Quad
Rutgers University-Newark
CUNY City

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Rutgers University-Newark graduates 13 pts more of its students than CUNY City (71% vs. 58%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Rutgers University-Newark grads earn $8.4K more ten years out than CUNY City's ($74,479 vs. $66,039)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Rutgers University-Newark$74.5K
CUNY City$66K
Graduation rate
Rutgers University-Newark71%
CUNY City58%
Retention rate
Rutgers University-Newark84%
CUNY City79%

Borrowing

Median debt
Rutgers University-Newark$21.5K
CUNY City$12K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Rutgers University-Newark32%
CUNY City11%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Rutgers University-Newark$20K
CUNY City$9.6K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Rutgers University-Newark54%
CUNY City36%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Rutgers University-Newark71%
CUNY City59%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Rutgers University-Newark16%
CUNY City25%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Rutgers University-Newark64%
CUNY City57%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Rutgers University-Newark62%
CUNY City57%
Pell graduation gap
Rutgers University-Newark2 pts higher
CUNY City1 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupRutgers University-NewarkCUNY City
White65%61%
Asian77%61%
Hispanic/Latino59%50%
Black57%63%
Two or more races46%59%
International57%47%

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 2018About 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