debt is $21,229, leaving Stockton’s figure $729 below the peer median. That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $233 a month if repaid over ten years.

Median Parent PLUS borrowing is $23,182.

Stockton University has a restrained return picture despite its mobility standing. Azimuth places its return pillar in the 38th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $2,894 less than the model expects for similar students. This earnings-beyond-expectations measure, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, is in the 44th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $5,307. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $8,201.

Median earnings are $58,872 four years after completion, in the 47th percentile. The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $57,301, with Stockton $1,571 above it.

The return picture is mixed: earnings sit above peers but below the model’s expectation.

Graduate earnings sit above the peer median, but the model sets a higher expectation for comparable graduates. Among federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled, Stockton University has median earnings of $58,872 four years after completion, based on an earnings cohort of 2,446 completers.

Azimuth places that earnings measure in the 47th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, offers a separate reference point.

Graduates earn about $2,894 less than the model expects for similar students. An estimated 31.6% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix.

Earnings scenarios, rather than observed groups, show how program mix can shift the earnings picture. Above-peer earnings and below-expected earnings give different reference points.

Stockton University graduates who are working and not enrolled four years after completing a degree report the median earnings of $58,872. That figure is at the 47th percentile and sits $1,571 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Azimuth ranks Stockton University #915 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions nationally. Graduates earn about $2,894 less than the model expects for similar students.

That result is at the 44th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions nationally. Earnings beyond expectations measure the gap between what graduates actually earn and what the model expects for similar students overall.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $5,307 in health, business and social-science fields overall. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain instead subtracts $8,201.

Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $895. Earnings scenarios, estimated from the program mix, range from $49,805 on the downside to $72,103 on the upside.

An estimated 31.6% of graduates continue on to graduate study, based on the program mix. These scenarios illustrate how estimated earnings can vary widely across different program clusters.

Program mix leaves a wide range of possible earnings outcomes at Stockton University. The downside earnings scenario is $49,805, the typical scenario is $58,872, and the upside scenario is $72,103 four years after completion; these are scenarios, not observed groups.

At the higher end of program medians four years after completion, Nursing reaches $97,739, Physics reaches $86,849, and Information Science/Studies reaches $79,310. Those program results make the modeled range concrete.

At Stockton University, borrowers carry less federal debt than at comparable institutions, though modeled earnings are less favorable. Borrowers who completed leave with median federal student loan debt of $20,500.

The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $21,229; the university’s figure is below it by $729. That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $233 a month if repaid over ten years.

For aid recipients, average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $20,670. Graduates earn about $2,894 less than the model expects for similar students. Lower borrower debt and earnings below the model point in different directions.

Stockton University admitted 88.9% of applicants to its reported entering class, so the published outcome covered a large share of that year’s applicant pool. Its rate is above the median of 85.9% for comparable institutions (same type and size).

The reported rate summarizes a group outcome and does not forecast an individual admission decision.

Stockton University’s nationally ranked programs show higher and more moderate earnings levels four years after completion. Health Sciences recorded median earnings of $63,295 and 325 degrees awarded; Azimuth ranks it #19 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

Visual and Performing Arts posted $40,199 with 23 degrees awarded and ranks #19 nationally by Azimuth among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. At the more moderate end, Criminology had median earnings of $55,408 across 169 degrees awarded.

Azimuth ranks it #19 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Social Work recorded $59,102 and 83 degrees awarded, with an Azimuth rank of #29 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

The figures show program-level earnings vary even among Stockton’s better-ranked fields.

Health Professions accounts for 19.4% of bachelor’s degrees awarded, giving Stockton’s ranked fields a substantial health-related presence. Azimuth ranks Health Sciences #19 nationally in its field among nonprofit four-year institutions; it awarded 325 degrees, and its completers had median earnings of $63,295 four years after completion.

Azimuth ranks Criminology #19 nationally in its field among nonprofit four-year institutions; it awarded 169 degrees, and its completers had median earnings of $55,408 four years after completion. Azimuth ranks Visual and Performing Arts #19 nationally in its field among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The degree mix at Stockton University is led by Business, which accounts for 20.5% of bachelor's degrees awarded, closely followed by Health Professions at 19.4%. Social Sciences is the third-largest family, at 10.7% of degrees.

The university has 21 programs with an Azimuth national rank and 26 with published four-year earnings data. The largest single program is Business Administration and Management, at 385 degrees awarded, with Health Sciences next at 325 degrees awarded and Psychology at 192 degrees awarded.

The strongest programs are concentrated in health and social sciences. Health Sciences, the second-largest program on campus, is the highest-ranked nationally and sits at #1 in New Jersey, with median earnings of $63,295 four years after completion.

Criminology also ranks #19 nationally within its field and #1 in New Jersey, with 169 degrees awarded and median earnings of $55,408. Visual and Performing Arts awarded 23 degrees and ranks #2 in New Jersey.

The highest-return program, Social Work, carries a benchmark ratio of 1.14x against the national median for its field, with median earnings of $59,102. The highest-earning program is a smaller one: Nursing, at 68 degrees awarded, reports median earnings of $97,739.

The pattern is one of strength in fields tied to public service and health, with the top-ranked programs spanning both the largest and mid-sized departments. The highest earnings sit in Nursing, a program with fewer than a hundred degrees awarded a year, while the largest programs in business and health sciences post lower earnings. Across all fields, 15.4% of degrees awarded are in STEM.