Rutgers University-Newark
Rutgers University-Newark admitted 71% of applicants. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $16,013 a year. Within six years, 65% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 71%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Not required
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $29,317 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $16,013 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $8,829 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $18,112 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $38,937 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 65%
- Students who return for a second year
- 84%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $80,490 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,974
Students
- Undergraduates
- 7,709
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 58%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 40%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 13%
- Psychology
- 12%
- Homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting
- 8%
- Computer and information sciences
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Caldwell University NJ · 71% admitted
- James Madison University VA · 72% admitted
- Lewis University IL · 71% admitted
- Luther College IA · 72% admitted
- Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania PA · 72% admitted
- University of the Pacific CA · 71% admitted
More colleges in New Jersey
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ · 58% admitted
- Montclair State University NJ · 88% admitted
- Rowan University NJ · 78% admitted
- Kean University NJ · 76% admitted
- New Jersey Institute of Technology NJ · 65% admitted
- Stockton University NJ · 89% admitted
- The College of New Jersey NJ · 62% admitted
- William Paterson University of New Jersey NJ · 90% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.