Rutgers University-Newark

Newark, New Jersey · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Large

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $16,013. 65% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $80,490 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $18,974.

Average net price
$16,013
per year Verified data
Completion rate
65%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$80,490
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$18,974
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$18,112
Out-of-state tuition and fees$38,937
Average cost of attendance$29,317
Books and supplies$1,446
Room and board, on campus$16,919
Average net price, all aided students$16,013
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$8,829
Average net price, family income over $110,000$27,471

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
71%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
Data unavailable
ACT composite range, middle 50%
Data unavailable
Undergraduate enrollment
7,709
Graduate enrollment
3,326
Students receiving Pell grants
58%
Student to faculty ratio
14 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time65%
Completion within normal time43%
First-year retention (full-time)84%
Median federal debt, graduates$18,974
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$216
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$30,000
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry81%
1 year after completion$55,918
4 years after completion$77,933
6 years after entry$65,405
8 years after entry$74,769
10 years after entry$80,490
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $80,490; the middle half earned $53,593 to $117,763. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Rutgers University-Newark

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

94 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Bachelor's degree (45)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
116$74,201$18,187
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
0$72,906$25,000
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
4$36,787$27,000
Applied Mathematics
CIP 27.03 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
CIP 13.02 · No credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
187$30,854$19,500
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
185$65,350$18,750
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
19$59,390$19,500
Classical and Ancient Studies
CIP 30.22 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10 · No credentials fully online
0$80,862$18,401
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
86$83,698$18,953
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · Some credentials fully online
156$43,766$19,500
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
1$35,675$23,250
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
29$64,027$19,500
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
15$35,719$20,500
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
2$45,191$23,750
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06 · No credentials fully online
9$29,996$24,625
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
167$75,103$18,667
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
22$31,141$19,402
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geological/Geophysical Engineering
CIP 14.39 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
0$48,552$24,562
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
14$39,420$19,500
Information Science/Studies
CIP 11.04 · No credentials fully online
2$61,294$19,500
Journalism
CIP 09.04 · No credentials fully online
9$41,980$20,423
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12 · No credentials fully online
55$73,479$17,750
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · No credentials fully online
1$85,884$16,500
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
132$55,336$18,500
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
5$67,622$19,500
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · No credentials fully online
0$35,594$19,500
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
1$40,187$21,625
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
7$47,993$16,625
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
CIP 26.15 · No credentials fully online
43$32,379$18,847
Non-Professional Legal Studies
CIP 22.00 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
3$41,324$23,625
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
1$50,763$26,250
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
31$44,063$19,350
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · Some credentials fully online
167$37,298$20,500
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other
CIP 44.99 · No credentials fully online
26$49,138$19,960
Research and Experimental Psychology
CIP 42.27 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
1$42,933$17,333
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
82$46,514$19,500
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
18$39,702$20,231
Zoology/Animal Biology
CIP 26.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (31)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · All credentials fully online
107$88,603Suppressed for privacy
Area Studies
CIP 05.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biological and Physical Sciences
CIP 30.01 · No credentials fully online
2$99,586Suppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
5$47,196Suppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
352$130,265Suppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
CIP 04.03 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
69$95,875Suppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
35$53,527Suppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
0$27,786Suppressed for privacy
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
0$98,336Suppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
16$49,534Suppressed for privacy
International Relations and National Security Studies
CIP 45.09 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · No credentials fully online
211$86,417Suppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
0$58,234Suppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
CIP 26.15 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
CIP 30.05 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
9$61,705Suppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · All credentials fully online
73$68,806Suppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online
0$73,570Suppressed for privacy
Research and Experimental Psychology
CIP 42.27 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
13$45,680Suppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · Some credentials fully online
0$59,432Suppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations
CIP 52.19 · No credentials fully online
25$76,079Suppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (16)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Area Studies
CIP 05.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
28Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
2$97,125Suppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International Relations and National Security Studies
CIP 45.09 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics and Statistics, Other
CIP 27.99 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
CIP 26.15 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
4$78,386Suppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
9$140,370Suppressed for privacy
Research and Experimental Psychology
CIP 42.27 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Sciences, Other
CIP 45.99 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Professional degree (JD, MD, and similar) (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Law
CIP 22.01 · No credentials fully online
296Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 186399, OPEID 002629. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.