New Brunswick, NJ
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
https://www.rutgers.edu/Repayment outcome
89.6%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$35,400–$77,800
middle 50% · median $54,800
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$19,770
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$19,500
Sticker price
before any aid
$28,011
Default rate
5.2%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Engineering$57,318
- Physical Sciences$57,318
- Health Professions$57,318
- Math & Statistics$55,693
- Legal Studies$54,331
- Computer Science$54,002
- Business$52,858
- Public Admin$52,464
- Education$48,041
- Library Science$47,650
- Communication and Media Studies.$36,906
- Interdisciplinary$36,275
- Criminal Justice$32,925
- Liberal Arts$32,569
- History$28,870
- Parks & Fitness$27,280
- Psychology$26,875
- English & Literature$26,788
- Visual & Performing Arts$26,715
- Philosophy$25,760
- Foreign Languages$25,304
- Social Sciences$24,035
- Biology$22,503
- Comm. Tech$20,687
Academics
Acceptance
59.5%
Avg SAT
1,210
Enrollment
33,427
What students study
21 fields offered
Social Sciences
13% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Business11.3%
- 03Communications10.2%
- 04Biology9.6%
- 05Engineering9.5%
- 06Psychology8.6%
- 07Parks & Fitness4.3%
- 08Criminal Justice3.8%
- 09Computer Science3.6%
- 10Visual & Performing Arts3.5%
- 11English & Literature3.4%
- 12History3.3%
- 13Health Professions3.0%
- 14Physical Sciences2.0%
- 15Agriculture1.9%
- 16Foreign Languages1.7%
- 17Math & Statistics1.5%
- 18Natural Resources1.5%
- 19Interdisciplinary1.2%
- 20Area Studies1.1%
- 21Philosophy1.0%