- The Inkwell
- New Jersey
- Rutgers University-Camden
Camden, NJCity: smallZIP 08102Founded 1926
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1926
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Campuses
- 3
- Website
- camden.rutgers.edu
New JerseyPublic
Rutgers University-Camden
Rutgers University-Camden is a public university in Camden, New Jersey, with 3,753 undergraduates. It admits 66% of applicants, graduates 61% within six years and costs $15,732 a year after aid.
61%graduate
Admission rate66%
Retention80%
4-year graduation44%
Pell Grant share49%
Federal loans48%
$15,732net price / year
66%admission rate
1178average SAT
61%graduate in 6 years
$80,490median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,974median debt
#198 of 1,704 for earnings#545 of 1,739 for lowest net price#642 of 1,738 for graduation rate#484 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $30,311tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $18,651
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $39,476
- Average net price
- $15,732national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$7,480
$30,001–48,000$11,862
$48,001–75,000$13,932
$75,001–110,000$19,419
$110,001+$24,651
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 66%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1178
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 540–640
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 510–660
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 19–25
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college66%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college80%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college61%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college49%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 61%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 44%
- First-year retention
- 80%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 71%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $65,405
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $80,490middle 50%: $53,593–$117,763
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,974
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$117,763
Median, Rutgers University-Camden$80,490
Lower quarter$53,593
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 3,753
- Part-time
- 13%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 21.8
- First-generation students
- 35%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 49%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 50%
- Average faculty salary
- $14,127 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $21,071
- Endowment, end of year
- $88,275,358
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White36%
Hispanic24%
Black19%
Asian13%
Two or more races3.5%
U.S. nonresident2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown1.7%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions30%
Business & management29%
Psychology7.3%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.1%
Social sciences5.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.6%
Public administration & social service4.2%
Computer & information sciences4.0%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Idaho Moscow, ID | $15,321 | 60% | $58,095 |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL | $15,220 | 62% | $52,104 |
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| Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR | $15,441 | 58% | $47,220 |
| University of Toledo Toledo, OH | $16,406 | 58% | $55,537 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 186371. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7382823.