Rutgers University - Camden
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 13,022 borrowers who entered repayment, 149 (1.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Rutgers University-Camden
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 10
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus7
- Non-campus1
- Public property3
Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Religion5
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Towers3 firesElectricalDamage $0-$99
- Towers3 firesCookingDamage $0-$99
- Towers3 firesCookingDamage $0-$99
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Rutgers University-Camden vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Rutgers University-Camden selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectRutgers University-Camden | 67% | — | 5,675 | $18,745 | R2 Research |
| 64% | 71.4% | 11,315 | $19,703 | R2 Research | |
| 67% | 77.7% | 21,026 | $22,408 | R2 Research | |
| 65% | 87.9% | 23,375 | $15,566 | R2 Research | |
| 54% | 90.8% | 9,073 | $16,804 | R2 Research | |
| 41% | 82.2% | 10,739 | $14,985 | R2 Research | |
| Peer group median | 65% | 82.2% | 11,027 | $17,775 |
Institutions like Rutgers University-Camden
Explore the federal data for institutions in Rutgers University-Camden's comparison group.
- R2 ResearchNew Jersey
Rutgers University-Newark
Grad rate64%Admit rate71.4%Enrollment11,315Net price$19,703View data - R2 ResearchNew Jersey
Rowan University
Grad rate67%Admit rate77.7%Enrollment21,026Net price$22,408View data - R2 ResearchNew Jersey
Montclair State University
Grad rate65%Admit rate87.9%Enrollment23,375Net price$15,566View data - R2 ResearchPennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
Grad rate54%Admit rate90.8%Enrollment9,073Net price$16,804View data - R2 ResearchMaryland
Morgan State University
Grad rate41%Admit rate82.2%Enrollment10,739Net price$14,985View data
Campus network
Rutgers University-Camden is a campus of a larger institution. See its main campus and the other campuses in the same network.
Rutgers University-Camden Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
In support and advancement of the mission, vision, and goals of Rutgers School of Nursing, the Office of Institutional Research and Sponsored Programs exists to provide guidance and technical expertise to academic programs in the ongoing assessment of student learning processes and facilitate continuous improvement of academic and administrative processes.
Visit IR office page- Steven GlogocheskiExecutive Director of Institutional Research and Sponsored Programs
- Christy JungAssociate Director
Common Data Set
Rutgers University-Camden's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C111,951 applied → 9,292 admitted (77.7%) → 580 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 77.7% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rates are similar across genders (Women 77.6%, Men 77.9%).
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 510–625 (median 560).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 18–26 (median 21).
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $37,050 (2024-2025).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $37,050 → about $23,087 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($13,963); 11% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H147% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H571% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $28,560 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 66%; first-year retention 82%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 2 pts below the overall rate (65% vs 66%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I356% of classes have under 20 students; 5% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B22% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B13,922 undergraduates and 1,854 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D12,751 transfer applicants → 1,647 admitted (59.7%) → 512 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.
Source publications
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