Rutgers University-Newark
Vs. Peer Institutions
Admissions Profile
ROI Sensitivity AnalysisAssuming 4 Years to Graduation
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
ROI Efficiency Metrics
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Program ROI Analysis
These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
Earnings shared by 2 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Anthropology
Earnings shared by 2 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Applied Mathematics
Biology, General
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Chemistry
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Economics
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
English Language and Literature, General
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Earnings shared by 2 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Finance and Financial Management Services
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Fine and Studio Arts
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
Earnings shared by 2 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Geological/Geophysical Engineering
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Earnings shared by 2 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Information Science/Studies
Earnings shared by 2 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Journalism
Earnings shared by 2 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Management Information Systems and Services
Earnings shared by 2 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
Earnings shared by 2 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Marketing
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Mathematics
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Earnings shared by 2 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
Non-Professional Legal Studies
Philosophy
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Political Science and Government
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Psychology, General
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other
Earnings shared by 2 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Public Administration
Research and Experimental Psychology
Earnings shared by 2 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Social Work
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Sociology
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Zoology/Animal Biology
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Area Studies
Biological and Physical Sciences
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Biology, General
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Chemistry
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
Earnings shared by 2 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Economics
English Language and Literature, General
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Earnings shared by 2 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
Physics
Political Science and Government
Earnings shared by 2 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Psychology, General
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Public Administration
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Public Health
Earnings shared by 2 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Research and Experimental Psychology
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Social Work
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Doctoral Degrees
Biology, General
Earnings shared by 2 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Chemistry
Criminal Justice and Corrections
History
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
Physics
Psychology, General
Earnings shared by 2 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Public Administration
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Earnings shared by 3 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.
Research and Experimental Psychology
Social Sciences, Other
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.
Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.