Trenton, NJ · Public · 6,707 undergraduates · urban
Thomas Edison State University
Open admission
A public adult-degree university built around flexible transfer, online study, and recognition of prior learning.
Institutional profile
Established Strong in affordability, and steady in mobility.- Admission
- Open admission
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 43.2%
Open admission
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$69,331 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Thomas Edison State University apart
Academic design
Programs are largely online and span business, nursing, technology, public service, liberal studies, and other applied fields, with generous transfer and prior-learning pathways central to the model.
Campus pattern
The Trenton headquarters is administrative rather than a traditional undergraduate campus; most students study remotely while working, serving in the military, or managing other responsibilities.
Defining feature
A public adult-degree university built around flexible transfer, online study, and recognition of prior learning.
Can I get in?
Open admission
Start with academic preparation, then show why this particular academic and campus environment fits you.
Undergraduates enrolled
6,707Open admission
Every applicant who meets the published requirements is admitted, so the work is placement and course selection rather than selection itself.
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Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Thomas Edison State University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Thomas Edison State University weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Programs are largely online and span business, nursing, technology, public service, liberal studies, and other applied fields, with generous transfer and prior-learning pathways central to the model.
Make the fit specific
A public adult-degree university built around flexible transfer, online study, and recognition of prior learning.
Account for the tradeoff
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and make the school-specific case concrete.
$50 application fee
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Thomas Edison State University
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
A public adult-degree university built around flexible transfer, online study, and recognition of prior learning.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Needs a prior degree or license
Social Sciences, General
What is campus life like?
Thomas Edison State University beyond the classroom
The Trenton headquarters is administrative rather than a traditional undergraduate campus; most students study remotely while working, serving in the military, or managing other responsibilities.
A defining academic feature
Programs are largely online and span business, nursing, technology, public service, liberal studies, and other applied fields, with generous transfer and prior-learning pathways central to the model.
What shapes an ordinary week
The Trenton headquarters is administrative rather than a traditional undergraduate campus; most students study remotely while working, serving in the military, or managing other responsibilities.
What changes the experience
A public adult-degree university built around flexible transfer, online study, and recognition of prior learning.