Rutgers University--Newark

IPEDS: 186399

Performance Metrics

Detailed breakdown of all metrics for this institution. The bar shows relative performance across all institutions (fuller = better), and percentile shows rank position.

Metric Value Relative Performance Percentile Range
Average Faculty Salary
Higher is better
164,621
Top 3.1% 54,887.0 – 205,648.0
Student/faculty ratio
Lower is better
14.28
Top 14.7% 10.9 – 28.3
Top Public Schools Rank - National Universities
Lower is better
36
Top 17.3% 1.0 – 225.0
Educational expenditures per student
Higher is better
45,139
Top 17.8% 11,852.0 – 126,832.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - out-of-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
4
Top 19.1% 0.0 – 78.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - foreign countries (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
4
Top 30.7% 0.0 – 19.0
College grads earning more than a HS grad
Higher is better
88
Top 32% 57.0 – 95.0
Acceptance rate
Lower is better
71
Top 33.2% 9.0 – 100.0
6-Year Graduation Rate Of Students Who Received A Pell Grant
Higher is better
64
Top 34% 20.0 – 92.0
Number of students receiving a Doctor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
312
Top 41.3% 17.0 – 1,858.0
First-Year Retention Rate
Higher is better
84
Top 42.2% 33.0 – 98.0
6-year graduation rate (single cohort)
Higher is better
64
Top 47.1% 22.0 – 96.0
Number of applicants
Higher is better
14,935
Top 60.7% 1,985.0 – 149,815.0
Median debt for grads with federal loans ($)
Lower is better
21,500
Top 61.8% 5,500.0 – 31,000.0
Number of students receiving a Master's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
905
Top 61.8% 59.0 – 7,563.0
Out-of-state acceptance rate
Higher is better
72
Top 65.8% 7.0 – 100.0
Average discount from sticker price
Higher is better
19
Top 68.2% 7.0 – 64.0
Total faculty
Higher is better
945
Top 71% 176.0 – 6,529.0
% of first-year students in top 10 percent of high school class
Higher is better
17
Top 71.2% 5.0 – 100.0
Full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate enrollment (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
1,846
Top 72.9% 320.0 – 13,981.0
In-state acceptance rate
Higher is better
72
Top 73.4% 10.0 – 100.0
total_rd_expenditures
Higher is better
26,222
Top 76.1% 1,138.0 – 2,110,961.0
Out-of-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
38,937
Top 79.2% 5,354.0 – 66,203.0
Number of students receiving a Bachelor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
1,630
Top 79.6% 280.0 – 14,934.0
Total enrollment
Higher is better
11,315
Top 80.4% 2,391.0 – 79,818.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - in-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
92
Top 81.8% 20.0 – 99.0
Net cost
Lower is better
47,676
Top 83.1% 0.0 – 66,625.0
In-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
18,112
Top 91.5% 4,685.0 – 26,456.0
Pell % of Cohort
Lower is better
61
Top 92.9% 10.0 – 80.0