Rutgers University-Newark

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Rutgers University-Newark

Rutgers University-Newark operates as a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 7,709 students of which 8,803 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Rutgers University-Newark is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 71.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $19,703, with published in-state tuition of $17,250 and a Pell grant recipient share of 58.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 65.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 83.8%. Graduates earn a median of $74,479 ten years after enrolling, compared with $61,263 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 1636000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 75.6% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.