Probably the Best freaking public school in the state of New Jersey, and maybe even the Tri-State area. TCNJ's students are made up of some of the best leftovers that didn't have the money to afford Princeton. Many people tend to think of TCNJ in terms of Rutgers, but anyone with an STD can get into Rutgers. It takes a solid SAT score and an over-achiever's roster of extra-curriculars to get into The College. It may not be an Ivy, but it's definitely a Public Ivy. And, as the New York Times said, it's not just The College, it's "The HOT College."

While Blee (from New Brunswick, NOT Ewing, where the College is located) makes some good points about TCNJ inflating its image, he makes some broad assumptions that are not really true. TCNJ is a great college for prospective teachers, and is well-connected with schools in New Jersey. The amount of hands-on time you get teaching at TCNJ is great, and is something you won't find many other places (like Rutgers). Like it or not, TCNJ is getting national (not just local) attention. It has been put on the Barron's list of the top 75 most competitive colleges. I don't know about the rest of the faculty, but the music faculty is diverse and knowledgable, and all have outstanding merits.

That being said, TCNJ babies its students more that most colleges, and the housing situation is not very good for upperclassmen. The administration is practically retarded, and the parties are pretty terrible. The people are largely lame and apathetic, but you will find a sizeable amount of motivated, interesting people. If you are a motivated person you will find TCNJ to be very useful if you don't mind wading through some bullshit.

One of the most overrated college. Students feel they attend an elite school because of the "impressive" average SAT scores and "low" acceptance rate. One's intelligence is often times measured by the other schools they've gotten into.

Because TCNJ (and Rutgers for pre professional programs) kicks the shit out of every other state school in NJ, many in-state students will chose TCNJ because of the economy and the school's in-state tuition. That is why 90 percent of the student body if from New Jersey.

Elite students DO NOT go to TCNJ because it is an elite school, but rather because they don't want to spend 40,000+ elsewhere.

If TCNJ was actually a good school, it would attract out of state students.

A college, formerly known as Trenton State, located in Mercer County, New Jersey that has changed it's name to the original name of Princeton University while also ripping off Princeton's logo. The faculty and staff will repeatedly refer to TCNJ as one of the top colleges in the nation alongside Princeton, Harvard, Yale, etc... to the point where they are almost as snobby as the people from Princeton. This is to create a false sense of elitism. The faculty is full of a bunch of locals that don't want to leave the area. In reality, TCNJ is community college that has turned into a wanna be Ivy League school.

A college filled with people who think they attend an elite school. They ripped off Princeton's name and many currently think they are better than Rutgers and even (gasp) Princeton. This is laughable. Although TCNJ is not a bad school, the student makeup, who feel as though they are attending one of the country's most elite Universities, significantly lower the school's credibility.