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{{Short description|Public university in Galloway Township, New Jersey, US}}
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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Stockton University
 | image                  = Stocktonseal.png
 | image_size             = 150
 | established            = {{start date and age|1969}}
 | type                   = [[Public university]]
 | accreditation          = [[Middle States Commission on Higher Education|MSCHE]]
 | academic_affiliations  = [[National Sea Grant College Program|Sea-grant]], [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]
 | president              = Joe Bertolino
 | undergrad              = 7,583 (fall 2025)
 | postgrad               = 1,043 (fall 2025)
 | city                   = [[Galloway Township, New Jersey|Galloway, New Jersey]]
 | country                = U.S.
 | campus                 = Suburban
 | campus_size            = {{convert|1600|acre}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/page.cfm?siteID=201&pageID=1|title=Office of the President – President's Message|work=stockton.edu}}</ref>
 | former_names           = Stockton State College (1968–1993)<br />Richard Stockton College of New Jersey (1993–2015)
 | athletics_affiliations = [[NCAA Division III]]-[[New Jersey Athletic Conference|NJAC]]
 | colors                 = {{color box|#000000}}&nbsp;{{color box|#ffffff}}&nbsp;{{color box|#79bde9}} Black, white, & Columbia blue
 | sports_nickname        = Ospreys
 | mascot                 = Talon the [[Osprey]]
 | website                = {{URL|https://www.stockton.edu/| stockton.edu}}
 | logo                   = Stockton univ wmark.png
 | logo_size              = 200
 | faculty                = 342 full-time (fall 2023)
}}

'''Stockton University''' is a [[public university]] in [[Galloway Township, New Jersey]], United States. It is a part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. It is named for [[Richard Stockton (Continental Congressman)|Richard Stockton]], one of the New Jersey signers of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|U.S. Declaration of Independence]]. Founded in 1969, Stockton enrolled its first class in 1971. Stockton is [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|accredited]] by the [[Middle States Commission on Higher Education]]. The university has a second campus in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]].

==History==
In November 1968, New Jersey approved a $202.5 million (equivalent to ${{Inflation|US|202.5|1968|r=2}}&nbsp;million in {{Inflation/year|US}}) capital construction bond issue with an earmarked $15 million (equivalent to ${{Inflation|US|15|1968|r=2}}&nbsp;million in {{Inflation/year|US}}) designated for the construction of a new state college in Southern New Jersey. In 1969, a {{convert|1600|acre|abbr=off|adj=on|lk=on}} tract was selected for the campus in the heart of the [[New Jersey Pine Barrens]] in Galloway Township. The trustees originally named the school "South Jersey State College", but they later renamed it to "Stockton State College", in order to avoid confusion with [[Rutgers–Camden|Rutgers College of South Jersey]].<ref name="strauss"/>

In 1970, as construction began to run behind schedule, the trustees realized they needed an alternative location for the first class in 1971. They selected the historic Mayflower Hotel in Atlantic City as the temporary campus.<ref name="strauss">{{Citation  | last = Strauss  | first = Robert  | title = BRIEFING: EDUCATION; ATLANTIC CITY BRANCH  | newspaper = The New York Times  | date = September 9, 2001  | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/09/nyregion/briefing-education-atlantic-city-branch.html?scp=1&sq=BRIEFING:%20EDUCATION;%20ATLANTIC%20CITY%20BRANCH&st=cse| access-date = 2011-10-12 }}</ref> Accreditation of Stockton State College by the [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools]] was first granted in December 1975.<ref name=accreditation>[http://www.msche.org/institutions_view.asp?idinstitution=376 Stockton University Accreditation], [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools]]. Accessed April 8, 2008.</ref>

In 1978 the US Congress passed legislation creating the [[New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve]], the first such designation in the nation, to protect the area's ecology and aquifer, which serves the large metropolitan region. In 1988, the [[United Nations]] designated it an International Biosphere Reserve, in recognition of its importance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.gov/pinelands/reserve/|title=New Jersey Pinelands Commission – The Pinelands National Reserve|author=jmott|work=nj.gov}}</ref>

In 1993, the college's name was changed to the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. Rochelle Hendricks, New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education, approved Stockton's petition to become a university on February 13, 2015. On February 18, 2015, Stockton's board of trustees voted to change the former college's seal to reflect the new name, Stockton University. The executive committee of the New Jersey Presidents Council, which represents the presidents of the state's public, private and community colleges and universities that receive state aid, had also voted for the change. In February 2015, the college was awarded university status and was officially renamed Stockton University on February 18, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|author=D'Amico, Diane|url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/richard-stockton-college-awarded-university-status/article_43f433ca-b542-11e4-bd3e-d3e61057957d.html|title=Richard Stockton College awarded university status|work=[[The Press of Atlantic City]]|date=February 16, 2015}}</ref>

In the fall of 2017, Stockton University began constructing a new facility in the Chelsea neighborhood of Atlantic City. The addition was met with applause from local residents and community leaders, who hailed it as a redevelopment of the long-declining neighborhoods in Ward 5 of Atlantic City. The $220-million-campus [https://stockton.edu/news/2018/ac-ribbon-cutting.html opened in September 2018] and included a three-story academic center and apartment-style complex for student living, called Kesselman Hall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stockton University Atlantic City |url=https://stockton.edu/news/media-kits/atlantic-city.html |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=Stockton University |language=en}}</ref>

===Presidents===
* [[Richard E. Bjork]]<ref name="history">"Stockton College – Highlights in Our History". {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004234528/http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/page.cfm?siteID=197&pageID=68 |date=October 4, 2013 }}, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, 2013. Retrieved on 2013-03-26 from http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/page.cfm?siteID=197&pageID=68.</ref>
*Peter M. Mitchell<ref name="history"/>
*[[Vera King Farris]]<ref name="history"/><ref>[http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic/article_5b62cdb2-e155-11de-b638-001cc4c002e0.html "Friends, family remember Farris' faith and dedication"], ''Press of Atlantic City'', December 4, 2009, accessed March 26, 2013</ref>
*[[Herman Saatkamp]]<ref>[http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/page.cfm?siteID=197&pageID=16&layout=news&ID=161 Stockton’s ‘You Make the Difference’ Campaign Raises $25.36 Million, Exceeding Goals] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140721200911/http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/page.cfm?siteID=197&pageID=16&layout=news&ID=161 |date=July 21, 2014|access-date= November 3, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20141213_Stockton_College_completes_purchase_of_Showboat.html|title=Stockton completes purchase of Showboat|work=philly-archives|date=December 12, 2014 |access-date=2015-05-29}}</ref>
*[[Harvey Kesselman]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20150430_Stockton_s_interim_head_strikes_hopeful_notes.html|title=Stockton's interim head strikes hopeful notes|work=philly-archives|date=April 29, 2015 |access-date=2015-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20150521_Acting_president_will_stay_at_Stockton__drops_plan_to_leave.html|title=Amid turmoil, Stockton's acting president drops plan to leave|work=philly-archives|date=May 20, 2015 |access-date=2015-05-29}}</ref>
*Joe Bertolino<ref>{{cite web |title=About the President |url=https://www2.stockton.edu/president/about-the-president.html |publisher=Office of the President, Stockton University |access-date=8 November 2025}}</ref>

== Campus ==
[[File:Stockton University Campus Center September 2024.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Stockton University Campus Center, September 2024]]
In the 2010s, the university completed several major building projects and other initiatives. The new Campus Center opened its doors with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 7, 2011. The {{convert|154000|ft2|abbr=off|adj=on|lk=on}} building was designed as a green, sustainable building which would be an inviting, inclusive, and exciting gathering place for the entire community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/page.cfm?siteID=108&pageID=32|title=Event Services and Campus Center Operations – Campus Center Operations and Event Services/About the Campus Center|work=stockton.edu}}</ref>

Stockton opened a new $39.5-million Unified Science Center with state-of-the-art equipment in September 2013. The {{convert|66350|ft2|abbr=off|adj=on|lk=on}}, three-story facility expands Stockton's School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (NAMS).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://stockton.edu/about-stockton/history.html|title=History - About Stockton University |website=stockton.edu|access-date=2019-02-26}}</ref>

===Seaview Resort===
In August 2010, as part of its expansion of its tourism and hotel management program in the School of Business, Stockton announced plans to purchase the nearby [[Seaview (Absecon)|Seaview Resort & Golf Course]]. On September 1, 2010, Stockton completed the deal for $20 million.<ref>[http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/communities/absecon_galloway_port-republic/article_ae790e1a-b63b-11df-8293-001cc4c03286.html "Stockton College closes $20 million Seaview purchase; talks planned with Galloway Twp. on how to make up lost taxes"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', September 1, 2010</ref> In 2010, Stockton established the Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism (LIGHT), part of the Stockton School of Business in Atlantic City at Stockton's Carnegie Center.<ref>"Dedication of Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism", School of Business, Stockton College of New Jersey, December 13, 2010. Retrieved on 2013-03-26 from http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/page.cfm?siteID=150&pageID=74.</ref>

Stockton University officially completed the sale of the Stockton Seaview Hotel & Golf Club on July 31, 2018, to KDG Capital LLC of Florida for $21,070,000.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stockton Completes Sale of Seaview Hotel and Golf Club |url=https://stockton.edu/news/2018/seaview-sale-completed.html |website=stockton.edu |access-date=2018-08-14}}</ref> The hotel retained the name Seaview Hotel & Golf Club. Dolce Hotels and Resorts by Wyndham will continue to manage the hotel while Troon will continue to operate the two 18-hole golf courses.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

===Atlantic City campus===
[[File:Ac aerial for wikipedia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|The Stockton Atlantic City campus opened in fall 2018]]
The university has built an [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]] campus at the Boardwalk and Albany Ave, with student residences overlooking the beach and Boardwalk. Stockton University Atlantic City opened fall 2018 with more than 500 residential students and more than 1,800 students taking courses in the new Academic Center, built on the former site of Atlantic City High School.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stockton.edu/acgateway/|title=Stockton University in Atlantic City – Atlantic City Gateway – Stockton University|website=Stockton.edu|access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> The project is a public-private partnership with Atlantic City Development Corp., or AC Devco, a non-profit modeled on New Brunswick Development Corp., which expanded Rutgers' New Brunswick campus. 
The project includes a parking garage topped by new offices for South Jersey Gas, with 879 parking spaces for use by the university, South Jersey Gas and the public; and an academic building that can accommodate up to 1,800 students. The university also owns and operates the nearby Rothenberg Building.<ref>{{Cite news |last=D'Amico |first=Diane |date=May 5, 2016 |title=Stockton University plans to purchase former Atlantic City law office |work=The Press of Atlantic City |url=https://pressofatlanticcity.com/education/stockton-university-plans-to-purchase-former-atlantic-city-law-office/article_843a7c52-12cd-11e6-8dbd-7b06f583b2cb.html#tncms-source=login |access-date=June 9, 2022}}</ref>

Funding sources for the Atlantic City campus include $50.4 million in bonds from the Atlantic County Improvement Authority from proceeds of almost $70 million in tax credits issued by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njbiz.com/article/20160112/NJBIZ01/160119939/eda-approves-92m-in-incentives-for-stockton-south-inlet-projects-in-ac|title=EDA approves $92M in incentives for Stockton, South Inlet projects in A.C. - NJBIZ|website=NJBiz.com|date=January 12, 2016 |access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref>

In December 2014, Stockton had purchased the shuttered [[Showboat Atlantic City]] hotel and casino for $18 million, with plans to develop a full-service residential campus awarding undergraduate and graduate degrees and other professional training programs.<ref>{{cite news | last = Forand   | first = Rebecca | title = Stockton buys Showboat for $18 million, creating 'Island campus' | publisher = South Jersey Times   | date = December 12, 2014   | url = http://www.nj.com/south/index.ssf/2014/12/stockton_buys_showboat_for_18_million_creating_island_campus.html | access-date = 2014-12-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/south/index.ssf/2015/03/trump_taj_mahal_blocking_stockton_university_move.html|title=Trump Taj Mahal blocking Stockton University move to Showboat, says school president|website=NJ.com|date=March 25, 2015 |access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> The former resort, dubbed the "Island Campus", would have been converted casino and employee spaces into classrooms, cafeteria space and offices for faculty and staff. Several floors of hotel rooms would be renovated into student housing, while the remaining rooms would be operated as a hotel. The [[House of Blues]] would be modified to house the school's performing arts programs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/communities/atlantic-city_pleasantville_brigantine/stockton-empire-island-campus-marks-university-s-biggest-conquest/article_f4b2ea5e-ba05-11e4-9d93-6b4a9f232b50.html |title=Stockton empire: Island Campus marks university's biggest conquest |work=Press of Atlantic City |author=D'Amico, Diane |date=February 23, 2015 |access-date=2015-07-07}}</ref>

Soon after, it was publicly disclosed that [[Trump Entertainment Resorts]] held a covenant to the property, preventing the site from being used as anything other than a casino. It was through this covenant that Trump Entertainment Resorts prevented Stockton's plans to open an Atlantic City campus on the Showboat property. President Saatkamp came under fire for making the purchase despite knowing about the covenant.<ref name="philly.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20150403_Casino_workers__students_blast_Icahn.html|title=Casino workers, students blast Icahn|date=April 4, 2015|work=Philly.com|access-date=May 29, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/njspotlight/njspotlight_20150423_Stockton_President_Resigns_Over_Purchase_of_Bankrupt_Showboat_Casino.html|title=Stockton President Resigns Over Purchase of Bankrupt Showboat Casino|date=April 23, 2015|work=Philly.com|access-date=May 29, 2015}}</ref> The university reached a deal to lease the property from investor Glenn Straub, who planned to purchase the Showboat. Straub later sued the university to prevent Stockton from backing out of the deal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20150703_Stockton__Straub_look_to_get_out_of_Showboat_deal.html |title=Straub, Stockton try to get out of Showboat deal
|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |author=Lai, Jonathan |date=July 2, 2015 |access-date=July 7, 2015}}</ref><ref name="njspotlight.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/15/09/20/stockton-sells-showboat-to-developer-reports-former-president-misled-trustees-on-purchase/ |title=Stockton sells Showboat to developer, reports former president misled trustees on purchase |date=September 21, 2015 |access-date=September 21, 2015}}</ref> Stockton sold the Showboat property to Bart Blatstein in January 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last1=D'Amico|first1=Diane|date=January 15, 2016 | title=Stockton completes Showboat sale, plans for new Island Campus|url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/education/stockton-completes-showboat-sale-plans-for-new-island-campus/article_e723b5ac-bbd6-11e5-b543-17453e7d5df2.html|publisher=The Press of Atlantic City|access-date=2016-11-16}}</ref>

==Student life==
{| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;"
|+ style="font-size:90%" |Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2023<ref>{{cite web |title= College Scorecard: Stockton University|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?186876-Stockton-University|website=College Scorecard |publisher=[[United States Department of Education]] |access-date=July 27, 2025}}</ref>
|-
! Race and ethnicity
! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic whites|White]]
|align=right| {{bartable|58|%|2||background:cyan}}
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]]
|align=right| {{bartable|19|%|2||background:green}}
|-
| [[African Americans|Black]]
|align=right| {{bartable|10|%|2||background:purple}}
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]]
|align=right| {{bartable|7|%|2||background:orange}}
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races]]
|align=right| {{bartable|4|%|2||background:violet}}
|-
| [[International student]]
|align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:#008080}}
|-
| Unknown
|align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:grey}} 
|-
! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |[[Economic diversity]]
|-
| [[American lower class|Low-income]]{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal [[Pell grant]] intended for low-income students.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|41|%|2||background:red}}
|-
| [[Affluence in the United States|Affluent]]{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the [[American middle class]] at the bare minimum.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|59|%|2||background:black}}
|}
Stockton's Division of Student Affairs is organized to provide comprehensive programs and services to more than 8,800 students, including more than 3,000 students who reside in university facilities. These programs and services are intended to enhance campus life and enrich the academic programs of Stockton.<ref>[http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/page.cfm?siteID=44&pageID=73 Stockton Student Affairs website]. Accessed November 3, 2014.</ref>

Stockton University is home to more than 200 official [https://www.stockton.edu/campus-life/index.html student clubs and organizations] including a Student Senate. The Office of Student Development oversees all student clubs and organizations.

There are student media organizations, including the ''Argo'', a student-produced newspaper. [[WLFR]] 91.7 (Lake Fred Radio) is the [[Campus radio|student-run]] FM radio station licensed to Stockton in 1984. ''Stockpot Literary Magazine'' is an annual literary publication featuring art, poetry and writing of Stockton students and alumni. The Stockton yearbook (''The Path'') is an historical record of the academic year.

==Housing==
Stockton has six housing units on campus. Housing II and III are complexes of traditional three-story residence halls, while Housing I, IV and V are all apartment-style complexes of varying architectural character.
* ''Founder's Hall'' (Housing II and III): Housing II is an 11-building, suite-style complex, housing around 520 students, with 17 residents per floor and 51 per three-story building. Housing III is a five-building complex, housing approximately 300 students with 20 students per floor and 60 per building. The residential halls offer a more traditional university lifestyle for the [[first-year experience]]. Originally, all students who choose to live on campus in their first year were required to live in either Housing II or Housing III; however, due to exceptionally large freshmen classes in recent years, some freshmen are assigned to Housing 1 as well.
* ''The Apartments'' (Housing I, IV, and V) consist of three multi-building complexes. Housing I is a 255-unit, 1,012-bed, garden apartment complex, which allows four students to live in proximity while being part of a larger court community of 128.
* Housing IV consists of eight buildings, each with eight two-bedroom apartments, with a total 246 beds. Each apartment holds four residents. Every four apartments are separated by an indoor foyer that leads out to the Housing IV recreational university green.
* Housing V, completed in 2008 as part of the capital program, consists of a complex of six buildings with a total of 384 beds. The Housing V suites house four students, with four key-entry bedrooms. These students share a kitchen and living area with their roommates and have access to a larger community recreation room.
* In fall 2018 Stockton opened its Atlantic City Campus. The Atlantic City Campus Residential Complex can accommodate some 530 students. The room styles are one-person studio, two-person private, four-person shared and private, and six-person private; all are apartment style living, with full kitchens.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stockton.edu/acgateway/about.html|title=About Stockton University Atlantic City - Atlantic City Gateway|website=stockton.edu|access-date=2019-02-26}}</ref> The number of rooms was increased for the 2020–2021 school year to comply with regulations relating to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/atlantic/2020/07/nj-college-to-use-atlantic-city-hotel-rooms-for-student-housing.html|title=N.J. college to use Atlantic City hotel rooms for student housing|first=Allison |last=Pries |website=NJ.com|date=July 25, 2020 |access-date=July 3, 2024}}</ref>

== Ranking and special recognition ==
In 2025, Stockton was ranked No. 84 by ''U.S. News & World Report'' among public colleges and university in the nation and No. 158 on the Best National Universities list. Stockton was also recognized as one of the [https://www.stockton.edu/news/2025/stockton-rankings-2025.html top 40 national universities for social mobility], which is based on enrolling and graduating low-income students. 

Stockton was selected No. 10 among small public schools nationwide in the 2025-26 [https://www.stockton.edu/news/2025/military-friendly-ranking-2025.html Military Friendly School] survey and named to the [https://www.stockton.edu/news/2025/ptk-transfer-honor-roll.html Transfer Honor Roll] by [[Phi Theta Kappa|Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society]] for its transfer-friendly policies for community college students in 2025.

===Architecture===
* The original linear campus was cited as one of New Jersey's ten "architectural treasures" by ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'' (April 1999) for its International modernist style, designed in the late 1960s by [[Robert Geddes (architect)|Robert Geddes]] of Geddes Brecher Qualls Cunningham Architects.<ref>[http://www.ettc.net/njarts/details.cfm?ID=1043 "School – Stockton University Academic Buildings (A-N Wings), Pomona"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130413182059/http://www.ettc.net/njarts/details.cfm?ID=1043 |date=April 13, 2013 }}, photos, Geddes Brecher Qualls Cunningham Architects, at New Jersey Arts, accessed March 26, 2013</ref> Generous use of glass opens views to the Pinelands setting. The noted architect [[Michael Graves]] designed the Arts and Sciences Building (1991–1996) in a Post-Modernist style, with organic colors.<ref>[http://www.michaelgraves.com/architecture/project/arts-and-sciences-building.html "Arts and Sciences Building, Richard Stockton College"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118195126/http://www.michaelgraves.com/architecture/project/arts-and-sciences-building.html |date=January 18, 2013 }}, Michael Graves & Associates</ref>
* After the F-Wing renovation in 2006, Stockton received [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED]] certification from the [[U.S. Green Building Council]].
* In 2008, Stockton received the "Green Project of Distinction" award from Education Design Showcase for Housing V (six residence halls).<ref>[http://www.educationdesignshowcase.com/projects.esiml?name=&district=Richard+Stockton+College+of+New+Jersey Past Projects: Housing V, Green Project of Distinction Winner, 2008] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314000012/http://educationdesignshowcase.com/projects.esiml?district=richard+stockton+college+of+new+jersey&name= |date=March 14, 2016 }}, Education Design Showcase, accessed March 26, 2013</ref>
* The Campus Center was awarded LEED® Gold certification established by the [[U.S. Green Building Council]]. [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design]] (LEED) is the nation's preeminent program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.
* The Unified Science Center, a 66,350-square-foot facility that opened in 2013, includes energy-efficient features and three striking artworks tied to the building's environmental and scientific purpose: a Water Molecule sculpture by artist Larry Kirkland; The Wave, a hanging colored-glass installation by artist Ray King; and Sun Sails, a second colored-glass installation by King.<ref>[http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/page.cfm?siteID=197&pageID=16&layout=news&ID=135 Press of Atlantic City video] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027154536/http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/page.cfm?siteID=197&pageID=16&layout=news&ID=135 |date=October 27, 2014 }}. Accessed November 3, 2014.</ref>
* Ground was broken in 2014 for a 54,000-square-foot expansion, The Unified Science Center 2 and a Health Sciences Center, which opened in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/education/stockton-university-continues-expansion-with-new-quad-buildings/article_c06ead3e-64fa-5b2b-9e6f-699103db0e2b.html|title=Stockton University continues expansion with new quad, buildings|last=Writer|first=CLAIRE LOWE Staff|website=Press of Atlantic City|date=May 2, 2018 |language=en|access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref>

=== Green initiatives ===

Stockton is an environmentally friendly campus featuring a [[geothermal heat pump]], [[fuel cells]], and [[photovoltaic panels]]. In 2002, Stockton installed a 200&nbsp;kW fuel cell, which provides just under 10% of the total energy for the campus; Stockton has the lowest energy cost per student among universities in New Jersey. Stockton achieved national [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED]] certification for its new sustainable design.

Stockton's commitment to environmentally responsible design has resulted in "green" initiatives that have both saved energy and decreased greenhouse gas emissions. These include the development on campus of one of the largest geothermal heating and cooling systems in the world.<ref>Chrisopherson E.G. (2009). [https://www.pbs.org/greenbuilders/ "Green Builders"]. Documentary, PBS & NJN Public Television.</ref> The geothermal systems incorporate [[seasonal thermal energy storage]] so that waste heat or winter cold can be collected when seasonally available and stored for use in the opposing seasons. A borehole thermal energy storage system (BTES) was installed in 1994 and is used for heating the older half of campus, with waste heat collected from air conditioning equipment there.<ref>Stiles L. (1998). [https://getinfo.de/app/Underground-thermal-energy-storage-in-the-US/id/BLSE%3ARN045234010 "Underground Thermal Energy Storage in the US"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408230908/https://getinfo.de/app/Underground-thermal-energy-storage-in-the-US/id/BLSE%3ARN045234010 |date=April 8, 2014 }}. IEA Heat Pump Centre Newsletter 16:2 pp. 22–23.</ref> In 1995 a fuel cell and photovoltaic panels were installed buildings to generate energy.

An aquifer thermal energy storage system (ATES), the first of its kind in the United States, began operation in 2008.<ref>Paksoy H., Snijders A., Stiles L. (2009). [http://underground-energy.com/Aquifer_Thermal_Energy_Cold_Storage_System_at_Richard_Stockton_College.pdf "Aquifer Thermal Energy Cold Storage System at Richard Stockton College"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112152451/http://www.underground-energy.com/Aquifer_Thermal_Energy_Cold_Storage_System_at_Richard_Stockton_College.pdf |date=January 12, 2014 }}. Effstock Conference – Thermal Energy Storage for Efficiency and Sustainability (11th International Conf.).</ref> The ATES system reduces the amount of energy used to cool Stockton's newer buildings by storing the chill of winter air in the water and rock of an underground aquifer, and withdrawing it in the summer for cooling. In 2008, Stockton approved an agreement with Marina Energy LLC for the installation of solar panels on ''The Big Blue'' athletic center roof to generate electricity.

As part of the capital plan, Housing V was built in 2009 to accommodate the rising demand for student housing. It incorporates geothermal heating and cooling using closed-loop technology, for a total of 450 tons cooling capacity. To eliminate the possibility of groundwater contamination in the event of a leak, freeze protection is provided in the circulating fluid. The design accommodates future solar thermal heating systems. Sustainable design includes landscaping: upper-story [[deciduous]] trees were planted along the south-facing facades of the residence halls to provide shade during the summer months, but allow the warmth of the sun to reach the buildings during the winter. This design received the "Green Project of Distinction" award from Education Design Showcase.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}}

Stockton's next green project was the largest single building project in its history. Designed and built according to the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Gold Standard in sustainable design, the new Campus Center, completed in 2011, provides {{convert|153000|sqft|m2}} of space for dining, bookstore, pool, theater, lounges and offices. It will use 25% less energy than standard construction, and 40% less water. Other features include low-emitting adhesives, sealants, paints and coatings. Additional "green" features of the building include a storm water-collection system to irrigate an on-site "[[rain garden]]" landscaped with indigenous and adapted plant species. It also has a sophisticated [[energy management system]] for heating, cooling, ventilation and lighting.

In 2013, Stockton received approval from the New Jersey Pinelands Commission to administer the state's first comprehensive forest management plan on public land.<ref>[http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/extaffairs/content/docs/pressrel/StocktonForestPlan2013PressRelease.pdf NJ Pinelands Commission Approves First Forest Stewardship Plan in the State on Public Land]. Accessed November 3, 2014.</ref> Stockton actively manages more than 1,500 acres of forest on its campus, benefiting the local wildlife populations, protecting the campus against fire and pathogens and providing recreation such as hiking and wildlife viewing.

==Athletics==
{{See also|List of college athletic programs in New Jersey, USA#Division III|l1=List of college athletic programs in New Jersey}}
[[file:Stockton ospreys wmark.png|thumb|Stockton Ospreys wordmark]]
Stockton athletics teams are nicknamed the ''[[Osprey]]s''.

* Intercollegiate Sports Include: Men's and Women's Cross Country, Field Hockey, Men's and Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field, Baseball, Men's and Women's Lacrosse, Women's Rowing, Softball, Women's Golf, and Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field.
*The team is part of the [[New Jersey Athletic Conference|NJAC]] in the majority of sports. In men's lacrosse they compete in the [[Coastal Lacrosse Conference]].
* [[Intramural]] Sports Include: [[Flag Football]], Indoor Soccer, Volleyball, [[Dodgeball]], Basketball, Street Hockey, and Softball.
* Club sports include: Bowling, Ice Hockey, Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Table Tennis, Fishing, Men's Rowing, [[Ultimate Frisbee]], [[Fencing]], Men's Volleyball, Co-Ed Weight Training, Quidditch, Golf, Scuba Diving, Co-Ed Tennis, and Esports.
* Stockton also offers a cheerleading squad open to both male and female students. The squad traditionally performs at all home men's and women's basketball games.

===Honors===
* Paul Lewis was the NCAA Division III 400-Meter Dash Champion in 1981
*2001, NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Champions. Coach Jeff Haines was named NCAA Division III "Coach of the Year."
* 2003, Stockton student Kim Marino was NCAA Division III Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Women's Pole Vault Champion and record holder.
* Nine NCAA individual national champions in track & field
* Men's basketball coach Gerry Matthews is the winningest college basketball coach in New Jersey history. Matthews retired from Stockton University before the start of the 2016–2017 season. The basketball court was named "Gerry Matthews Court" in his honor.
* Two Olympic medalists held the position of athletic director at Stockton: Don Bragg (1960 pole vault gold) and G. Larry James (1968 4x400 relay gold and 400-meters silver).
* Paul Klemic was the NCAA Division III Men's Long Jump Champion in 2005 and 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.all-athletics.com/node/89538|title=All-Athletics.com- Paul Klemic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817034232/http://www.all-athletics.com/node/89538|archive-date=2017-08-17|url-status=dead|access-date=August 16, 2017}}</ref>
* Tiffany Masuhr was the NCAA Division III Women's Javelin Champion in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stocktonathletics.com/hof.aspx?hof=11|title=Stockton Athletics hall of Fame|access-date=August 16, 2017}}</ref>
* Men's Basketball advanced to the NCAA Final Four in 1987 and 2009.
* Women's Soccer advanced to and hosted the NCAA Final Four in 1995.
* Men's Soccer advanced to the NCAA Final Four in 1999 and the Elite Eight in 2004.
*Jared Lewis was the NCAA Division III Triple Jump Champion in 2017 and 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NCAA Track Indoor Champs|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/track_indoor_champs_records/2019-20/D3Men.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=NCAA}}</ref>

== Arts ==
The Stockton Performing Arts Center offers musical and theater performances for the community, serves as a venue for student productions and performances through the School of Arts and Humanities, and hosts other campus events.

Stockton has had a campus Art Gallery since 1973. Initially located in a classroom-sized space and relocated in 1979 to a former dance studio, the Art Gallery opened in a dedicated exhibition space in January 2012. The Art Gallery exhibits the work of graduating art majors every year in addition to art by local, regional, and nationally known artists.

In 2010, Stockton College entered a partnership with the South Jersey fine arts center [[Noyes Museum]] wherein Stockton would supply funds for needed repairs, and Noyes would provide access to their collections to Stockton.  The partnership grew, and eventually the Noyes Foundation which ran the museum entirely ceded its assets and control of the museum to Stockton from 2016&ndash;2017.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lai |first=Jonathan |date=August 17, 2017 |title=Noyes Museum becomes part of Stockton University |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20160817_Noyes_Museum_becomes_part_of_Stockton_University.html |work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |access-date=January 15, 2018 }}
</ref><ref name="press2017">{{cite news |last=Post |first=Michelle Brunetti |date=December 8, 2017 |title=Noyes Foundation donates last assets to Stockton |url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/noyes-foundation-donates-last-assets-to-stockton/article_4d78088b-d50a-5f98-a1ef-e9fb8e26d65f.html |work=[[The Press of Atlantic City]] |access-date=January 15, 2018 }}</ref> The original Absecon site was sold and the museum currently has exhibits at Stockton's Kramer Hall in [[Hammonton, New Jersey|Hammonton]], as well as the Noyes Arts Garage in Atlantic City.<ref name="whyy">{{cite web |url=https://whyy.org/articles/noyes-museum-goes-to-college/ |title=The Noyes Museum goes to college |last=Dube |first=Ilene |date=August 25, 2016 |website=WHYY |publisher=[[WHYY-FM|WHYY]] |access-date=January 15, 2018}}</ref>

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'''Stockton University CDP''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) covering the residential population of the Stockton University campus in [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic County]], [[New Jersey]] United States.

It first appeared as a [[census designated place]] in the [[2020 U.S. census]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 Geography Changes|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/table-and-geography-changes/2020/geography-changes.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref><ref name=2020CensusP2/>  with a population of 2,428.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stockton University CDP, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US3470984|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=March 13, 2022}}</ref>

===Demographics===
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====2020 census====
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|+Stockton University CDP, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Stockton University CDP, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US3470984&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
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|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|1,627
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|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|264
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|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|8
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|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|104
|4.28%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|78
|3.21%
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|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|347
|14.29%
|-
|Total
|2,428
|100.00%
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==Notable people==
===Faculty and staff===
* [[Stephen Dunn]], Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Creative Writing, received the 2001 [[Pulitzer Prize for Poetry]] for his collection of poems, ''Different Hours.''
* University President [[Vera King Farris]] spoke at the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust in 1999, hosted by the Prime Minister of Sweden and attended by 44 national heads of state.<ref>[http://www.manskligarattigheter.gov.se/stockholmforum/2000/program_2000.html Stockholm International Forum Conference on the Holocaust], ''The Swedish Government's Human Rights Website'' {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709024856/http://www.manskligarattigheter.gov.se/stockholmforum/2000/program_2000.html |date=July 9, 2011 }}</ref>
* [[Larry James]] (1947–2008), gold medalist at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]], was athletic director at Stockton for 28 years. In 2007, Stockton's track and soccer facility was named "G. Larry James Stadium" in his honor.<ref>[[Frank Litsky|Litsky, Frank]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/08/sports/othersports/08james.html "G. Larry James, Olympic Gold Medalist, Dies at 61"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 7, 2008. Accessed November 8, 2008.</ref>
* [[Bill Lubenow]], a Fellow of the [[Royal Historical Society]], author and historian, serves as president of the [[Journal of British Studies|North American Conference on British Studies]]. Among his many published works are: ''The Cambridge Apostles'', ''1820–1914: Liberalism, Imagination, and Friendship in British Intellectual and Professional Life''.  Cambridge University Press, 1998
* [[Carol Rittner]], [[Sisters of Mercy]] RSM, a Distinguished Professor of Holocaust & Genocide Studies, and considered one of the 50 greatest scholars on the Holocaust. She co-produced the Academy Award-nominated film [[The Courage to Care]] based on her book of the same name, and has authored or edited over 15 books. Dr. Rittner spoke at the United Nations twice in 2014, on issues involving genocide in Rwanda and the Holocaust.<ref>[http://www.ewidgetsonline.net/dxreader/Reader.aspx?token=1983ba8d9b134aff9a6a9e1945c6a6b3&rand=1680664328&buyNowLink=&page=&chapter= Fifty Key Thinkers on the Holocaust and Genocide]. Accessed November 3, 2014.</ref>
* [[David Lester (psychologist)|David Lester]], a Distinguished Professor of Psychology, is one of the world's leading suicidologists. He is a scholar and author adept in many academic disciplines, with over 2,300 publications worldwide.<ref>[http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/page.cfm?siteID=197&pageID=16&layout=news&ID=34 Stockton Professor Elected President of American Association of Suicidology] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208010701/http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/page.cfm?siteID=197&pageID=16&layout=news&ID=34 |date=February 8, 2016 }}. Accessed November 5, 2014.</ref>

===Alumni===
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*[[Aimee Belgard]], lawyer, politician, and judge
* [[Christopher J. Connors]], member of the [[New Jersey Senate]]
* [[Sean M. Curran|Sean Curran]], 28th director of the [[United States Secret Service]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Director Sean M. Curran |url=https://www.secretservice.gov/about/leadership/director |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=www.secretservice.gov}}</ref>
* [[Matthew Pratt Guterl]], historian and author
* [[Laurel Hester]], police officer whose story was documented in ''[[Freeheld]]'' (2007), the winner of the [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject|Best Short Documentary]] and the feature film [[Freeheld (2015 film)|of the same name]] (2015)
* [[Harvey Kesselman]], fifth president of Stockton University<ref name="shorenewstoday.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.downbeach.com/2018/09/20/stockton-acdevco-hold-ribbon-cutting-at-oceanfront-campus/|title=Stockton, AC Devco, hold ribbon cutting at oceanfront campus|date=September 20, 2018|website=Downbeach.com|access-date=2019-09-02}}</ref>
* [[Bruce Larkin]], children's book author
* [[Katrina Law]] actress<ref>{{cite web | url=https://stockton.edu/stocktonnow/summer2018/class-notes.html | title=Where are they now? | date=2018 | publisher=Stockton University}}</ref>
* [[Tim Lenahan]], college soccer coach
* [[Marcus Major]], author
* [[Peter Clive Mundy]], developmental psychologist
* [[Santiago Solari]], professional soccer player

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