Rutgers University-Newark
Newark, New Jersey
- Public
- City
- 7,709 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 71%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $16,013per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 64%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $80,49010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Under the RU-N to the TOP scholarship, qualifying New Jersey residents with a household adjusted gross income of $65,000 or less receive full coverage of in-state tuition and mandatory fees.
Source: RU-N to the TOP | Rutgers MyRun
The RU-N to the TOP program provides a last-dollar financial aid scholarship that covers in-state tuition and mandatory fees based on the student's adjusted gross income tier.
Source: RU-N to the TOP | Rutgers MyRun
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 71%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for Rutgers University-Newark's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $16,013full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $29,317sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $18,112Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $38,937Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 64%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 84%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $80,49010 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,974federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 7,709Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 58%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 35%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Stockton University Galloway, NJ — admits 89%
- William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ — admits 90%
- Montclair State University Montclair, NJ — admits 88%
- University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN — admits 89%
Also worth a look
- Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ — admits 71%
- New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ — admits 65%
- Kean University Union, NJ — admits 76%
- Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT — admits 73%
- University of Idaho Moscow, ID — admits 76%
- University of South Alabama Mobile, AL — admits 71%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Rutgers University-Newark, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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