University of Rhode Island vs Rutgers University-Newark

Kingston, RI · Newark, NJ · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair RI:NJ

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE RI × NJ
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Rutgers University-Newark: average net price rose +52.1% from $12,762 (2013) to $19,407 (2023), r² 0.58.
  • University of Rhode Island: net price ranged $18,179–$20,607 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +9.5% is not a trend (r² 0.38).
  • University of Rhode Island: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).
  • Rutgers University-Newark: acceptance rate eased +45.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.85).

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: University of Rhode Island vs Rutgers University-Newark

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Rhode Island leads on 150%-time completion (72.2% vs 65.7% at Rutgers University-Newark)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Rutgers University-Newark leads on avg net price ($19,703 vs $21,440 at University of Rhode Island)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Rutgers University-Newark leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($74,479 vs $69,743 at University of Rhode Island)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between University of Rhode Island and Rutgers University-Newark?
University of Rhode Island leads on 150%-time completion at 72.2% versus 65.7% at Rutgers University-Newark. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Rhode Island and Rutgers University-Newark?
Rutgers University-Newark leads on avg net price at $19,703 versus $21,440 at University of Rhode Island. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of Rhode Island and Rutgers University-Newark?
Rutgers University-Newark leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $74,479 versus $69,743 at University of Rhode Island. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025