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Rutgers University-Newark
U. Illinois Chicago

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

Borrowing

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

Eight-year outcomes

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

Graduation by group

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

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupRutgers University-NewarkU. Illinois Chicago
White65%66%
Asian77%77%
Hispanic/Latino59%54%
Black57%48%
Two or more races46%58%
International57%68%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;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;University of Illinois Chicago Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About 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