- The Inkwell
- New Jersey
- Rutgers University-Newark
Newark, NJCity: largeZIP 07102Founded 1936
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1936
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Campuses
- 3
- Website
- www.newark.rutgers.edu
New JerseyPublic
Rutgers University-Newark
Rutgers University-Newark is a public university in Newark, New Jersey, with 7,709 undergraduates. It admits 71% of applicants, graduates 65% within six years and costs $16,013 a year after aid.
65%graduate
Admission rate71%
Retention84%
4-year graduation43%
Pell Grant share58%
Federal loans36%
$16,013net price / year
71%admission rate
—average SAT
65%graduate in 6 years
$80,490median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,974median debt
#200 of 1,704 for earnings#563 of 1,739 for lowest net price#523 of 1,738 for graduation rate#605 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
- $29,317tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $18,112
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $38,937
- Average net price
- $16,013national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$8,829
$30,001–48,000$11,678
$48,001–75,000$14,193
$75,001–110,000$19,591
$110,001+$27,471
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 71%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college71%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college84%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college65%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college58%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 65%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 43%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 73%
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-Newark$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
- 7,709
- Part-time
- 9.9%
- Women / men
- 53% / 47%
- Average age at entry
- 21.8
- First-generation students
- 35%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 58%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 59%
- Average faculty salary
- $16,467 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $20,911
- Endowment, end of year
- $250,906,779
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White20%
Hispanic36%
Black18%
Asian19%
Two or more races2.4%
U.S. nonresident2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.7%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management40%
Biological & biomedical sciences13%
Psychology12%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting8.4%
Computer & information sciences6.0%
Public administration & social service5.8%
Social sciences5.3%
Visual & performing arts2.5%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 186399. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7382780.