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Rutgers University-New Brunswick vs Montclair State University

New Brunswick, NJ · Montclair, NJ · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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PUBLIC-PAIR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-NET

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · NJ
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Montclair State University: average net price fell -29.1% from $19,960 (2013) to $14,159 (2023), r² 0.78.
  • Rutgers University-New Brunswick: net price ranged $15,365–$23,519 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +19.0% is not a trend (r² 0.09).
  • Rutgers University-New Brunswick: acceptance rate eased +9.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.62).
  • Montclair State University: acceptance rate eased +33.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.86).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Rutgers University-New Brunswick vs Montclair State University

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Montclair State University leads on avg net price ($15,566 vs $24,406 at Rutgers University-New Brunswick)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Rutgers University-New Brunswick leads on acceptance rate (58.1% vs 87.9% at Montclair State University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Montclair State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($26,022 vs $37,441 at Rutgers University-New Brunswick)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Montclair State University?▼
Montclair State University leads on avg net price at $15,566 versus $24,406 at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Montclair State University?▼
Rutgers University-New Brunswick leads on acceptance rate at 58.1% versus 87.9% at Montclair State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Montclair State University?▼
Montclair State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $26,022 versus $37,441 at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025