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U. Illinois Chicago
Rutgers University-Newark

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Rutgers University-Newark grads earn $5.7K more ten years out than U. Illinois Chicago's ($74,479 vs. $68,740)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Rutgers University-Newark graduates 1 pts more of its students than U. Illinois Chicago (71% vs. 70%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Illinois Chicago$68.7K
Rutgers University-Newark$74.5K
Graduation rate
U. Illinois Chicago70%
Rutgers University-Newark71%
Retention rate
U. Illinois Chicago83%
Rutgers University-Newark84%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Illinois Chicago$16.7K
Rutgers University-Newark$21.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Illinois Chicago22%
Rutgers University-Newark32%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Illinois Chicago$13.1K
Rutgers University-Newark$20K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Illinois Chicago54%
Rutgers University-Newark54%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Illinois Chicago70%
Rutgers University-Newark71%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Illinois Chicago21%
Rutgers University-Newark16%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Illinois Chicago59%
Rutgers University-Newark64%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Illinois Chicago63%
Rutgers University-Newark62%
Pell graduation gap
U. Illinois Chicago4 pts lower
Rutgers University-Newark2 pts higher

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. Illinois ChicagoRutgers University-Newark
White66%65%
Asian77%77%
Hispanic/Latino54%59%
Black48%57%
Two or more races58%46%
International68%57%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;University of Illinois Chicago Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why