Rutgers University-Newark vs Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Newark, NJ · Fort Collins, CO · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair NJ:CO

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NJ × CO
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Colorado State University-Fort Collins: enrollment grew +11.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +268 students/yr fitted, r² 0.82.
  • Rutgers University-Newark: enrollment ranged 6,748–9,037 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Rutgers University-Newark: acceptance rate eased +45.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.85).
  • Colorado State University-Fort Collins: acceptance rate eased +15.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).

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-Newark vs Colorado State University-Fort Collins

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Colorado State University-Fort Collins leads on in-state tuition ($13,373 vs $17,250 at Rutgers University-Newark)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Rutgers University-Newark leads on acceptance rate (71.4% vs 88.5% at Colorado State University-Fort Collins)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Rutgers University-Newark leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($61,263 vs $49,748 at Colorado State University-Fort Collins)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Rutgers University-Newark and Colorado State University-Fort Collins?
Colorado State University-Fort Collins leads on in-state tuition at $13,373 versus $17,250 at Rutgers University-Newark. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Rutgers University-Newark and Colorado State University-Fort Collins?
Rutgers University-Newark leads on acceptance rate at 71.4% versus 88.5% at Colorado State University-Fort Collins. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Rutgers University-Newark and Colorado State University-Fort Collins?
Rutgers University-Newark leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $61,263 versus $49,748 at Colorado State University-Fort Collins. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025